It has been 10 years since "Twilight" fans were first bitten by the doomed love tale of vampire Edward Cullen and human Bella Swan. And now the author of the series, Stephenie Meyer, is reflecting on the successful book-turned-movies series in a rather "interesting" way--she's retelling the story by swapping the characters' genders.

"I wanted to do something fun for the 10th anniversary, and the publisher wanted like a foreword, and I thought, 'Well, maybe something more interesting,'" she explained to Good Morning America on Tuesday.

The result is the new 442-page "Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined," featuring Edward as Edythe and Bella as Beaufort.

Meyer was inspired to write a female hero after fans at book signings described protagonist Bella to the author as a "damsel in distress."

"It's always bothered me a little bit, because anyone surrounded by superheroes is going to be in distress," Meyers explained. "I thought, 'What if we switched it around a bit and see how a boy does,' and, you know, it's about the same."

"Twilight" was adapted for the big screen with Robert Pattinson starring as Edward and Kristen Stewart as Bella.

But fans looking for an entirely new vampire romance won't find that in "Life and Death."

"It really is the same story," she said. "It doesn't matter who's the boy and who's the girl. It still works out."