Bella doesn't understand why Edward left her and struggles to come to terms with the way her life has turned out. What happens when an unexpected visitor shows up and turns her lackluster life upside down? Contribution to Fandom4SAA compilation.

A recently widowed Bella moves to Seattle to start a new life. Upon reconnecting with her friend Alice Cullen, Bella meets her brother and business partner, Chef Edward Cullen. Celibate by choice for two years, what will happen when Edward finds himself undeniably attracted to the sexy new Bella that Alice helps create?
**WINNER OF 5 SUNFLOWER AWARDS: Best Bella, Best Alice, Best All-Human, Best Drama, Best Romance**
**Fic of the Week at The Lemonade Stand, September 2011**

During class, he's Professor Cullen, smart, amazingly attractive, and completely unreachable.

During class, she's Miss Swan, the student with the legs that go on for miles.

But when the two meet after hours, they are just Edward and Bella - two passionate souls that can't stop thinking about each other.

What happens to their fairy tale when real life suddenly kicks in?

Bella is 30 years old and still single. She is unable to let go of the boy who stole her heart back in college. Edward finally finds his way back into her life but an accident threatens to tear them apart forever.

Bella  is a full-fledged grown-up. Well-traveled, accomplished, sophisticated, and trying to ignore the loneliness that keeps creeping up on her. When she meets a handsome, exciting, and significantly younger man, a new part of her awakens. But will their two drastically different places in life be too much to conquer?

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***WINNER: Judge's Choice in the Hot Summer Nights contest!!***

Even though this is a one shot, there are 2 versions of this story. The shortened contest version (ch1) and the full thing I wrote to begin with (ch2).

Bella is a seventeen year old South Carolina native. Edward's family is on vacation for two weeks. Will their summer lovin' last? Or was it just a fling? (Loosely based on the song/video for Kenny Chesney's Anything But Mine)

This AMAZING banner was made by MariainNYC before I decided to submit the story for the contest. Didn't she do a beautiful job?

Rated PG-13 for teenaged foul language. NO LEMONS. Slightly OOC.

After living through an unimaginable tragedy, a man finds himself on the brink of despair with no way to turn back.

Bella Black has it all. The house. The job. The husband and soon the baby. But, suddenly Bella's world is thrown into disarray when a blast from the past gets way too close.

Soon, Bella's whole world is slipping through her fingers. Will she ever get it back? And does it really matter anyway with the arrival of the green-eyed lawyer?

One things for sure - there's a fever in the courts and nobody's immune...

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Bella has spent six years running from her past.  When Edward Cullen walks into her life, he has the power to ruin everything.  Should she walk away?  Or is it finally time to stay and face her demons?

What would you do to escape the horror of memory? Funny thing, isn't it? Memory, that is. You can run from murderers and fires or small towns. But how can you run when the worst thing you can imagine is stuck to the inside of your eyelids?

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Edward, homeless since age twelve is used to the gritty, hard life. Now twenty, his main goal is to make it in the world, and off the streets. What happens when a girl who seems to be broken beyond repair becomes his new shadow?

Man-whore Edward Cullen is forced into seeing a therapist by his father. When he sees psychologist Dr. Isabella Swan to "deal" with his issues, sparks will fly. What will happen when the only woman Edward's ever really wanted is the one he can't have?