Dark, gripping and romantic - read the books that inspired the phenomenal Netflix vampire series.

Book 8 in the Vampire Diaries series from bestselling author L. J. Smith.

Since meeting vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore, Elena Gilbert has been to hell and back. Now that she and her friends have saved their hometown from a demonic spirit, everything can finally go back to normal.

But Elena should know better than anyone that Fell's Church will never be normal. In PHANTOM, a dangerous new other-worldly threat sets its sights on Elena. And this time she can only count on one Salvatore brother to protect her.

Darker than Twilight, more punch than Buffy and bloodier than True Blood - enjoy this romance with real bite...