"Did you know? I'm The One," he says, standing naked in a Walmart. Bella's shift is almost over, and she's too high to deal with this shit.

I unconditionally and irrevocably love to hate Edward Cullen.

It wasn't every day that Bella volunteered to be vampire gourmet. The last thing she expected was for him to kidnap her and take her on an adventure instead. Who was he and how were they connected? It was hard to have fun while tangled up in a web of secrets, schemes and some very dangerous ancients. (On hiatus)

The Swan Family is back together for the first time in years for a Holiday. Everything is picture perfect, until the youngest Swan, Bella, brings home a new boyfriend. Edward seems a little too good to be true to these skeptical Swans. Now expanded!

COMPLETE. Some people work in offices. Some teach or heal. Others paint or make music. I do none of that. I'm the person you call when you have a problem you can't solve. And I'm damn good at it. Call me The Cleaner. Fiction of the Action/Thriller variety, featuring a top-tier private contractor team, a vicious Russian oligarch, a missing CIA agent, and maybe, just maybe, a traitor

I knew better. But I also knew it wouldn't stop me. I was going to destroy her.

Whoever said that revenge is best served cold is dead wrong. Payback against the person who wronged you should be conducted while your anger is still fresh... preferably while in full view of the friendly neighbor across the street. AH. One shot.

Bella is in a financial pinch and facing eviction. When propositioned by her landlord, she is faced with a difficult decision: give up her apartment or give up her body.

{Butterflies Series - Part Three} A year ago, I didn't know him. Seven months ago, he asked who the hell I was as I sat in his dressing room, waiting to break the news to him that I was his new publicist. Six months ago, we went to New York and nothing was the same after that first night. I didn't want things to ever be the same again. AU/AH/RATED M

"She wondered how either God or the law regarded two people who didn't know the first thing about each other entering into a farce of a marriage." A tale of two people navigating life together after the global financial crisis with plenty of Scotch and a wee bit of deception.

This summer was going to change everything. We just weren't prepared for how much.

Everyone knows Edward Cullen in this neighborhood. The kids call him Crazy. I call him Love.

[Love 2.0] What happens when your online life intersects with your real life? It takes a year, but Bella Swan learns the line between offline and online is more blurred than she ever thought - and that great things can come from a single moment between the two.

A lover turns predator. A young Professor, his prey. Follow Dr. Swan as she goes on the lam. She's lost, scared, and completely alone. When her truck breaks down in rural NC she's rescued by two crazy waitresses with hearts of gold. But will their friendship, and the love of a simple man, be enough to save her? "We ain't Flo & Alice, hun, but we're all you've got." Now complete!

When Edward left, it wounded Bella deeply, but it was Jacob's death that instigated what everyone thought was a psychotic break. Why else would she babble about vampires and werewolves? Years later, Bella's world is shattered by her husband's death. Now she must grapple with being a mother and widow, as well as Edward's shocking return. BxE HEA. Complete.

"Is that all it takes, to make someone a relative stranger again? Five-ish months of a not-so-trial separation? She'd expected it to take longer."

Edward, a 38-year-old Restaurateur; Bella, a 27-year-old Financial Advisor. Both interested in the concept of love. A good game of cat and mouse could be exhilarating, but sometimes games didn't need to be played. AH.

Bella Swan doesn't believe in regret, but if she did…

**COMPLETE** "So, I guess this is where our journey ends. Sorry, I dragged you all this way." - A Thanksgiving Short Story

Bella thought she knew what her life looked like. It was normal teenage angst and high school boredom. However, one night proves her very wrong and she realizes everyone has been lying through their teeth. Bella isn't normal. Bella is a Witch. And she has a very important choice to make. B/E, Mature Content, AU/A(H)

AKA How Hades Got His Groove Back. A modern!AU retelling of one of the most famous romances in Greek Mythology, with plenty of humor and cursing thrown in for good measure. Rated M for language and liberal use of euphemisms.

Being born into wealth is a privilege. It's also a curse. AH. Set in Australia. COMPLETE.

