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Emancipation Proclamation

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The tale of a Principe Della Mafia and his Bella Ragazza, two souls
connected in a world full of chaos. Quella destinata per te, nessuno la
prenderà. True Love Waits. Sempre.

Republished as Sempre under the name J.M. Darhower.

1943 pages, Paperback

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Kharizzmatik

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Kharizzmatik is the fanfiction penname of J.M. Darhower https://www.goodreads.com/JMDarhower

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76 reviews55 followers
May 6, 2013
Emancipation Proclamation is now a published book called Sempre. the names changed but I'll write the review with Bella/Edward. :)

Oh, I can't even begin to tell you how perfect EP is. Bella's a slave since she was born. She's the slave of Mafiosi. The mafia will be really important during the story, but not as much as the perfection and beauty of Edward and Bella's love. Edward is a broken boy since her mother died. Bella comes into his life, and for the first time, he lets her in. She becomes the only reason he's keeping himself together, but their love is impossible. Angst, love, suspense and action, Emancipation Proclamation is the best book ever. It crushed my heart, soul, feelings, it was wonderful. In no other books will you find a more beautiful love than Bella and Edward's. It's true. Every single reader needs these two characters in their life.
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10 reviews4 followers
October 23, 2013
My heart will never be the same after reading this story. Just, wow. The perfect mix of gut-wrenching, heart-shattering angst, with a really beautiful HEA ending. The first story I've ever really properly cried at, and I don't think anything will compare for a while. I look forward to reading Sempre and the follow ups.
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128 reviews
August 24, 2012
The best of the best. I couldn't put this down when I read it for the first time. I fell so hard for these characters and felt like I was living the story along with them. Nothing I have read since has come close to touching me as much as this one story has.
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23 reviews
August 28, 2012
Without a doubt one of the best books I have ever read. Much better than the later published version Sempre. The story was unputdownable and although the ending was a little disappointing, I thought it was very well written and I really felt for both main characters.
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15 reviews
January 28, 2013
Amazing. I didn't want it to end. One of the best books I've ever read. I tried to read the published version, Sempre, but too much had been cut out from the original, and it was too censored.
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613 reviews10 followers
did-not-finish
July 8, 2013
I just gave up. There's nothing wrong with the writing its just too damn long. Each scene is written from at least two different POVs. Might attempt Sempre instead. Sorry Ally. I tried.
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123 reviews7 followers
March 31, 2015
I read this fan fiction years ago when it was a work in progress. It is absolutely one the best, well written, stories I have ever read. Fan fic or not, it was sooooo good! I support this author as she turned the fan fic into a published book (where she obviously had to change name and such) but I didn't quite enjoy the books as much as the fic. I understand the fan fic version was super long, so she cut a lot of stuff out in the book version, and to me it just didn't capture the essence as much as I would have thought. Perhaps if you are just reading it fresh as a book, and never read the fan fic version, it will still captivate you the same way, but that is something I won't know. But one thing is for sure...this author is extremely talented and has the potential to become very big!
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4 reviews
June 23, 2013
absolutely amazing. honestly, the moment i started reading i couldn't stop till 3 days later. the moment i woke up till late at night when i finally dragged myself to sleep, i was reading it. and even in my dreams, i was dreaming about it. such an amazing and really heartwarming book. it's really opened my mind to not only the story itself but the whole theme behind it, and made me much more aware that there were such things going. edward and bella's love for each other was just heartwarming, and this has officially gotta be one of the best, if not best fanfics I've ever read.
And for an avid fanfic reader, that's really saying something.
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2 reviews2 followers
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November 28, 2012
This was by far the most amazing fanfiction from twilight that I have ever read. Each single chapter (all 80 of them) was amazing and I loved every minute of it. I will probably end up reading it again. :) If your looking for a good fanficition that keeps you on the edge of your sit always guessing and thinking with some exciting action and mafia this is the book for you!!! I would recommend it to anyone. Also the rewrite called Sempre is nothing compared to the original.
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977 reviews8 followers
August 1, 2012
Finally fucking done reading! Was good but damn too many POV!! Got whiplash from reading it! Storyline was interesting but ending was too predictable!
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104 reviews5 followers
March 13, 2013
I really liked this story. My only issue was how repetitive it was. I really like reading in different POVs but this was a little too much. Loved the storyline and both Edward and Bella.
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45 reviews
January 5, 2013
Ah benim nam-ı diğer Sempre'ım.. Söze nereden başlasam ki? Söylenecek çok şey var..

