 Bella Swan moves from Phoenix , Arizona to live with her father in Forks , Washington to allow her mother to travel with her new husband , a minor league baseball player . After moving to Forks , Bella finds herself involuntarily drawn to a mysterious , handsome boy , Edward Cullen . She eventually learns that he is a member of a vampire family who drinks animal blood rather than human blood . Edward and Bella fall in love , while James , a sadistic vampire from another coven , is drawn to hunt down Bella . Edward and the other Cullens defend Bella . She escapes to Phoenix , Arizona , where she is tricked into confronting James , who tries to kill her . She is seriously wounded , but Edward rescues her and they return to Forks . 
