Bella could never figure out why she was in love with the boy who spent most of her childhood tormenting her and has done everything in her power to make sure he is out of her system, or at least that's what she keeps telling herself. Now that she's an adult, she finds that same boy asking for a second chance. With all the pain he caused, does she have the strength to give it...

"Performing was always my strong suit. I could act my way out of almost anything. But I could never act my way out of this." Bella Swan is a woman who's afraid of being vulnerable. On a summer visit to her godparents house she confronts her demons while noticing some of the skeletons in the family's closet. Home is where the heart is in this story. All canon characters. E/B

Sequel to Out of the Coffin. Bella's been missing for what only feels like minutes, but in reality, it's been a lot longer. Many things have changed and Bella doesn't know where she fits in. Rose seems to have gone crazy, Jake's a lovesick puppy and Esme's playing house. Plus, there's a new threat in Forks, pushing Edward and Bella together once more. Canon Couples. AU. Multiple POV 

{CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS AUTHOR WORKS ON THE REST OF THE ORIGIN SERIES}

Edward Masen is a normal 17-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a soldier, but when tradegy strikes his family, his entire life changes. Edward is introduced to the supernatural world he had no idea even existed, and he certainly doesn't want to live in it.

It was during the month of March in the year of 1918 that the first signs of the influenza was revealed to the public, although no one ever imagined the damages this historic event would have on the American people.
One citizen in particular faces an irrevocable change that cause a chain of e...vents to unfold through the twentieth century. The price was to give up his old life, but he would later gain more than he ever thought he would.

A Pre-Twilight Canon story about the life of Edward Cullen

Summary: At eighteen Edward was sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. It’s now six years later, and he has been released four years early. His bail conditions have been set. He has to find somewhere to live and get a full-time job, both things he has found in a small sleepy town. All he wants to do is keep out of everyone's way and move on with his life. Will this sleepy town of Forks, Washington let him, especially when they find out why he was in prison?

Crown Prince Edward Anthony Masen Cullen is the heir to the throne in the small independent country, Gevalia. His life is all about duty, honor and pride for his country. However, he’s lonely, focused on his career. When his younger brother makes some poor choices, Edward is forced to fly to the United States to smooth out diplomatic relations and spend six months looking for a bride, with some pretty stiff stipulations by his mother, the Queen of Gevalia.

Isabella Swan is the oldest daughter and now owner of the Swan Family Bakery, Inc. 1897. She went to college to be a teacher but was forced to forego her dreams when her father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. On a chance evening, a handsome stranger slips during a summer rain storm into her bakery and awakens something inside.

Who is he?

Where did he come from?

Why is she drawn to him?

All that is known is that Prince Charming is a real person and Bella is about to live A Modern-Day Fairy Tale. But will it end in a happily ever after?

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Some secrets will damage your reputation.  Others will ruin your social life.  But then there are secrets that will change the way the world looks at you, now and forever.  What would Edward be willing to do to keep such a secret?  And who will pay the price?

Bella has everything. Perfect husband, perfect kids, perfect life. Until one day, her world changes, and the perfection she thought she had is shattered. Will she be able to pull her life together and survive on her own? AU, AH, Rated M for eventual lemon

Sometimes, love can happen from consuming the gingerbread made by a hopeful maiden, but when the time is right, love can grow even without the help of gingerbread. However a little gingerbread never hurts, right?

Meet Edward Cullen, aka The Great Eight. He's the Captain of the Washington Capitals. He's one of the highest paid hockey players in the NHL but he's a little lonely. He fell in love once and thought she was the one. Until she broke his heart and walked away. Since then he's concentrated on getting his franchise a Stanley Cup.

Then Bella happens. She's quiet, intelligent, funny and beautiful. She knows nothing about hockey, and could care less that Edward is famous. She invites him into her apartment for a dinner, and eventually that blossoms into a relationship. She has goals of her own. International travel, keeping her family members safe, and excelling at her job as a research librarian.

She's independent and doesn't like to be controlled. He's a superstar who likes to spoil the women he falls in love with.

This story is rate R for adult themes and graphic language.

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Some superstitions are ridiculous and should be taken with a grain of salt. However, there are also some that a person should take quite seriously, especially given the facts. Call me superstitious, but a woman has to do what a woman has to do.

What comes next is the second part to Resilience and Perserverenve. This is told in multple views, but follows Bella's first year as a vampire with the Cullen's after to drama and turmoil of part one.

