Stéphanie Meyer is an American author best known for her popular Twilight series, which features a love story between a human girl and a vampire. The first book, Twilight, was published in 2005 and quickly gained a massive following, leading to several sequels and a successful film franchise. Meyer was born on December 24, 1973, in Hartford, Connecticut. She studied English literature at Brigham Young University and began writing after dreaming about a vampire and a human falling in love. Her work has sparked discussions about themes of love, choice, and morality in young adult literature.