DeJean Smith
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Joined Oct 29, 2009, id: 2129320, Profile Updated: Nov 5, 2018
Author has written 25 stories for Twilight.

DeJean Smith is a librarian by profession, mom by choice, an avid and voracious reader, and has a deep abiding love for all things fantastical. She also lives in the Southern US and believes "y'all" should be part of the OED if it's not already.

Thanks to ReaderGoof for the fantabulous banners for Evermore Experience and From the Journal of Liriope M. Hermitage. The FicSisters made the banner for She Tames the Beast Within.

I am on Twitter (same user name, remove space) and Goodreads. I've also joined the Facebook ranks under DeJean Smith.

I try my best to respond to all reviews, but if I don't get back to you, know I read every single one.

Evermore Experience was named:

The Fictionators Pwns of the week 9/16/2010

The Twilight Awards Hidden Gem nominee

The Twilight Awards Under the Radar feature

Original Character nominee for Best Supernatural and Best Multi-chapter

Twinklings Hidden Gem Award nominee

Inspired Award--best Vampires, under 1k reviews nominee

Hidden Star Awards, best Original Character nominee

Interviews with yours truly are up on sytycw (dot) blogspot (dot) com and sparklingcitrus (dot) com. L was interviewed by the lovely ladies of sparklingcitrus (dot) com as well.

In January, 2011, L from Evermore Experience was named the number one Original Character. She was humbled...for about 10 seconds and then went back to her regularly scheduled madness.

The FicSisters named She Tames the Beast Within their "One to watch" and made a wonderful banner as well.

She Tames the Beast Within was rec'd by Midnight Cougar on Teh Lemonade Stand (and wild shrieking was done by DeJean)

A Different Forest did an Author Spot with yours truly, as well, and can be found at www (dot) (slash) Campfires (slash) 31459

Mercy Train came in 3rd place for the Age of Edward, 2017, public vote and was Judge Sharon Fulda's choice. Reviews left on the AoE profile can be found at www (dot) fanfiction (dot) net (slash) r (slash) 12639360

Three Bs won 1st place public vote, 1st place judges' vote, the Skeleton In The Closet - Biggest Surprise Ending award, the Spell-Binding Award - Most Original Plot, Decorator Award - Best Use of Halloween Theme, and the Candy Land Award - Best Romance in the Tricks and Treats 3 contest. Reviews left on the T&T3 profile can be found at www (dot) fanfiction (dot) net (slash) r (slash) 12680597

Secret Santa did not win anything in the 2017 Naughty or Nice contest, but I loved writing nerdy/geeky characters with a mystery twist. Reviews from the NoN contest can be found at www (dot) fanfiction (dot) net (slash) r (slash) 12745256

Don't won The Validator's Award and The Haunting Award in the Tricks and Treats (2018) contest. Reviews for that entry can be found at www (dot) fanfiction (dot) net (slash) r (slash) 13097183

