The series was originally intended to be a trilogy when it was first published in 1992, but later got omnibuses in 2008 and was revived with more titles since 2012. It is not only the paranormal that Cassie has to worry about as she is soon in a love triangle that threatens to unravel the sisterhood of the Circle. The Circle is a coven of eleven teenage witches who unleash dark forces on their town by accident. The “Secret Circle” series of novels follows Cassie Blake the lead character on her journey to joining the Circle. Since then, she has published the “WildWorlds”, “Dark Visions”, “The Forbidden Games”, “The Secret Circle”, and “The Night World series”. It was not until an Alloy Entertainment editor commissioned the first novel of the “Vampire Diaries” that her career took off. The novels did poorly on the stands as they were not labeled young adult as Smith had suggested.

By the time she was in high she had started working on “The Night of Solstice” and “Heart of Valor”, which she published when she was in college. She had always wanted to be a young adult author right from when she was young. Prior to becoming a full time author, Smith was an elementary teacher until 1989 when she quit to fulfill her lifelong dreams. Smith’s novels in “The Night World” and “The Vampire Diaries” series have been award-winning titles and several time New York bestsellers over the years. One of her best known series it “The Vampire Diaries” that went on to become a popular and highly successful TV series by the same name. Lisa Jane Smith who writes professionally as LJ Smith is a world renowned author of young adult fiction. The “Secret Circle” series is a paranormal romance series of novel by LJ Smith.

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