*Takes place during New Moon in an alternate universe.

On March 16, 2006,  the World changed, and everything and anything that the Cullens ever cared about was lost. They had to find their own way in this New World. Edward never wished to exist in a world where Bella didn't.  Unfortunately, his family desperately needed him, so he'd stay to help them.   And by doing so, he hoped to redeem himself for his failure to save the one creature he couldn't protect. 

With rumours in the South of humans feeding off the living and stealing people from their beds, the Cullens have a responsibility to protect the ones they can from those monsters in the night.  This was Edward's last chance to fight for his soul and his salvation.  He would finally be ready to face Judgement day and be deemed worthy enough to be with Bella once again.  Or would something or someone change the path he was destined to go down?  Faith, hope and love are powerful things, and Edward is about to find out just how powerful they are.

Yes... this is the story that is set during a post-apocalyptic nuclear war. Just try the Prologue to get a feel for it before passing judgment. You might be surprised. Warning: There is violence and disturbing images the further the story goes along.

She once lived the life of luxury with her husband, James, until he becomes abusive. With the help of an unlikely friend, she fakes her own death, escapes James' abuse, becomes Bella Swan, and starts fresh in a new town. She meets a handsome young man named Edward who will help her heal, but will she ever fully get over the abuse she suffered? 

When James gets wind that his wife isn't dead, what lengths will he go to take back what he feels is his?

Rated for future lemons, some scenes of violence, and cursing.

(loosely based on Sleeping with the Enemy, but with large differences, and a Twilight twist)

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Nominated at the Emerging Swan Awards - Best Drama/Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Complete

Nominated at the Tomato Soup Awards - Juciest Peach (story that makes your panites wet), The Bloody Mary Award (Best Vampire Story), and the Tomato Juice Award (Best Vampire feeding scene).

Abandoned by Edward and Jake, Bella runs away, right into the arms of danger and the Volturi. Can her new family help her heal? When the Cullens come back for her, which side will she choose, and who will win her heart in the end?

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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.

Winning Summary:

"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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EDITED, REVISED, AND IMPROVED!!!

Same great chapters, just better! Everything is the same except all the silly typos and mistakes have been corrected!

When the Volturi arrived in Texas to put a stop to the warring vampire armies, Bella was only able to escape with her life by the skin of her teeth. Her search for a better life was not successful. When the Cullens find her many years later alone and seemingly unconscious can they help her to find the peace she once sought or is she damaged beyond repair?

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And thanks to the lovely Delicious Dreamer for this one!

AU

Mentions of dark themes and violence.

“It’s all real. They did this, but I’m still here. Always, Bella. Find me.”

Those cryptic words, whispered in a last breath, continue to haunt Bella Swan five years after the supposed death of her love, Edward Masen.

Bella meets Edward at the annual Cullen Family Independence Day Picnic. Both are recovering from broken hearts, so what will happen when they feel an instant attraction? How will Edward deal with Bella's past coming back to haunt her?

AU, AH, Some OOC.  Rated NC17 for language and possible future lemony goodness!

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Edward is running from home, tired and lost he saves a beautiful hitchhiker from a terrible fate. They decide to travel the road together. Unknown to them there is a trail of brutal murders left in their wake.  The killer is closer to them than they think.  Lemons in future chapters

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What if the vampire family that embraced Bella was not the Cullen's but the Denali's. After a series of tragic events, Bella is led to Denali. Despite the unpleasantness that leads to her joining their family, she eagerly accepts all the love and sense of sisterhood the Denali's offer her. Bella finds herself happier than she's ever been. But how long will that happiness last? What happens when the Cullen's come to meet the newest addition to the Denali coven?

 This story has been beta'ed by the lovely and wonderful Mommakat!!!

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AU/ OOC

Nominated for Best Supernatural in The Silent Tear Awards!

           Voting ends June 20.

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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.

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After receiving an invitation to write the biography of the severely reclusive author Ethan Church, Bella develops a reluctant obsession with his novels and by extension him. When she accepts his offer, the old, dying man she's presented with and the young, too perfect man she comes across on the nearly empty estate have her convinced she's missing some very important parts of the story.

Note from Admin: The blue ribbon awarded to this story means that it is a "featured" piece, recognized for excellence in content. It is one of the most culturally relevant, seriously deep, moving, unique, and important pieces of fanfiction that I have ever read.  -Roo, Validation Beta 

Bella Swan is homeless in one of the worst winters Seattle has ever seen. When trouble arises, she is saved by a knight in shining armor.

In his endeavor to help her, will he simplify her life, or complicate it beyond anything she could have ever foreseen.

Pairings are all part of the mystery . . .

Bella is reunited with her childhood friend Alice under unlikely circumstances. When sparks fly between Bella and Alice's older brother, will she be able to resist? And what secrets is he hiding?