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Kidnapped by madcowre reviews
Bella and Edward have grown up hating each other, much to the frustration of their parents. But when they are thrown together in a traumatic event, can they put aside their differences to survive and maybe even fall in love. E/B AU AH Lemons,Lang,Dark Th
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 212 - Reviews: 5833 - Favs: 6,832 - Follows: 2,339 - Updated: Sep 11, 2018 - Published: May 30, 2009 - Bella, Edward - Complete
God's Gift by ThatEnglishWriter reviews
"I don't care if he's the CEO of a company that manufactures chocolate-coated puppies and rainbows. The guy is a jerk." Bella just isn't impressed by good-looking men who own their own companies, especially when they're used to getting their own way and don't take no for an answer. AH. INCOMPLETE, please see AN in latest chapter.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 19 - Words: 37,201 - Reviews: 2339 - Favs: 1,526 - Follows: 2,605 - Updated: Sep 15, 2013 - Published: Dec 30, 2012 - Bella, Edward
Teachers Pet by mpg reviews
Bella moved on after Edward left her and is now a teacher. When she starts at a new school, destiny intervenes to reunite them. Now she is faced with new challenges/decisions. B&E/Canon Pairs/Lemons/Violence. -COMPLETE- NB 4 EPOV see Student Liaisio
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Family - Chapters: 34 - Words: 130,557 - Reviews: 738 - Favs: 1,097 - Follows: 375 - Updated: Apr 12, 2010 - Published: Dec 13, 2009 - Bella, Edward - Complete
Alphabet Weekends by the-glory-days reviews
Bored with their dismal love lives, best friends Edward and Bella come up with the idea of exploring the world of sex using the alphabet for the next twenty-six weekends. What happens when things go from two friends having fun to something serious? AH OOC
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 34 - Words: 124,991 - Reviews: 11480 - Favs: 12,061 - Follows: 6,051 - Updated: Mar 13, 2010 - Published: Mar 12, 2009 - Bella, Edward - Complete
Withering the Ferns by AngstGoddess003 reviews
Isabella, infamous rich girl, meets Edward, the dark, mysterious guy from the wrong side of the tracks after an accident. Lost in the dense forest surrounding Forks together, they must survive complete isolation. Written for Gift Exchange.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 17 - Words: 75,311 - Reviews: 1055 - Favs: 3,527 - Follows: 737 - Published: Aug 7, 2009 - Bella, Edward - Complete
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Wit Fits Covid 19 edition reviews
A series of ramblings based off of fans' prompts with the intent to entertain and get the cogs going in my brain!
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,374 - Reviews: 57 - Favs: 37 - Follows: 70 - Published: Mar 21, 2020 - Bella, Edward
Paperclip Promise reviews
Ten years ago, sixteen-year-old Bella Swan and seventeen-year-old Edward Cullen met at a summer camp for academically gifted high school students at Northwestern University. After a meet and greet where they discovered a mutual love of quirky collections—he, bowties, and she, paperclips—a friendship blossomed. A Babies at the Border offering.
Twilight - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 7,967 - Reviews: 75 - Favs: 105 - Follows: 179 - Updated: Mar 4, 2020 - Published: Jan 1, 2019 - Bella, Edward
A Dance to remember -- A FAGE 12 gift for Ninkita reviews
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes…As the song from Rent goes, there is a finite number of minutes to a year, but how many of those minutes are memorable? How many slip by carelessly, with no thought to their importance? And how many hold events that will change our lives forever? A FAGE 12 offering for Ninkita.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 5,200 - Reviews: 104 - Favs: 81 - Follows: 66 - Published: Feb 11, 2020 - Bella, Edward - Complete
A Port in the storm reviews
It was a dark and stormy night when Edward Masen made his way to Swan House in the hopes of fulfilling his father's promise. He prayed Master Swan would honor the contract Edward, Sr., had made but could no longer uphold. Little did the young man know that the storms of life strike equally, regardless of social status, and he was not the only one searching for a safe port.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 18 - Words: 33,326 - Reviews: 1023 - Favs: 445 - Follows: 826 - Updated: Jul 19, 2019 - Published: Jan 16, 2017 - Bella, Edward
Don't reviews
Bella Swan hated the word "Don't." It made her see red. Every. Single. Time. And she had heard it frequently in her thirty-two years. Who knew that when circumstances beyond control took her to an Airbnb, she might encounter someone—or something—that hated the word "Don't" just as much.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,071 - Reviews: 59 - Favs: 87 - Follows: 106 - Published: Nov 5, 2018 - Bella, Edward
Three Bs reviews
For decades, Edward has aided women in their darkest hour with Alice's guidance, ignoring her ulterior motive to find him 'the one.' This Halloween, she sends him to Bella's Bakery and Books. Is shopkeeper Isabella just another damsel-in-distress or is she something more? My entry for the Tricks and Treats 3 contest (2017)
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,448 - Reviews: 38 - Favs: 105 - Follows: 65 - Published: Mar 26, 2018 - Bella, Edward - Complete
Secret Santa reviews
IT guru by day, gamer by night, Bella Swan trudges through December, dreading her workplace's annual Secret Santa exchange. After all, there are only so many tacky coffee mugs one can use at a time, right? But this year, when presents start arriving in not one, but two places, could it be that her luck has finally changed? My entry for the 2017 Naughty or Nice contest.
Twilight - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,222 - Reviews: 31 - Favs: 90 - Follows: 46 - Published: Mar 26, 2018 - Bella, Edward - Complete
Mercy Train reviews
From 1854 to 1929, approximately 200,000 children escaped the poverty of eastern U.S. cities through a program called the Mercy Train. For eighteen-year-old Bella Swan, the chance to escape the horrors of home comes via a chance meeting with Father Edward Masen as he prepares to accompany the next delivery. Will she be thanking heaven for this mercy or will it be merely be leavin
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,514 - Reviews: 33 - Favs: 69 - Follows: 41 - Published: Mar 26, 2018 - Bella, Edward - Complete
