Sue's interview with Perry Maxwell about her fic "Unrequited"

Unrequited

AH, BPOV: Edward left Bella almost a year ago, upending her whole world. What happens when Bella receives a phone call that just might shatter it? "Wait, Alice…Edward is dying?" I choked out.

Twilight - Rated: M - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 14 - Words: 62,095 - Reviews: 1892 - Updated: 1-14-12 - Published: 10-8-11 - Bella & Edward

Hi! 

I know it has been a while but we’ve been a little wrapped up with the holidays and real life things that reading and actually typing out a review took a back seat. I will do my best to get some done with the things I have been reading.

I know this writer from chatting on Twitter and because she is a Beta for several stories I read and love. This is her first story as a writer and it is captivating.

This is not your typical “they meet and fall in love” thing. Here we come into the story at what seems to be the end of their relationship. He leaves her, says he does not love her. As the story unwinds we find out how close they were, how much in love they were and how she questions everything they ever had. You are going to want to slap him silly because of the way he acts. He is not sympathetic till you find out more about what is going on.

What can explain his massive change? Bella knew he had a brain tumor, can that be the cause of the change? Why did his family, that professed so much love for her, abandon her? 

What I like about this story is that it shows a woman who has had her confidence in everything. She knew shaken. It is one thing to say "well a confident woman would____" but to have everything you had faith in suddenly taken away from her and to have to rebuild herself and her life it is devastating to watch. 

I love how you feel real sympathy for this Bella. I love how lovable she is. You just want to take her home, make her brownies, wrap her in a warm blanket and say “it is OK honey he is an ass!”

And this Bella has a friend that kinda does this (he is a guy so he does not bake her brownies). Her friend is Jamie (yes, James is a good guy). He is a brother like figure in her life and I adore him! 

So my suggestion to you if you enjoy a well written story where you have no idea from chapter to chapter if you want to slap Edward or feel bad for him, where you can feel comfortable liking Bella, where James is a good guy, then you will LOVE this read. Give it a shot and let me know if you agree with me! 

Now on to the interview:

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Sue's interview with Perry Maxwell about her fic "Unrequited"

SUE's Interview with WhatsmynomDePlume about her fic 'The Best I Ever Had'

 The Best I Ever Had

Sex between friends complicates everything. Bella knows this. But she has no idea how much more Edward is going to complicate things.

Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 10 - Words: 46,197 - Reviews: 3740 - Updated: 4-29-11 - Published: 2-17-11 - Edward & Bella

NOW before you discount this story as yet another buddy tale where the buds sleep with each other, shenanigans happens and everything ends up as Happily Ever After let me tell you a thing or three: 

1) the author of this fic is damn funny. She weaves us a lovely story with tons of witty banter and if you know me I LOVE banter 

2) instead of both of them pretending to not want the other one ONE of them (trying not to spoil how am I doin T?) has been waiting for the other for a LONG time 

3) did I mention witty silly banter? 

This is one of those "it's rainy and I need something fluffy and funny with minimal heartbreak to make me feel good" kinda stories. 

I LOVE the Edward in this. Yes, I know I say that in all of his incarnations, but this one is just a sweetie. I wanna buy him a beer and hang out watching TV. 

OH and Emmett OH MY. If you like Emmett this guy is the loud mouth big bro goof you can really bear hug. The things that come outta his mouth remind me of my big bro. 

You see, it all starts out at a bar where the gang (makes me think of Scooby Do but with alcohol instead of drug references) is hanging out. Bella tells them about her latest date. Before Edward comes over she makes reference to the date being the best she ever had.

O.o 

Edward, of course, wants to know what's going on and MUCH to Bellas dismay Emmett brings up what she said. Unknown to the group Edward is the guy Bella describes as "the best she's ever had" and the conversation that follows is full of funny innuendos.

And that is just the start! So, if you are in need of a feel good fic, a fast read that is complete and damn funny, read this.

You know the drill folks. leave some lovin for the author AND make sure you come back to let me know what you think!

