I felt compelled to write this post after stumbling upon some heartbreaking news on TikTok. In fact, I’m a little outraged that it wasn’t given more publicity. This woman deserved so much more recognition. I wasn’t always a fan of reading—honestly, I used to skim through books. But Lisa Jane Smith’s The Vampire Diaries was the first series that made me sit down and read a book from start to finish. For that, I’ll be forever grateful L.J. Smith’s rise to becoming a bestsell