The "tip of the spear" - in the military, they are the front line; the initial attack that draws first blood. As a CACO in the United States Marine Corps, Capt. Masen delivers that leading blow, too. He's often faced with handling the collateral damage this life can bring. He's accepted that love & commitment aren't for him…until she opens the door.

Successful and smart, Bella had always made the right decision. Until that one day that one time. But once is all it takes. Murphy's Law strikes again.

It was just a long weekend in Vegas, so how did eighteen year old high school senior Bella Swan end up married to thirty one year old movie exec, Edward Cullen? This is the story of their awkward life. Rated M for future lemons.

He was the lead singer of The Volturi. I was a new musician with everything to prove. We were Hollywood's It couple. Until he ruined everything. Can our love be saved if he can't save himself? A story about love, lemons, lies, and learning to forgive. AH

"I am a troubled little sweetheart, dipping my nose in powdered sugar poison when Daddy isn't looking. He is Green, so green - all smoke and ash, my fire and flame. His love is warm chocolate chip cookies and ice cream cones melting on cobblestone streets." Pretty girls who refuse to be tamed, and boys that play with fire.

** COMPLETE ** New neighbor Edward really gets Bella's heart pumping, but what nightmarish secrets is he hiding? Will he ever let her in? Daddyward. ** #1 in Top Ten Completed Fics for Jan 2018 on TwiFanfictionRecs **

"I never asked to be saved. Never asked to be rescued. Fucking Christ Edward, I never asked you to be here! I never asked you to do this!" She finally snapped. "You did this on your own merit, so don't you dare blame me!" She hissed pointing at me. My blood was boiling, "When are you going to fucking get it? You don't have to ask me, because I fucking love you!" This is a mess.

Bella decides to study abroad in London her junior year of college. Edward never finished school and was just living his life. The two meet and at first, can't stand each other. But things get heated and they start to develop feelings for each other. But, 6 years later they aren't together anymore and Bella is left caring for their son. What happens when they finally meet again?

A summer fling. A surprise pregnancy. A high school sweetheart back home. Life is complicated. Years later, can two co-parents keep old feelings out of the equation when circumstances force them under the same roof? Will they want to? A birthday fic for Twilly. AH. Daddyward

Edward is a sexy Bar Tender with a secret that makes him run at the first sign of trouble. Bella has a sarcastically smart mouth that both infuriates and intrigues him. *2011 Summertime Avant Garde Award Winner for Best Realistic Lemon!*

After hearing her son's birthday wish, Bella decides to contact her ex-boss whom she had a short affair with before quitting, to let him know that he has a son. Edward has loved Bella since the first moment he saw her, despite her young age and position he sought her out on many occasions, to merely be rejected in turn. Now that she has returned he hopes they can be together.Lemons

Sometimes you make choices in life, and sometimes choices make you.

Bella and Edward grew up together. They've shared a lot of firsts, but never the ones of the intimate sort, both always fearing it would ruin the relationship they had. Now as highly-sought-after, successful adults, neither can take it anymore. One phone call gives them the opening they need, but it'll be easier than they think. Tattella/Tattward; M for Language & Adult Activities

He appears in her dark existence like a ray of sunshine. Can a smile glue together the broken pieces of her heart and soul? A story of loss, pain, hope, and recognizing the beauty of the scars we bear. {Rated M solely for mature issues}

"Baseball is 90% mental, and the other half is physical." -Yogi Berra

Returning home for the first time in five years for her father's wedding was one thing, but she didn't expect this. A/H Written for FAGE9

Two lost souls struggling to find the light after horrible tragedies, find solace in each other. Written for FAGE 9: The Last Ride.

She was the light, helping him look beyond the darkness of his past. He will protect her, even when the shadows threaten to consume him. But will her love be enough to save him? A FAGE-9 gift written for JM Shaw {Placed No. 8 in the Top Ten Completed Fics of Feb at twifanfictionrecs dot com}

Retired boxer-turned CEO, Edward Cullen, is about to face his biggest challenge yet when he is landed with his teenage daughter for the summer. With the help of his feisty PA, Bella, maybe they can find something to bond over? AH OOC.

'Tis the season to be jolly. To give and to appreciate. To spend time with family and all that jazz. Not to wind up in bed with my ex-husband, which is exactly what I did, all because of a not so simple wish from our youngest daughter... E/B. Romance/Family/Friendship

A true gentleman can never resist a damsel in distress.

Their story plays in her mind like a kaleidoscope of bittersweet moments in time. Years later, when Bella finally finds the courage to go after what she's always wanted, will it be too late?

