twilight

A wonderful series of books about a HOT HOT HOT vampire named Edward and a wonderfully un-whiny girl named Bella. Bella, a smart, resourceful girl who is forced to live in a boring town with her oblivious and boring father, meets Edward at her high school. As soon as she sees him, she obviously can't take her eyes off him (did I mention he's HOT HOT HOT?) and he quite reasonably just wants to drink her blood. Bella and Edward quickly become quite close, but thankfully, Bella isn't so shallow that she only likes him because he sparkles, or is anatomically perfect (although she doesn't find out just HOW perfect until the 4th book *wink*), or has nice hair, she likes him for him. Edward loves Bella, too - what's not to like? He marvels at her wit, intelligence, and undying respect for all creatures, human or otherwise. Plus, she is eternally graceful, never being one to knock things over or, you know, have seizures at the most inopportune times. A series of tumultuous events in their unpredictable and completely original love story ensues, ending with a thrill that will have fans gasping for air every time.