Hikayeye başladığım an bile aklımda şu an. Konuşmalardan duyup, kıskanmış, indirip okumaya başlamıştım. Daha önce hiç e book okumadığım için hikayenin uzun mu kısa mı olduğunu anlamamıştım, sadece elwiens bana uzun olduğunu söylemişti. Başlayınca ve o yandaki çubuğun bir türlü aşağı inmediğini gördüğümde uzun olduğunu anladım, evet.

Tamam okuduğum her kitaba bağlanırım, ayrı ayrı dertlerini çekerim ama bu ayrıydı. Bununla yatıp bununla kalktım ben. Kendi derdimmiş gibi dertlerini üstlendim, az mı ağladım, az mı karakterlere küfür etti, az mı yazara sitem ettim.. Üstelik kitap benim okuduğum ilk yabancı roman olma özelliğini de taşıyor. Hoş karakterlerde Bella ve Edward olmasaydı o 1311 sayfayı okuyabilir miydim emin değilim.. Ve benim gibi kitap kokusuna hasta bir insan için, e book okumak çok çoook büyük bir terslik. Ama bu kitap okutuyor. Hikayenin her anından bahsetmek için neler vermezdim ama mümkün değil.

Sanırım artık kitaba dalsam iyi olacak.

Kitabın başlangıcı… Hala daha dün gibi aklımda.

Tarafsız anlatılmış ama o fangirling hislerinden bile Isabella'dan bahsedildiğini anlıyorsunuz -fangirling hormonları , diyorum-.

İlk başlarda Carlisle'ın Bella karşısında olan hislerini anlayamamıştım. Charles'ın Bella'ya karşı tutumu var, birde Carlisle'ın, hadi ama! Elwiens'e "Carlisle ne ayak ya?" diye sorduğumu hatırlıyorum. (Nasıl unuturum? Favorilerimde.) Carlisle’a zamanında bu kadar iyi bir adamsın madem ne diye köle alıyorsun o zaman diye düşündüm. Biricik Carlisle’dı o.

Cezaya kadar.

O cezadan sonra Carlisle’a bakışım değişti, ne zaman Isabella ile yalnız kalsalar beni buhranlar bastı, kalbim tekledi… Ne zaman Bella’yı yanına çağırsa yine mi ceza verecek diye inledim.

Yaptığı fedakarlıkları bilmeden bunları yazması kolay tabii.

Jacob ile ilk karşılaşma..

Twilight’ın içeriğini mi unuttum acaba ben diye sormadım değil. Jacob’ı hiç ama hiç beklemiyordum. 20. bölüm müydü 21. bölüm müydü ne gelmişti Jacob. Cenup bana “EP da Jacob candır demişti.” İnanmamıştım ama. Karaktere karşı öyle bir nefretim vardı ki.. Ve sonra üstüne Bella’nın ona güldüğü sahne eklendi sinirlerim oynamadı değil. Her şeyine bir kusur buldum. “Her karşılaşmada esprimi yapılır?!” “bu espri çok bayat!” Öyle ki ne zaman EB arasında bir soğukluk olsa Bella’nın hemen Jacob’a koşacağını düşündüm durdum hikâye boyunca. –Imagination is about to die-

Ama ölmesini hayal dahi edemezdim.

O silahlı saldırıda Jacob’ın vurulduğunu okuduğumda yüreğim burkuldu. Bir ilk. İlk defa Jacob’a karşı şefkat hissettim. Ve sonra da öldüğünü okudum. Ben bile Jacob’ın gitmesine üzülüp, erken gitti diyorsam, erken gitmiştir. Başka açıklaması yok bunun. Hayalimde Edward ile tekrar yakınlaşmasını kuruyordum, eski hallerine dönmelerini…

“In life, nothing ventured ,nothing gained.”


Benim sloganım.

İlk sevgililer günü…

Kim derdi ki, bizim popüler, havalı Edward’ımız süt dökmüş kediye dönecek, hayır daha doğrusu kendine güvenini yitirecek, kedi gibi mırmır gezecek ortalarda.

Bölüm esnasında ilk düşündüğüm ‘Isabella yine ilk adımı atacak’ idi.

“Make love to me.”


Bölümdeki duygu, arzu ve aşk o kadar yoğundu ki, kıskandım.


