Stephenie Meyer (born December 24, 1973) is the author of the book Twilight and its sequels New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. Midnight Sun, an expected sequel to the first four, will also be written by Meyer. The Host is also by Meyer, and was released in Spring of 2008. Meyer was born in Connecticut, the second eldest of three sisters and three brothers, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. Meyer attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where she majored in English. She met her husband Pancho when she was growing up in Arizona and married him in 1994; together they have three sons: Gabe, Seth, and Eli. Meyer belongs to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Meyer says that the idea for Twilight came to her in a dream on June 2, 2003, the transcript of which is now Chapter 13 of the book. After writing and editing the novel, she signed a three-book deal with Little, Brown and Company. New Moon, the sequel to Twilight, had an unintentionally staggered release all over North America, beginning in early August 2006. The third book in the series, Eclipse, was released on August 7, 2007. The fourth book, Breaking Dawn, was released on August 10, 2008. She has said on her website that there will be more than four books, though the narrator might change. Midnight Sun will be more of a companion piece to the series,if published, rather than a genuine sequel, as it describes Twilight from the view of Edward Cullen. A rough first chapter of Midnight Sun has been posted on her website, though she has stated that it will be edited and otherwise changed before being released as a novel. Additionally, an unfinished, unauthorized draft of Midnight Sun was leaked onto the internet in August, 2008. To keep fans from needing to feel that they are making a sacrifice to stay honest, Meyer has made the partial draft available on her website.