All Isabella Swan ever wanted was to be noticed; to be remembered, to be happy, and hopefully, one day that someone could love her. But as a twenty-eight-year-old virgin with only one true friend, Bella has started to come to the stark realization that maybe she's just made to live alone.

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Bella Swan changed her life and ideals for a guy . . . who then dumped her in the middle of a mall. Even if she's happier now and her life is back on track, she still needs to realize that the past is the past.

Enter Edward Cullen, devastatingly handsome and hopelessly in love with Bella after knowing her for only a short time. Can he prove to Bella that she's not the type who should be loved and left? Can he help her get over her past and put her self doubts behind her?

 Rated M for later chapters.

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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Edward is dared to do something stupid by his older cousin, Emmett.  Jasper and Emmett stand back and watch.

"Yeah, but do you think we should've told him that she's the police chief's daughter?"

One dare, one purse and two unsuspecting vicitms lead to a series of pranks and events that will change their lives.

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 Bella heads off to college, after finding her boyfriend of two years with another woman. She is determined to have a wild freshman year with the girls of the Zeta house. What Bella doesn't expect to find is a sexy frat house president who falls head over heels for her. She doesn't want a boyfriend, but Edward is charming...will he be able to sweep her off her feet?

Follow the Twilight cast into college~and see the trouble they can get into!

Bella takes a vacation to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina to meet Alice's new boyfriend, Jasper. Rosalie and Emmett come along, too, just in case Bella didn't feel like enough of a fifth wheel. With Jasper's roommate out of town, Bella has his nice big bed all to herself. Until Edward comes home in the middle of the night...

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Bella takes a trip to Vegas with her roommates Alice and Rosalie. After one wild night, Bella's life is turned upside down. A marriage certificate, a pregnancy, and a best friend in ICU send Bella and her friends into a whirlwind of emotions. Canon pairings and future LEMONS!

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While hunting one afternoon, Emmett, Jasper and Carlisle stumble upon what appears to be a corpse.  When they learn it's a severely broken vampire, they take him home to do what they can to help.  But of course, fate has plans for this man.  Canon Couples.  AU.  DARK Themes.

Renee took Bella away from Charlie when she was four years old.  Suffering her mother’s abuse, she often wished for her mysterious father to come and save her from her life.  Now a twenty-four year old schoolteacher, Bella suffers from a severe anxiety disorder. In an act of desperation, she leaves everything she ever knew behind to do some soul searching.  She lands in Forks, Washington, and her journey of self-discovery begins.

Meanwhile, Edward Cullen is a twenty-seven year old man with a successful career in Seattle.  When he receives the news that his parents are dead, he must leave everything behind and return to Forks to care for his much younger sister, Alice.  Edward struggles with the challenges of trying to raise a fourteen-year-old girl.

What will happen when Edward and Bella's paths cross?  Can they save each other?

He was the lead singer of The Volturi. One of People's Sexiest Men. I was a new recording artist with an entire album riding on my shoulders. We were Hollywood's newest "it couple." Until he ruined everything - our relationship...my career...his life.  Can our love be saved if he can't even save himself?

A story about love, lemons, lies...and learning to forgive.

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Bella is in a car crash that kills her mother and Phil, leaving her with many physical and emotional injuries. Bella is completely devastated by the accident and is no longer the woman she used to be. She returns to Washington to be closer to her father and best friends, trying to find a way to put her life back together.  

Edward has had a "thing" for Bella for ten years, but he never acted on it, and no one ever knew about his feelings for her. He's done a decent job of building a good life, but Bella's return makes him question and re-think everything he thought he knew.

Once these two meet again, he's going to do all he can to finally get his girl, but life and circumstances will make it difficult for him - and Bella will be the biggest challenge of all.  

Story is AU-Human. 

Bella has a 4.0 GPA, is President of the Student Council and volunteers at Forks Community Hospital. Edward is pierced, has tattoos, and has to serve 100 hours community service at the hospital. What happens when the bad boy finds out the good girl has a wild side? ExB, AH, OOC, Rated NC-17

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Bella is a young cellist studying music at Julliard.  Edward is a famous hollywood actor struggling to establish some normalcy in his life.  When they meet on a red-eye flight from L.A. to New York, sparks fly.  But Bella has a haunting past that threatens to tear her apart.  Will Edward be able to help pull Bella through, or will Bella's demons prevent her from loving the man she was fated to be with?  All Human.  Canon Pairings.  Rated NC-17 for some lemons later in story.