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Penname: Looby Luscious [ Contact]
Real name: Sue Mansbridge
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I won't say how old I am - just to say I feel young at heart! After reading Twilight for the first time, I couldn't put it down - in fact I have read the books countless times! I think it took me back to that breathy, shaky torment of first love which we know can't last, but will always remember. I fell madly in love with Edward, and have never looked back!
I have a 21 year old son away at university and a lovely husband who tolerates my obsession with good grace - in fact he bought me my beautiful Twilight journals and a calendar last Christmas. He just wishes I could get paid for writing!
I have never thought about writing fanfic until reading "Dark Side of the Moon" by Blondie and coming across this site. I decided to have a go, and "Eclipse Missing Moments" is my first attempt.
I wasn't sure if I could write any original stories, but eventually had a go with Picking Up The Pieces. It almost didn't see the light of day when it was rejected, as I didn't see the tiny mark against grammer, and thought it was wholly unsuitable. Thankfully I went back and re-read the email, made some corrections and resubmitted it. It is to date the most successful story (as far as reviews are concerned) that I have done.
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Summary: 
A recently widowed Bella moves to Seattle to start a new life. Upon reconnecting with her friend Alice Cullen, Bella meets her brother and business partner, Chef Edward Cullen. Celibate by choice for two years, what will happen when Edward finds himself undeniably attracted to the sexy new Bella that Alice helps create?
**WINNER OF 5 SUNFLOWER AWARDS: Best Bella, Best Alice, Best All-Human, Best Drama, Best Romance**
**Fic of the Week at The Lemonade Stand, September 2011**
Categories: Twilight, AU-Human Characters: Bella, Edward
Challenges: Series: None
Chapters: 49 Completed: Yes
Word count: 435439
[Report This] Published: January 29, 2011 Updated: December 11, 2011
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed 
Date: July 03, 2011
Title: Chapter 37: 37 - Blanched
Argh!!! What a cliffie!
It had to be someone they weren't aware of, but exactly who it is, I have no idea. The fact that she is running to him not away tells me it's none of the creepy people.
Her Dad or Jake are the only ones that seem to fit - "How can this be?" "I had to get to him." I shall be on tenterhooks until you update - unless you switch to Edward/Alice/Jasper perspectives and don't give me a Bella one.
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: July 12, 2011
Title: Chapter 38: 38 - Taken
No - deep down inside I would never believe that a mother could harm her daughter in any way. I don't understand that!
I got more answers than I expected this time though. Don't leave us hanging too long please!
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: July 28, 2011
Title: Chapter 40: 40 - The Chase
Renee is MAD!!! What a piece of work. Well I hope Quil comes round - maybe he will sacrifice himself for her in the end - a noble way to go.
Update SOON please!!!
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: August 31, 2011
Title: Chapter 43: 43 - Epilogue
I have really enjoyed this story. Thank you so much for writing it.
I have to say, I had to giggle at the end. Of all the places in the world that they could go to, I would never have guessed at IOW. I spent my high school years there, and my Mum still lives there, so I go over quite often, as I live in Southampton which is just across the water. Not really the exotic location I would have put them in!!! lol
Anyway, it was a fab read, and I look forward to seeing what you pull out next!
Summary: 
When Edward returns to Bella of his own accord, he does not realise that just a few hours earlier she nearly drowned in an attempt to hear his voice. He soon finds that the girl he came back to is indeed very much altered from the girl he left behind, and that it takes more than saying sorry to rebuild their lives.
Thanks to Annamorphos for providing the banner!
Categories: New Moon Characters: Bella, Edward
Challenges: Series: None
Chapters: 23 Completed: No
Word count: 82053
[Report This] Published: February 04, 2011 Updated: April 05, 2013
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: March 04, 2011
Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2
A nice beginning you have here,although I wonder how she got to her bed in such a condition. Does this mean there is no Jacob to muddy the waters? Author's Response: Jacob will make some sort of appearance in later chapters, though I'm sorry to say (to all Jacob fans) he won't play such a major role as he did in NM. Thanks for reviewing!
Summary: 
Banner Credit: Twisted in Masen
Isabella Swan is an antique document specialist. When the papers she is working on lead her overseas, she finds herself immersed in the mystery of the enigmatic Edward Masen. What secrets will she find as she explores the documents and letters of the elusive Cullen clan and what does Edward want her to find out about him?
Categories: AU Characters: Bella, Edward
Challenges: Series: None
Chapters: 10 Completed: No
Word count: 35294
[Report This] Published: February 05, 2011 Updated: April 11, 2011
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: March 23, 2011
Title: Chapter 7: In the Clean Room
I am thoroughly enjoying this!
