Cheated on constantly, Bella Swan has given up on love and become a bit of a cynic. Working at her job one night, a stranger asks her to dance; all without knowing his name. After a passion filled night, she figures she'll never see him again until he shows up on her doorstep asking for a chance. Rated M BxE *Edited for New Content 2017*

Five years ago they were together, but then his weather girl got a new job in a new city and he was benched. Now, he's got a new job in her city and he's back in play. Will he score the goal, or will the game be called due to rain?

A Dominant & A Gentleman

Growing up with a father in the military was hard on Bella. She made a promise to herself that she would never date or fall for a Marine like her father. That is until she runs into a pair of identical twins that have her reconsidering her rule.

Anthony is shy, extremely polite, and a true gentleman.

Edward appears to be in control and exudes confidence, and has a very dark side.

Will she take the risk or walk away?

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And a heartfelt thank you with undying gratitude to my awesome beta LostInPa who has helped with this story from the very first chapter.

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Isabella, a young girl of seventeen has the world at her feet, but all that is torn away when her father forces her into an arranged marriage with a stranger. #mobward #bratella

Are you trying to be funny, Alice? I wanted to kill her." Strawberry. Lavender. Freesia. The earth after it rains. Ambrosia. The blood the blood the blood the blood the blood... 

A ruthless criminal detached from all emotions brought to Las Vegas on a job. A young woman trying to move on after escaping an abusive relationship.

One drunken night brings them together. Can they survive in a world filled with lies and deception? Mobward/Mafia.

AH - B/E and other characters from the Twilight Series become involved with a 60 year old woman who owns a BDSM club. This became a collection of stories about the club.

What happens when Bella is attacked and her mob family find out she's pregnant? How does a protective family act when one of their own is attacked? No one knows for certain, the only thing they do know is they will kill anyone in their way to protecting her.

What’s a man to do? For once Master Wayne finds himself doing the chasing and the girl can’t stand him. But how does she feel about Batman? And which is exactly the true mask? The playboy or the dark knight? What’s a girl to do when her hero can’t stand her and feels she’s nothing, but trouble who’s on his turf?

Bella Swan hates Valentine's Day, and everything about it. Her past experiences in love have left her with a jaded view on relationships. After quitting college, she gets a job at a diner, where she makes friends and finds herself in a new job. What happens when the CEO gets under her skin, will she open up to what she really wants from him, or run off and hide?  all human/olderward - w/a smidge of daddykink. 

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Seattle pharmacist Bella Swan thinks her chance at a fairy tale love story is over when her parents push her towards an arranged marriage. For Doctor Edward Cullen, love was never in the radar. Will the arrangement mean a love-less marriage? Or will love find them along the way? AH, OOC, Canon Couples. Rated mainly for language but may contain adult situations in later chapters.

When Bella Swan signed away her life to a man nineteen years her senior, she never once imagined that she would win his heart. Never once did she think that she would be the only woman that could truly say she won the heart of the billionaire, Edward Anthony Masen Cullen. She gave him everything she had, regardless of his lies, his callousness and his vindictiveness. She loved him for he was but more importantly she loved him for who he wasn't. Regardless of his imperfections and coldness, she broke down every wall. She showed him that even he could be loved.

Be gentle, be sweet, speak of womanly things, but above all else give your king everything he desires, Lady Isabella Swan of Devonshire does none of these things..."

"It was the reign of life, it was the reign of death, of love, of hate, of gold, of dust, it was the era of kings, it was the era of the common man, of truth, of deception, of war, of peace. It was the Reign of Edward and Isabella. #Kingward #Royalward"

Bella’s lost herself to despair after being abandoned by Edward and finds herself on the cusp of giving up. Meanwhile, Damon’s been drifting aimlessly since opening the tomb and discovering Katherine’s betrayal. One day Laurent corners Bella in the meadow, but it’s not Jake who appears to the rescue… Damon/Bella.

Best friends since she was ten and he was twelve.  She had a hard home life, his family love and accepted her as their own.  She accepted him and his family for who they were, mafia royalty.  As they grow up, she becomes a dancer, and he gets groomed to take over for his father.  Follow Edward and Bella as they fall in love and take on the world together.  Violence and Lemony goodness.

A story by popular French author Drinou. Bella is a shy and clumsy girl employed by Edward, an authoritarian and abusive boss. Between games of seduction and indifference, a passionate relationship develops. 

