When Alloy Entertainment fired L.J. Smith from the popular young-adult book series "The Vampire Diaries" and replaced her with a ghostwriter three years ago, a civil war broke out among fans.

She wrote seven books in a series that went on to be a hit TV show. After she was replaced by ghostwriters, she reclaimed her characters online in fan fiction. By Jeré Longman L.J. Smith ...

But Smith got her own back in the savviest way possible. At the time, Amazon had launched Kindle ... of an IP. L.J. Smith’s extensive catalog of work is available wherever books are sold.