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? A story about psychological abuse, redemption, and healing. AH {{REWRITE/Formerly titled The Perfect Partner Program}}

Edward is a single parent of a five year old daughter who is just trying to maintain. Bella is a teacher replacing little Ally's teacher. Edward finds that his life is more connected to Bella than he ever thought.

Bella moves back to Forks after an unexpected event with her daughter Leah, Leah has not spoken  word since the event. When Leah befriends a green eyed little boy next door, Bella so realises that his father may be the key to Leah's illness.

This story is about how the strength that family  love can create and how two families joining can overcome anything life throughs at them.

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Edward is the lead singer of Eclipse, the most popular band in the world for the last decade. He has always considered himself fulfilled and successful despite his solitary existence. He has never felt the desire for an emotional connection outside of the band and family until meets a much younger Bella during Eclipse’s European summer tour and begins to realize just how much has been missing from his life. Can their newfound relationship bliss survive the expectations and responsibilities of loving a rockstar? Can Bella survive the repercussions of her newfound and unsolicited fame? How do you protect the one you love when you are thousands of miles away? AH/OOC

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Edward is a boxer with a dark past and secrets. When his best friend's little sister moves in, he finds himself in the biggest brawl of his life. A story of love and sacrifice and fighting for what matters most. AH/OOC

Bella is 17 and tired of being the 'good girl'. Senior year calls for change. She finds it in the arms of 25 yr old Edward. Consequences for her choices cause a ripple effect that even she could never have been prepared for.

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Bella life was everything she had dreamed it to be, a successful writer, a fiancé and everything is going the way she wants it. Until one unfaithful night changed it all. Can changing ones life plan work out the way you really want it. Is doing Artificial Insemination and creating a life going to make her truly happy?

Edward had seen enough tragedy, not only in the loss of his parents but now with his brother and his brother’s wife. If anything else happens, would Edward truly be standing? He might be a successful heart surgeon, but even then can he heal the hearts of two three year-olds?When Bella and Edward’s paths cross will it make them or break them!

Darkness was my friend, my comfort, my constant companion until he came back into my life for good, lighting my path and my soul. He is the light in my dark. Xtreme OOC Bella/Jasper Vampire fic. Mature themes/language

Successful and powerful in business, Edward keeps his personal relationships shallow.  He doesn't believe anyone can love him just for him.  Then he meets young Isabella sweet baker  who seems too good to be true. Bella is strong, kind and determined. Fiercely independent will she let Edward help her to achieve more than just having the best croissant recipe in town?  Will he risk being hurt and let her bake her way into his heart?  Wrapped in buttery goodness with bursts of spice this is a recipe for sweet loving, getting over the bitterness of the past and developing a taste for a sweet future.

Bella Swan, reeling from the unceremonious ending of her engagement on her wedding day, heads on her honeymoon minus ONE groom. Edward Cullen, is 'sleeping' his way through the guests at the resort on Isle Esme. They meet on the island off the coast of Brazil but will they find love on a ilha do amor? The island of love?

Born to loving parents then lost to them for 8 years, he is little more than feral and hostile when found. Fate steps in one day in the form of a Volturi King and a new life and destiny. Vampire AU Child Jasper, Mentor/Father Caius. Jasper will be paired with Bella. AU & OOC

Bella Swan rose to fame starring in the hit Disney Channel series 'Girl Next Door'. Now that she's finally legal, she's ready to lose the sweetheart image. What better way to start than to get a tattoo? E/B Olderward/Tattward - Drabblish 

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When Bella was three, she was found abandonned outside of a hospital in LA. She was placed with Carlisle, Esme, and their twin boys, Emmett and Jasper. What happens when they move to Forks? NC-17&AH Cannon pairing.

Bella and Edward Masen had their fresh start and are beginning a new chapter in their lives: raising triplets, one of which doesn't speak. Follow along with their families as they learn to deal with a child with special needs. However, a blast from the past lurks in the corner. Who and why are they choosing to come back into the Masen's lives? ExB, AH

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Third story in the Awakenings Saga. Join Bella, Edward, Alice, and Jasper as they face their toughest challenge yet, the stress of having school aged kids. Will they be able to survive? Or will this tear them apart? NC-17, AH. Same pairings as in LA & SA

Spending summer vacation traveling with the St. Louis Cardinals isn’t every teen girls idea of fun.  What happens when the teen daughter of the team doc falls for one of the players?  Can they find love or will life get in the way?  AH/Cannon and Non-Cannon Pairings/Rated NC-17

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Sequel to Taking Chances. Finding the family they didn't realize they needed, they thought they had everything. Now Bella and Edward, along with Alex and Anthony, are in for the wildest adventure yet. AH & NC-17 for language and other things. Canon coupling.

