Burdened with darkness of their own, can they be more than only half truths? Forgetting it as a lustful desire or fighting for what really matters - what will win at the end? This is their journey. **Control. Possess. Seduce. Contest entry.**

Edroar the Angry Lion frightens all the girls and boys at Cullen Publishing with his loud roar. Will his new massage therapist Bella Swan run away like all the rest, or can she tame this savage beast? AH/AU OOC

"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

It'd be a dirty little trick for God to play to make such a gorgeous creature such a dick. ** BIGGEST DICK EVER CONTEST - Dirty Little Secret-Twist Award chosen by LovelyBrutal **

"Tell me what you are."

It certainly wasn't in his plans when he woke that morning but somehow, someway, Edward Masen left his farm one late spring morning to stock up on supplies with his children and came home with a new wife. Not a real wife, like the I'll love you to the ends of time kind of wife, but a servant who was also his wife on paper, kind of half of each.

George, the diner cook, loves watching sweet Isabella work in her flowery, yellow apron from the kitchen window. Edward, the new busboy, seems to spy on her, too. Curious, the old man inquires about his sudden arrival to this quiet and sleepy town. Edward's answer makes him laugh. What George doesn't know is the mysterious boy was nothing but dead, bone serious.

"Isabella, ye have grown since I last saw ye." He leered at my breasts. "Filthy pirate," I muttered, placing his tumbler of rum in front of him whilst trying to make a hasty retreat. When The Golden Eye arrived amidst a turbulent storm, a filthy pirate laid claim to his greatest treasure. Expansion on the one-shot for Age of Edward Contest.

In Isabella's fantasies, Edward Cullen loves her. While she dreams of a life with him, she knows that it is only that, a dream. Isabella's life has never been easy, but perhaps her dreams will come true. Perhaps Edward Cullen will one day be her's. Regency Romance. Rated M for lemons.

"Jesus," Edward muttered. "Is it so hard to believe I'd want to go on a date with Swan?" A spur-of-the-moment bet will put Bella in a compromising position with the boy next door. They've been best friends since forever, so having his hand down her pants won't change anything... Right?

Big Ed doesn't only score a perfect ten for his diving prowess.

The first time he saw her, in the midst of solving his first case, she took his breath away. The first time she met him, he turned her world upside down. Let's see where they go from here.

As this saint burns, so will burn my soul should I betray the oath of Omertà. I enter alive and will have to leave dead.

He's my older sister's good friend. He is rugged, warm, and cool in his tweed pea coat. His sneakers worn like he'd walked through a lifetime and just got back. All he did was walk through the door every morning. He knows things but not about me. I am shredded with love.

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

A sneaky little one shot for the BDE contest. Despite her best efforts, Bella finds herself inexplicably drawn to the very talented and very attractive man next door. One problem? He's the world's biggest dick. E/B. Romance/Humor.

He could have chosen any female wolf in the room. Why did he have to choose me, the lone half-breed? *Drabble*

Isabella Swan is certain notorious pirate, Edward Cullen, murdered her father and stole his prized cutlass. Out for revenge, she sneaks onto his ship, but Captain Cullen claims she has the wrong man. A tale of the search for truth…and treasure of course.

A small New England town, a house shrouded in mystery and a young man who is come from away.

*ONE-SHOT* Written for 'Words of Love for Meli'. Bella leads a quiet, private life. One night while out for a walk, she stumbles upon an injured puppy, the victim of a hit-and-run. She isn't used to being needed. Bella soon learns what it means to open her heart to life, and something a little more. Something... or somebody... worth fighting for.

Bella Swan has lived a sheltered life, and chooses to go to college as far from home as her strict parents will allow. After running into Edward Cullen, they become friends. One night will alter the life of both of them more than anyone can ever believe. When DNA doesn't tell the same story Bella tells, how will both their lives change? Banner by: CaiteexxGraphics

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.

Every town has a tragedy. Every tragedy has a devil. That's me.

Bella had no intention of going to her high school reunion, but she promised her friend she would. What would have been a grim night became much more interesting when Edward from Enterprise came on the scene.

Bella signs a contract with Edward to enter into a marriage based on financial gain. She's looking to take the easy road and instead finds a nearly impossible one she must travel on the path to finding herself, along with everything she never knew she wanted. This is the struggle of a broken little girl growing into the woman she's destined to be.

"I wanna use you and abuse you. I wanna know what's inside you. Moving on, moving on."

What's an author to do when her own main character makes her an offer she can't refuse? Judges' First Choice Award for the Control. Possess. Seduce. Contest.

Bella begins working for the elusive and distant Edward Cullen who she discovers is hiding behind an elaborate charade to maintain his secret lifestyle. Bella is determined to find out the mysteries of Edward Cullen but with what results? AU, OOC.