Legacy - A gift; sometimes unknowingly bestowed. Bella met Edward in a London pub, never imagining where each would be 7 years later: he a Congressman fueled by ever-growing political ambition, she the woman with an explosive secret that can end all his dreams. But Bella might soon find that revenge isn't all it's cracked up to be, and that Edward may harbor his own dark secrets.

"I feel silly, and I feel vindicated, and I feel sad. I feel a lot of things, but what I don't feel is nothing, and I'm not entirely sure what that means." (Written in 2013 for the Fandom4LLS fundraiser.)

WRITTEN AS A O/S in 2011 for Fandom Against D/V. CONTINUED as short story in 2014. Edward and Bella, friends since high school, are very close. So close, that the line between friendship and something more is often blurred. Will they ever cross the line or will they always teeter on the edge of what could be?

When Bella's subject drops out of her experiment with less than two months left before her thesis is due, she panics. In walks Edward Cullen, best friend and fellow med student. Staying clinical may prove difficult when things get personal. Rated M ExB

I got the rundown before I ever stepped through the doors: everyone is anonymous, no strings attached, no questions asked, and what happens in the club stays in the club. I got it. I thought it wasn't going to be a problem, but then I saw her. AH, ExB, M for lemons and language

Complete. Edward and Bella married too young and for all the wrong reasons, so no one acted surprised when their marriage crumbled down. Two kids and five years later, events force them to live under the same roof for a while. Will they realize what they lost? AH. Older, divorced E/B. Daddyward. Angst. HEA.

Edward Cullen made a choice that broke Bella Swan's heart. What happens when he inadvertently walks back into her life three years later? A story about love, regret, redemption and the ties that bind.

He walked away from his true love for his career. Now, five years later, one phone call changes Edward Cullen's life in a way he never expected. AU/AH. Rated M for language.

Axiom - a premise so obvious as to be accepted as true without controversy. Edward and Bella were best friends until a perfect storm of circumstances, insecurities, and misunderstandings separated them. But some things are just meant to be, even if they take a slight detour.

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 left Forks heartbroken and with a secret that she didn't dare tell anyone. When she has no other choice, she comes back to Forks to start again. But once Edward finds her back in town, can she trust him again? AH

Sometimes, the miracles we plead for come at a terrible price. AH, dark subject matter.

Edward Cullen is living life in the fast lane. As the lead singer of Breaking Dawn, he gets any woman he wants and makes no apologies for it. But when he sets his sights on timid Bella Swan, his life becomes irrevocably altered. How will he handle being thrown into fatherhood and co-parenting with the introverted beauty?

A story about two friends, a three-day music festival, and stupid love. EPOV.

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?

Edward is finally ready to play ball, but is Bella? Is it too late? The bases are loaded. He's just waiting for Bella to give him the signal to run. EPOV, Human, HS.

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.

My best friend Edward and I have always shared the Twin Room at the cabin. If Tanya thinks she's sleeping in the Twin Room, she's lost her mind. AH. OOC. Canon Couples. Rated M for language, a lemon and potential rug burn.

A night seeing Edward Masen live in concert is a dream come true for Bella Swan. But what goes on once the show has ended is something she had only dreamt of. A steamy evening, leaves Bella in a rather sticky situation. 'That's one doodle that can't be undid'. AH, Drabble fic.

"From very early on, I worried that the biggest thing in my youngest son's life would be the girl he could never escape. I thought it would be horrible for his story to be so ensnared with someone else's, such a tangled ball of yarn that it couldn't be unknotted. Bright, colorful, beautiful to be sure, but so hopelessly snarled in and around itself that it would never be freed."

Dreams past, circumstance and sacrifice... young Edward and Bella bravely smile through the tears on life's complicated path. A short journey of pure and true devotion... of choosing love above all else. EPOV M for Language & Lemons

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

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"

Bella meets Masen at the local skate park. He's a quiet, mysterious loner. She wants to help him, love him even. Will he let her? Or will he skate away like he always does? AH. 3rd Place Winner in the Boys on Boards contest! Now an EXPANDED multi-chap!

Tyler is still damaged from his brothers death & can't get through the darkness he's consumed by. Aiden invites prostitutes over in an attempt to make him feel better. Tyler is instantly intrigued with Mallory. Rated M for a reason. NoTylerMalloryDeath

"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.

Bella spends her days surrounded by books and her nights immersed in them. Reading but not living. Imagining but not experiencing. One night changes everything. A story about wrong numbers and a stranger with all the right words.