This story is about Jasper and Bella! Bella is a naughty nurse and Jasper is her kinky patient that was in a car accident. This is A/H and will have lemons in the future so it is rated M! DO NOT read if you are under 18!

Bella Swan works as a nurse at Cook County Hospital in the ER. She's older and desperate for love. It's hindered by her shy personality and plump body. Her father, whom she lives with, teases her relentlessly for being fat and single.

Edward Cullen, thirty-three, is hired as a doctor in the ER. He's getting over a divorce. He moved to Chicago to be closer to his family: sister, Rosalie, and brother, Jasper. Rosalie is younger than Edward by ten years and is struggling with an eating disorder brought on by a heinous rape of her ex-boyfriend. Jasper, twenty-seven, is finishing up his doctorate in history.

Bella is charmed by this new doctor in the ER. He's kind and thinks about his patients and maintains a friendly rapport with the nurses and orderlies. Edward is intrigued by the sad nurse who does her job efficiently but doesn't have a sparkle in her eyes.

Will she allow Dr. Cullen into her life or will she let her insecurities get in the way of her happiness. Perhaps, Dr. Feelgood can write her a prescription. A prescription for love...

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Emmett, Jasper and Edward have been in the Army for the last 9 years together. Bella is Em's little sister. One package to Em changes everything. AH. HEA

Edward and Bella finally found their way back though the darkness that nearly consummed them. Will they be prepared for the wildest ride yet? Canon couples, AH and NC-17 for the usual. Third story in the My Boys series.

After a betrayal leaves Edward reeling, he decides to change the course of his life. Starting over can be a daunting task. Will he let a certain brown eyed beauty help him find what he's looking for?

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It’s been ten years since them. Her parents are dead because of their loose end, but she has moved on with her life. Still dealing with the supernatural in a daily basis but she never thought she would hear from them again so soon. Now two of the Cullen men need her assistant but only one wants more. Will she let them in her life again or cast them off like they did her. Hum/Vamp—Jas/Belle

"Where would you go if you are trying to start a new life but you had nowhere to go and no one to care?  Bella Swan has been alone for most of her life, she is young and she is scared, but now she has another life to protect.  She is heading for a new country - a new life and then she ends up in HOPE SPRINGS.  Her life intertwines with all the eccentric characters in this little piece of heaven in Vermont and just like that - she will never be the same.  She meets the Sherriff, the truck driver, the semi-retired doctor, the lawyer, the farmer, and the new best friends, but it is the new young doctor in town that turns her life upside down.  Is he as stuck up as he seems or does he have a wild side?  Is Bella as tough and as jaded as she seems?  Will she run, or will she allow the people in this town to teach her to hope, to dream, and to love?"

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Bella Swan never considered online dating. After all, she was only twenty-one. But after too many glasses of wine, her best friend convinces her otherwise. AH. Olderward.

Sequel to ‘Virgins & Villains’ and ‘Love Rescue Me’. Follow Edward, Bella and the rest of the family as they survive pregnancy, childbirth and anything else that life throws at them. Alternates between BPOV and EPOV.

What if Bella Swan was the reincarnation of Isabella Salvatore, Damon and Stefan's beloved sister that had died tragically? She not only looks exact but due to a spell cast years ago, she has begun to remember her former life. What will the Salvatore brothers do when they find out she exists? How will this affect Bella's relationships, especially with Edward? How do Katherine, Victoria and Klaus factor in?

AU: Takes place at the end of New Moon (Twilight) and the end of Season 2 Vampire Diaries.

School teacher Bella sends a care package and letter to Army sergeant Edward, who is stationed in Afghanistan.
They begin a relationship through letters, phone calls, and video chats.
There's love, there's language, and there's adult situations, plus a strong, independent Bella and the Edward we all know and love.

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Bella at age thirteen is left with nothing more than a fake ID, and two year old twin half siblings to care for.  She makes due knowing it is up to her to give them a good life and education, she was never given.  Working as a cleaner at the university five years later, she meets Professor Masen a man who believes all women are out to hurt, or destroy him.  Can an uneducated Bella teach him something?  What will happen when Bella is another woman who has hid the truth from him? 