9:37 a.m. Rue de l'Echaude. Paris, France. I was in a strange city, in a new country, on an entirely different continent. So out of my element. Now was not the time to get flustered. Judge's pick, Second Place Overall Judge's Pick, and Best Trifecta Edward in the Control Possess Seduce Contest, 2015

"Perfect balance is like a razor's edge; it can be found only in the Self." - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

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

There's a long black cloud a'hangin in the sky. Weather's gonna break and hell is gonna fly. - Woodie Guthrie - First Place: public vote and 3 Judge's Picks in the Age of Edward contest - 2015

It's been 7 years since Edward left. Bella's now a tough NYC corporate girl on the outside, but her heart is forever broken. She vows to take down C-Corp, but what happens when she finds out who owns the company? Who is the monster now? **AFTER 7 YRS. OF INCREDIBLY AMAZING REVIEWS, I HAVE RE-"VAMPED" THIS STORY!

Sexy, smooth college boy Edward rarely has issues getting girls into his bed. What happens when unimpressed Bella presents him a challenge? Contest entry for the Control. Possess. Seduce. Contest.

On a nighttime raid in the ruins of Seattle, a hunter comes face-to-face with someone from the past. But who will be the hunter and who the prey? ENTRY FOR RED EYED EDWARD CONTEST. Post-apocalyptic AU, E/B, HEA.

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

It started out innocently enough. So how did we end up here?

I haven't called myself a Masen since I legally claimed my parents' estate. I haven't been a Cullen since I broke Carlisle's cardinal rule. When I meet her, the only thing I can call myself is ruined.

You are to do my bidding, Maid of Honor. We never should've let Alice decide a dare for one of her bridesmaids. But then again, maybe it was just what I needed.

"Let's play pretend," she says, "just for tonight. You'll pretend you're not married. I'll pretend to care that you are." My entry for the Meet the Mate Contest.

There were a lot of things crooked in Izzy's life—some she tried to cope with while the rest left permanent scars. This is my entry in the Caveat Emptor: Maybe an HEA Contest. Second Place Judges Choice Judge RobsMyYummy CabanaBoy's Choice

She thrives on the spotlight; he depends on the darkness. Theirs is a tale of an implausible friendship crashing, burning and rising again. Contribution to the seven deadly sins SALIGIA compilation from The Sinners posted on Fat Tuesday 2014. Originally a one-shot; now a multi-chapter story.

What happens when maiden Bella is abducted, swept away and forced to play mistress to Viking Edward? Does he own her or does he own up to his feelings? WARNING:domineering-dark-male–chauvinist-AH, extremely OOC

The full story to the Red Ribbon assassin-Finalist to Tattward and Inkella Contest: She finds every corpse he hides. She follows every trail he leaves behind. A ribbon. A clue. A crime. She doesn't know he'll do anything to keep her alive.

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

Resigned to her lonely fate, Bella risks her life to rescue a man left for dead by enemy soldiers. Edward turns out to be a little more than she bargained for, his presence awakening dangerous desires and inspiring dreams that could change her life—and the course of a Kingdom—forever. A Cinderbella tale.

In the Draken Academy that Bella attends, celebrating Halloween is one among the many forbidden things. So, the student body is surprised when a Halloween party is held in the school...to welcome a new set of students. Bella comes across Edward Cullen, one of the leaders of the five groups into which the new students are divided. Soon, she learns she's playing with fire, literally.

Bows and arrows, potions and spells, castles and post-c bliss. One should never make deals with devils. A birthday fic for AliCat0623, my favorite pagan witch. Broken into a few, short chapters. Happy Birthday Ali!

One time, no matter how hot or sexy was not enough. We both knew it. So he made me an offer I couldn't refuse. For the next year my body would belong to Edward R Cullen; the billionaire, the genius, the sex addict and the married man. How did I get here and why don't I want to leave?

This is a story of a tough as nails, Bella, who can bring a mob boss, Edward, to his knees, but in all the right ways. What happens when these two strong personalities collide in more than one way? Content edited version will post on ffn, non-content edited versions will post on twcs and ficpad. AH/Rated M, completely out of character.

Some things you never forget, they just hurt too much to remember.

Powerful and successful, Isabella Swan held the world in the palm of her hand. Unfortunately for her, so did Edward Cullen. Written for the "Forbidden Affairs" contest and placed third. OOC, AH/AU, E/B, Rated M for Language and Lemons.

"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 VampiresHaveLaws and SparrowNotes24. 1st Place Public Vote, 1st Place Judges' Vote and Judges' Pick in The Blue Watch Contest.

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

Damned forever. Doomed for eternity. Condemned to walk alone. Every generation is spent searching for my love but no matter what happens, I don't save her - I can't. (A Judges Choice winner for Age of Edward 2013).

