A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.

— Max Muller

Isabella and Roxanne Swan were born in the dreary town of Forks, Washington but raised by their mother and grandmother in Charleston, South Carolina. Being twins, it's expected that Bella and Roxy would be two peas in a pod. There was not one without the other, even if they were as different as night and day.

Although born five minutes younger, Roxy always made it a point to watch over and take care of her sister. Having someone like Renée for a mother—scatterbrained, childish and flighty—someone had to step up for the sake of both of them. When Renée marries a minor league baseball player, Bella decides it is time for her and Roxy to move in with Charlie, the chief of police in Forks, so that their mother can travel freely with her new husband.

Once settled in Forks, Bella starts getting closer to an old childhood friend that lives on the nearby Quileute reservation. Then out of the blue, Roxy forms an undeniable connection with Jasper Hale; a tall, golden-haired prince charming with his own fair share of scars and secrets; an untold past of torture, rage and blood.