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The Almost is a tale of what could have been. However, many people forget who these characters really are, and what it feels like to be seventeen. So accompany me on this multiple point of view adventure, as we are taught about life and lessons from the almost-loves.

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Bella and Alice were best friends, which made Bella the only girl off limits to Alice's brother Edward. When a party the summer after graduation gets out of control, Bella's world is turned upside down. "He doesn't know. I don't want him to." 

Love, vampires, wolves, compromises, war…how much more can one human take?! When the past comes back to kill Bella how does everyone react? Can there be peace between the Cullen’s and Quileutes long enough to protect the one human everyone adores.

Set in 2007/08 – Forks, Washington

Book 3 in Saga. Read Daybreak first then Full Moon before starting this or you'll be confused.

When Edward returns to Bella of his own accord, he does not realise that just a few hours earlier she nearly drowned in an attempt to hear his voice. He soon finds that the girl he came back to is indeed very much altered from the girl he left behind, and that it takes more than saying sorry to rebuild their lives.

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Edward left Bella four years ago; two years ago, he dealt with Victoria and has been moping around ever since. He is a mere shadow of his former self, and the Cullens are at a loss for how to fix him, since he won’t go back to Bella. Bella’s life is a paradox; she both fell apart and flourished after Edward left her. She is estranged from Charlie and Jacob, is lead singer of an all-girl rock band called Hamartia (literary term meaning fatal flaw), and is living in Brooklyn, NY. She is now all about sex, drugs, alcohol, and Rock n’ Roll.  Along with her new lifestyle came a new outlook and personality; she has a quick temper and sharp tongue and finally puts herself first. Long gone is the selfless, long-suffering Bella that Edward left behind. What happens when Alice has had enough and brings all the Cullen “Kids” to one of Bella shows? Will the “old Bella” ever come back? Will she and Edward reunite? Can he accept who she is now and what she has done? Does she want to be changed, if everything works out? Will he be willing to do it? Read and find out. 

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Welcome to the Academy! Bella Swan, former American Ballet Academy Prima Ballarina and Ballroom dancer, finds herself employed with her friend Alice Cullen at Alice's families dance academy. As a Seattle institution the Volterra Academy of Dance received national acclaim when the dance prodigy signed on, but is that the only purpose when the Cullens hired Ms. Swan or did they have hopes that she could teach more than just the students something? Edward hasn't placed competitively since his partner left him high and dry three years ago. That was when he came to teach ballroom at his family's school. He's convinced he's happy, spreading the love for dance through the younger generation, but that all changed when he spied a brown haired stranger. He saw the way she moved at the club and now he can't get her out of his head. He tells himself that it's best that he doesn't know who she is. He doesn't want another woman in his life to complicate things. It would be best just to forget her, so why can't he. What will happen when he finds out that the girl he can't forget is the new ballet instructor at the Academy? More importantly can they ignore the chemistry that they have from the beginning? Will Bella shake Edward out of his shell and will he find the strength to get out and dance again? Can she teach him to leave it all on the floor? Find out

When faced with a betrayal that could tear them apart, Edward and Bella must put their faith in the healing power of love. WARNING: this story deals with rape and its aftermath. 

Hurt/Comfort/Romance, ExB

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Bella is a struggling English teacher. An almost-accident lands her in the arms of prince charming. Modern day times and a fairytale type of romance-or is it? AH/M.

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. Stephenie Meyer and Summit own the right. I just play around with the characters.

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All Human.  Bella gets knocked up during her senior year of high school, but Edward doesn't believe her.

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Both damaged, Edward and Bella meet and the chemistry is instantaneous.  Will she still love him when she discovers that he is the criminal defense attorney that got her rapist acquitted just two days before her attack?  Can he forgive himself enough to give her justice?

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Finalist - The Faithful Shipper Awards

Fiction You Most Wish Was In The Spotlight

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Best Secondary Character AH - Cynthia

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Bella is a witness in peril. Emmett Cullen is the deputy assigned to protect her. When the witness protection program proves unsafe, Emmett has Bella pose as his brother Edward's fiancée. ExB. AU/AH.

All Human: Bella is a depressed drug addict sent to Forks to heal after "a bad... breakup." Instead, she meets Edward and gets him into things he isn't ready for. All-canon ships; rated Nc-17 for drug use, cutting, and mild lemons.

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