Jordan Scott

Another vampire romance novelist has accused Stephanie Meyer of plagiarising sections of Breaking Dawn, the fourth book in her Twilight series.

“In this book, Ms Meyer misappropriated both the ideas and in many instances the text from my client’s book, The Nocturne,” law firm Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold wrote in a letter dated July 13 to Meyer’s publisher Hachette. The firm represents novelist Jordan Scott.

The letter — posted online by celebrity gossip site TMZ — goes on to outline a side by side analysis of selected passages from the two books, ending by requesting Hachette call the law firm to discuss how Meyer intends to “cease and desist from any copyright infringement” and to compensate Jordan Scott.

TMZ reported that a Meyer representative said:

“The claim that ‘Breaking Dawn’ by Stephenie Meyer somehow infringes on an alleged book by someone named Jordan Scott is completely without merit. Neither Stephenie Meyer nor her representatives had any knowledge of this writer or her supposed book prior to this claim.”

Scott’s website states she is also a musician and singer, and started writing when she graduated high school at the early age of 14. She’s currently attending university in the US.

“I wanted to write a character-driven story with characters who seem to “live and breathe” on the pages,” she wrote. “I wrote The Nocturne with the intent of bringing readers into a completely new world of the fantasy and romance genres. And now I have completed it, after more than three years of intense research, character development, writing, rewriting, editing, and writing a little more! I hope you guys enjoy it.”