"His gaze travels up and down my body, and I watch as he palms himself through his jeans, almost as if he's unaware of it, but I can tell he's straining against the button fly. Then, he leans over me again, and this time I don't shut my eyes. "Mate."" 1st place winner Public Vote for the Red-Eyed Edward Contest

When confronted with life-altering information, Bella begins to wonder – is it a conspiracy theory if it turns out to be true? **Previously in the Secrets&Lies Contest. Winner of Validator's Choice and Banner Artist's Favorite Pick**

Dr. Isabella Swan is exhausted. After weeks in Africa helping to treat victims of the Ebola Virus, she just wants to go home. When she arrives stateside, her welcoming committee is a squad of military police, sent to escort her to a federally mandated 21 day quarantine. She has no idea how those 21 days will completely change her life. B/E AU/AH

Sixth sense: a special ability to know something that cannot be learned by using the five senses. Humans use 10% of their brain, but it's been proven that those with a sixth sense use more. Some wish to harness that power. With a target on us, sixxers are hunted as we try to stay hidden, blending in with the average world around us...when we are anything but average. AH ExB

Who knew that the worst day of your life, could very well end up your best.

What happens when a small sacrifice for your country becomes the greatest sacrifice you will ever make.

With thousands of potential mates at your fingertips, finding a connection is just a swipe away. Sometimes you have to left swipe a lot of Mr. Wrongs to swipe Mr. Right.

Bella has a problem. She has fallen for her online friend and the handsome green eyed man she met at a wedding. Who will she choose? HEA B&E

Bella Swan is surprised and excited when a famous mysterious street artist lends his talents to create a mural for her community center. Bella never imagines it will put her face-to-face with her past.

As a nurse, Bella's seen it all, or has she? When the clinic where she works needs an expansion, the guy hired isn't what she expects. Sometimes all that glitters, is all it takes. Romance/Humor

A young woman looking for herself meets a man of the world in romantic Florence. Winner of Best Secondary Character Award in the 2015 May to December Contest. A heartfelt thank you to SunflowerFran and PaTrizia for their wonderful beta and pre-reading expertise. Stephanie Meyers owns Twilight.

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.

A little one-shot about unlikely friendships and young love. For my beta, Chicsarah, on her birthday. Rated M for a bit of citrus.

Bella and Edward have grown up hating each other. Can being forced to spend one HOT Spring Break together change all of that?

Bella Swan is a time traveler, drifting between the past and present. Can the Cullens help her find the cure before time runs out?

Bella is working for a catering and event planning company. She has just about pulled off the reception of the year when she's introduced to Edward Cullen, mafia boss. Can he show her that even bad guys can be good .AH/CC

Her grandmother taught her to believe in fairy tales. She was told that one day her Prince Charming would come to save her. But after years of abuse, Bella has nearly given up all hope, until the day the Cullens moved to Forks. Twilight AU, mating connection story.

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

My cousin said I'd find a guy on FarmersOnly dot com, but I'm not looking for A guy, I'm looking for THE guy. The guy who gets my sarcasm, who loves bad pick up lines, who can't say no to ice cream, and who won't make me a featured story on Dateline. Are you man enough to be the cowboy of my dreams? AH, T, B&E, MeetTheMateContest entry

"My cousin said I'd find a guy on FarmersOnly dot com, but I'm not looking for A guy; I'm looking for THE guy. The guy who gets my sarcasm, who loves bad pick up lines, who can't say no to ice cream, and who won't make me a featured story on Dateline. Are you man enough to be the cowboy of my dreams?"

While his fiancé is out with friends, Edward gets an unexpected visitor who is anxious to return something precious to its rightful owner. Entry for Meet the Mate. Inspired by a Real-Life Lost-and-Found.

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.

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. AU, Human, M, ExB, MaytoDecemberRomance Contest entry

"Tell me to leave," he whispers. "No." My voice is sure because, prank or not, I haven't felt this much excitement in years. I want it. I want him; consequences be damned. Contest entry for May to December Romance Contest. B/E, BPOV, Olderella, AH, M

A May To December Romance Contest entry: "Professional architect seeks senior culinary student for rental exchange." Edward Cullen had no idea of the trouble he was in for the day he placed a simple advertisement to make his hectic life easier. Olderward x Youngella. Winner of The Temptress Award for Best Young Bella.