“My mother was murdered and my life had been shattered because of Isabella Swan. But yet, I fucking felt it anyway. I felt the anger and the hatred brewing. I felt the instinct to blame her. My mother was dead and if the girl across from me hadn‘t existed, my mother wouldn‘t fucking be dead. I wouldn‘t have suffered so much over the last few years. I wouldn‘t have been so fucking broken, my family wouldn‘t have been ruined. I felt disgusted with myself, like I‘d chosen the girl across from me over my mother. I felt that by being with Isabella I was pissing on my mother‘s grave. My mother was dead because of her, if she hadn‘t been born none of this would‘ve happened. I felt like I was tainting her memory. Christ, I was sleeping with the fucking enemy!”


Bu satırlar benim sonum oldu. Kalp kırıklığını ben bizzat yaşadım. Edward’a hak verip veremeyeceğimi bile bilemedim. “A dozen different emotions hitting me.” Üstesinden gelmesi sanırım varmamız gereken nokta. Annesini taparcasına seven bir kişinin, annesinin ölüm sebebini affetmesi çok büyük bir fedakarlık. Edward bu konuda çok zorlandı, Bella’ya ilk başlarda davranış şekli moralimi bozmasına bozdu ama ona tam anlamıyla kızamadım bile.

Bella’nın kaçırılması…

“Please! Please don‘t! Please! Please! I‘ll do anything, I swear! Please don‘t kill him! God, please, I‘ll go with you, I will! I won‘t fight! Just don‘t kill him!”



Benim için hikayedeki en karanlık noktalardan. Her şeyin dönüş noktası, bir biri ardına yuvarlanması burada başlıyor. Bir gün Edward’ın mafyaya adım atacağını her zaman içimde biliyordum ve bunun Bella’yı bir durumdan kurtarmak için olacağını da biliyordum. Hikaye bunun üstüne kurulu neredeyse nasıl bilmem. Ama hep bir ‘Carlisle var’dı, hep bi ‘o yardım eder’di. Ama artık O’da yoktu.

“You won't hear from me, because that wouldn't be fair to you. None of this is your fault
and nothing you did caused this. I'm doing this for you, because I love you. Go make us all proud,
tesoro. I believe in you. I always will.”



Daha önce dediğim gibi Twilight’ın konusunu mu unutuyorum diye sorguluyorum kendimi. Twilight Edward Bella’yı terk etmeden Twilight olur mu hiç?

En çok göz yaşını burada döktüm ben. Şu an bile gözlerim sulu sulu, akmak için bekliyorlar. Bella’nın olayları inkar edişi, Edward’ın sefil bir hayat sürüyor olması, Molly’nin ortaya çıkması, mafyanın var oluşu… Hepsi üst üste biniyor. En azından Bella’nın azıcık da olsa Edward’dan daha iyi durumda olması, çevresinde ona yardım eden insanların olması ve Edward’ın aksine Bella’nın kendisine yardım edilmesine izin vermesi beni rahatlattı açıkçası.

“Perdonami,” he said, and I froze as he raised his gun without hesitation, pulling the trigger. A hoarse scream rang from me as the bullet tore through my father‘s skull and he dropped backward, his body limp as it lay on the grass.




Her şey açıklığa kavuştu sanmıştım ben. Aro, Bella hakkındaki gerçeği öğrenmeyecek, o defterde orada kapanacak sanmıştım. Yazar bırakır mı ama öyle. Bırakmaz, onu akıl edemedim ben işte. Aro’nun aslında tüm her şeyi biliyor… Boşa mıydı her şey diye sinirlendim. Boşa mı bu çocuk mafyaya katıldı, boşa mı terk etmek zorunda kaldı, Carlisle öldü!

Carlisle…
Eşinin ölümüne sebep olan kız yaşasın, oğlu mutlu olsun diye yaptığı fedakarlıklar.. Hangi insan yapar bunları?

“Our life wasn‘t perfect, and we didn‘t live some fairytale like they do in storybooks.”



Evet sonu biraz hayal kırıklığıydı benim için. Aro ve Carlisle kavgasında mafya olaylarının bitmesini arzulamıştım, bir daha Edward mafya baskısı altında olmasın istemiştim. Ama Bella’nın epilogda da dediği gibi kimsenin hayatı peri masalı gibi değil ve bu hikayede öyleymiş gibi bitmedi. Sanırım bu da ne kadar gerçekçi olduğunu göstermesi için bir örnek. Hala daha yazar ile aynı fikirde olamasam bile sonu ile ilgili, ileride olacağım, biliyorum.

