Happy Fic Dive Friday!
My school has gone to remote learning/online lessons, so uploading lessons/downloading and grading assignments has been a bit crazy for a while!
We have quite a few choices this week...
I hope you find something you can enjoy!
Let’s dive right in, shall we?
Caledonia By: WeeKittyAndTAT
Edward moves back to Seattle after working under his father's shadow for five years. Wanting to make a name for himself, he uses his mother's surname to establish himself. What happens when his father, and a friend call in a favor, and need him to first help a struggling restaurant.
~Looks like we'll have a Top Chefward story! Bella, who inherited her grandmother's once very popular restaurant, Renny's Soul, has been MIA in Europe for seven years. The restaurant under the care of her father, Charlie, has fallen in ratings, standards and productivity. Why did Bella leave? What can be done to save the restaurant? And I love the name Caledonia...(Scotland)
The Journals By: Everleigh Allen
Bella stumbles upon a seemingly empty building trying to escape a storm and finds herself in a library of old books and journals. The journals tell the story of EAMC who lives a life of solitude.
~What has Bella gotten herself into? Full of mystery and intrigue.
Guarding the Enkeli By: KB-94
The bloody mess on her back was a devastating sight to behold. It must have been unbelievably painful and the wound itself wasn't self inflicted, which made it even worse. Someone had tried to saw off her wings and they'd very nearly succeeded.
~Bella is found freezing cold and starving on the streets as she tries to shelter something she is holding in her arms. What happened and how did she get here? A bit angsty right now...
Missed Connections By: Marvar
Edward is an up-and-coming chef. Bella has been watching his videos online. They have an encounter, but it's not exactly a meet-cute. She's got issues. Smelly issues.
~omg...this is SO funny. Poor Bella is a bit lactose intolerant. So stinking funny! A great read!
Milkshake Girl By: Gigileexo
She is secret strawberry milkshakes and sugar-sweet smiles. He is sin and corruption and thirteen years too old.
~V-e-r-y interesting...
Busy Bee and Mister Fancy Pants By: LillianBroderick
Mister Fancy Pants and Busy Bee are like oil and water, they do not mix. They're competing for top academic spot at Forks HS when fate intervenes. Busy Bee has a secret and when it comes to light it changes everything. Bee's been doing it tough but this girl is no push over.
~Fantastic story! Bee is a very enigmatic young lady with with a super mysterious background. Absolutely loved this one and could not put down!
Into the Woods By: Everleigh Allen
When Bella moves to Forks she finds that not everything is as it seems. Werewolves, Vampires, and more- Oh My! There's some Irish folklore, a crazy mother, and a protective vampire boyfriend/mate. It twists, turns, and is funny at times.
~Why are the Cullens a crazy hot mess? Is there an outer force influencing them? Whew! This was fun to read...
So Easy By: thimbles
If she were my girl, I'd be so damn good to her. If only it were that easy, right?
~Sweet story!
Blind Spot by FictionFreak95
In the small town of Madisonville, Louisiana, Bella Swan has spent her entire life seeing things before they happen. Until Him. How do you stay out of someone's life when you see it flashing before your eyes on a daily basis?
~Come take a trip to the backwoods bayou where Bella has inherited a little ESP. When an outside investigator comes to town can Bella help him? ‘Extraordinary’ writing and awesome story-telling. On her blog!
Cotton Creek by rtgirl
Bella is a travel nurse who moves every six months. Edward is a music teacher in a small southern town who gave up his Nashville dreams to return home. She never knew what a home was…until he gave her one.
~Bella meets with a sweet realtor lady and finds a place to stay a little outside town for the next few months. She is not prepared for the sight that greets her eyes when she is awakened one morning to the sound of a lawn mower outside. Holy hotness! Can the sheer beauty of one man, inside and out, be enough to get her to consider changing her chosen path in life? Also on her blog.
Dark Games & Twisted Minds by katinki
2010 Indie Award Winner. A decades-long feud between two powerful vampires. A contest. A deadly game of cat and mouse. A woman's fate rests in his hands... but he can save her only if he manages not to kill her himself first.
~Edward's arch-enemy, James, is depraved, twisted, evil and...bored. Something happened decades ago, and James comes back for revenge every 20 years. He sets up a desperate situation where Edward has to follow very vague random clues to try to save a human woman. Try as he might, he can't find James to take him out of the picture, and he's not always successful in saving the girl. This time is different. When James sends him a clue, Edward almost goes berserk. The scent is so powerful, he loses his mind, just wants to run through the walls and find the person and drain them dry. His singer. How can he save this person? Read to find out what happens and what develops. This is a darker fic, and is fairly graphic in terms of violence. Yes, it's a love story, but also suspense and action-packed! What an awesome combination! Superbly written!
Emotional Warfare by completerandomness12
Geeky Edward Cullen is dumped by his high school sweetheart...alone...in a parking lot...with an engagement ring in his pocket. To avoid looking pathetic at his parents' New Years celebration, he enlists the help of his beautiful, and mysterious friend Bella to pose as his girlfriend. Hilarity ensues.
~Edward thinks he’s being all slick and pulling a covert move on his family, his plan backfires into the real deal. A great light-hearted read for these days and times!
In The Twilight of My Life by the ladyingrey42
When you think you have nothing left to live for, what happens when you're given another chance?
~Want something really different and very tastefully done? Check out this short story by one of my fav authors, theladyingrey! After almost 45 years of marriage, Bella finds her dear Jacob pinned underneath his dear VW Rabbit with just his legs sticking out. The car's collapse killed him, which nearly killed Bella. She went almost catatonic - not getting out of bed - not eating or drinking, until finally, her daughter Carly placed her in an assisted living facility a few hours away. She still just continues to go through the motions to get through each day, dragging her tired old body around. She likes to end each day outside under her tree, having a smoke. One day, someone is sharing her space. He is a stately gentleman with hints of red still visible in his silver hair. They share a quiet smoke, and after several nights, begin to speak and become friends. This is such a tender, sweet story. In a PM (back in the day), theladyingrey told me Vanessa Redgrave (lately in Letters to Juliet), who is absolutely beautiful for her age, was part of her inspiration for this story. We will all get there one day, Lord willing! I'd like to think that each of us would want someone like this Edward to hold and love in the twilight years.
Almost Doesn't Count by Mrs._Robward
Bella is a family attorney & Edward seeks her help. Friendship abounds, maybe more? AH, Rated M b/c they are adults & will do adult things! Canon Couples. A story of loss, life, and love; the HEA kind.
~Bella is a 28 year old lawyer in Seattle. She had tried making a go of it in Forks, but there really wasn't enough business, and besides, her parents were being meddlesome and about to drive her crazy. Fortunately, she had been hired on with Jasper Whitlock's firm and worked in the area of adoption. One day, Jasper calls her in about a new client he has for her, Edward Cullen. She had graduated from high school with Edward ten years ago, and had secretly harbored an unrequited crush on him. He had been one of the very popular boys and clearly out of her reach. She wonders why he would have the need of an adoption lawyer. Little does she know, Edward is one of Jasper's best friends. Experience the smoldering build-up in their relationship and then scorching hot romance. So good!
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