**My entry for the 2013 Age of Edward Contest, Literotica category. Winner of a Judge's Choice Award and runner-up for another Judge's Choice Award.** I'm on the unsinkable ship. The one that History tells us hit an iceberg and sank at two-twenty a.m. on April 15, 1912. I'm on Titanic - and I've traveled through time and space to save her.

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.

Everything I had done in my life seemed to lead up to this moment. The moment when I found myself bound inextricably to a man I didn’t love, trapped in a life I didn’t want. And if I left him, I would be entirely alone.

Bella Swan has everything she needs. She's an up-and-coming stylist, she owns her own boutique and she's got a great best friend, who knows her better than anyone. The last thing she wants is a man to slow her down. But then he shows up, and her world turns upside down. (AH)

For a princess, virtue is a prize to be given away to the highest bidder. This is a problem when you're in love with a man who cannot possibly win.

A tale of two cats and their humans. Rated M for mic cords and a couple of lesbian felines.

"For twelve years we've shared clothes and everything else that matters. But now—today—I hate you. So much. I hate you every bit as much as I once loved you." Bella can no longer trust her best friend, but perhaps she's just stumbled across someone she will be able to count on.

The search for my mother took me to the darkest part of the Venezuelan jungle. Up the Orinoco River, I found the woman who left when I was only a child...and discover more than I ever thought possible. Daily Updates. Edward/Bella. Based on true events.

Every morning she runs past my window. A love story told forward and backward. Rated M for...you know. Re-posting with a twist. Edward/Bella

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

The leaking whispers of secret desires beckon the gods of antiquities to Bella's awakening. Edward embraces the myth of Hades & Persephone ... together strangers engage in a thrill-seeking erotic fantasy of risk & discovery. More than stocks are exchanged on the busy trading floor - Award winning One Shot exploring sexual fantasies regarding public sex, kink & risky business!

"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."

Companion to Only Human. Edward's young life is irreversibly altered when a mysterious girl in strange clothing stumbles into his world. Now complete.

Life is never perfect, the cracks always appear. "My Polaroid would show the face of a girl who has forgotten how to truly smile." Even the strongest of dreams can fail to become enough.

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

Sequel to the story There Will Be Blood. Two years have passed. Bella and Edward are safe on their island but will the dark underworld of crime pull them back in? Rated M for language, lemons, dark scenes, and violence.

Bella needs a new hobby. Will a new pair of ugly shoes, a shirtless guy and a bag full of chalk give her any relief from the boredom? I own nothing, not even a crash pad.

She dreams of darkness. Lust. Passion. The man she fantasizes about has it all, especially the darkness. The problem is, he's not really a man. Rated M for language & dark themes.

"I'm not Bella Swan any more. That girl died alone, in the woods, shortly after my eighteenth birthday. I am Death, and Death wears Christian Louboutins." Entry for "Bella's Insane" contest. OOC/AU/M

I was defeated; you won the war. But how could I ever refuse? I feel like I win when I lose. Bella hates Edward…maybe. Written for The Faithful Shipper's Abba One Shot Contest. AH

Edward finds himself back in the little beach town of his childhood when he inherits the local bar from his uncle. The elusive, pretty girl next door has killer legs, a sketchbook and secrets that are slowly eating her alive.

Mischievous alarm clocks, inappropriate Christmas gifts and slippery ice - Bella's day just keeps going from bad to worse. While thoroughly pissed off at the world, she finds her salvation in the unlikeliest of places

Two network news anchors. One desk. In a race to get the story, love might become the headline - if they don't kill each other first. AH Canon Couples, smart people, particle physics, and tap dancing.

In the complex composition of the fibers forming the rope of life, some knots are erotic & fulfilling while others are disconcertingly merciless. Many unravel, but vestiges often remain as evidence of distressful wounds too wretched to heal - An extremely dark One Shot that explores edge play, shibari rope play, erotic breath play and ... well ... things far more sinister.

Geeky Edward thinks he has absolutely no shot with the popular, beautiful Bella. Is he right, or will she be one of the many girls who thinks geeks make for better lovers? M for language, sexuality, and some underage drinking. A little OOC...ok, a lot OOC

COMPLETE O/S. Two weeks, a few cups of cocoa, a mountain of snow, a pair of mittens, and one Mr. Perfect-Gorgeous. I present to you: Skiward. Just a little bit of wintery fluff so that you don't think I'm always so doom and gloom. AH.

Bella is a writer whose most successful book is one she wrote about Edward, her high school crush. Edward is now an A-list actor and has signed on to star in a movie based on Bella's creation. AU/AH Bella-of-the-Ball continuation.

He gave me art and words and passion and life, but all I wanted was him.