Bella is handed the perfect man, but can she keep him? Will her conscience let her?

Two hearts, one soul. How, when life comes to an end, do you honor a life of perfection?

Edward Cullen had a great life or so he thought until his on again, off again girlfriend left him because of his lack of commitment and general lack of funds. His solution is simple to win her back, but in doing so he sent on a wild goose chase with a girl that just may be everything he needs. *short chapters*

"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."

"Professional architect seeks senior culinary student for rental exchange." Edward Cullen had no idea of the trouble he was in for the day he placed a simple advertisement to make his hectic life easier.

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.

He's young, good-looking and in town for the summer. She's beautiful, kind and someone's mom. Can records and workouts be the key to their happiness?

There is a moment where when you're not looking for love, it catches you by complete surprise in the best way possible. Edward and Bella are caught up in that moment. Will they fight together to overcome all of the obstacles that stand in their way? Or will they cave to what they think they should do, ignoring what they both know they want?

Timid Isabella is sent to keep the home and children of widower Edward Cullen.

Life is a series of sketches that create a picture. Could a young life-drawing model be the final piece that creates her masterpiece?

Can the library assistant catch the eye of the new kindergarten teacher? How will he react when he finds out she's only eighteen? Will he keep his distance, or stop letting the twenty year age difference hold him back?

A secret attraction, a forbidden love. Can their foundation stand the forces that could tear them apart?

At the young age of six, they walked down the aisle for the first time. Twenty years later they did it again. This time was forever.

Contest Entry for the May to December Romance Twific Contest

Juggling two jobs and a full-time schedule of classes, college student Bella hadn't had the time to figure out just how sexy she was. Her boss, Edward knew it, but was it right of him to show her?

Sometimes it just takes that one special thing to turn a regular moment into a magical moment, and sometimes you just gotta blame it on the mistletoe.

Marine Sergeant Edward is helping with a local Toys For Tots drive when he runs into an old childhood friend. He can't help but fall for the blind beauty. Can he convince her not to let her past, get in the way of their future?

"My mommy needs a Hero." Edward returned after four years of being in the Marines to find the girl he sill loves but had left behind in trouble and in need of help. Will Bella allow him to help her and her son? What else will he discover that he has left behind after listening to bad advice from over helpful friend? Cannon couples A/H.

The early 27th century - a young omnilinguist gypsy girl who creates visions with her li'lute, an alien bio-weapon struggling with his control, the Federation starship Nova, and how their lives intertwine.

Conceding defeat was never in Bella's plans, but things change during the fight for your life. She's counting down the days but has one last wish, which Dr. Pretty Eyes plans to fulfill. With a little of his Christmas magic, Bella may just find a reason to fight again.

It's one thing to be infatuated with your almost brother-in-law, it's another altogether when he reaches out to you and offers to make your fantasies a reality. Hearts don't get broken in fantasies though. Warning: Contains cheating.

VOTED TWICE AS THE LEMONADE STAND'S FAB FIVE FICS OF THE WEEK. Photographer Bella is heartbroken after her break up from Mike, but her best friend Rosalie has a plan to cheer her up - shooting a sexy calendar for Eclipse magazine. Lots of lemony fun! Featuring Bella, Edward and a whole feast of lovely Twi-guys! Stephenie Meyer owns all things Twilight.

Sometimes you have to stop thinking with your head and listen to your heart, follow which way the wind blows and dream with abandon. Because tomorrow is a brand new day, and who knows what it will bring. E/B. Fluffy as fuck, with some sweet salty love.

It's his birthday and I'm giving him the one thing he really wants. AH ExB M for Smut. Smut, smut, smut.

A divorcee painting a beach landscape. A stranger and his young dogs playing on the sand. The story of how a childhood vacation, two mutts, a pedigree pug, an incomplete painting, and an ex-husband all play a part in bringing these two together. A birthday present for Planetblue. E&B AH

Edward is still madly in love with his high school sweetheart and is tired of his sister setting him up on dates, each one being worse than the one before. He decides to reverse the tables by being their worst date ever. What happens if the tables are reversed right back at him? Submission to the Wonkyward Contest.

A woman with nothing more to lose and a man who has lost everything come together under the disguise of an agreement as old as time and as sinful as flames that threaten to engulf them both. Will they find their salvation in each other or will this be another dream reduced to ashes from the fires that consume them?