Most houses are built for people to live in, but some are built to hide dangerous secrets. Swan Manor holds those types of secrets. Once Bella begins to unravel the intense underground world lurking just below her feet, she must decide if she is prepared to risk everything to set a certain someone free.

When Sue Swan dies and leaves her estate to her estranged niece, Bella discovers that there's something twisted in the sleepy little town of Forks. Contest Entry in the TwiTricksandTreats Contest

Eternity is never a certainty even for immortals. With death knocking on our door, we’ll love like no other for as long as we’re given. Tomorrow or eternity, we’ll be together.

Edward "The Boss" Cullen and his wife, Bella, survived hell and back. They are looking toward the future, which included a new path for the Cullen Consortium and impending parenthood. Edward and Bella are very excited for their new roles in their lives as Mommy and Daddy. 

In the wings, there's a new enemy waiting. A man determined to bring down the Consortium and specifically, Edward Cullen. He was going to stop at nothing to put "The Boss" behind bars for the rest of his life. He partners with an unlikely ally, a woman who wants what she deserved. What she is owed, by her only family. 

Will Edward, Bella and the family be able to move past this latest threat? One thing is for certain, they are Married to the Mob: Fighting for Freedom. 

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It’s the power of friendship and love that saves the making of the cookies and heals the heart.

"At Christmas, all roads lead home." -Marjorie Holmes

Can Christmas ever be a happy time of year again? Maybe it's too late for Bella. Maybe she ruined it for herself. Without Edward, it may have just been ruined for her forever. 

Renesmee is only five years old in calendar years, but she’s growing up fast.  In every other way, she is a typical teenager.  Her beloved babysitter is about to take on a new role. 

Summary: Bella Swan has lived a very secluded life. After her father's death, she decides to make a change. With a map, dart, and life insurance money to fuel the trip, she is off on an adventure. On this trip with her, we will see things through her eyes, and maybe find a new friend or two as well. AH. No heavy drama planned, but may change as the characters grow and talk to me.

Law student Edward Cullen's only dream was to get into Harvard with the best of the best. But dreams change, or do they simply just grow with time. Inspired by the song "Then" by Brad Paisley. AH/AU

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This story is set ten years after the Cullens left in New Moon, and deals with the idea of what might have happened had Bella remained, ultimately, broken. In this story, she never heard Edward's voice and therefore never sought out a hit of adrenaline, never sought out Jake. One-shot. Rated M for safety. Halloween Special

Summary: Antique or Ikea, Beautiful inside or out, maim or kill, he had decisions to make today that would change his life.

Bella and Edward are going through a ough patch in their marriage.  He is working too much as a lawyer at his uncle's law firm and Bella doesn't trust his assistant.  It only took a moment for everything to rip at the seams, but are things as they appear?  After a tragic accident will Bella and Edward find what they lost?  Rated M for adult language.

Edward Cullen believed that his new assignment was a waste of time until he meets a woman who intrigues him like no other. Bella Swan's talents hold no bounds, yet she heading towards an impossible battle. Thrust into a world where friends and enemies are difficult to discern, they must work together to solve this case before the pattern shifts and everything is lost. 

Edward leaves Forks and Bella behind after the incident with Tyler's van. Now, five years later, he finally returns to his family and the Pacific Northwest. While picking up his latest Swedish automobile, he is confronted by a very familiar scent. Will Edward be able to fight the pull his singer has on him a second time? Or will he stick around long enough to find out What Drives Her?

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~ What Drives Her has been nominated by you!! ~

-Nominated in the Sunflower Awards for "Best Vampire Story".

-Nominated for a Faithful Shipper Award for "Best Alternate Universe/Canon Story"!  (Update: TKegl got the well-deserved win for her story, "Beyond Time". I highly recommend reading it, if you haven't already!)

-Nominated for a Vampie for "Best AU Story" in the Newborn Round, Winter 2011.

-Nominated for a Shimmer Essence Award for "Best Dazzled Moment", in the 2010 Snowflake Quarter.

*If you know, or hear of, any other noms for this story, please feel free to send a DM my way as I'm not terribly active in the awards and contest circuit anymore.*

They’d all heard the rumors about Edward Cullen. Being with him had become a rite of passage and the ‘where’ decided your status for the rest of your High School Career. A very lucky few made it all the way to his bed, most girls only got as far as his couch. I didn’t even make it past the door. AH

In a dystopian world where civilization barely survives, Edward has spent his entire life training to protect his society, his family, and the girl who has captured his heart.

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This story is rated NC-17 for a reason, including swearing, violence and in later chapter, lemons.

