New Stephanie Meyer Book Debuts in June

Hang on to your fangs, Twilight fans… Stephanie Meyer has a new book coming out and it’s only months away.

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner will hit bookshelves on June 5. This edition of the popular Twilight series is told through the eyes of Bree, a newborn vampire featured in “Eclipse”. Meyer announced the news on her website.

The novella has been in the works for a while, said Meyer, who in the thick of her vampire world found fascination in the story as seen through the newborn’s eyes.

“I was thinking a lot about the newborns, imagining their side of the story, and one thing led to another. I started writing from Bree’s perspective about those final days, and what it was like to be a newborn,” said Meyer in a blog post. “This story was something that I worked on off and on for a while, just for fun, in between the times I was writing or editing other Twilight novels. Later, when the concept for The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide came up, I thought that might be a good place for Bree. Her story is a nice complement to Eclipse; it explains a lot of the things that Bella never knew. So I dusted it off and finished it up for placement in the Guide.”

Welcome to the family, Bree!

In addition to the excitement this release is sure to have on Twilight fans, Meyers is adding a charity angle:  $1 of each book purchased in the U.S. from the first printing will be donated to the American Red Cross for their relief efforts in Haiti and Chile and other parts of the world where people are in great need.

See? Even vampires have good hearts…