With Teeth by TalulaBlue

Summary:  Edward is a 27-year-old alcoholic/addict struggling with his recovery. Bella is a 23-year-old who's moved back home after college. This fic chronicles how they meet, fall in love, and struggle with the complexities of their relationship. Not nearly as maudlin as it sounds (I hope).


This is one of my favorites right now.  TalulaBlue does an amazing job and I love her writing style.  She is incredibly realistic and doesn't dramatize or downplay things.  It is so nice not to have to read through the bullshit that a lot of authors put into their fics.  


I absolutely love this Edward as well, I've always had a thing for damaged/shattered boys and I'm rooting for him so much!  Bella is always an interesting issue for me in stories, because she is one of those characters I never really liked in the actual books.  In With Teeth, I like her and find her a lot more confident than the self-conscious Bella from the actual books.


Right at this moment, Edward and Bella are in a tough spot and I can't wait to see what is going to happen next!


Though this story does have drug use, so if that is something that bothers you than I would skip this fic. 

Failure to Thrive by Julesnerd

Failure to Thrive by Julesnerd

Summary from Twilighted.net:
Bella remains sexually unfulfilled after three separate liaisons with “boys” instead of men. Diagnosed as frigid, she is on the verge of giving up on her sexuality.  She encounters Edward Masen, another sexual misfit, and things begin to change.  B/E/AH/AU/OOC.  Rated NC-17 for language and sexual content.
Link:  http://twilighted.net/viewstory.php?sid=6558

I've been reading this story since the beginning and I have to say that it is a refreshing blend of humor and real life problems.  While Bella and Edward's relationship problems are comical most of the time there is an underlying seriousness that is really refreshing.  I find Bella's dreams hilarious.  This is certainly worth a read.

Lords of Gangland by Lee Cullen

I'm recommending a fic, which hasn't happened in awhile, so here is goes.

It's called Lords of Gangland by Lee Cullen and it's not usually what I would read.  I don't remember how I came across it but it's on Twilighted and here is the link:  http://twilighted.net/viewstory.php?sid=5550 

The summary that is on twilighted.net is:

 Edward Cullen is a hot, bad, gangsta fella who is a new kid in the Chicago underworld. But refusing to pay his respects to the big, ruling Godfather, his arrival is not welcomed. Bella is said Godfather’s estranged daughter who fled his father’s world in an attempt at a normal life.

Both men keep clashing and bumping heads, Edward’s power grows rapidly, men are tired of the old regime, and so a sort of gangster war ensues. Bella is caught in the mayhem when she becomes a prisoner in the hands of her father’s most hated enemy and rival. With Bella as a prisioner, Edward knows her father will have no choice but to do as he is told.
But does Edward have other motives to capture Bella?


It does have some very controversial topics and usually I wouldn't have continued reading but it's just so good.  I promise it get's really good.  It is also very angsty so get ready for that.


Hope you enjoy!