It's the 2012 age of Edward. In the Seventies, a quiet pianist joins the junior class at a small Chicago high school while another student needs some help getting her voice back in shape. Who knew attraction could be bone deep.

Age of Edward entry. Edward was the foreign outsider of Forks High and was constantly picked on for his nationality. His friends are the only people who understand how he feels. How will a class assignment bring these friends even closer together?

1793. French Revolution. Serving the less fortunate leads Isabella to be the most sought after woman in France. An officer has assisted her for some unfathomable reasons. They finally fall for each other – a love built at the worst era. BxE. AH.

3rd place Winner in the 2012 Age of Edward: What happens when a gentleman's attempt to assist a lady in trouble winds up compromising her reputation? He must defend that lady's honor at all costs. Even death. E/B AH AU. Regency England. HEA Promise!

The dressmaker knows his fingers are nimble; he just never thought his heart would be so too, running away with Isabella Swan and conspiring to make him want the very thing he cannot have. AGE OF EDWARD ENTRY

Bella is a young woman forced to move with her father as he strives to defeat heathens selling illegal spirits. Edward is the best known bootlegger in Tennessee. When their worlds collide, more than just moonshine will burn between them. AH, AoE 2012

Edward and Isabella are both on their way to America for a fresh start and a better future. But the New World may not be all they had hoped. AH E/B

He watched as she disappeared into the grey mist. He didn't know her name. He had never even seen her face. All he had, was the slipper in his hand. "Cinderella" retold in 18th century Venice. Age of Edward 2012 Judges' Choice.

In 1851, 18-year-old Bella Swan flees her pleasant home and doting parents in favor of romance and a grown-up life with the man of her dreams. The advent of Britain's railway system makes escape easy for her. Or does it?

"Crete, second millennium BCE. The Minoan Nobleman Eruthros has plans for his future and secrets he must keep. When he finds an intruder in his room, how will his destiny change?" AGE OF EDWARD CONTEST 2012

He filled the hall with songs of love and valor, while his fair maiden watched from across the room. Theirs was a love forbidden yet true. For he was a lowly minstrel, and she was the clan chief's only daughter. *Entry for Age Of Edward 2012*

In a kingdom stable in a far away land, a boy hears tales of the great knight Black Swan. When his kingdom is threatened, the knight and his men come to aid the king, but the knight and the boy find out they have much in common. Here is their story,

Entry for Age of Edward 2012. They have gazed at one another from afar for so long, Edward the 'poor man', and Isabella 'the lady'. Can love triumph all or will tragedy strike down and pull them apart? Victorian England, 1860. AH.

Entry for the 2012 AGE OF EDWARD contest. 1968, one very hot car, and an even hotter buyer. Can a deal be made? "You certainly know your way around an engine," he said. "I had a very good teacher," she said. "I'll just bet you did, kitten." AH, AU, B/E

Bella and Edward meet in 1975 and there is an instant and insistent connection but a serious relationship seems impossible. Will Bella follow her head or her heart?