Don't Think. Just say yes. Drabble-ish. Fluffy. AU.

"One hit will make you change your mind."

Sometimes, everything you're looking for ends up being right where you left it. *Entry for The Heart of Country Contest. 1st Place Silver Spur Award Public Vote, 2nd Place Silver Spur Award Judges Choice, 1st Place Gentlemen Wear White Award (Swooniest Fella) Public Vote and Judges Choice, 2nd Place Hay Ride Award Judges Choice.* Now expanded and complete!

Grinchin' ain't easy, but Edward Cullen makes it look so damn good.

"You wouldn't call my Mum pretty. However, you can call her one of the most beautiful women on this earth." A handsome stranger, a discovery about their mother...Life is precious. ( An entry for the Twilight Diversity Contest and winner of Judges Choice 3rd Place, and also personal favourite of host BelieveItOrNot, judge Bon123 and validator EnchantedbyTwilight.)

Bella's one-liners never work, until she meets what she thinks is a hot nerd in a bar. Looks can be deceiving. Written for Beyond The Bedroom Contest- Won - 2nd Place Public Vote, 3rd Place Judge's Vote, and Judge's Pick (GemmaH)

He had been in love with her ever since his rambunctious Border Collie attempted to ingest her cat. It had begun the war. Now they're grown and getting married. He's a veterinarian and she's an MT. It's a madhouse. E/B AH episodic romance. Defies a genre: some angst, some comedy.

"I feel her before I see her, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up in attention. When I shut my locker, she's parting the crowd like the red sea. Bella Swan is looking right at me, a smirk poised on her dark lips and something fierce in her dark eyes. There's something about her, something otherworldly. A storm is coming and I feel like i'm about to be caught in it." EPOV AU

Ed wasn't just rough 'around' the edges. He was 'all' rough edges inside and out. And after one night, me and the sexiest jerk alive were linked together forever. BPOV.

"Sometimes, at night, he'd walk in his meadow and look to the sky, hoping she was seeing the same full moon, the same brilliant stars." This is a story of second chances and intrepid hearts.

He's just an employee. She's all buttoned-down, fiance in the bag. He's just charming Edward, the third-wheel with his cheap bottles of wine. So what is Jacob all upset about? He's not her obsession. He's a bit of a distraction, but she's not a two-timer. She's his boss. That's all. And she's so tired of defending it. Especially to herself.

Cute, trendy Bella returns home to escape the heartache of her past. She immediately befriends neighbors Jasper and Edward, bonding with them in the treehouse out back. Bella and Edward discover they have more in common than they ever dreamed of. AH A/U

A happy-go-lucky young man is suddenly thrust into a world of danger where he must embrace his birth right to save the lives of his loved ones at all cost.

There's one thing on my grown-up Christmas list, and while it includes a number of specifics in varying degrees of dirtiness, it really all boils to the one thing I've wanted for a year and a half: a do-gooder with unruly hair and a Mister Rogers sweater, and a lifetime of nights that would land me squarely on the naughty list.

Bella's found a creative way to use her degree, and it's going great. Until Eddie Masen crosses her desk.

Vampires Edward and Jasper are partners in crime who make a game of their hunt for human blood. Their brotherly dynamic is threatened when Edward meets Bella and is tempted to start playing by his own rules. Vamp/AU/OOC. This is not slash. COMPLETE.

I haven't so much made a success of myself as simply fallen through the cracks in my life and somehow landed buttered side up. I am toast. The fifty percent lucky slice that you rescue from your kitchen counter and shove in your mouth as you run out the door, breathless and late, to start your new day.

"You keep giving me excuses and lashing out at me, but you know what? Not once have you said, 'Edward, this could never work because I don't even like you.' Which means," he leans in conspiratorially, "that you do. Like me." As One Does one-shot won 5th Place Public Vote in the May to December Contest as well as a the Romeo and Planetbluefic's Judge's Choice. Now it's expanded!

The trouble with boys like Edward Cullen is I can already see how it will end. But the thrill of driving down this road with him is almost worth the crash.

