Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) decide abandonar a Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) para mantenerla alejada de los peligros del mundo vampírico. Con la ayuda de Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), su amigo de la infancia y miembro de la misteriosa tribu quileute, Bella intentará superar el abandono de Edward, que la ha dejado sumida en el mayor de los desconsuelos. Pero los peligros siguen acechando a la joven; nuevas y asombrosas criaturas sobrenaturales...

"This ... tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward's past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger?"--

When Bella Swan moves to gloomy Forks, Washington to live with her father and begins her junior year in high school, she meets and falls in love with Edward Cullen who is secretly a vampire. Isabella Swan moves to gloomy Forks, Washington to live with her father. She begins her junior year in high school and becomes fascinated by Edward Cullen. He holds a dark secret which is only known by his family. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years...

Bella is still very much in love with Edward. The rest of the vampire coven who call themselves the Cullens, especially Alice, decide to throw Bella a private party for her eighteenth birthday. Things go wrong when Bella cuts her finger and thirst overcomes the vampires. As a result of the danger Bella was put through, the Cullen family decide to leave Forks, Washington. Bella becomes so depressed that she exempts herself from all social activities....