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SUE's Interview with WhatsmynomDePlume about her fic 'The Best I Ever Had'

Tanja's Interview with Lillybellis about We Come To Life Beneath The Stars

We Come To Life Beneath The Stars

As Bella Swan starts over with hopes of finding her future, Edward Cullen is hanging on desperately to his past. She's treading water, and he's a corporate golden boy. They share an office, but few words...until one night changes everything.

Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 13 - Words: 119,551 - Reviews: 2312 - Updated: 12-8-10 - Published: 6-16-10 - Bella & Edward

Everyone probably has people they completely trust with fic recs to the degree that they don't even question what this story is about. They just start reading, knowing that they'll most likely love the story when this person does. This is how I came to find We Come To Life Beneath The Stars.

At a time where I wasn't really reading any new Twifics someone tweeted the link to it and I bookmarked it to read later (read: when I felt like reading fics again) without question. And let me tell you, once I started reading, I couldn't stop. I read all available chapters (13 then) in one day.

The story is about Bella who's basically starting over her life in her mid-twenties. She quits the job she got through some favors her aunt called in
and starts working as Executive Assistant. She also breaks up with her boyfriend of 6 years whom she fell out of love with. Both decisions her mother can't understand.

At the new job she meets Edward Cullen, who is sitting at the desk across from her and seemingly hates her. Soon things between them get interesting.

To learn more about the mystery that is Edward Cullen read the story and the interview with Lillybellis.

Tanja's Interview with Lillybellis about We Come To Life Beneath The Stars

Sue's Interview with Tkegl about her fic 'Do Over'

Do Over 

Every Christmas Eve, Edward Cullen sits in a bar and regrets the decision he made ten years earlier that tore Bella from him. But when he gets a second chance to right that wrong, it's not quite what he expected

Christmas - that magical time of year when we gather together with those we love and enjoy the holiday. The gifts are all pretty. The decorations are all perfect. The food, OH THE FOOD, and the parties all bring together those images of perfection....


Well that is how we all hope it goes.
For many Christmas is not like this. Instead it reminds us that there are things we do not have. That missing something. It is elusive and haunts us.


This fic I am insisting you read today is such a story.


It is a story of regret, of love lost.
Edward is a successful reporter, Bella a successful author. They have not spoken in 10 years, not since Edward made a decision that changed both of their lives.


He did not propose to her and he has spent the last 10 years trying to get over that one choice. He gets what we all wish we could have. He gets a Do Over.
Lucky bastard - or is he?


This fic is based on two movies It's a Wonderful Life and The Family Man.


Edward gets to go back and see what his life would be IF he had proposed. He does not get to see all the things that he did in the 10 years since his proposal, he wakes up instead in the middle of a mess he created by DIFFERENT regrets.


Aren't humans fickle ?


So join me in listening to Tkegl talk about this fabulous bit of Christmas joy she is bringing to us. I know I know it is after Christmas but for me Christmas is not a day but a season. This fic will be complete by the end of the week!

Sue's Interview with Tkegl about her fic 'Do Over'

Sue's Interview with CescaMarie about her fic "Dead on My Feet"

Dead on My Feet, on Twilighted

This story has been pulled by the author

Recovering from a serious illness, Edward knows what it is to be invisible but obvious to everyone around him. Bella, who has watched a loved one die of protracted illness, understands the tightrope-act of life in an unpredictable body. Alienated by his disease, Edward finds a friend in Forks' newest resident. The only problem is that she sees far more than anyone else does – including the things he doesn't want seen.

THIS is not the usual type of fic I read, mainly because it has some VERY sad parts and deals with some very angsty topics. The thought of a teenaged boy dealing with cancer absolutely shreds my heart. I have teenaged sons, and yes, I am one of those freaky moms that when she reads something that happens to a child I can SEE my child in that character. Add in that, he is a teenaged boy and my heart breaks watching him go through these things.