When two able-bodied, aspiring artists take a gig parking cars on a snowy night, winter chills them to the bone-until they meet a sweet brunette whose smile could melt the polar ice cap. But will she notice Edward in the shadow of his more outgoing friend? Rated M, Edward/Bella.

I'd travelled 3000 miles, using the distance as a safety blanket. 3000 miles. 50 hours. Turns out, it wasn't far enough. 1st Place Judges' Vote, 3rd Place Public Vote, Judges' Pick, Validator Pick, and Secret-keeper Pick in The May to December contest.

Upon waking, there's a brief, blissful period in which you don't yet recall the sins of the night before, but eventually, you have to open your eyes. I'm Bella Swan, seventeen years old, cheerleader. This morning I woke up in the wrong bed.

Bella Swan wants an escort for Thanksgiving weekend. Edward Cullen wants a second chance. Charlie wants to know where Renee hid the key to his gun safe. Happy Thanksgiving! *First Place and Funniest Popular Vote in the Twilight of Craigslist Contest*

Friends are forever, boys are whatever - unless it's Edward Cullen. Then the gloves come off.

Bella's willpower is tested by the young hottie at the pool. Older and wiser she makes a move that will change their lives forever. E/B AH

After meeting Edward, Bella thought her life would finally calm down, but nothing could prepare her for what happens next. Life takes a crazy turn and she realizes that the best revenge is moving on. BxE/AH/HEA *sequel to Crazy Good*

His reality was made of nightmares. She was plagued by them. Will she conquer her fears in time? Can he protect her?

Dr. Edward Cullen doesn't need the Force to find his perfect woman. She comes limping right into his life. My entry for the Doctorward Contest.

"It's the first time I realize that for all of the significance boy-Edward holds in my past, man-Edward is a stranger to me. The thought is at once liberating and heartbreaking, and I don't know what to do with it: how do you forgive someone who no longer exists? How do you hold a man accountable for a boy's carelessness?"

Bella once told me that there was nothing braver than a flower growing through a crack in the sidewalk. I laughed because she was always giving feelings to things that don't feel. If she was standing next to me, I'd tuck the dandelion behind her ear. Or she'd blow on it and make a wish. A hundred wishes. Or maybe just one.

A 4-part Ride outtake, set between chapters 17 and 18. Warning: contains the usual.

A disinterested, paranoid girl. A wealthy journalist with only one thing on his mind. Too much alcohol. A serial killer on the loose. Here's the problem with a one-night stand in locked-down London.

Not me. That's who this girl is. She is not me. And for the first time, Edward wants someone who is not me. The tequila sits at the bottom of my stomach and begins to grow tentacles. I am tequila brave.

Everything I had done in my life seemed to lead up to this moment. The moment when I found myself bound inextricably to a man I didn’t love, trapped in a life I didn’t want. And if I left him, I would be entirely alone.

He's a young but jaded musician writing lyrics for his band, and she's a naive, frustrated poet looking to break out of her shell; their words collide online. What happens when they meet in high school, unaware of their literary connection?

She didn't want to dwell in the past anymore. She'd always been a woman of action, and action was exactly what she needed. Bella was going to renovate her house, and maybe she could renovate her life in the process. Winner of Host's and Judge's Choice for the Dirty Talkin' Edward Contest.

What happens when the paths of two highly intelligent hypersexuals cross?

As a young father who's not sure where he belongs, Edward's just trying to get through each day. His daughter is his life and all he thinks he needs. When the girl with the broken oven and busted fire alarm flips his world around, will he invite her into his life? Will she choose to enter? "I wasn't planning on - I didn't expect... you."

Honor student Bella Swan has mastered the arts...of manipulating her divorced parents, rolling the perfect joint, and faking an orgasm. Who wouldn't want to keep a girl like her? An unconventional coming of age tale for Gen Xer Bella. Rated M. *Complete*

Bella, a fledgling lawyer, has better luck in a courtroom than with men. Enter the hottie in the pricey suit who offers to pay double her going rate, and he's not talking legal fees. The pair find themselves deep in a compensation-based misunderstanding until a few months later when she realizes she may be in love with her one and only regular.