Daycare Dilemma reviews
To mack on or not to mack on, that is the question for Pre-K teacher Bella Swan once she meets her new student's Poppy. A birthday drabble-ish work for Diane.
Twilight - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 14 - Words: 3,461 - Reviews: 148 - Favs: 68 - Follows: 89 - Published: Mar 10, 2018 - Complete
The Writing Academy reviews
Bella Swan, Lit/Comp teacher to the not-always-receptive-minds of the students of Forks High and an aspiring novelist, earns a place at the coveted Writing Academy, a four-week experience where participants relinquish their senses one-by-one, one-at-a-time to become better writers. A FAGE 10:Reborn for Cecilia Melton/Ceceprincess1217
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 9 - Words: 11,683 - Reviews: 102 - Favs: 85 - Follows: 73 - Published: Feb 25, 2018 - Bella, Edward - Complete
Cuddle buddy reviews
I was 16 years old the first time I woke up in Edward Cullen's arms. He was 20. We were both fully clothed. Damnit.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,380 - Reviews: 84 - Favs: 136 - Follows: 324 - Published: Jun 28, 2017 - Bella, Edward
Elephant Shoes reviews
Summary: For fifteen years, they've danced around their mutual attraction, never wanting to cross that line until a class assignment provides the perfect opportunity to say those three magic words. Honorable Mention in the P.S. I love you (2016) contest
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,499 - Reviews: 39 - Favs: 105 - Follows: 70 - Published: Dec 23, 2016 - Bella, Edward - Complete
Camp Pumpkinhead reviews
A lost lovie leads to a spooky adventure for Bella as she discovers there's someone lurking at Camp Pumpkinhead-someone she never expected. 3rd Place, Judges' Choice, The Fall into Autumn Contest (2016).
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,809 - Reviews: 38 - Favs: 58 - Follows: 88 - Published: Nov 27, 2016 - Bella, Edward
We never sleep reviews
When Isabella Swan is kidnapped by her Uncle James and betrothed to the infamous gangster, Jacob Black, her father calls upon the only hope he has, The Pinkerton Agency, and their agents that never sleep. A contribution to Words of Love for Meli.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,442 - Reviews: 47 - Favs: 87 - Follows: 104 - Published: May 4, 2016 - Bella, Edward
She tames the beast within reviews
She only knows of a day-to-day existence. He only knows of life on a silver platter. She only knows contentment with what she has. He only knows the lust for more, and he has her in his sights. An expansion of my Twilight 25, round 9, exploration of the prompt, 'innocence.'
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 26 - Words: 64,911 - Reviews: 1595 - Favs: 647 - Follows: 712 - Updated: May 2, 2016 - Published: Apr 6, 2015 - Bella - Complete
Beyond Evermore reviews
Mini sequel to Evermore Experience. Bella comes up with a unique anniversary gift for Edward with the help of some special friends.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 15 - Words: 36,621 - Reviews: 400 - Favs: 317 - Follows: 341 - Updated: Feb 26, 2015 - Published: Nov 15, 2012 - Bella, Edward - Complete
Evermore Experience reviews
Bella Swan receives an invitation to the exclusive Evermore Experience, an in-depth immersion summer program where she plans to fully explore 19th century England, but fate has other plans for her once she arrives. A mostly AU story.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 34 - Words: 161,112 - Reviews: 2198 - Favs: 2,025 - Follows: 1,165 - Updated: Feb 3, 2015 - Published: Jun 8, 2010 - Bella, Edward - Complete
The Twilight Twenty-Five: Round Nine reviews
3 months, 25 prompts. Bella is my muse.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 25 - Words: 25,253 - Reviews: 300 - Favs: 27 - Follows: 35 - Updated: Nov 21, 2014 - Published: Sep 26, 2014 - Complete
Be mine, Valentine reviews
Bella does temp work for her brother, Emmett, during his busiest time of the year. What happens when something goes wrong and Cupid sends Bella to find a missing match?
Twilight - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,353 - Reviews: 52 - Favs: 88 - Follows: 39 - Published: Feb 14, 2014 - Bella, Edward - Complete
Hands On History reviews
What happens when you mix a history/archival management/creative writing major with a little magic and a special secret project? A Hands-On approach to history! AU-No vampires this time.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Supernatural - Chapters: 21 - Words: 69,873 - Reviews: 689 - Favs: 403 - Follows: 367 - Updated: Aug 30, 2013 - Published: Oct 31, 2011 - Bella, Edward - Complete
Wolf Branch Destiny reviews
A 2012 Age of Edward entry - When life in the Colorado Territory didn't bring him the life he wanted, Edward returned home to Illinois. Could he find what he was missing on the shores of Wolf Branch?
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 10,374 - Reviews: 55 - Favs: 76 - Follows: 51 - Published: Feb 13, 2012 - Edward, Bella - Complete
From the journal of Liriope M Hermitage reviews
Take a peek into the past of the infamous L from Evermore Experience through her journals.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 10,111 - Reviews: 17 - Favs: 28 - Follows: 31 - Updated: Jan 24, 2012 - Published: Jan 3, 2012
Closed Stacks Carrel reviews
Spanking the Monkey contest entry. Bella Swan lives for Thursdays. It's her favorite day of the week because Dr. Edward Cullen always visits his closed stacks carrel on Thursdays-now continued!
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 8,368 - Reviews: 80 - Favs: 109 - Follows: 130 - Updated: Sep 30, 2011 - Published: Jun 27, 2011
Counting Chickens reviews
Grad student Bella volunteers at the Campus Y and meets baseball player Edward who she thinks is volunteering only to fulfill his community service requirements. All-human, Alternate universe.
Twilight - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,175 - Reviews: 41 - Favs: 84 - Follows: 31 - Published: May 6, 2011 - Bella, Edward - Complete
Get between the covers reviews
On a snowy Christmas Eve, Dr. Bella Swan discovers she is missing something she cannot live without with the help of handy speed dial 2. AU-Human. My Sparkling Citrus Secret Santa gift to ScarletBlondepr.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,166 - Reviews: 40 - Favs: 120 - Follows: 50 - Published: Jan 5, 2011 - Bella, Edward - Complete