When seventeen-year-old Bella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks, Washington, she expects nothing but boredom. Instead, she meets Edward Cullen, a mysterious, impossibly handsome classmate who seems to despise her on sight—yet saves her life with inhuman speed. Bella soon uncovers his secret: Edward and his family are vampires who have sworn off human blood. Despite the danger, the two fall deeply and irrevocably in love. Their forbidden romance is threatened when a predatory vampire fixates on Bella, forcing Edward's family to risk everything to protect her. Twilight weaves a haunting tale of forbidden love, sacrifice, and the dangerous pull between mortal and immortal worlds.