One thing that puzzles me - it seems he specifically wanted Bella, not just because of her expertise, but because of her as a person. Has Alice been making mention of her? Or am I reading it wrongly?
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: March 29, 2011
Title: Chapter 8: Nightmares and Dreamscapes
"I will have you." Crumples into a little heap on the floor.
Anytime, Edward. Anytime!!!
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: April 04, 2011
Title: Chapter 9: Suspicions Begin in the Library
Mmmm - Edward in the library with an erection. Thats what I call Cluedo!!!! Author's Response: Bwahahahaha! I think I want to frame this review... thank you for the laugh and I'm glad you continue to enjoy! ;) ~Jen
Summary: A chance sighting, a personal ad ... will Bella and Edward find a love connection? Or is there more to this story than meets the eye?
Categories: AU-Human Characters: Bella, Edward
Challenges: Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes
Word count: 6938
[Report This] Published: February 05, 2011 Updated: February 21, 2011
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: February 21, 2011
Title: Chapter 1: I Saw U
Very sweet! Author's Response: Awww, thanks!!
Summary: When a stalker gets too close to rockstar, Izzy Dwyer, she makes a choice that brings her back to her hometown and leads her on a journey full of new love and friendships.
Categories: AU-Human Characters: Bella, Edward
Challenges: Series: None
Chapters: 25 Completed: No
Word count: 88554
[Report This] Published: February 05, 2011 Updated: March 17, 2012
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: April 10, 2011
Title: Chapter 8: Gotta Be Somebody
Poor Edward. Tell him to come see me - I'll cheer him up! Author's Response: Thanks so much for your review of the last chapter! RH's Sunday teasers are up on the blog as we speak, so check them out if you can! I'm so sorry that this has gotten to you later than normal, I've been having some issues with my back this week and not at the computer for long stretches of time. This teaser here is an extended version of the one that the FFnet reviewers received. =)
RabbitHeartff.blogspot.comThere are pics for everyone, as well as all of our PicTeases and FanArt.
Next up for Rabbit Heart, some Muse. The Playlist on the blog is up-to-date.
♥ Shel ♥
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The next morning, Bella found herself rushing over to Edward's house, at least twenty minutes past their meeting time. She'd stayed at the bar with Jasper until four in the morning, jamming and strumming until her fingers were sore. When she woke up late, she'd thrown on clean clothes and hastily brushed her teeth, opting to finger-comb her hair on the ride over to his place. She parked haphazardly and slammed her door shut, before racing up the front stairs, her guitar case bouncing against her back. Just as she reached the door, it opened and a stoic Edward awaited her. His face was emotionless and gave none of his thoughts away.
"I'm so sorry," she gasped, trying to catch her breath. "I overslept."
He nodded and waited silently as she took a few moments to calm herself down. Bella gazed at her feet for a moment before looking up to meet his wary eyes. She silently kicked herself for putting that hesitancy there. Jasper was right and now that she knew without a doubt that she was in love with Edward and that she'd fight for him. She only hoped that her grand gesture wasn't too late.
"I'm sorry I made the wrong choice. I should have thought everything through, I should have talked to you before I decided to cut you out of the decision-making process. I care about you so much and I don't want to lose you. Can you ever forgive me?"
After letting her sweat for a minute, his face eased into a tentative smile. "Yes, I can forgive you. It's not going to be overnight, but I do care about you, too."
He reached out and took one of her hands in his. "Before we can go any farther in our friendship, relationship, whatever we're doing here, I need to trust you and know that you're not just going to bail on me the next time something goes wrong."
She swallowed and nodded, as she slipped past him and into the house. "I, uh, I brought my guitar," she replied, gesturing towards her case. She rolled her eyes internally.
'Nice move, Stupid,' she thought to herself. 'Of course he can see you brought your guitar, you idiot.'
He shot her an adorably confused smile and nodded. "I can see." All of sudden, his eyes widened and a flash of excitement passed through them.
"Wait, are you going to play for me?"
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: March 21, 2011
Title: Chapter 5: The House That Built Me
I'm glad Edward knows his sister! So nice that they got to spend some time together at last! Fabulous. Author's Response: Thanks so much for your review of the last chapter! RH's Sunday teasers are up on the blog as we speak, so check them out if you can!
RabbitHeartff.blogspot.com
Also, the Parachute Victoria POV Outtake that I wrote for the Fandom Against Domestic Violence is in the queue here now, too!
For the Tsunami compilation, I decided on a Rabbit Heart Outtake of the pic that Edward asked about in the last chapter. So, we'll get a peak into Bella & Emmett's childhood! Several people suggested that, so I figured that we'd roll with it. Thanks to all of you who replied! =)
Next up for Rabbit Heart, The Black Keys.
