Bella struggles with issues of commitment while Edward waits decades for her to make up her mind.  Alice interferes in her own usual ways.  All-vamp AU.  Originally written as a one-shot for the A Picture is Worth 1000 Words contest.

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Excerpt from Chapter 1:

I traced the contours of Edward’s face in the photograph, stopping for a moment at the cigarette in his mouth.  His expressive amber eyes gazed out at the ocean before him, a different one than the one in front of me.  Had he seen this beach?  Had his footprints left marks upon the sand as he ran at beyond vampire speed towards the water?  Could he walk hand in hand with me amongst these crashing waves?

No, he wouldn’t be the one to ruin a commitment.  Leave it to me to be the first vampire to go against the concept of vampires mating for life.  For eternity.

Alice knew what she was doing when she sent me this particular photograph.  Edward was playing a role.  She knew—even if he didn’t—that I had worked alongside Carlisle as a nurse in 1918.  That I wasn’t strong enough to change him myself.  That I wasn’t strong enough to stay.

Il mio cantante.  Edward was my singer.

Even though the other pictures she sent were electronic and I didn’t dare print them out for fear that someone would find them, I didn’t need to see them in front of me to recall them in perfect detail.  This was the first photograph of Edward posing as a human.  As he was when I first met him.

Bella lives to serve her Master. It can be tedious at times, titillating at others, but always, her world revolves around his. Come take a peek at the trials and triumphs in the life of a 24/7 consensual slave and find what happens when outside forces threaten to expose her lifestyle.

Please note that this story contains graphic language, graphic sexual situations and is only intended for a mature audience. The BDSM relationship described herein is entirely consensual, but may be offensive to some readers. Read with caution. OOC, AU/AH

A story about pain... patience... depression... desire... addiction... passion... healing... hope... and above all, love.

Bella moves to Alaska after a devastating accident tears her life apart, leaving her depressed and alone.  Consumed by her loss, she spirals into a deep depression.  At her new high school, she meets Edward Cullen and her life will never be the same. 

Edward moves to Alaska to start over with his coven - as he has been doing for the past four centuries.  Spending hundreds of years alone on the fringes of society has turned him into a pessimistic, sarcastic rebel who has lost hope of ever finding a mate.  The moment he sees Bella Swan, his life is turned upside down.

As friendship and obsession grow into love, Edward helps Bella overcome her crippling grief and teaches her how to live again. 

**Warning** This story deals with mental health issues. Please be warned if this is a theme which may bother you in any way.  

Nominated for an Indie TwiFic - AU story that knocks you off your feet

In an alternate universe that picks up where Edward left in New Moon, Isabella is existing contentedly on the other side of the world. She has been changed despite all of Edward's precautions but he hasn't a clue. When fate steps in and brings the Cullens to Isabella, the changes in her wreak havoc in their hearts and on the rest of the vampire world.

AU, canon couples, rated for future lemons.

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Edward Cullen used to be invisible. But all of a sudden, after summer break, he's back and unrecognizable- gorgeous, confident and irresistable to any woman he looks at. As Bella Swan delves into what exactly changed Edward so drastically and investigates his power over the females of Forks, she begins to realize... she might not like the answers she gets.   A fun, naughty little quasi-mystery.

Nominated for Best Supernatural in The Silent Tear Awards!

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~Nominated for Best AU in the Shimmers Snowflake Quarter 2010.~

Nine years has passed since Edward left her cold and alone on the forest floor. She has become familiar with the darkness and has relied upon Jacob to be her warmth and light.  After nearly a decade of living in the shadows of others, a crushed and broken Bella wanders off into the forest in search of the place where everything had gone wrong. 

She's known the cold bite of Ice.  She runs from Fire's all consuming intensity. What she finds on her jilted journey will change the way she remembers both forever. 

~summary by the fabulous Spaniard, talented author of Purgatory and North Star Rising.

Six years ago, Edward left Bella for her own good and entered his own personal hell.  Returning to her was never an option, and thinking of her was an indulgence he didn't deserve.  Now, with her bestselling novel "Dusk," about a human girl who falls hopelessly in love with a vampire, Bella Swan is a household name.  Her story, her image, assaults Edward at every turn, until he can no longer ignore the obsession he has never been able to forget.  He searches her out, determined to prove that his love, his lust, his regret, is so powerful that he will never push her away again.  Can Edward convince Bella that he deserves a second chance, or will Bella remain tied to the fame, fortune, and men of her new life?

 (banner by the awesome m81170)

When Bella moves to Forks, she's surprised that there's someone living in the house across from hers... and even more so that her window faces directing into someone else's! Will these two window buddies be able to get over their naivity and shyness to discover that they're meant to be? AU, AH BxE all the way... enjoy!

This is an alternative ending to New Moon AU and slightly OOC, for Bella anyway. It starts when Rosalie calls Edward to tell him what Alice saw. Rosalie tells Edward that Bella jumped and that Alice went back to Forks to check on her. Edward decides to come back to find out what is going on. Also, Victoria does not make a newborn army in Seattle...but don't worry about that just yet ;)

WARNING: This is not a "Jacob is the devil" type of story. Even though it will end up with ExB, if you want to stab Jake, then you probably shouldn't read this fic 'cause I love him and I will not write him as a complete ass.

Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns everything Twilight

Copyright infringment is not intended

Childhood pipe-dreams & promises... When Bella's Mother relocates them away from her best friend, her heart is left hanging by a thread. 16 Years later when fate steps in, will the world famous, Teddy Masen remember where his heart belongs? 

A romantic love story, with a few laughs and zesty lemons thrown in for good measure!

Bella is left in a world of darkness after Edward leaves her. But just when things start to look bright again, weird things begin to happen. She wonders who could be the cause, knowing only one person could-Edward. But why after he promised to leave forever? An AU version of New Moon starting during her "blank page" period.

Edward seeks out the counsel of his father and brothers after agreeing to be with Bella after their wedding. What will Edward do with that advise and how will he and Bella prepare for their upcoming wedding night.

Thanks to Anne Cullen for this beautiful banner.