Edward is a choral director, reeling from his recent divorce from his wife, Jessica. His world is filled with his daughter, Emma, his music and his job. Bella is an English teacher, running from her past and wary of love. ExB, AH, AU

A month after the battle, the Whitlocks, Denali's, The Pack and rest think it's finally over. But little do they know that something bigger is on the horizon and gunning for them. Ra: M Human Elemental Sequel

Isabella runs a check on the 'empty' Cullen house. Who is there when she walks in thinking to rouse out intruders.

What does the misterious man in her dreams have to do with Jasper, and her own happiness.

What and who are Damien and Sarah and how do they know Jasper? They made friends with Bella when she saved Daniel from starvation.

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COMPLETE: Bella returns to Forks to start her life over. Edward's a widower raising twin daughters. When Bella starts to work for him,the two develop a close bond that may be ruined by their secrets.

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Bella has her hands full being a single mom, her career, her son's deadbeat father and interfering parents. How will she cope when her high school crush reappears in her life?

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A struggling single mom, a fatherless boy with big dreams, and a man on his way to fame and fortune.  All of them could use a hero.....

Finally free from Edward's control, Bella decides to move on and move forward with her life. She wants more for herself, someone to love her of who she is. Will she let new love in right away or will she learn to love herself first? A/U - Hum/Vamp.

Bella  & Edward both work for their family business. Bella's parents are constantly pushing their version of "the perfect man" on her. What happens when Bella finds her own version of "the perfect man"? Will her parents approve?

After guest hosting on a morning show, Isabella becomes the new co-cost for the show. Her husband James leaves her out of spite and jealousy and Bella swears off men to focus on her new career change. Edward Cullen was known for being a portentous, arrogant, SOB while running a branch of Masen Enterprises. After the death of his grandfather, Edward becomes the new CEO. His soul focus is on the expansion of the company, and to find out who has been stealing from and framing his grandfather. When Edward visits the morning show to defend the honor of his grandfather's legacy, he finds his self extremely attracted to the beautiful co-host Isabella. In the occurrence of unexpected events the pair cannot seem to stay away from each other. How long can they resist the inevitable? Reviews for this story on fanfic 1,672

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 He was my forbidden fruit. A man so close, almost too close, yet so far out of reach. He loved me, took care of me, but did not crave me the same way I did him. I wanted everything, yet had nothing. But things were going to change. I could feel it. Mature

Geekward and Nerdella...two lost souls who just want love and to be loved. ExB, AH

He didn't want this lifestyle anymore, he wanted love, marriage and a family. Could Bella, who had already raised a family, of sorts, be the answer? What does Bella want?

Ex-Senator Edward Cullen has denied himself the pleasure of living the BDSM lifestyle for years now. Shortly after deciding to seek a new sub, he meets artist Isabella Swan in the most unexpected place - her high-school graduation!

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Bella Swan returns home after ten years and a bad marriage. Will she be able to find herself? What if her past catches up to her? AH & NC-17 for language and possible lemons. B/E, A/J,R/EM

After spending 7 years in prison, Edward gets a new start in the fishing village of Corea, Maine. Can a little girl and her mom, Bella, see beyond his past and can they all find love again...or will the ocean swallow them whole?

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All Humans. OOC. He is the mob boss that wants to rekindle what they had. She is the daughter of the rival mob, who just recently accepted her fate. Will uniting together solve all their problems? ExB

I wasn't like the women in those movies.  You know, the ones you catch on the Lifetime network when you're channel surfing over a pint of ice cream at two in the morning?  Everything was perfect.  My grades were good, my college was paid for, and the future of my dreams was set.  Until it wasn't.

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A silent war came that changed everything. Humans are chosen at birth to be a vampires mate. What happens when Bella is given to the God of War on her 16th Birthday? Will she survive the darkness and her mate? Or will she beg for her own death.

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Five years following the events in New Moon, the Cullens are living in New Hampshire and Edward is finally getting married.  During a wild night out on the town, some of the Cullens run into a happy, more confident Bella.

Jasper/Bella Pairing.  Humor/Romance.  AU/OOC.

Bella's perfect world is crumbling around her. She feels as though she's drowning when she meets an angry, broken Edward. Can he save her while living in an abusive nightmare of his own? Can they save each other? 

"Growing up is hard. It's hard for everyone,however, some are luckier than others. I always thought I was one of those lucky ones, but as I sat there, I realized how wrong I was."

Suddenly I realized the family had it wrong. I had it wrong. Jasper was not attacking me and Edward was not protecting me. AU OOC Rated NC-17 to be safe

My first story - This story was originally posted on FanFiction.net and is being reposted here due to the amount of fic's being deleted there.  5167 reviews and counting. Winner of two 'Everything's Bigger in Texas Award