Once upon a time, a quirky woman barreled into a soft-spoken man's life and turned it upside down. Not that he complained about it...

"Biggest regret?" That I didn't meet you first.

He wanted to be the most powerful man on earth. As far as she was concerned, he already was. Love. Longing. A decade of regret. Time changes nothing...or does it?

Mini-sequel to The Best I Ever Had for FGB.

Four years is a long time to date someone. Unless it's Edward. Gorgeous, charming, intelligent Edward. Then again, he's so cheap he steals toilet paper. No one's perfect, that's for sure. 3rd Pl Public Vote/2nd Pl Judge's Vote in Fic This Gif contest!

Sex between friends complicates everything. Bella knows this. But she has no idea how much more Edward is going to complicate things.

They say that there are three certainties in life: birth, death & taxes. A fourth certainty in Edward & Bella's life is their friendship...okay, five if you include Edward's fixation on seeing her boobs. Inspired by WhatsMyNomDePlume's "Best I Ever Had"

Double Judge's Choice winner: 2012 Truly Anonymous Twilight Contest. Introvert Bella Swan channels her passionate nature into her art. Will one last mundane duty at her day job change all that?

Introvert Bella Swan channels all her passion into her art, dreading yet another tedious evening with a "cute guy" her best friend Rose has picked for her. Only one quick duty to complete before leaving the hotel where she works, and then . . . ? AH B/E

I know of three kinds of change: the kind that jangles around in your pocket, the kind that happens slowly, every moment of every day, and the kind that blows you away in an instant.

Edward finds himself back in the little beach town of his childhood when he inherits the local bar from his uncle. The elusive, pretty girl next door has killer legs, a sketchbook and secrets that are slowly eating her alive.

"Error 434: Reprimanding an executive." Life changing or just stupid? Dear Mr. Masen: A story of unauthorized Internet usage, culinary delights and the goings-on at Cullen, Inc. AH, ExB.

1st Place Winner of Judges' Choice award and Most Romantic award in the Twilight of Craigslist contest. He finds a camera, and his courage. She finds a mysterious, romantic ad. Fate finds them both. AH, Romance.

Two network news anchors. One desk. In a race to get the story, love might become the headline - if they don't kill each other first. AH Canon Couples, smart people, particle physics, and tap dancing.

Santa believes there's no such thing as a bad elf. Bella's been fired from nearly every toy shop. How can Santa get her in the right position when everything out of her mouth is so very dirty? Santa, elves, chocolate starfish and phasing reindeer

She's just trying to move on with her life and he's trying to find a way in it. E/B, AH, Rated M. Merry Christmas!

Bella Swan hates Rosalie Hale. Her idea of revenge? Sleeping with the Ice Queen's boyfriend, Edward Cullen. AH, very OOC, very rated M.

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return." -Nat King Cole. This story is about that. AH, Canon pairings.

"They say that if you love someone, you'll do anything for him. I just never imagined that what my husband would ask of me would be to have sex with another man." Written for the TwiKinkFest. Cuckolding fetish. E/B.

Edward Cullen was a man who liked order. He arranged his life into neat little segments, exercising rigid control in all areas of his existence. Then one day, all of it was brought tumbling down by one simple question.

Prayers are funny things. I used to think mine fell on deaf ears. -Rated M for mature language-

The first time I saw him, he was the defeated quarterback of my school's rival team. I'm still not sure why I talked to him, but I know it's the smartest thing I've ever done. One shot, AU/AH, M.

A determined curator vies with a private collector when rumors of a rare book surface in central Europe. All human, canon couples...eventually.

Edward meets a beautiful girl. For the Boys on Boards Contest. AH

Bella wanted to fulfill a fantasy - to be groped inside a crowded train. She gets her wish and more, when a sex-starved ex-convict decides she's fair game. ALLHUMAN. Mature but with plot.

