fan-fiction… marble and mahogany by letmesign

The standard disclaimer: If you have’t read Twilight “WHY NOT??? If you haven’t finished the series then skip this chatter because we might spoil something for you and we definitely don’t want to do that.

This Week’s Story:

Marble and Mahogany by letmesign

The Premise:

Bella is broken and unstable, trying desperately to start her own life after leaving her creator. Edward feels doomed to an eternity of wandering alone and finds himself hoping to find a mate for the first time in his existence. AU–some dark themes. ~letmesign

The Verdict:

(Donna’s off today recovering from her long night out for New Year’s Eve downunder so I’m flying solo today.)

This has got to be one of the best all vampire stories I’ve ever read. Letmesign does a wonderful job of pulling your right into the characters and wanting to know more.

The story begins with Alice doing what she does best… keeping secrets from a whiny and pensive Edward. He knows she’s keeping something big from him. The family has settled in Seattle and the ‘kids’ are attending Washington University and Edward is still alone. How will he react when he meets another vampire who sparks feelings he thought he was destined to never feel?

Letmesign does brilliant job weaving an action packed and BOLD tale of need, want, deception and fate. This is by far one of the gustiest all vampire stories I’ve ever read in terms of plot… and it delivers.

Let me know what you think! And be sure to sign up to get alerts for the Twilight Good Reads Community over on FanFiction.net so you can be notified of stories that are added to our archives.

Read it and let me know what you think.

I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year’s Eve and New Years Day!!! What are your plans for tonight? And if you already celebrated… how did you celebrate?

fan-fiction… Burn and Shine by pulsepoint

So, like I always say:

The standard disclaimer: If you haven’t read Twilight WHY NOT??? If you haven’t finished the series then skip this chatter because we might spoil something for you and we definitely don’t want to do that.

This Week’s Story:

Burn and Shine by pulsepoint

The Premise:

At first glance felonious Edward seems like nothing but trouble, but as sheltered college student Bella digs deeper she realizes he is so much more. Possibly too much for her to handle. ExB, AH, rated M for dark/adult themes and profanity. ~ Pulsepoint

Jen’s Thoughts:

At first I was first drawn to this story by the premise. I have for some time now been drawn to stories with a darker Edward character. The complexity of a dark Edward is interesting to read. This story definitely does not disappoint. But what really drew me in was the first chapter. Bella goes on a tirade about overly used literary terms that had me nearly rolling on the floor with her dry sarcasm. She definitely had with the sarcasm.

As I continued to read I found that I was really drawn to see how Edward’s character played out. He’s not only dark but emotionally broken and while I do find that quite difficult to read he’s dark is also peppered with humor and again my favorite sarcasm so I was compelled to read on.

In this fic Bella is quite interesting to read as well and her character really drew me in. What will she do when the bad boy that she knows she shouldn’t be attracted to won’t leave her head? And even worse what is she going to do when Alice’s relationship with his best friend keeps throwing them together.

This one isn’t finished yet but it’s a must read!

Donna’s Thoughts:

Read it and let us know what you think.

FanFic Recommendation: The Fan by Pear13

The standard disclaimer: If you haven’t read Twilight – GO READ IT!!! If you haven’t finished the series then skip this chatter because we might spoil something for you and we definitely don’t want to do that.

This Week’s Story:

The Fan by Pears13

The Premise:

Cubs playboy, Edward Masen, is leery of getting close to women, especially fans. When he is set up on a blind date with Bella Swan, a huge baseball fan, will the attraction be enough to break through Edward’s wall? AU/AH Canon pairings. M for sexual sit. ~Pears13

Jen’s Thoughts:

We did a little switcheroo this week. Our first story that we started with didn’t pan out quite like we thought and while we aren’t opposed to doing a review of something we didn’t love, we didn’t love this first one enough to finish so we sort of switched horses mid-stream so our neither of us have had a chance to finish this story BUT I can say with utmost certainty you WON’T be disappointed, lol.

Now I’m going to let Donna go first because she’s written a great description of the story…

Donna’s thoughts:

Ok, I admit it!!  I have only read 5 chapters of The Fan by Pears13 (I only started today)…. but WOW! Right from the very first paragraph this fanfic has you stealing bases, hitting home runs and sliding into home…

Edward Masen is the All Star short stop of the Chicago Cubs. Yes that’s right, not only is he gorgeous with a mess of dark auburn hair, infectious smile and used to having women flock to him…He is a baseball star!…. When this story starts we find Edward not interested in any long term serious relationship, been there, done that and got hurt… Until he finds his match in a beautiful brunette of the name of Bella Swan…Baseball stat extraordinaire, season ticket holder, ungraceful dancer and NOT Edward Masen’s biggest fan…

Unintended sparks fly during a chance meeting where Edward swoops in and saves the day when Bella receives some unwanted advances. Is her knowledge of the GAME enough to stop this playboy Edward?