A citrusy birthday gift for Edward.

Edward, moves to the small town his grandfather was from, after his sudden death. He inherits his veterinary clinic and ranch. He's intrigued by Isabella who tries to runaway with her brother. What will Edward do when he finds a journal his grandfather kept and realizes he was trying to help them get away?

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.

With Arizia in ruins, King Charles gives his daughter's hand to the prince of his country's biggest foe, Englasia, to unite the two countries under Englasia's flag and save his people. Crown Prince Edward of Englasia accepts, expecting an ignorant woman from a hated and fallen nation whose life he can make miserable while continuing his rakish ways. He wasn't prepared for Isabella.

I have nothing to fear but fear itself. And my incompetent stylist. I just asked for Spanx, but his hand is raised and…this isn't going to end well. ExB. Rated M. Comedic Romance.

Both POVs of Sticky Sweet and Sugar combined in one story. City Girl Bella meets Class Clown Edward when she moves to small-town Tennessee. He's gorgeous, flirtatious, and possibly downright nuts. Can she hold onto her heart around a guy who flirts with anything that breathes? So much fluff.

Masen Valley, SC. Population: 10,789. It was a tiny dot on a map; an escape of sorts for Bella Swan. But when circumstances bring a certain member of Masen Valley's founding family back to town, she finds that the past isn't as easy to leave behind as she thought it would be... Or let go.

He's a coldhearted businessman who's set in his ways. He wants perfection, but doesn't see it from anyone, ever. What if he tastes the other life, will he go back and if he does will he change? AH/Rated M Amazing banner by Deebelle1

A new neighbor, some surprise gifts, and a little of the magic that always seems to come with the snow. A little bit of fluff to start the New Year.

Some so called friends invite Bella out for her birthday, and send her to a BDSM club as a prank. What happens when the owner of the club sees her? Will he be able to set aside his Dom nature? Will she ever believe she deserves to have her needs met? Will he be able to set aside his wants and desires to meet those needs, or will she find her true desire is to submit to him? AH/M

Bella and her friends have a few naughty surprises for the guys that dumped them right before the holiday. Rated M for Merry Fucking Christmas

Spending summer vacation traveling with the St. Louis Cardinals isn't every teen girls idea of fun. What happens when the teen daughter of the team doc falls for one of the players? Can they find love or will life get in the way? AH/Cannon and Non-Cannon pairings/Rated M

I should've listened to my wife, now I'm paying the price. She's really mad.

I was completely addicted to his blog. I woke to it every morning and went to bed with it every night. He was the man of my fantasies and then I asked him a mundane question…. BxE

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

Used to feeling lonely in a crowded room, Edward Cullen is on another press junket for his latest film when a certain journalist breaks through the tedium. Half an hour later, she's gone - or so he thinks. Rated M for later chapters of the citrus variey

Masen's words stopped my heart. The impatient fumbling of his fingers started it back up again as he ran his thumb along the loopy, black cursive that bound us. I knew he had me then. He knew he had me from the start.

Stepsiblings Emmett & Bella have fought an attraction for years, but one game of "I Never" compels them to act. Emmett's best friend Edward gets involved, and life gets a little more interesting. Em/B, E/B, Em/B/E. E/B HEA. AH

All he wants is a distraction. And a distraction is what he gets when a night out with friends leads to a steamy hook-up. Of course, sometimes things look different in the morning... but that's the trouble with one-night stands in locked down Boston.

EPOV Companion Piece to Words with Friends. Movie star Edward Cullen is done with women and focused on his career. A stranger reaches out to him via Words with Friends. Will her words change his mind?

Bella Swan has a major crush on a major star, Edward Cullen. They have an obsession with the same game. Can they connect through Words with Friends and become more than that? Rated M.

A cocky QB runs into a snarky band geek. What happens when they collide on and off the field? Rated M.

Bella Swan is an aspiring sports writer and her first big assignment is to interview the league's biggest, not to mention hottest, quarterback. Will Edward Cullen school her in the rules of the game or will she teach him a thing or two? Rated M.

Bella tries to go through the motions of her life. She's in an ivy league school, has a great boyfriend and is a great ballet instructor. When she meets Edward she finds that maybe she doesn't just want to be normal. A/H, A/U, Lemons and Bostonward!