He gave me art and words and passion and life, but all I wanted was him.

Birthday one-shot for my beta, Melanie. Twenty-something, plus sized Bella is curvy and confident. Enter Edward, her high school crush, who she only ever loved from afar. A second chance for something amazing. Rated M for the usual reasons.

After the Cullens leave Forks, a twist of fate lands Bella in Chicago in 1918. She thinks it's a second chance to build a life with Edward, but when she finds him, he's not quite what she expected. Can Bella create the future she's hoping for?

As Bella Swan starts over with hopes of finding her future, Edward Cullen is hanging on desperately to his past. She's treading water, and he's a corporate golden boy. They share an office, but few words...until one night changes everything.

My mind is trapped in circles, my loneliness pressing in. Unable to speak, I reach for her spark. In her eyes, I find my partner. In her command, I find my freedom. Together, we open our lives to something more. AU/AH, D/s, male sub.

Our late night calls were fascinating. His attitude in person was frustrating. Stupid radio host with the velvety, seductive voice. Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? Will the real Tony Masen please stand up? AH. Drama/Mystery/Romance

Bella prefers the virtual to the actual, but feels herself being tugged from the safety of her online realm into the world of a rough edged Edward. This time she'll write her own story. Collab with astilbe13 AH/AU

Bella's life is full of certainty and boredom. A dance instructor without passion, she has no idea that the handsome man in her night class will teach her how every moment could be her big moment, and how every breath could be the last. AH/M. COMPLETE.

..."And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation." - Kahlil Gibran. One shot written for littlesecret84 and fandom gives back. AH/M.

Vampire Edward meets human Bella when she is being attacked in a dark alley. Things get ugly and Edward is forced to take her to his house to save her.Not all great love stories start once upon a time and far far away; Some begin down dark alleys.A/U ExB

By pretending she is falling for Edward, Bella is fulfilling Esme's dying wish. But sexy, possessive Edward can read her mind. Will she ever get into his? Can Bella forget the pain of her teenage years, and can she resist his relentless seduction? AH.

Edward makes a bet with Bella's ex, James, that he can bed her. Bella learns of the bet through a friend and decides to string Edward along for a bit and subsequently land herself a hot date for her friend's wedding. Things soon get very interesting...

The heat wave lingers. Sweet, savory and slick. Jasper, Rose and I wade through the humid days, content in our relative isolation. We spend June through August at our family lake property, and this summer is like any other. Until it's not.

Sometimes, no matter how much you love someone, they won't love you back. Or maybe they just can't... right now. This is the WitFit plot "Curtains", novella-style.

Bella's ready to bust out of her shell in college with roomie Alice. She meets the dazzling but rakish Edward, but is warned of his less than angelic ways. Will B/A be just another notch in the belt for J/E, or will they teach the boys a lesson or two?

Years ago, Alice had a vision: Edward would find a mate at Christmas. After decades of trying to dissuade his meddling family by bringing home the vilest girls he can find, Edward happens upon a bitter old woman & awakens to what could've been.AU;OOC;O/S

Happy Harry is here again, live and streaming right into where you live. Are you ready for me?” Will Bella Swan find out who's behind the sexy voice that has her all hot and bothered? BxE - AU/AH, OOC, Lemons and Language. Now revised and expanded.

The odds of him dialing her phone number are 3,720 to 1. Yet he does. Their chance conversation leads to something more. Something silly, then serious and a little scary. But in a good way. AU

Then he raised one eyebrow, shook his head, and sighed sympathetically, "Cockblocker Swan strikes again.” A collaboration between Ezrocksangel and Angstgoddess003 for the "When Love Was New contest". AH E/B Flangst

Ever since she can remember, Bella Swan has spent her Christmas with the Cullens. This Christmas its time to sort out those Edward related "complications". But what happens when Edward has a new introduction to make? Rating: Mature Pairing: EB, AH

Um. Hi. I don’t really know how to say this, but I have your kids with me, and I was thinking maybe you would like them back. So yeah… call me.