NOW in most fics I am able to separate myself from the action. I read the story and I think "this is nice, a good diversion from the busy noisy life of a mom of 5". A romantic fic takes me places my real life does not go, a fantasy fic does its job. Well THIS fic grabs my heart, rips it out, stomps on it a few times, then pastes it back together with one line of hope.

ALL of the characters in this story will grab you. Alice is the little sister of Edward, the cancer patient. She is the ray of sunshine. She is the one that gave part of herself to save her big brother. She sees his survival as her job. Esme is the mom trying to hold it all together. She worries like moms do. Emmett is the big brother. Protective, annoying. Edward, well, he is the heart of the story IMO. I do not see him as anything other than a 17 yr old boy who has been given a horrible circumstance to live with. He went from being "normal" to having cancer and watching his body betray him.

The heart of this story is the descriptions of what each character lives with and how they cope. Bella is a "bad girl" new to town who does not see Edward as the sick kid but she also does not see him as a potential love interest. She just sees him as he is. She does not care what he was because THAT Edward is no longer there.

SO why do I think you should read a fic that is heart breaking? Because it is that damn good. This fic will strike a cord in everyone who reads it. We have all, in some way, had our lives touched by cancer even if it is remote. When she talks about how his body has changed and his skin has changed I see my Dad who died from Pancreatic cancer. I see my healthy sons and wonder how they and I would cope with this. Dead on My Feet is NOT a fic to miss.

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Sue's Interview with CescaMarie about her fic "Dead on My Feet"

Sue's interview with Lalina about her fic Let's Get Physical

Lets Get Physical 

 The Goal: Lose 70lbs. The Prize: One steamy night with her personal trainer. When overweight Bella is left by her husband, she is determined to lose weight with the help of Edward Masen. What starts off as payback ends up as so much more.


Trying to come up with something witty as an intro for this post and I am failing badly so I will ramble.


Lalina was my first ever interview back over a year ago when we started this blog. If you have not read any of her stuff then I suggest you start now and the one you should start with is Let's Get Physical I think it is her best yet !
This fic is about a fat Bella with low self esteem her husband James who we meet in the first chapter is... well an ass they separate and Bella wants to makeover her life.


She was not always heavy but as many of us know time is not always kind to the body. Bella has some serious things she has to work through in this story
She has a perfect body image in mind and that sabotages her efforts to makeover her own life.


Now we are all (mostly) girls here and we know that there is always something you are not going to like about yourself: wrinkles, greying hai,r the pouch of a stomach after having kids, strech marks, thighs, teeth not white enough, arms not tone enough. We look in the mirror and we do not see the airbrushed perfect image of US that we want to see.


What I LOVE about this fic is that Bella is like that. She is very real in her self hatred. What I love even more is that as time goes on she is going to learn to love things about herself she has never thought to look at before


SO my preachy side is gonna come out now we as women are too hard on ourselves we see beauty in pictures and magazines an image of perfection that for many is unattainable.


I think the best quote from a beautiful woman fits here very well


"The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a w......oman is reflected in her soul. It's the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows & the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years. ~"
— Audrey Hepburn

Now, Edward in this fic. Oh golly how does he fit in.
Edward is a personal trainer. Yeah he gets paid to work out. Poor Bella goes into this gym HOPING to get a female trainer and finds the only one available is this young beautiful guy.
How humiliating!
The thing I like about this is that, AS Edward gets to know Bella, he sees the beauty in her it has nothing to do with her body or her looks. It is who she is.
No love at first site let me save you and make you mine kinda thing THIS one has a process and both characters have to grow into it


Alright enough of my babbling. We have here an interview that was done by me and Janis (who has not read anything of Lalinas yet) Oh and we have pics.


You know what to do: Read the interview, read the fic and leave the love!


The pics in here will be rated R ok and maybe one that is rated X towards the bottom so NSFW 

Sue's interview with Lalina about her fic Let's Get Physical

Sue's Interview with Camoozle about her fic 'For The Summer'

For The Summer by Camoozle

Summary: Every year Bella waits for the 'Pay Checks' to roll into her sleepy river town and every year Edward's hers, just for the summer. AH, AU, OOC, B/E

Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 9 - Words: 83,166 - Reviews: 1724 - Updated: 6-17-10 - Published: 4-30-10 - Bella & Edward

Random SUE fact:

I worked for a few summers at Aunt and Uncles trout farm/bait shop.

