Competitive shooter Bella Swan had an Olympic gold medal and dreams of another before witnessing the brutal murder of both her parents.  Now living under a new identity as a high school student in tiny Forks, Washington, she must learn to cope with  the loss of both her family and her future.  When she meets the local math teacher and her older "foster-brother", Edward Cullen, things are complicated by an instant and unexpected attraction.

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Isabella Swan, an up and coming graphic artist, lived in the heart of the Gold Coast in Chicago. She was comfortable in her brownstone, left to her by her grandmother.

Edward Cullen, a lieutenant in the Chicago Fire Department and the head of the rescue squad in Department Eighteen. He risks his life on a daily basis, putting out fires and saving strangers from burning buildings and mangled vehicles.

She was an innocent…someone caught in the cross hairs of their obsession with fire.

He was a hero…a man desperate to save the woman who was in danger from a serial arsonist. 

Little did they know, this monster was going to be the catalyst to start their fire, their fire of passion. 

They were Caught in the Flames

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She was the leader of her people. 

He was a gruff, by-the-book star ship captain. 

An interstellar war, negotiations for a peace treaty gone wrong and a taboo relationship between two species. 

Captain Edward Cullen was in charge of the starship, Volvo. He, along with his crew, were given a mission to deliver Empress Nirabelle of the Cygnarian people to the nearby planet of Lapus, to negotiate a treaty between their two worlds. For over a millennia, they have been fighting a vicious battle. For what? They don’t even know. It’s ingrained in their minds and their history. 

The Empress is to meet with the Crown Prince of Lapus, Jakob. The Volvo is transporting her and her envoy, Maralice to the planet. There are strict rules in place for the Empress’s transport. She is to not have any contact with any males on the ship, per the cultural norms of Cygnarian society. The trip should take as little time as possible and if no headway has been made within one day of being in orbit, Captain Cullen is to transport the Empress from the planet’s surface. 

However, something goes terribly wrong on Lapus. One communication to the Volvo and a brief face-to-face conversation forever changes the future of the Empress and Captain Cullen. 

Will they survive this threat or are the Star Crossed lovers doomed before they even have a chance?

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Now that all the lies have been exposed will Bella and Edward be able to survive?

Sequel to Dark Velvet

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Edward wins more than he bargained for at what was supposed to be a friendly poker game. AH.

A story by popular French author Drinou. Bella is a shy and clumsy girl employed by Edward, an authoritarian and abusive boss. Between games of seduction and indifference, a passionate relationship develops. 

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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

It was just a long weekend in Vegas, so how did eighteen year old high school senior Bella Swan end up married to thirty one year old movie exec, Edward Cullen? This is the story of their awkward life. 

Innocent event coordinator Bella has her sanity challenged when the adult toy show comes to town. How will she cope with a world she's never seen and a man who's very comfortable in it?

Edward Cullen, former Confederate soldier, begins a journey from his home in Tennessee, to that of his only living relative in Texas. Along the way, he meets a girl. He's running from the past. She's running from a future she doesn't want. drabble-ish

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The residents of Bennett Circle are being terrorized, and none of them have been able to catch the culprits.  When they take aim at Edward Masen, he makes it his mission to find them and bring them to justice.  What he finds and who he finds isn’t anything he ever expected.  Oh, and their mother…she’s not anyone he ever expected either.

AU/AH.  OOC.  Canon couples with a few surprises.  NC-17 (as usual).  There’s language and there’s a lot of fun…well, I hope you have fun.

SMeyer owns all Twilight characters.  No copyright infringement intended.  This story and the way in which I’ve fashioned the characters…yeah, that’s all me.

President Edward Cullen decides to pass a bill that will change life as Bella Swan knows it. A misplaced Jimmy Choo and a stupid publicity stunt will change the lives of Edward and Bella. Are either of them ready?

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'The liberties he assumes with my body should enrage me, anger me beyond my own sanity. But it's just not that simple.' Encounters born of need. Consequences neither saw coming. Guard your hearts. Not the ExB you're used to. 

Edward Cullen is a hematologist by day and a serial killer by night. Because of mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of his mother, Edward is raised by Carlisle Cullen, legendary former F.B.I. agent. Sensing his dark tendencies at an early age, Carlisle molds Edward into a weapon for justice. Edward believes he is unfeeling and emotionless, so he hides behind the facade of a happy-go-lucky family man. Bella, a recovering alcoholic with a dark past, wants to know the real Edward. Can she ever face the monster within in him without being devoured herself? Will a new serial killer in town give Edward the most exciting game of his life?

Thanks to my beta Twimarti for her superb help in getting this fic ready! This story is a slight Dexter crossover, in storyline and character behaviors. No characters from Dexter will appear. All pairings are canon. Story genre is Horror/Romance/Mystery  Warning This story is going to be very violent, and in a later chapter will have a non-sensational depiction of rape. NC-17 for a reason, but will have a HEA.

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