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.

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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“You created me as your toy and now you’re forcing me to sleep with a ghost. Can you still tell yourself that you’re not selfish?”

Ten stories that will follow Carlisle and Edward through ten life-changing events, from Edward's transformation to meeting Bella and everything in between. They will explore the love that evolved between the two men and the betrayal that 87 years together can bring.  

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Warning: This story is Carlisle/Edward slash. There will be sexual scenes between these two characters. If that bothers you, as they should say in marriage: run now or forever hold your peace. 

Summary: Edward leaves Bella in Forks before revealing that he and his family are vampires.  Bella’s curiosity gets the best of her, and she spends years researching her theories and suspicions about Edward and his kind, drawing attention from unwanted and dangerous sources.  Can Edward find a way to save Bella from the Rabbit Hole she’s fallen into?  Set at the beginning of Twilight and then alternate universe. Like New Moon, he leaves to protect her. Unlike NM, he doesn't leave her to her own devices. AU

Edward Cullen is a hot, bad, gangsta fella who is a new kid in the Chicago underworld. But refusing to pay his respects to the big, ruling Godfather, his arrival is not welcomed. Bella is said Godfather’s estranged daughter who fled his father’s world in an attempt at a normal life.

Both men keep clashing and bumping heads, Edward’s power grows rapidly, men are tired of the old regime, and so a sort of gangster war ensues. Bella is caught in the mayhem when she becomes a prisoner in the hands of her father’s most hated enemy and rival. With Bella as a prisioner, Edward knows her father will have no choice but to do as he is told.

But does Edward have other motives to capture Bella?

**There is rape involved in one of the later chapters. If that topic offends you, please do not read** 

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What happens at Charlie's wedding is hot and unforgettable for Bella Swan. Charlie's best man has her moaning and melting everywhere from her father's living room to the coat closet at the rehearsal dinner. But great no-strings-attached sex suddenly becomes complicated. And what will happen when Bella meets someone else who just happens to be the best man's son?

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Bella is a plus-sized woman who loves her life. When she meets a man who has never been with a big girl before, she is reminded of the difficulties of a past relationship that left her broken. Can she overcome her insecurities and make him fall in love?