♥ Shel ♥
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"What the-"
She peered over his arm and a smile quickly split her face. In his hands was a slightly beat up stuffed Scrappy Doo toy. Edward looked over at her and raised an eyebrow.
"Is this where your nickname came from?"
Edward picked up her jacket and helped her shrug into it. "Shall we?" he asked as held his elbow out for her to take.
"No, it was actually the other way around," she giggled. "I started calling Em 'Shaggy' because he was tall and thin, with hair just like Shaggy's. In return, he started calling me 'Scrappy' because I was little and annoying. By no means did they start off as affectionate nicknames, they just evolved over time."
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: March 27, 2011
Title: Chapter 6: Tighten Up
Aw! First kiss. He is a real treasure!
Not liking the Jacob involvement I'm afraid. I was never a fan. Unless he really IS the creepy stalker!!!! Author's Response: Thanks so much for your review of the last chapter! RH's Sunday teasers are up on the blog as we speak, so check them out if you can!
RabbitHeartff.blogspot.com
Next up for Rabbit Heart, some Mumford & Sons.
♥ Shel ♥
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She knew that she couldn't hide here forever, but trying to figure out how to mesh her two lives was getting messier by the day. She could simply go back to being Izzy once the threat passed and come back to visit Forks occasionally. Or she could give up her music all together and make a life in Forks. Neither option appealed to her. In fact, they both made her heart ache in one way or another. In the first scenario, she'd mourn the loss of the companionship that she'd come to cherish with her family and friends. In addition to... whatever it was that was happening between her and Edward. She didn't want to lose any of that. In the second one, she'd mourn the loss of her music. Even though it had been a profession that Renee thrust upon her, she'd fallen in love with it.
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: August 01, 2011
Title: Chapter 21: He Won't Go
Oooh Scary masked man that was able to outrun Edward? Glad he was there!
Author's Response: Thanks so much for your review of this chapter! Thanks to various factors, we've gotten a bit behind here on Twilighted. RH is up to Chapter 23 on FFnet. Chapter 22, #1 Crush, is still in the queue here. As soon as it gets through, I'll quickly dropin the next chapter.
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"You know, Em, you're like a giant dog that thinks it's still a puppy."
Edward hid a smile behind his hand and shot Bella a wink through the rearview mirror. Emmett, on the other hand, feigned being hurt.
"You wound me, Scrappy," he whined, placing his hand over his heart.
She tossed a fry at him, which he caught and popped into his mouth, earning a few chuckles from Alistair and Edward in front. She couldn't help but smile as her cousin looked out the window excitedly.
"I've never been to California before," he mused.
Bella glanced at him in surprise. "Really?"
Emmett smiled at her and nodded.
"Well," she replied with a grin, "we'll just have to do something awesome then."
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: April 04, 2011
Title: Chapter 7: The Cave
Oooh dear! I hope James is alright! Author's Response: Thanks so much for your review! I'm so very sorry for being at review replying for Chapter 7. Last week was completely insane, and then it morphed into pain in my back. Basically one headache after another, lol. Chapter 9 is in the queue here as we speak and I promise to do a better job with the reviews replies here.
=)
♥ Shel ♥
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: August 18, 2011
Title: Chapter 22: #1 Crush
Oh No! Of course nasty Jane would be behind all this! Poor Bella. I hope they get to her soon. Author's Response: Thanks so much for your review! Chapter 23 is sitting in the queue as we speak, so I'm surel it'll get through soon. Hope you guys are still enjoying the story! We're almost finished!
♥ Shel ♥
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As the sun dipped lower in the sky, her hope started to dim. Thoughts began to swirl around her head, in lightning fast succession. Surely someone had found Tanya and noticed Bella's absence, figuring out that she'd been a victim of foul play. Wouldn't someone have seen her being carried out of the building?
She had too many questions and unsure how to get the answers she sought. If she'd learned anything from earlier, it was to tread very lightly with Jane. The girl was a stick of dynamite, ready for a spark to set her off.
Bella jerked her head toward the door when she heard the handle being jostled. Jane appeared in the soft light from the hallway. She reached out and flipped a switch on the wall, bringing to life an overhead light that Bella hadn't noticed earlier.
Jane smiled shyly at Bella, waving slightly from the door. "May I come in?"
Bella cocked an eyebrow. "Sure, it's your place, right?"
Jane grinned and shook her head. "I know, but I wanted to be a good host."
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: February 28, 2012
Title: Chapter 24: All In
Nice to see you back! Always glad to get an update from you. :)
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: February 28, 2011
Title: Chapter 1: Rabbit Heart
So glad to see another story up here - and looks like a great one so far! I shall have to put it on alert!! Author's Response: Thanks, Looby! <3
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: March 04, 2011
Title: Chapter 3: Life Starts Now
Yay! Hope we get some more Edward air time soon! looking good. Author's Response: Thank you so much for your reviews! RH's Sunday teasers are up on the blog as we speak, so check them out if you can! RabbitHeartff.blogspot.com
I've been working on a rough outline for Rabbit Heart. I *think* it'll end up around 20-25 chapters, if everything stays on track. =)
See you soon!
