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!

Bella's heart raced as she waited to meet with the only man she had ever loved—Mafia kingpin, Edward Masen. She knew what was at stake in coming back. If she died tonight, Bella wanted her end to come from him, no one but him. Entry for P.S. I Love You Contest. Beta'd by SunflowerFran and PixieKat7 with my gratitude. SM owns Twilight.

"There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be." Life is just a series of moments laid out for you by fate. Bella's about to find out that you can run, but you can't hide. Especially from The Connection. **Entry for the Anything Goes Contest Winner First Place Public Vote.

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

A girl, damaged and lost. A boy, scarred and rejected. "You are confined only by the walls you build yourself." - Anonymous

'"What do you want to be?" I asked, leaning ever closer. "I want to be your everything."' Two people, two worlds, one city. One weekend that could lead to forever.

Bella's an exemplary student who enjoys her part-time job at the University, helping with event days; except when she has to deal with one particular sponsor. Edward Cullen runs the most popular country bar in the area. Handsome, charming and cocky, he only has eyes for one member of the student body. Can he ever make her see beneath his façade?

My entry for the May to December contest. Winner of Best Lemon. Up and coming goalie Edward Cullen was the very definition of control. Once he set his mind to something, nothing could sway him from his goal. Until that distraction became the one thing he couldn't attain.

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

Bella is 5 minutes away from what's to be her happiest day - when a phone call changes it all. Frustrated and pissed-off, she embarks on a 10 day vacay to Key West, hoping for some space in which to clear her head, but when she meets the cocky, flirty and sexy-as-sin diving instructor, her plans take a much steamier turn. BxE Summer Short Story with M thru F updates. Rated M.

Two broken people bound together by one tragic event.

Living the perfect life with no cares or responsibilities suited Bella just fine, but her family had other ideas and all of a sudden everything was changing... and not necessarily in a good way. One last night out, one quick escape through a bathroom window, one assumption about her new boss plus so many other things proved to be one mistake after another or so it seemed.

A girl who is paying for the sins of her mother. A mother who is a glutton for punishment. A doctor and his recently divorced son…could they offer hope at this beggar's banquet? 1st place winner in The Seven Deadly Sins Twific Contest.

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.

"As the days blurred by, his presence stirring up something inside of me, I couldn't decide who had affected me more. The storm. Or him." A story of finding passion when you least expect it. A collab from Sparrownotes24 and VampiresHaveLaws. 1st Place Public Vote, 1st Place Judges' Vote, and Judges' Pick in The Blue Watch Contest.

Life happens. It passes us by in fleeting moments filled with unexpected encounters. It gives us choices to say and do the right thing. And chances to make it better, even when our choices were wrong. A short holiday story.

We met. We got off. We went home. We weren't lovers. We weren't even friends. We were f- buddies. It worked... Until it didn't. AH, ExB.

Aspiring tattoo artist, Bella Swan works a nine-to-five job at Cullen Energy, Inc. When forced to work with the cold, elusive, and very hot CEO, she discovers they have something in common. Can she keep things professional personal? E/B Humor/Romance.

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.

We were together nine years … and then we weren't. Now I'm just pretending. The trouble is, I've never been very good at lying. With one drunken kiss at a New Year's Eve party, lives change when the clock strikes midnight.

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

Damaged Edward, damaged Bella. Two sides of the same scarred coin. When one side is up, the other is down. Language and lots of it. Lemons eventually. It's a slow burn, slow and painful. Mature. Lots of random pop culture references. AH, AU, ExB.

He retired without achieving all but two of his goals. When Edward Cullen is offered the chance of a lifetime, he takes it. Except the World Cup wasn't the only thing he wanted after all. One-shot for Fandoms4SpecialOlympics.

FicThisGifAnonContest Entry- He asked me to help him find a perfect way to confess his love for a girl that wasn't me. So like the fool that I am, I helped him. Completed One Shot

Our scars are more than skin deep. We just have to be willing to reach through them. Written with kyla713 for Fandom for Preemies 2012.

Bella Swan doesn't do one-night stands. But the way Edward Cullen makes love to that guitar onstage has her wishing she could trade places with it, if only for one night... Winner "Best Romance" in the Truly Anonymous Twilight OS Picture Prompt Contest

Bella's obsession with wristwatches & her preoccupation with the Sky God next door coalesce in a serendipitous way. Birthday onehsot for Michelle.

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

Living amongst the rolling vineyards and lush landscape has been Bella's dream. So why is she so plagued when a certain mystery man-about-town eludes her? Rated M. B/E. AH.

In 1870s England, Bella finds herself without home or family when her father dies. She secures a position as a housemaid in a country manor belonging to Lord Edward Masen. The two form a bond that is threatened by class differences and Edward's past.

It was actress Bella's first love scene and she was nervous. Director Edward tries to encourage her. However, when the scene starts, can Edward keep himself together? Remain professional? And after, keep himself in control? Collab with kyla713

Bella and Edward are both finishing the same graduate program, and have been friends for 5 years. During a particularly difficult week in April, Bella finds out the truth about Edward. Three-chapter fic written for Fandom4StormRelief. AU

Bella hopes her move to a ski resort will spice up her dull life. Surrounded by charming skiers and snowboarders, a close encounter on the mountain leaves her longing for the mystery instructor who came to her rescue. ExB AH OOC Aussie Floods O/S

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.

Strings and keys. Business and pleasure. Learning and knowing. Edward and Bella are two brilliant musicians with very different lives. Can their deep passion for music bridge the gap? AH; ExB. Rated M for later lemon. Written for FGB Summer 2010.

Sometimes, competitions you didn't ever think you'd have lead to prizes you've always wanted to win. Written for the PostSecret Anon contest Prompt: My downstairs neighbor & I have screaming matches to see who is loudest. I usually win. Fluff.

Pablo Picasso said that painting is just another way of keeping a diary. I just happen to keep mine on my bedroom wall...

Can Edward help Bella to see herself as others see her – strong, kind, confident, and loyal? Or will she always feel like she's in her twin sister's shadow? My entry for the Pick a Pic Challenge. Rated M. E/B AH.

Bella thinks she finally has it all together after a life altering accident, but when she meets Edward, a once successful artist who has lost his inspiration, everything she thought she knew changes. All Human. Rated M for a very good reason.

Bella is lyrical at heart. Tanya is all about the dollar. Edward just wants the girl who wrote the letter but figuring out who is who wont be easy. FGB oneshot for foosman. M for Lang.

How can you die when you've never really lived? That's the problem Bella Swan faces when she's told she only has a year to live. Can she make up for a lonely, unhappy life in the short time she has left... and maybe find love too? All-human, EXB

"I have never understood why the color green is associated with jealousy; jealousy is red, the color of passion and anger and blood. It's the color of the blood boiling in my veins as I watch her touch him...and then he is moving towards her." OS, Mature

Bella must decide between the comfortable small town life she's always known, or the man who rode away with her heart two years ago. Written for Fandom Gives Back, antiaol & ciaobella27. Rated M. AU/AH.

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.

One-shot. What happens when you meet someone who challenges everything you thought you knew? Edward Cullen, partner in the Volturi firm finds out when he meets his new assistant. Slightly OOC, E/B. Rated M just in case, for language. No lemons.

Written for the Write What You Know Contest. Both aspiring photographers, Bella and Edward had quickly become best friends. She fell in love with him. He didn't feel the same... at the time.

Nominated for a Spring 2010 Eddie. Bella Swan learns the meaning of love through the loss of the same. Rated M for language and adult stuff.