Bella Swan has survived a living hell, twice. She no longer speaks. Nobody ever listened. The Cullen family take her into their care. Bella fights to leave her past behind, but will she be able to let love in? AH M-rated for violence, content, language

In a world where the dead eat people, it is survival of the fittest. Caring for others is not a luxury that the remnants of the human race have. For Edward, this rule of survival is tested when Bella enters his life. All canon pairings.

Edward wanted her from the moment he saw her. Bella doesn't have time for a man. What happens when Edward takes a risk? The answer is he will possess her body, but she'll possess his heart. Will Bella learn who Edward really is? Silence is not always Golden, but the Sex sure is Divine!

I stopped dead when I saw someone I thought I would never live to see again. The cause of my broken heart with his fingers entwined with others belonging to a girl who looked to be around my age, maybe younger, walking towards me. I felt instantly sick and I have never wanted a strong alcoholic drink so much in my life... ExB. Slightly OOC.

College student Bella enters cooking contests to win extra money. Surgeon Edward hopes to create healthy recipes his patients will enjoy. They can't fight their attraction, when they meet on the way to a contest in Napa.