♥ Shel ♥
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"Do you want something for breakfast? Or do you want to grab something on the way?"
"On the way sounds good. Give me twenty minutes to grab my clothes from the laundry room and shower."
"Sure, go right ahead. I need to walk Joey Mac before we go."
Bella laughed, still finding the dog's name hilarious.
"Hey," Rose mock-chastised her, "no making fun of the dog. He's my baby."
"Along with Jon, Jordan, Donnie and Danny," Alice giggled, causing Rose's cheeks to flush lightly.
Bella raised an eyebrow and looked at the Amazon curiously. She huffed and folded her arms across her chest.
"Okay, fine. We have a cat named Jordan and three fish named after the others. I may have been a bit obsessed."
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: July 05, 2011
Title: Chapter 18: Breathe Me
Okay - suspect number one, Alex.
Is Alistair going to give Edward a run for his money? Hmmm Author's Response: Thank you very much for your review! Next up for RH, we've got 30 Seconds to Mars! As usual, the lovely MinaRivera makes our Picteases and hints to our song for the chapter are alluding to in said PicTease, which is posted alongside our story tease on the RH Blog. RabbitHeartff.blogspot.com
I'm so sorry that I've been kind of fail lately with updating and review replies, but real life has been hectic and my health is shaky at best. Lots of things going on and it gets overwhelming sometimes. The next chapter is a little shorter than normal, but will definitely be in the queue here by the weekend.
Thanks for all of your patience and love!
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"So, Alistair seems like a nice guy," he murmured.
Bella raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, he does. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, though."
Mac's brow furrowed in confusion. "What do you mean?"
She shrugged. "I don't know, he just seems too good to be true sometimes."
Mac nodded. "I can see what you mean. Especially after reading online about previous violent behavior."
She bit her lip, holding back a smile. "Online? Since when do you go online?"
Her uncle huffed in annoyance. "I do know how to Google, you know."
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: July 09, 2011
Title: Chapter 19: Closer to the Edge
Edward! It has to be! Author's Response: Thank you so very much for your review! Next up for RH, we've got some Lady GaGa! As usual, the lovely MinaRivera makes our Picteases (hints to our chapter song are alluded to in it), which is posted alongside our story teaser on the RH Blog. RabbitHeartff.blogspot.com
The next chapter is in the queue as we speak! =)
♥ Shel ♥
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"Hey," she spoke softly in the unusually quiet night. Normally, the Beverly Hills air was a cacophony of noise, but it seemed as if tonight the hubbub was elsewhere. More than likely Los Angeles was a flurry of activity, where the crowds were gathering to catch a glimpse of their favorite celebrities.
He glanced at her briefly, turning back to gaze out at the bright lights of the city.
"You're still upset with me over earlier?" she mused.
Edward shrugged slightly, not trusting his voice at the moment.
"Edward, please," she whispered, her voice on the verge of pleading. "I love you, but I need you to understand. I'm not trying to hide this, I just want to protect you."
He turned to her, his eyes intense and burning. "You never learn, do you?"
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: August 22, 2011
Title: Chapter 23: One Way or Another
Phew! I'm glad you didn't string that out for a long time! Now to get on with the rest of their lives!
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: March 19, 2012
Title: Chapter 25: Parachute
A lovely end to a great story. Thanks for sharing it with us!!!
Summary: 
When Charlie goes over Bella's head and hires a gorgeous and cocky new employee for the ranch, will she be able to fight her growing attraction to him as much as she fights with him?
Rated NC-17 for language, UST and future lemons.
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Categories: AU-Human Characters: Bella, Edward
Challenges: Series: None
Chapters: 38 Completed: Yes
Word count: 332731
[Report This] Published: February 09, 2011 Updated: October 18, 2011
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: August 03, 2011
Title: Chapter 27: Chapter 27: S & M: Suspicion & Misunderstandings
Ah! So we have a James added to the mix. Well, with a name like that, I'm not thrilled at him being a neighbour!!!
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: October 19, 2011
Title: Chapter 38: Epilogue: What Happens in Vegas
A quickie after a quickie? Fabulous!
I'll watch out for the sequel. Thanks for the ride so far!!
Reviewer: Looby Luscious Signed
Date: October 16, 2011
Title: Chapter 37: Chapter 37: Lullaby & Goodnight
Definately a pretty pink bow. I'd say I was sad to see this end, but as there is an epilogue, I can't :)
I shall be reading the next one too.
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