Izzy Swan was a good girl until she fell in with the wrong crowd. Determined to reform her troublesome daughter, Renee sends her to Forks to live with her father. Izzy was determined to serve her sentence and get back to Phoenix as soon as her mother would allow it. Those plans all changed when she met one Edward Cullen and her life was turned upside-down by the secret she couldn’t have imagined he held back.

What do you do when the one you thought would love you forever up and leaves you? You move to Vegas of course!

It's 3 years after Edward left Bella. She's discovered a new life, and made new friends, but has never really gotten over Edward's abandonment.

When a chance encounter with Alice at a local Vegas night club brings the Cullens back full force into Bella's life, how will she react? Is there any hope for them to rekindle their friendships? More importantly, is there any chance that she and Edward can work through her distrust and his shame and guilt to get back their undying love, or does attention from a new love interest have Bella distracted?

Come on in to the world of Crooked Halo's and Ink Junkies, and find out!

Timing is everything. What if Bella arrived in Forks during the summer before Senior year instead of the middle of Junior year? What if Bella had spent the summer with Jake before starting school?  How would things have changed if there had been no Biology class with Edward? No incident with James?  No papercut on her 18th birthday? What if Edward had never left?

What If?  

Now a contributor to the Bella and Jacob Chronicles!  Thank you so much to Diamondheart for including this story in her amazing series!

We all know that Edward Cullen has the ability to read everyone's thoughts, except for Bella's.

This story is about Bella having the same gift, as a human, and being able to read even Edward's thoughts.

Takes place during the timeframe of Twilight.

Both damaged, Edward and Bella meet and the chemistry is instantaneous.  Will she still love him when she discovers that he is the criminal defense attorney that got her rapist acquitted just two days before her attack?  Can he forgive himself enough to give her justice?

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Finalist - The Faithful Shipper Awards

Fiction You Most Wish Was In The Spotlight

and

Best Secondary Character AH - Cynthia

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The agreement was made; Edward, the Crowned Prince of England would be wed to Isabella the Princess of France, upon her sixteenth year. 

Oct 2009:  Nominee, Best AU AH, The Moonlight Awards
Winter 2010:  Nominee, Best 'Under The Radar' Fic, The Faithful Shipper Awards
November 2010:  Nominee, Best Angst, Best Lemon, Most Original Storyline (Rare Gem division), Rare Gem Awards

Bella Swan attends group therapy to placate her worried father, remaining mute about the events that led to her suicide attempt.  Mesmerized by the sullen, silent stranger who enters five minutes late each session, she is shocked into action the day he finally speaks up, her pierced tongue forming words aloud for once...

Edward Cullen obliges his father and sees his colleague, Dr. Jones, for individual and group therapy after his near-demise - the physical one, that is.  For Edward knows that inside, he's already dead, destroyed by the painful memories he commemorates with tattoos like mile markers...

Two damaged souls who speak the same language come together by chance.  But can the damaged save each other in the wake of revelations to come?

This story's first chapter began as a finalist for the Tattward/Inkella one-shot contest, and is rated NC-17 for language, lemons and disturbing themes/imagery including suicide attempts, substance abuse, self-harm and scenes of violence.  It deals heavily with issues of mental illness and healing; please read with care.

Canon pairings, AU-AH, somewhat OOC.

Bella's summer after "the incident" isn't like the others. She's broken her mother's heart, she's haunted by a man's foolishness, and the clouds are crying. And then, there's Edward.

A Summerboy outtake for F4SAA.

Every summer, Edward was Bella's secret escape from wintry Forks. Her worlds collide after "the incident" occurs, and Bella can't hide from the whispers at school saying she deserved what happened.

AH, Edward/Bella

Single mom, Bella, and single dad, Edward, meet when their boys start school. Their boys become fast friends but will Bella and Edward? Or will they become more than friends? NC-17 for language, possible lemons.

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STORY ON HOLD UNTIL SEPTEMBER.  PLEASE FORGIVE ME!  I'M IN MY LAST MONTH OF COLLEGE & I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH IT ALL!   

Based on a true story:  Bella Swan is swept into a life with her sister (Alice) & her friends, a group that Chief Swan & Renee despise.  When life gets in the way she misses her chance to be with Edward Cullen.  The man she falls back on turns out to be an abusive alcoholic & drug addict.  Someone doesn't make it out alive.  Will Bella have her happy ending?

What if in the beginning Edward lied to everyone about being in love with Bella? What if originally it actually was all about Bella's scent? And what would happen then if accidentally, much against his will, Edward kind of sort of fell head over heels in love with this not-so-dull human girl?

This is an AU of the Twilight Saga using an entirely different plot as to how, why, and when Edward and Bella fell in love. It offers a different explanation for what was so special about Bella Swan, why Edward vigilantly enforced those physical boundaries, why there's tension between the Cullens and the wolves, and why Edward behaved the way he did not only with Bella but with his family. Expect romance, mystery, angst, and humor. Dark Edward.

Canon Pairings, No BxExJ, OOC.

This story is rated NC-17 because of occasional naughty language, violence (or implied violence) against humans, vampires, werewolves, animals, insects, minding-their-own-business-pajamas, entities, books, coffee tables, leather recliners, bridges, sword ferns, shrubs, rocks, and worst of all....trees. It is also rated NC-17 due to excessive snarkiness by Edward, references to underage drinking, practical jokes and/or enthusiastic tormenting of secondary characters particularly Mike Newton, Jacob Black, and Charles Swan. It also is rated NC-17 due to sexual content.

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