YUP I was a tour guide to the trout ponds I showed little kids and their parents how to bait hooks and catch fish 

SO what does this have to do with this fic? wellllll

we had regulars families that would come up every summer

SO I have that connection to this fic I remember working when other people were having fun.

ALSO I am the same age as the Bella in this fic 

ANNNND I love how at the start of each chapter she puts up little bits of information of things that happened during that year in the real world.


There is no good guy/ bad guy in this fic which is another bonus all these characters have depth and feel very real when you read about them 


IF your friends have not convinced to read this fic then check out my long and rambling interview with Camoozle where I learned some fascinating things about the writer behind this amazingness! 

Sue's Interview with Camoozle about her fic 'For The Summer'

Tanja's interview with mybluesky about 'A Betting Man'

A Betting Man by mybluesky, on Twilighted

Summary: Just two weeks before her best friend's wedding Bella gets dumped by boyfriend James when she refuses to give him what he wants. The next night she discovers he's made a bet with gorgeous pal Edward Cullen that he can't bed her. She brilliantly decides to string Edward along for a few weeks...and subsequently land herself a hot date for the wedding. Things soon get very interesting...

Tanja's interview with mybluesky about 'A Betting Man'

Sandy's interview with YesYov about 'The Ties That Bind'

The Ties That Bind by yesyov, on Twilighted

Summary: What happens when your past collides with your present, and changes your future forever? Come read The Ties That Bind.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 29 - Words: 198,563 - Reviews: 1229 - Updated: 3-7-10 - Published: 7-19-09 - Edward & Bella

Sandy's interview with YesYov about 'The Ties That Bind'

Tanja's interview with Smishli about 'Homecomings'

Homecomings by Smishli

Summary: No one ever said your twenties were easy. Bella is forced on a blind date, Alice can’t get her boyfriend to propose, and Rosalie’s new baby-sitting duties go horribly awry. Will the ladies achieve self-actualization? Will they find the right men along the way? And why does everything seem to lead back to a sinister threat from an international organization that could take their lives? Eventually all-canon pairings. AU/AH.

Tanja's interview with Smishli about 'Homecomings'

Sue's Interview with ItzMegan73 about 'A Rough Start'

A Rough Start by ItzMegan73

Summary:

Overnight irresponsible Edward goes from bachelor to father of a 5 yr old. Meanwhile responsible, prepared Bella begins her first job as Kindergarten teacher at Forks Elementary. When irresponsible meets the epitome of responsible, sparks will fly!

Twilight - Rated: M - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 14 - Words: 62,775 - Reviews: 3636 - Updated: 11-15-09 - Published: 8-20-09 - Bella & Edward

Sue's Interview with ItzMegan73 about 'A Rough Start'

Sue's Interview with the Authors of 'It Isn't Stalking If You Don't Get Caught'

It Isn't Stalking If You Don't Get Caught by JustForkIt and Little Miss Whitlock

Oh fangirls you know I love them.. they are MY people

This fic I gotta tell you if you have ever sat back with a group of your friends and made fun of yourself as a fangirl then this is the fic for you to read!!

WHY does this one fit into Average Joe WEEK??

Sue's Interview with the Authors of 'It Isn't Stalking If You Don't Get Caught'

Sue's Interview with Laskme about 'Expectations of Success'

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OMG I am soooooo happy to be back! Yes I finally got the hubs to loosen his wallet and get me a new puter!!! If you have not read it, my h00rs wrote a lovely obituary to my long suffering computer ..

SO how about those things going on in Twi world lately? New pics of the pretty ..funny interviews ...etc AND the biggest and best thing going on would be the Fandom Gives Back thingie you all know about that

SO lets stop my rambling and talk some fic!!

Sue's Interview with Laskme about 'Expectations of Success'