Edward Cullen is one of Hollywood's hottest young stars. Bella is his biggest fan, and…not so young. Between the paparazzi, the crazy fans, and the fact that she's old enough to be his – older sister – their romance faces some challenges. Fortunately, Edward's a patient guy.

*COMPLETE* A serious relationship was the last thing Edward or Bella was looking for when they met as new parents of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. Can they fall in love during the most stressful time in their lives? Based on a true story.

Bella always finds the wrong guy. The one who can't satisfy her, ahem, needs. The one who really wants her best friend, Rosalie. But even if she never finds the Right Guy, there's always a glass of wine and the sympathetic ear of Edward, her faithful barman.

Bella Swan's love life is more comedy than romance. When a friend sets her up with an online dating profile and a blind date, Bella hopes it will lead to finding her Mr. Right. But from the get-go, nothing goes as planned.

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*

Edward Cullen never missed an anniversary. This year, however, he plans on making it the most memorable one yet. My 2012 FAGE entry.AH, filled with love, laughter, and loads of fluff.

Bella sees life half-empty. Edward sees it half-full. Will he teach her to quench her thirst by living for the day? AH, drabble-esque.

Front of the house, back of the house - Edward wants Bella everywhere. What would you give to be a fly on the wall in this restaurant? Edited to gain T rating.

Sideline Collision through Bella's eyes, before she met Edward up through chapter one of Sideline.

Bella's life changes in a heartbeat when she meets a beautiful, shy Edward Cullen at a summer concert. Before they get a chance to start, a shocking discovery has them questioning every thing…everything except the way they feel for one another. Edward is her teacher. Bella is his student. My Entry for The Taste of the Forbidden Contest. :)

The girl is initially quite rude to him, because she doesn't realise that, well, he can't actually hear a word she's saying. Literally, he can't. But still, they end up sitting on a bench on a winter's night, talking. One-Shot. AH

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

Bell Swan is a hard ass roller derby chick. Edward Cullen is a shy and totally awkward Medical Examiner. What will happen when he needs to take care of her when no one else will? A bit of angst... a bit of drama but a TON of funny. Rated M for...you know.

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 a steamy encounter in a closet with a stranger. But is he really a stranger?

Post NM-5 Yrs. AU Hybrid Vamps: "He is not my father." My nostrils flare in blatant scorn. "As far as I'm concerned, I have no father." *Hiatus begins now. See author page for details*

: 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.

Edward is king of a dying race, his planet torn by civil war. Bella is abducted to become his bride. From college student to Queen... Can she learn to love this strange man and help save his people? AU/OOC, Rated M

Bella Swan - a psychic in the 24th century - becomes a pawn in her father's political games with no way out. But could her newly arranged marriage to a Prince of an alien planet be the cure to her loneliness? OOC. Lemons and possible violence.

Edward never thought he'd be the sole caregiver to his godson Lucas until disaster struck leaving the baby orphaned. Bella's irresponsible and perpetually unemployed until her friend introduces the two. Will it be a success or disaster? NOW COMPLETE

Bitter graduate student meets eager undergraduate. Sparks fly but not always in the good way. A story about regaining faith in yourself and remembering why it was you used to love what you do. All EPOV. AH. Rated M for language and eventual citrus.

Dear Wishes for You, My name is Riley Biers and I'm nine years old. Soon, very soon I'll leave behind my mom because I have terminal cancer. I write to you today and this is my wish... Rated M for language

Bella is in high school and is having a hard time dealing with everything she gets. She wants prince charming to save her, but what if her prince has always been there? Been done loads, but give this a chance? Please Read Review.

Scotland, 1152. He had never given his heart to someone. Not after his parents died right in front of him when he was only a child. Being forced by the king of his country to marry, he decides to fight the attraction to his bride. ExB

Bella's bad luck has landed her in Chicago for a business trip, with no luggage and no hotel room. Her co-worker, Edward, steps in to help! Her luck is about to change. AH. Canon pairings. Fluffy. Rated M for lemony goodness.

Trucker hats, possums, and dirt roads. Shenanigans ensue. Is there really less trouble in the country, or are the kids just better at not getting caught? ExB, AH. Story contains mature themes.

Here is my fluffly little twist on the whole electrical charge that Edward and Bella feel. What if it really meant something else, something deeper? Would Edward be able to do what he needs to make sure Bella stays his forever? AU

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.

