"I have no idea how I survived that day...

All I know for sure is what happened because of it.

Two things.

First, I lost my friend, Jacob Black. ...I never saw him again. And I knew it was because, for some reason he didn't want to see me.

And secondly, no one ever touched my bare skin again for the next five years of my life."

Bella Swan is looking for answers and solutions, and hopes to find them when she befriends "crazy" Alice Brandon, thus meeting Edward Masen, the guy living in her attic. Suddenly, answers might not be what she wants. ExB.

Banner credit: Transatlanticism

This story will follows a seventeen year old named Citara.  She and her best friend Lyndah go to stay in Forks for their senior year.  Naturally, all our favorite Cullens show up with a new Cullen, Kale, in tow (more about him later).  Its all about learning to heal and move on to trust again.

UPDATE: I now have a co-author, xMiaBellax!  She's full of brilliant idea's and designed the wonderful banner for this story!

Of three things we can be certain. One, Bella Swan is the Press Secretary to the President. Two, she hated Edward Cullen long before he kissed her and three, things are only just heating up. Welcome to the White House. It's time to get down to politics.

In the dead silence, all of the details suddenly fell into place for me. I’d made an absolute fool of myself. Jacob was smitten, thrilled that I cared so much for him, while my husband stood there, betrayal and disappointment written across his face. He turned away from me, and the realization hit me: in all my efforts to right Rosalie’s wrongs, I lost sight of what was actually important. And on top of that, he’d given me ample enough warning. He even went as far to tell me to fix it. And I made it worse. And now Edward wanted nothing to do with me. “Edward-”

“I don’t want to hear it,” he said dejectedly. I could tell by the tone of his voice that he was hurt. The last thing I wanted to do was hurt him. Pangs of regret attacked me. I should’ve kept my mouth closed.

 Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?

(credit to M81170)

All it takes is a single moment between two people to change their lives forever. The moment that changed Lorraine Wryland's life, was the moment her strawberry dacari was thrown in her face by a green-eyed stranger in an L.A. nightclub.

When Edward abandons Bella to discover a human life for herself, the resulting damage is something that neither of them could have imagined, and neither can heal alone.

The story begins under the streets of Volterra, and follows Edward and Bella back to Forks as they begin to sift through the wreck left in the wake of his lie.

Thanks to Mkystich for my banner! I love it! The poetry is from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2.

Rosalie has been deeply disappointed with her existence since she awakened from the flames of her conversion.  She has a doting family and the love of a good man, but has always longed for humanity and motherhood… and more.

When events conspire to give her the chance to choose her own destiny will she pick Emmett’s love, or a human life?

Carlisle's POV. An inspiring 13 yr old girl becomes Carlisle's newest patient and quickly wins his affections. When her mother suddenly dies, Carlisle instantly steps in to care for her and makes her one of his own.

Props to EmeraldRosalie for the great banner! Huge thanks to Digsy-Galley for the Awesome GIF! A shout out to Artemis-Vampire for starting a thread on the forum to discuss the story (under fan fic/other/Curse of Fame)!

Robert Pattinson's days of anonymity disappeared with the success of Twilight. All he wants while filming the sequels is to be able to recapture some of that and be able to enjoy playing music again without getting mobbed by media and fans. A chance letter provides him with both an opportunity and something he wasn't looking for.

Dr. Lynn Jones is a successful forensic scientist who's navigated the media minefield in the past in her profession, but never on a personal level. Her letter offers to save him, but the price might be higher than she is willing to pay. 

Can they survive the Curse of Fame?

Rated NC-17 for language and lots of lemony goodness!

After a series of mistakes and heartbreaks, Edward long ago committed himself to a secluded double life - by day a Customer Service Rep at a questionable corporate organization, and by night a God of the Open Mic stage. Coworker Bella is quirky and observant, and her curiosity about Edward may eclipse his need to keep his life private.

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It was just the normal end of the day for Dr. Carlisle Cullen, until he steps inside elevator number three and a fond memory greets him. Lemony goodness in an elevator!

Thanks to the talented falconcranelove for the amazing banner.

Abandoned by her father in a less than perfect psychiatric institution, Bella is barely hanging on. Spurred on by Alice's vision of the girl they're meant to help, the Cullen family begins to permeate Bella's life. Can they undo the damage and find what is lost?

Eventually ExB.  Dark.

Bella has given up her whole life for those around her. What will she do, who will she be, where will she go with no one and nothing holding her back anymore? AH/AU, canon pairings eventually - NON-canon pairings initially.