AUTHOR LJ Smith whose novels inspired the hit TV show The Vampire Diaries has tragically died after suffering from a rare disease.
Ms Smith, 66, died in a hospital where she was being treated for a rare autoimmune disease, her family said.
She wrote over two dozen published books, with three more unpublished works completed before her death.
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