Bella has an amazing life as a teacher in paradise. She's doing all the things she loves: teaching, playing music, and Edward? Tattoos, and Choppers, and LEMONS! Oh, my! AH, OOC, LANGUAGE

Bella is a student at the University of Alaska. She's fiercely independent, but everything changes when she meets a stranger who refuses to leave her side. This story explores the subject of vampire mating. AU

Bella, Edward, Emmett. All swingers. Do i need to say more? This is nasty. Hahahaha! Read and review. You won't be disappointed! O/S maybe.

Edward is a ruler in need of an heir. Isabella Swan comes from fruitful stock. A marriage made in heaven, right? Well...not quite yet. Sometimes duty brings an unexpected gift. Rated M for future lemons.

Edward is drawn to Bella in a way he has never been drawn to anyone. He is in love with her from the first moment he sees her, wanting her for his own. He chooses to woo her, hiding what he really is to be the man she deserves.

A chance meeting on an airplane and a slip of the tongue. Who knew saying something so wrong could make everything so right? 1st Place Judge's Choice for the Awkward Turtle Contest. Because an awkward Bella is, well, awkward. AH

Based on the Harleyward in my author note for ch 27 of A Stable Romance. Bella meets Edward, and his Harley, after a concert. Will she just get a ride on the Harley, or much more than that? No longer just a one shot due to demand. LEMONS GALORE!

Homesteading on the prairie in 1864 is austere, beautiful, and deadly. Can Edward and Bella survive the hardships and flourish? AU/AH EPOV Originally an entry in the Age of Edward contest, now revised and expanded.

Outtakes from "The Bigger They Are" from different POVs. Won't make much sense without reading Bigger. Bella is a military widow with four sons, Edward is a confirmed bachelor and career soldier. He only does casual, but she's got lots of baggage.

Confirmed bachelor and career soldier, Edward Cullen was perfectly happy with his life. Until a young punk busted his windshield. Suddenly, he finds himself drawn to a beautiful widow with a LOT of baggage- four rambunctious sons. AH/AU - COMPLETE

She wanted to be loved. He never wanted to love again. She found it in all the wrong places, and he had to bring her back. A story about an American hopeless romantic and an English bad boy trying to move on from his dark past. AH, very OOC, High School

When tree cutter Edward Cullen takes his team to Forks for their next job, he gets more action than he bargained for up in the branches. Collaboration with beckybrit for the Blue Collarward Contest

Edward makes one memorable first impression! "Stop listening to my music, get off my cell phone, and bring back my truck!" I seethed. "Now!" Are first impressions really the most important? Let's hope not. AU-HUMAN. OOC. All canon couples.

Hiking through the Appalachian Trail, Bella meets 2 brothers, 1 with a dark past. This is an adventure about friendships, love, loss and finding yourself. And just maybe finding more than you expected. AH/canon couples/Rated M

Isabella Swan, princess of France, is the care-free, fun-loving girl. Prince Edward Cullen of England never knew much of life besides the law. When Princess Isabella bumps into him while on the run from her own wedding, these two are in for an adventure.

Bella, suffering from an eating disorder, returns to Forks to care for her estranged father. She seeks comfort in Edward, an aspiring chef, who is having difficulty dealing with his own demons. AH, AU, OOC, B/E

Bella's home from college for the summer. Her step brother Seth and his friends hang out at their house. Bella is reluctant to take part in their high school antics, but discover it's not so bad especially with Edward Cullen around.

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.

Rose and Edward make a bet. Will the school playboy be able to turn Bella into a vixen and get James to ask her out to prom? Will Edward make a good teacher and teach Bella everything she needs to know? Oh yes, there will be lemons! All human, OOC and Can

Bella's elevator ride with a gorgeous stranger becomes charged when the lift breaks down. Things become complicated when she discovers the stranger is her to-be boss, Edward Cullen. Originally written for the Make It Count contest. Now extended!

Bella has a dark past and present; Charlie's an alcoholic who absuses her daily. The Cullen's are new in town, and it turns out that Edward has a story too. They find themselves in each other, but will their dark pasts come back to haunt them? OOC, BxE

I heard about them before I actually saw them. This is a small town and news of a hot new senior, and her much older; tatted up, and pierced, live-in boyfriend caused quite the stir. Submission for the Tattward and Inkbella Contest. APOV.