A failed marriage and long divorce left Edward with a lot on his hands. Moving his kids closer to his family in New York was the fresh start he needed so that his family could thrive. Not knowing how he would juggle work and caring for his kids, he jumped at the chance to hire his brother's nanny to care for his own kids. But the moment Bella walked into his house everything changed. She started out as the nanny, but she quickly became everything he wanted.  

Bella's POV of this story is posted as Everything I Needed.

Bella is a freshman in college studying to be a music teacher. Edward is a pre-med student at the same school but secretly wants to be a musician. They both meet and sparks fly. However, Bella's past may make it difficult. ExB, AH EDITED and REPOSTED!

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.

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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.

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A perfect cafe au lait was all it took for Hollywood's most eligible bachelor to fall in love with me...the coffee girl.

Summary: He's a coldhearted businessman who's set in his ways. He wants perfection, but doesn't see it from anyone, ever. What if he tastes the other life, will he go back and if he does will he change? AH/Rated M

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Isabella Cullen is at home in Washington State. She's a middle school teacher, missing her husband, who is deployed in Afghanistan. It's been over a year since she's last seen her husband and this will be the second Christmas in a row that he will miss, with no luck in sight of his request of leave being approved. Her only wish is for her husband to be safe, in her arms, on Christmas.

Across the globe, Edward Cullen is working his hardest to grant his wife's wish of being home for Christmas. He also wants to tell her, face-to-face, that after his tour of duty is over, that Edward would be returning home. Permanently. Will he be able to make it home to his beautiful wife?

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A pediatric oncology department is the last place you expect to find: the child you want to adopt, a childhood television star borne famous singer turned love of your life, a selfless guy and his polar opposite or see someone you become attached to die.  This is a road that Dr. Edward Cullen finds himself on, how will it all unfold?

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.

Puppy Love takes place between The Geek's Guide to Parenthood and Surviving the Teenage Dream. Kyra is in eighth grade, Owen in seventh. Mia and Masen are both in third grade. Masen, on his way home from school, finds a dog hiding in the bushes. He takes him home, hiding him his bedroom. Edward and Owen are sneezing something awful and they cannot figure out why.

There will be kid cuteness, SGD/Nerdella loving and dog adoption (along with some major allergy medication dispensation). Poor SGD … 

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Once again, I've enrolled in PTB S-University for the summer to improve my love scenes. I'm sure it will be another fun, educational and rewarding experience. Each chapter will be a new assignment, but anyone who followings my writing knows I only write Bella and Edward stories. If possible, I'll use the same characters just put them in different situations. Adult content.

Make-A-Wish

Genre: Angst, family, romance & supernatural

Pairing: Bella & Edward

Summary: One shot - Picture prompt contest - twivdficrecs-wordpress-com (replace the dashes with dots) - there's a banner for this one-shot on their site which was created by Gossiplips. Visit the site for recs, interviews with authors and information on upcoming writing challenges.

Picture prompt was a girl/woman holding her finger to her lips - same image used to post.

Bella is sick. She was sent to Dr. Cullen's clinic, where Carlisle specialized in treating rear blood disorders. She meets all the Cullens but forms a special bond with Edward. There's only one thing she wants for her 21st birthday. Will her wish come true? The Cullens are vampire hybrids, they eat and drink if they choose and do not sparkle in the sun. The Volturi does not rule the vampire world, but for their own protection, vampires and especially the Cullens have to keep their activities a secret.

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. All characters belong to Stephenie Meyer. No copyright infringement intended.

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

After unexpectedly being given an antique desk and finding a letter written by Edward to his cousin over nine decades earlier in a hidden compartment, Bella, on a whim, decides to respond and starts them on a journey neither could have ever imagined. 

Perhaps there are some things we aren't meant to understand, just accept....

This story will eventually contain character death.

One-shot written for the SU4K compilation. What happens when Emmett McCarty sends his introverted best friend Edward on a date with the girl of his dreams? Emmett has everything planned, even volunteering to take his friend's place manning what he believes to be a 'suicide prevention hotline' at Edward's ultra-conservative Christian university, or so he thinks.

It's Edward's birthday, and Bella is determined to make it special for him, but when a package arrives at the door, it's Bella who will receive the most special gift of all. O/S.

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.

2010 SHIMMER AWARD WINNER & 2010 INDIE TWIFIC FINALIST

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.

AH/B&E/Download available

REPOST: chapters posting daily with original content!

Bella is a regular customer at an ice cream shop, is she going there for the ice cream or the boy behind the counter. When certain events come out, who will be there to pick up the pieces?

Edward Masen, Hollywood heartthrob, meets Bella Swan, shy college student, and the romantic sparks fly. Can they both overcome traumatic pasts and trust issues to be together?  All-Human

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Virgins & Villains came in first in 3 categories at the Summer 2011 Avant Garde Awards.  See banners below.

Bella never gave up hope that one day Edward would return, even though everyone told her it wasn't going to happen. Find out that in that sometimes when there's nothing left to hold onto except for Hope.

Bella is a recent divorcee, reeling from the abrupt ending of her marriage. In walks a certain green-eyed stranger. Can he convince her trust and love again? Or will she just ignore his advances? ExB, AU, AH

Bella Swan gets a job as a personal assistant to the "The Sexiest Man Alive" Edward Masen while attending USC.  Sparks fly between her much older boss and her, but they soon find that temptation is too hard to fight.

It's a coming of age story with Bella, who learns to embrace herself as well as the life she's found herself thrown into, and a little Britward on the side.

*WARNING:  Rated NC-17 for language, lemons, and adult sit.*