Osa Bella by Myg

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6038733/1/Osa_Bella

Official Description: Bella is a school counselor, but Edward is posing as a student. Will Edward convince Bella to defy her head and follow her heart? Or will Bella conquer her desire and do what she believes is right?

After the death of her husband, Bella moved to Forks. Every day seems like a valiant effort to move on with her life, beating back the sadness with a whip and a chair. All she wants is to love and feel connected, and then she meets Edward, a student, who makes her feel all the things she's been longing to feel. Except she is his guidance counselor, and feeling that way about him is totally forbidden.  

Check out this quote: "There was the thrill of being close to him, but also the comfort of being with someone you'd known forever. And I very much hated feeling that way around him, because it was a feeling I desperately wanted to have with someone. Just not him."

Gah! This plays against the other men in her life, one who looks perfect for her on paper, and the other, Jacob, whose friendship with Bella is a bit of a role reversal from canon. And then there's all the intrigue behind those weird-ass Cullen kids and the curious spike in the local bear population. And I'm fascinated by a new vampire that's thrown into the mix, Mercy.

I'm a big fan of the way Myg writes this Bella. Being inside Bella's head should be so sad but it's not! She's got this strength and humor. And I do love when Bella is a grown-woman with life experience. And god bless Myg for her slightly OOC Edward who's not ashamed of his libido. It seems Edward has had some life experience himself ;)

The story of Osa Bella is rich with intrigue and a bit of mythology. It has an interesting Bella and an Edward who is temptation on legs. Werewolves, and vampires, and bears, oh my!