So far…And as I said, I have only read 5 chapters… but so far, there are some amazing plot lines developing. And already I can see that it is full of all the good things we love, a little bit of fluff, angst and some evil characters we all love to hate. All of our favourite Twilight characters have made an appearance and I have to say this fic has one of the best Non-Canon character descriptions. They are all lovable, endearing and perfect for the plots in this story…. Well from what I have read anyway….

Ummmmmm…. Now I have to get back to those raspberry flavoured kisses, tight baseball uniforms and smoldering green orbs……

Jen’s Thoughts: (again)

Hmmmm…. Edward as a Cubs player. That’s a thought I can go with. Now I’m not generally a baseball fan only because our local team is so terrible they are practically a farm team for other major league teams BUT if I had a team to watch I might be persuaded to watch a Chicago team if this Edward, Jazz and Carlisle were playing for them, lol.

Edward’s a cocky baseball player with a bit of a womanizing past with a bit of a stereotype on his shoulder of what a fan-girl might be and he wants NO part of them. Bella is a research analyst who loves facts, information and baseball. Needless to say she knows her stuff and she knows Edward, or at least what the facts available to her tell her about Edward. After a chance meeting sparks fly and the two have definite chemistry but their jobs and or fan-girl status get in the way. Bella doesn’t trust a ball player farther that she can throw one and Edward’s reputation precedes him. Edwards wouldn’t touch a fan-girl with a ten foot pole but what will they do when they slowly start creeping into each others heads constantly and get thrown together by Jasper and Alice’s budding relationship? And what if Edward’s past comes back with some pretty big teeth?

This story is AWESOME! Like Donna said it has everything. And the plot is well thought out, well developed and the character development is very good. You won’t be disappointed by this one!! Now go get yourself some raspberry gum, some coffee and a stadium blanket and settle in cause you aren’t going to want to leave this one once you start.

Be sure to leave Pear13 some love if you read it and join us over at the forums to discuss.

fan-fiction… Tides by Lambcullen & ONE MORE DAY!!!!

So tonight is the night!!!

New Moon Movie and Twilight Movie

Lots of you are headed out tonight to see the movie!!! I wish I could say I was but I’ve got a girls night all scheduled for tomorrow so I’m really stoked! Be sure to check in tomorrow to see all the happening with our New Moon Blog Hop – you don’t want to miss out!

So, let’s get on with today’s fan-fic recommendation!

The standard disclaimer: If you haven’t read Twilight – GO READ IT!!! If you haven’t finished the series then skip this chatter because we might spoil something for you and we definitely don’t want to do that.

This Week’s Story:

Tides by Lambcullen

The Premise:

Bella’s inheritance – an old house once owned by Granddad Aro. However, she is surprised to find an unexpected house guest living there. He knows her, but who the hell is he? OOC AH Lemons…Fluff…the usual. ~Lambcullen

Jen’s Thoughts:

I really enjoyed this story. When Donna recommended this too me I had never heard of it or Lambcullen… and I’m really sorry I hadn’t before now. This story is fantastic. Lambcullen has a fantastic writing style that keeps you wanting to read more. She also creates fun, quirky, sarcastic characters (my personal fave!) and a plot that keeps you hooked.

This story is a bit of a slow burn and as I’ve said before I really like that. I don’t always like stories that just right to the lemons without a lot of plot to build up to it and this one does a nice job of setting the scene. I also really like her twist of characters, Lambcullen has gone a different direction with some of the character relationships and it’s really interesting.

I’d definitely recommend this story! It’s still in progress so go get started and be sure to sign up to get updates.

Donna’s thoughts:

Now go read!!! And leave Lambcullen a little review love and come back here and tell us what you thought.

fan-fiction… The Sacrificial Lamb by Lalina

So, like I always say…

The standard disclaimer: If you haven’t read Twilight – GO READ IT!!! If you haven’t finished the series then skip this chatter because we might spoil something for you and we definitely don’t want to do that.

This Week’s Story:

The Sacrificial Lamb by Lalina

The Premise:

Edward Masen has one thing on his mind: Vengeance. When his mob boss kidnaps Bella Swan, he has a choice to make. Will the inexplicable pull he feels for his captive be enough to make him sacrifice his plans? AH ExB ~Lalina
We are going to start adding a little more spice to our weekly fan-fic recs as Donna is going to be helping me and giving her thoughts on the fics! So here goes…

Jen’s Thoughts:

This is another one that took me a while to get past the idea of it to actual read it. I was really nervous because with this premise it was really going to be hit or miss. I haven’t read any of Lalina’s other stories but with 8,000 + reviews something must be going right so I gave it a shot.

Um, yeah, I should have run to this one a lot sooner. Mobward…. scorching inferno of hotness. That should be included in the description.

Bella is awesome. She’s got some spunk that I sort of wish canon Bella had. There is one point in the story that I won’t give away that had me nearly doing a spit take with my trusty Diet Dr. Pepper because Bella gives Mobward a much deserved scolding in a way that is just hilarious.

This is one you don’t want to miss. It’s smart, funny, interesting, and don’t forget that scorching inferno of hotness I mentioned earlier.

Donna’s Thoughts: