To see the end of her nightmares, Bella decides to take control of her life and flee the two people who hurt her the most. As she struggles day by day, she gets an offer which will change her life for good. But, would it be for the best?

In eight distinct sketches of growth, including the fights, arguments, and misunderstandings that usually accompany each stage, watch how the little girl next door went from being the bane of my existence…to being the most important person in my existence. ExB. AH.

*Complete* AU AH Edward has known Bella her entire life; he has watched her change from child to woman. But when friendship gives way to lust, how much harm can one kiss do? *Winner of the May to December Romance Contest's Most Forbidden romance award*

"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."

Hot old dude was cocky from the beginning, yet for some reason she wanted him. He was relentless, and she was a brat, but together they were on fire.

Sometimes you find the thing you need most in the place you'd least expect. For Bella Swan that thing came wrapped in the packaging of a 23-year-old bartender named Edward—a man she can't ever say no to.

Edward is a top-notch attorney who has watched Bella grow from a child into a woman. When friendship gives way to lust, what harm can one kiss possibly do?

*Complete* AU AH Edward Cullen was the most beautiful sinner I had ever seen, and I wanted him to take what he wanted from me. Mobward. *Warning: coercion/seduction/sensual manipulation*

My take on the sin for the SALIGIA compilation: "Seven sinful one shots from seven of the Twilight fandom's most sinful."

Bella wants to escape her small-town life and live her dreams in New York. What happens when a man almost twice her age makes her an offer she can't refuse? AH/M

A private plane. A velvet voice. A seduction miles above ground. My entry for the Dirty Talkin' Edward Contest.

She's been crushing on him for years, this year she vows to make sure he sees her as something other than his pseudo little sister. Will he crush her when he shows up to Christmas with his new fiancée or will she crush him in return? AH Olderward.

22 year-old Bella Swan works for Edward Cullen, the 39 year-old VP at Providence Medical Center in Portland. After years of fighting the attraction, a tryst in the break room leads to a complicated relationship. Trying not to get caught by the prying eyes of their entire workplace, they're forced to hide their relationship and deal with his ex-wife and his 16 year-old daughter.

Airport after airport, you travel around the world, but why? Is there rhyme or reason to it? When Bella's new career has her traveling and bumping into the same fellow over and over will she chalk it up to coincidence or will she want more with him? Englishward/Olderward/Skyward Written for the one and only Midnight Cougar!

She loves him. He loves her crazy. She's a hopeless romantic. He's just hopeless. She's afraid to let go. He won't let her. A story about a silly girl in love with a foolish boy. Here, forever is a lie. TeamBella23 - the realist and YellowGlue - the poet

Just months away from inheriting a fortune and the family business, 17 year old orphan, Bella, is out of control – a wild child with a platinum card and a killer bod. Can Edward, as her legal guardian and CEO of Swan Publishing, rein her in and prevent her from ruining everything he's worked for? AH, OOC. Rated M for language, adult situations and dramatic plotlines.

Bella has spent the summer touring with her best friend whose father just happens to be one of the world's most famous rock stars. How long will they fight the attraction they both hold for each other before they give in? ExB Mature UST.

She waited, longing and praying for his attention, but with the social restrictions and guilt, will he ever requite her love? ExB Mature. Entry for the Taste of Forbidden contest

When everyone around you would think it's all wrong, why does it feel so right? A tale about a man, a woman, and their secret desires. *Entry for the Taste of the Forbidden Contest* AH; BxE; Olderward.

Isabella Swan carries a well-guarded secret about the older man she grew up next door to. Edward, who harbors his own secrets, makes an innocent discovery about his little girl's best friend.

Teasing, taunting, sinfully sexual; all words to describe what she does to him, and him to her. The desire to give in, and take. The need to release. If only she wasn't his step-sister. If only their parents hadn't gotten married.

Bella has loved Edward since she was eight years old. During her summer break, she decides to win his heart once and for all. But prior commitments prove hard to break, and the line between family and lovers is not so easily blurred. A tale of seduction, self-indulgence, and forbidden love.

Shy, orphaned Edward comes to live with his older brother and his wife to finish out his last year of high school, bringing with him a seven-year crush on his sister-in-law. AH

How does Edward tell his best friend's wife, who he happens to be in love with, that her husband is cheating on her? His plans to let it go for the night are spoiled when the woman he loves knocks at his door at four a.m. EXB Mature

: It was a union that was never supposed to happen, an affair that took over her life and altered it. Unable to keep him from advancing, can Bella keep her brother-in-law away and save her marriage? Or should she give in on what could possibly be what was always meant to be? Perhaps fate will make the decision for her.

When everyone around you would think it's all wrong, why does it feel so right? A tale about a man, a woman, and their secret desires.

For centuries, the Gods of Greece have involved themselves intimately with the mortals who worship them. Sometimes these relationships are borne of desire, while others are the product of revenge. It is expressly forbidden for the Gods to fall in love with their mortal conquests, and they've all succeeded . . . until now.

A new intern may cost Edward his job, will he have the strength to keep his hands off of her for eight weeks or will he give in and have his wicked way with her? Oh did I mention that the intern is his boss' daughter? 2nd Place Public Vote Winner in the Anonymous Driven to Desire Ust Contest!

Edward and Bella, best friends for 23 years, and madly in love. Both are afraid to say it, both are afraid to act on it, but events take a turn where they must act, or risk losing it all. ONE SHOT. EXB. M for lemon. Birthday story for Mamagriffen!

One night. One night for Bella Swan to capture Edward Cullen. She has the dress, the courage and the mask to hide her identity. But Edward Cullen is captivated, and has been for two years, by his Heroine. Based on My Heroine by The Maine. AH. M. OneShot.

He's on the wrong side of forty, she's his deceased best friends daughter. Will he give in to her or will she be able to break through his armor.

One shot. Hockey fan, Bella Swan, has dedicated so much time and effort avoiding the 'puck bunny' label that she struggles to acknowledge that the attention from new team addition, Edward Cullen, is directed at her.

Prince Edward decides he wants to attend University to escape Royal Duties. When he meets Bella Swan, he's afraid to tell her who he really is. But there's more to Bella than meets the eye. Who is she? ONE-SHOT. Inspired by the Royal Wedding. Fairytale!

Edward has immersed himself in the Cannabean way to ward off the hurt of a life-changing experience; but an unexpected betrothal teaches him how little he knows about life. There is no abuse in this story.

*2nd place judges choice winner in PickAPicChallenge* All Bella wants is someone to love her. She wishes on a shooting star and the star has one week to grant her the wish. But what if Bella doesn't want the wish anymore and would rather have the star?

As if starting a new school away from her friends and family isn't enough, she has nuisance/captain of the football team Edward interested in her. “Hello, I’m Edward Cullen.” She took my hand, shaking it, “I’m not interested.”AH/AU Bella has better balanc

Entry for the Beyond The Pale Contest. Bella lived her life in the shadow of her older sister, Alice... even when she found the one man she'd ever love. "I love you... but she's my wife."

WINNER for the AwkWard Contest. With best friend Angela moving forward in her relationship with Ben, Bella feels she's being left behind. She tries to remedy the situation by going for Edward Cullen, but being inexperienced makes for awkward situations.