New couple, Bella and Edward, spend their summer break from university together in Forks, strengthening their relationship. Bella gets to know the Cullen family and becomes reaquainted with her dad. AH.

The right things happen at the wrong time. First love is the hardest to keep and the hardest to let go. Can we ever go back to when it was you and me against the world? Back to where we stood?

Kristen needs some loving only Rob can give. Here's my take on my favorite couple, Robsten. All RPOV. Rated M/NC-17 for lemons. My first published piece of fanfiction, reviews appreciated!

Overnight irresponsible Edward goes from bachelor to father of a 5 yr old. Meanwhile responsible, prepared Bella begins her first job as Kindergarten teacher at Forks Elementary. When irresponsible meets the epitome of responsible, sparks will fly!

I don't know if you even know what beautiful really means so I'll tell you. Second Place in Public Voting for the Missed Connections Contest. Rated M

This morning, Edward woke up to the longest day of his life. How will it end? That's up to Bella to decide. AH, ExB. *Written as an entry for the 'Jukebox Contest'.*

Edward and Bella are best friends who take a chance on love together before she leaves for two months in Europe. Will they be able to survive when she returns and their lives change drastically? Extended Version of o/s London Calling. Rated M

Outtakes and Extended Scenes from Maybe I'm Falling For You by flightlessbird11 and coldplaywhore. Rated M for lemons, lemons, lemons

New student Bella Swan needs to break out of her shy exterior and her guidance counselor has the answer: tutoring. And Bella is too new to know she shouldn’t want to tutor Edward Cullen.

Outtakes from the collaboration, A Beautiful Mess, written by Risbee and Coldplaywhore.

The perfect person appears at the worst possible moment, and one unforgettable encounter changes everything. AH

Chapter outtakes from the story A Rough Start

In ninth grade I developed a crush on him. At sixteen he kissed me. Freshman year of college I fell in love with him. On my twenty first birthday we got drunk and I lost my virginity to him. Nine months later Mackenzie Carlie Cullen joined us." A/H, AU

Edward and Bella meet one cloudy May morning at their neighborhood coffee bar. Little do they know that they have actually been conversing for several months under assumed names. Collaboration between CPW and FLB11. M for language and lemony goodness.

Edward & Bella meet unexpectedly and turn each other's worlds upside down. However, self destruction and a lack of self confidence threaten to ruin it all. Rated M for lemons and bad language. AH

Disciplined Edward is hired as a bodyguard for Bella, a rebellious teen who is the police commssioner's daughter. Their relationship develops to something they don't expect, revealing inner demons for both. Rated M for language, drug use, and adult things

Bella is coming out of her shell with the help of her two best friends, Rosalie and Alice. All three girls have visions of falling for the popular boys, but when Bella's life is turned upside down, will Edward be able to help her? Will he even want to?

Edward is forced to spend a 5 hour car ride with his ex-girlfriend Bella, who he just so happens to regret breaking up with. Add a hotel room, wine & a little honesty and you get a fiery reunion. He's left wondering if it's a one-time thing or a new start

Bored with their dismal love lives, best friends Edward and Bella come up with the idea of exploring the world of sex using the alphabet for the next twenty-six weekends. What happens when things go from two friends having fun to something serious? AH OOC

Edward moves in with Bella and Alice to help with expenses, but what will happen when Edward falls for Bella and she's unable to return those affections due to a past trauma? Canon Couples, Lemons

Edward and Bella were friends in high school, but found love just before he went away to college. They haven't seen each other in 6 years. Will the lie she told him change everything when he finds out? Has years of struggle made a change in Bella? AH M

Half of Hollywood's most famous couples are faking it. That's how Bella Swan's publicist convinces her to pretend to date troubled Hollywood bad boy Edward Cullen. And she'll do anything for her band and her music.

Trying to hide from their separate lives in Seattle and Los Angeles, Edward and Bella accidently end up at a cabin together for two weeks leading up to Christmas. They can't stand each other, but will that mutual hate eventually lead to more? EXB Lemons

Reader requested outtakes from Cabin Fever. Rated M

They were childhood friends who's destiny pulled them apart. He became a star and she raised his son, a son he knew nothing about. A son she hid from him to allow him to live out his dream. A beautiful lie. All Human. Bella/Edward. Usual Pairings.

After graduating high school Bella Swan spends the summer getting to know Edward Cullen, the brooding older brother of her best friend Alice. They both start to wonder how things will progress when they head to college together in the fall.