Bella Swan spent the first two years of her life in Forks developing a friendship with Jacob Black that finally turned into something more.  As she begins her senior year of high school, a new family moves to town and Bella slowly begins to question the path she thought her life would follow.  Sometimes there is a difference between what you think you need and what you never knew you wanted.  Takes place during the timeframe of New Moon and Eclipse.  J/B at first, but eventually E/B. 

We always want what we can't have, but their love for each other was so much more than just temptation. He was the eager young teacher, Bella's friend and her inspiration in a high school world where she didn't quite fit. She was the bright young woman who took Edward completely by surprise, his saving grace after years of closing himself off from life and love. When their days are turned upside down by their secret relationship, will they find a way to be together?

Rated for subject matter and sexually explicit material in later chapters. Huge thanks to Anne Cullen for the awesome new banner and to m81170 the beautiful fan art/banner below! You are both amazing!  

Bella Swan always thought she hated Edward Cullen, until she spends an afternoon with him that changes her mind. After that fateful outing their relationship blooms and she falls for him. When they spend a night together and he leaves without a word, can Bella ever mend her broken heart and prove to Edward that she doesn't need him? 

Warning! slightly OOC, It's a B/E story-usual pairings but there is some B/OC too, and rated NC-17 for crude language, underage drinking/smoking and smut in later chapters.

Alice and Jasper awake in the same hospital, scarred, broken, and searching for meaning.  She gives him peace; he gives her joy.  They are each other's hope.

AH/AU/OOC.  Rated for graphic descriptions of wounds, language, and eventual sexual content.

Scarred by events in her past, Bella relies heavily on her best friend and roommate, Jasper. When Jasper falls in love with a girl named Alice, Bella is excited for him but can’t help but wonder – where will she fit in? Her answer partially arrives in the form of Alice's older brother, Edward, but as their friendship grows, Bella comes to realize that she may be too broken to give Edward everything he needs.  Canon pairings, AH/AU

This contains explicit content, elements which may be offensive to some, and dark themes.  It is intended for a mature audience.

Slash: Edward is an unabashed pleasure-seeker, one of the club kings of the Seattle gay community. One night at his favorite club, he meets an enigmatic man who rocks the world he has created.