Bella and Edward have been friends for as long as they could remember. They grew up together and now, live in the same apartment, ‘saving’ money on rent. Bella was just dumped by her boyfriend, Paul and Edward had been single for a long time. 

One night, Edward drunkenly tells Bella that he’s horny and lonely. They ended up having sex. 

Awkward morning after follows…

Out of everyone they’d been with, Edward and Bella admit that they are really compatible with each other, but a relationship between the two just can’t work. They are almost like family. So, they decide to become friends with benefits…

What happens when one realizes that they want more??

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Bella is a divorced English teacher, who doesn't know she has a vampire in her class.

"Please don't push me away, Bella. Isn't it my choice if I want to be with you? I'm not a child in the way I feel."

"I'm not the older woman who's going to spend a season educating a teenage boy so he can go off and remember me fondly. I'm looking for forever."

"How do you know I couldn't..."

" Because you're a boy, Edward, a beautiful, sweet, confused, boy! You've got your whole life ahead of you. This kind of thing doesn't work out."

Edward has given up ever finding a vampire mate. He's decided on a new strategy-he'll find a human to become his mate. Easier said than done when others are in the way of who he wants.

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Alice has had a vision that the new girl at Forks High will change the Cullens' lives.  But Rosalie's sharp eyes catch evidence of abuse on Bella Swan, and she vows to find out just what's going on with the quiet girl.  Eventually she and Edward hatch a plan to keep Bella safe, which might endanger the close-knit ties of the Cullen family.  Possessive Edward and Big Sister Rosalie. Banner by the amazing JavaMasta!

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noun. An heir apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession. E/B. OOC.    

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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Izzy's a successful woman in her own right. She's also a Hollywood heiress whose life gets flipped upside down as a result of an unfortunate event. Tired of the paparazzi, she flees from the limelight in search of who she is on her own. Sometimes you have to leave the world of make believe behind to find a snowmobiling prince you never knew you needed.

New teacher and aspiring writer, Bella Swan, moves to Seattle. She finds fan-fiction-creation-inspiration in the enigmatic and surly playboy who lives in the upscale condo across from hers. As her newest on-line story develops, so does a correspondence with a mysterious reader/reviewer of that story. Is it a co-worker? Is it the hothead playboy? It's a case of art imitating life and life imitating art. A fan-fic story within a fan-fic story with all the canon usuals. Lemons, laughs and love.

Bella Swan is a nationally ranked paired skater with Jacob Black. Edward Masen is beautiful British skater paired with Tanya. However, both of their partners fall into hard times. These two try to navigate their way through life, both on and off the ice.

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

Nominated twice for Fic of the Week on the lemonade stand

Bella transfers to the University of Washington her junior year. The incredibly beautiful guy with the coppery-bronze hair is such a jerk when their lives first collide, but they can't ignore the fact that they are drawn to each other. However...Bella has a boyfriend back home and Edward is adamantly unavailable; a horrible experience in his past has made him reluctant to form any attachments or new friendships. But sometimes, when you least expect it, you find something you didn't even know you were looking for; something that will change your life irrevocably and unconditionally.

Lots of humor, tons of romance and occasional angst, featuring a rather nosy and intrusive Emmett, Rose, Jasper and Alice. Add a potential stalker into the mix to stir things up. Top it all off with undeniable sexual tension and eventually some very hottt sexy-times.

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Only 25 days remained until Bella would take my name and belong to me forever. Somehow, she was changing me. Somehow, I didn’t hate myself so much anymore. I was beginning to be able to accept what I was. Dealing with some other individuals was not becoming easier, however. Maybe it was just angst. I was having a hard time controlling my irritation these days. Watch out for Dads with guns and vamps with cameras. They'll be the death of you.

Updated version of UE with additional scenes and details. 

The Cullens thought Edward would never grow up, but marriage to a determined human girl, and a trip to Brazil, alter him forever.  On his honeymoon, Edward finds more than love, friendship, self-acceptance, and an ability to lead.  He embraces a future.  Summer 2011 Shimmer Awards Best Storyteller nominee.

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No slash.  Increasingly AU settings and storyline.

This is the 6th book in my 'Unforeseen Events' series.  You can easily begin reading here, with the understanding that my Edward and Bella are not quite as shy as the originals.