A vampire walks into a bar - sounds like a bad joke right? Wrong - it's the beginning of my story. Inspired by True Blood. Banner by javajunkie247.

Edward Cullen, star du cinéma, fait la rencontre de Bella Swan en tentant d'échapper à une meute de fans en délire. Cette fille est-elle un ange d'innocence ou un démon de luxure ? Sera-t-elle celle qui voudra partager ses fantasmes les plus osés ?

Isabella Black lost her husband in the cruelest way possible. He wasted

away and was ravaged by the evil, silent killer, cancer. Five months after his initial diagnosis, he died, leaving Bella with their two young children, John, seven and Grace, five. A year after his death, Bella packs up her home in Phoenix and drives back to Forks, Washington to be closer to her family. Will she finally find a way to pick up the pieces with the help of her family, friends and a green-eyed cop?

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Isabella Swan has her eyes on the prize. Unfortunately that means she has to steal from the most feared Mobster around, Edward Cullen. Isabella is about to find out just how possessive Edward is over his things. Mobward, Possessiveward, and a little bit of Domward. Lemons AH.

It was a regular night out at the bar when Emmett sighted two most extraordinary women, and it didn't take many words for them to knock the guys on their asses. TFN's Badass Babes Contest Entry. Validator's Choice    

There's BIG changes in store for "Masen" and the Cullen's Big Top Circus. Will the Globe of Death rider have a good time as Triple B smashes her way into his heart?

Isabella Swan is the only daughter of Charlie Swan, the leader of the Swan Mafia Family. While out with her father, they are attacked by a rival family, The Wolf Pack and her father was critically injured. The family doctor was unavailable, and Bella is scrambling for a replacement. She called the person she’d least expect to help her.

Dr. Edward Cullen is working as an emergency room physician when he got a phone call from the girl he’d secretly loved all throughout college, but she kept him in the friend-zone, save for one drunken night. After that, she disappeared, and he hadn’t heard from her. Until this fateful night … And he found her much changed, hardened, scarred and angry.

Charlie Swan’s life hangs in the balance, and the only person who can save him is Bella’s former friend and one-time lover. Will Edward be able to save Charlie and stay away from the girl, who is now a woman and far more beautiful, despite the scarred and hardened exterior?

Edward has noticed some differences in Bella....

The summer of 2005 was the summer that changed Bella Swan's life forever. Sent to Ohio by her mother to attend a school for debutante girls not quite up to par, she meets Edward Masen, an apprentice. But is that really all he is? AH

To Edward Masen, Bella Swan was nothing more than his daughter's best friend. That all changed when they both applied for the same weekly writing course. She didn't appear to be the young girl who had played with his daughter since her family moved in next door. What will Edward do when he realizes that he's developing a very forbidden attraction for a woman twenty-five years his junior

Summary: Parenting can be a hard job to tackle, but it can be harder when you are parallel parenting between twins. Whatever will these two do with the girls they love corrupting their lives?
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Edward Cullen and Bella Swan have an instant attraction from the first night he walks into her pub. The mob boss and the enforcer's daughter have more in common than they know. Danger is the name of the game, but they must be willing to sacrifice their love for their safety. Will their secrets stay hidden, or will they spill along with their blood?    

Earthquakes so rarely occur in the Pacific Northwest that the phenomenon causes the members of the Quileute tribe to investigate. They never would have expected to find her. She is stubborn, wild, and fiercely independent, and she willfully goes against everything they try to teach her. Especially when it comes to staying away from vampires. AU/Supernatural

Edward witnesses his father’s murder and is seen leaving. Bella is tired of being on the receiving end of her husbands’ fists and words. If they want to stay alive, they’ll have to run for their lives…no matter the cost. Inspired by the Three Days Grace song. M for Language and Adult Situations. 

It can't be okay to feel all warm inside when your brother smiles at you, right? It shouldn't matter that he's the most gorgeous, sweetest guy on earth, or that we're technically not related by blood. We grew up together like every other sibling. So what are you supposed to do when he feels the same way for you? Entry for TFN Forbidden Fruit Contest; 2nd Place Judge's Votes

This is a O/S about what happens after Bella throws the book with Alice's message in it into the fire. Since I really wish we had got to see more of this scene with Edward and Bella.

Running from the Devil is never easy. #AU #Human #Angst #Suspense

Princess isabella has been hidden away for her own safety since she was a child, but once she returns to the world she once knew, all bets are off. The fairytale ending is just the beginning of her tale.