After the Cullens leave Forks, a twist of fate lands Bella in Chicago in 1918. She thinks it's a second chance to build a life with Edward, but when she finds him, he's not quite what she expected. Can Bella create the future she's hoping for?

COMPLETE O/S. ***Please see warning before reading.*** My name is Isabella. Just Isabella. Everything has been taken from me. I am one of the unseen. I am one of the unheard. AH.

The reward? 100 pieces of gold and the King's daughter's hand in marriage. The quest? Slay the dragon and bring the Princess home. Edward stared at the drawing of the dragon, then turned away. Dragons, he knew, were far more beautiful. ExB

Edward Cullen,25,the son of a Chicago mob boss. He is second-in-command, cold and dangerous. Bella Swan,18,small town girl who has just enrolled as a freshman at Northwestern. A story about how love can survive in the cruelest of worlds.Very OCC.Rated M.

Bella's life is full of certainty and boredom. A dance instructor without passion, she has no idea that the handsome man in her night class will teach her how every moment could be her big moment, and how every breath could be the last. AH/M. COMPLETE.

Bella has a plan. It's a detailed plan for her whole life. But in her quest for perfection, she has skipped certain high school experiences. With graduation fast approaching, Bella concocts a new plan – a plan to lose her virginity. BxE

..."And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation." - Kahlil Gibran. One shot written for littlesecret84 and fandom gives back. AH/M.

I can't escape this tightening, blackening hostility. There is no satisfying cure for this hatred I feel for him, short of the resolution that would give me what I desire most: I want him dead. I want him to pay with his last breath. It's time. A One Shot dedicated to victims of abuse.

Bella decides that it's time to find out who she really is and that means stepping out of her privileged life as a Cullen and taking flight on her own. Can different paths lead two people to the same destination? AH

"Please, you're a street musician. Don't tell me acting as my boyfriend for a few weeks isn't an improvement to THAT. I'll pay you!" I hate this guy but I need a boyfriend to get my mom off my back and..he kinda brought this on himself. OOC/AH/MA

"It's all real. They did this, but I'm still here, always, Bella. Find me." Those cryptic words, whispered in a last breath, continue to haunt Bella Swan five years after the supposed death of her love, Edward Masen. AH-AU.

Awkward Bella only had a crush on one guy, known for stringing girls along. When he rejected Bella's advances, her world flipped inside out. Years later, she's now the female version of the catalyst that changed her life. And it's her turn for payback. AH

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."

Bella has given up on dating, but she has a one-night stand with a mystery man named Edward. Both are surprised when he gets a job at her law firm! Coworkers Alice and Jasper, best bud Emmett, and sultry boss Rosalie play a role in Bella's love life. Humor, UST. Rated M. Nominated twice for The Lemonade Stand Fic of the Week.

Black night against perfect light, a circuit of touch and reverence inspire a countdown to seduction, the darkness awakened one lace of a leather corset at a time. Get ready to lose your breath ... An erotic One Shot showcasing the veneration of lovers enjoying the tightening of laces down the spine, and the awakening of a burgeoning need to sensually explore.

Edward,once a geek, and Bella secretly crushed on each other since high school. Can their 10 year reunion bring them together? Is one night enough to squelch a decade old passion or will it fan the flames into an unquenchable fire. Lemmony/AU/AH/B&E

Complete. A wish sends Bella back in time to Chicago, 1918, and to a human Edward. This story is baby-free.

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.

After leaving Forks, Edward follows a path of weakness and isolation while eventually seeking redemption from the only person who can absolve him. Alternate Universe, B/E

Some chest popping, thigh humping, moonlight madness. Lemon - Lemon - Lemon! Submission for the Auto Erotica Challenge. MA rating.

Edward is an underground fighter using the ring as an outlet for his pent-up rage. Bella is a college dropout running from her complicated past. Their paths collide when Edward is beaten and left for dead. Rated M for LEMONS. CANON PAIRINGS. AH. OOC.

Shy Bella lusts after Dr. Sexyward while she works in a record store. Does the hot doc like her too? It's rated M, so someone's getting some action. Set in the 80s.

It was written law in Revolutionary France, "Should a man be convicted of a crime and sentenced to hang, he may be saved by a virtuous maiden who agrees to marry him." E/B, AU, AH

Bella Swan deals with heartache in her own uncivilized way. Lemons galore - and the writing style intentionally switches between gritty pulp and fairytale pretty. Just don't say I didn't warn ya. All-human.

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.

Bella arrives to visit her father for the summer, only to find an unexpected guest who will change her world forever. AH/AU BxE

AU, BxE. My name is Bella Swan; good at sign language and karate. My best friend is deaf, and you know what? It doesn't matter. Won twice at Twilight Awards, and has been nominated more. Please review!