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.

"His agony defines him. His memories destroy him.

But his hope is what sustains him, feeds him, encourages him. It's his purpose. And he doesn't deny it.

Offered the chance to leave all pain and misery behind, Edward knew that it was better to suffer his loss than to forget it. For in having it, Bella remains his and only his.

To forget would be the ultimate betrayal, abandoning her once again to a world of lonliness and despair. He had already done that once upon a time, and he did so spectacularly.

He'll find her. He has to. 

HE HAS TO."

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Left in the woods, an unfortunate run-in with Laurant and 45 years later - Bella finds herself facing everything she has ever wanted.  Does it want her back?  What will she discover about how Edward has been spending his time...

Rated for later chapters.

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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After her parents are killed in a plane crash, a young girl is rejected again & again by foster families for being too old. She wishes on a star nightly, but will she find what she seeks? Will the Cullens be that family?

NC-17 for later chapters. Warning" Violence, and sexual aggresion may be part of this story.

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"I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I make tonight."  With that one hope Isabella Swan faces life as best as she can.  The tragedy of her parents' death, leaves her alone in a system where her age leaves her undesirable for adoption.  That is until one day two people come into her life offering her a chance at hope.  The Cullen family takes to Bella like a long lost sister.  What happens when Bella is taken from the Cullens by a lost relative?  Will Bella's hopes be destroyed?  What happens when fate steps in years later to reunite Bella with the one's she loved and who loved her so long ago?

Bella knew what she would say, "Don't you want to be my sister?"

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Bella begins a new job at a university library, only to be haunted by dreams of earthquakes and the presence of a mysterious and tortured young man she just can't bring herself to stay away from. Edward is running from a dark past while remaining emotionally stagnant, nursing decades-old injuries that go more than skin deep.

Can they rescue each other from their pasts, and maybe find love in the process? AU/AH, OOC. Rated for Edward's foul mouth and for future lemony goodness.

Edward Cullen is an anomaly as far as Bella Swan is concerned, defying all her preconceived notions about the whorishness of hockey players. Through incessant stalking and persistence, can Edward wears down Bella's resistence and teaches her to embrace her inner hockey hooker? A ridiculous love story.

When Edward, the son of the rich, multi-billionaire Carlisle Cullen is kidnapped by terrorists, a secret organization puts Agent Bella Swan on the case. It's her job to go rescue him and take down the terrorist group without becoming to involved. Will this mission be too much for her to handle?

Violence, language, lemons eventually

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They have everything they ever dreamed of: a great house, vast amounts of money, everything said money can buy, a family that they adore and adores them, people who would do absolutely anything for them - whether they want to or not - and the shared desire to be the most feared and powerful family in their town and the towns surrounding it.

Their name is Cullen, crime is their business and family is their life.

There’s just one problem: when you’re at the top, there’s always someone who’d like to knock you down.

Welcome to their world; make yourself at home.

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Rated for the over use of the ‘F’ word and many other words that can be referred to by initial. Also there happens to be quite a lot of violence and references to things little children should not know about. Oh yeah, let’s not forget the vast amount of law-breaking.

*The Family is temporarily on hold, I do hope to continue with it at some point, but I have no free time to do so at the moment. I'm very sorry about this.*

Bella is all kinds of trouble, and Renee and Phil have had enough. They send Bella to live with her dad in Forks hoping he can rein her in. Forks is a punishment that Bella would do just about anything to get out of, including find more trouble, with a Cullen.

Haunted by her past, Bella is broken and alone. Starting over in a new city, can she let go of the guilt that consumes her when she meets a beautiful tattoo artist, or will his own personal demons destroy them first?  AH/OOC

When his sex fantasy starts following him to class, Edward realizes that sleep deprivation and drug cocktails are not the best way to rid oneself of temptation. He does not remember the first time he saw Bella, only that she was probably on the arm of his lifelong rival, Jasper. He is haunted instead by the figments of her in his bed, on his floor, against the wall of his studio, atop his piano… He is convinced that if he wants to lose the ghost, he needs to seduce the real girl and begins a rather pathetic crusade to win the stranger’s heart.

Now, the closer Jasper comes to finding out, the closer the truth behind "the feud" threatens to reveal itself and tear their relationship to shreds.

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Edward left Bella, forcing his family to stay away from her. Six years onwards, the Cullens are a mess without Bella and Emmett decides to get away from his angry, angst ridden family and let loose. What he finds in the meanest biker bar in Seatle will send shockwaves through his entire family.

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Isabella Swan, infamous rich girl from SoCal, meets Edward Cullen, the dark, mysterious guy from the wrong side of the tracks after an unfortunate accident. Lost in the dense forest surrounding Forks together, they must survive complete isolation while gradually unearthing--and sometimes running from--one another's secrets.