Gerçekçi..
Isabella’nın düşünül tarzını o kadar benimsedim ki tüm kitap boyunca Isabella’yla beraber kendi özgürlüğümüzü kazandık. Onunla beraber kendimizi bulduk.

Tüm karakterlerin acılarını hissettim. Terk edilen Isabella, terk eden Edward, eşi ölmüş Carlisle, sahip olduğu tek arkadaşı da kaybetmiş olan Jacob, çevresi insanlarla çevrili olmasına rağmen yalnız hisseden Edward, köleliğin altında ezilen Isabella, kızı için kaygılanan Reneé, Isabella’yı sevmeye çalışan Carlisle..

“That had been my Emancipation Proclamation.”



Artık nereye baksam hikayeyle ilgili görüntüler görüyorum. Elwiens’ın bana dediği gibi “Jeopardy, 18th Floor Balcony, Nike, Starbucks... hepsi EP'ye çıkıyor. O yürek çöküntüsü hiç gitmiyor. Yıllar geçiyor ama EP'yi anımsatan her şey içini burkuyor”

Bu sabah Nike’ları giyerken Edward’ı hatırladım, Starbucks’tan kahvemi alırken EP yi düşündüm, “EB konuşmalarını şöyle bir köşede mi yaptı yoksa böyle mi? Şurası biraz daha tenha bir yer, orası olabilir aslında”

Sabahlara kadar okudum, yeri geldi hikayeyi okuyabilmek için okula gitmedim, sinir stresinden sivilce çıkardım, okulda arkadaşlara 2 buçuk saat hiç susmadan anlattım.. Değer miydi?

“You were worth it.”



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25 reviews
July 3, 2012
I cried I laughed I couldn't put it down. better than the original.
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171 reviews
January 9, 2013
This fanfic was the longest book I have read, but one of the best definitely.
Author 3 books93 followers
June 27, 2013
THIS IS A MUST READ!!!!!!!!!!

Such an emotional roller coaster. I have never read ANYTHING like it before. I WILL re-read when I have time to not be interrupted.

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21 reviews
June 16, 2012
the best fanfiction i ever read!!!
the plot is original, it's fascinating story.
I love Sempre!!!
2 reviews
October 17, 2024
I just finished re-reading this story by kharizzmatic and to say that I am blown away is an understatement.I loved it better the 2nd time around. Although, is FanFiction from Twilight it deals with a lot of the current problems that exist in are society today (2024) such as Human Trafficking. It is the “best” i have ever read, and boy do I read a lot. Thank you kharizzmatic for eloquently speaking up for those who can not speak up themselves for making every one that reads this story that standing by and inaction is simply no longer an acceptable option because it is not only a disservice to oneself but to our way of life (laws), principles of church (whichever one belongs to), society, parenting and downright human and morality rights. Once again, I thank you for taking the time to write such a powerful story. I wish you all the best and hope that you continue on your journey as an author.
21 reviews
December 1, 2015
I'm drowning in my tears right now.
It took me like 3-4 years to read this fanfiction. I don't know why really. I love it. Seriously, it's beautiful. And everything I'll write now will be extremely cheesy.
Seeing Bella as a woman as Edward called her was really powerful. Shame it didn't have an epilogue. I'd love to see them being married, their kids. I hope I'd see Edward feeling alright, feeling happy.
I'm still heartbroken after what happened to Carlise. He was one of my favorites. He was such a complex and interesting character. "You were worth it" broke my heart even more. If that was even possible.
I feel like a chapter of my life is ending. That fanfiction related chapter. And maybe Twilight chapter. That makes me extremely, extremely sad. It has been such a big part of my life, I wouldn't be who I am today without it.
K, gonna cry some more.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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100 reviews
July 30, 2013
This is still to date my favourite fanfic of all time and I've read hundreds of them. Emancipation Proclamation is just incredible, it pays attention to detail, has an incredible amount of plot twsists and at times it is gutwrenching and incredibly emotionally draining. By the End of it you care a whole deal about the characters and what happens to them. I remember laughing insanely hard, crying so hard I couldn't breathe and just loving it in general.I've read it a few times now, I just can't put into words how much I loved it. This has also inspired me to take up Italian next year for my HSC. It's just amazing and I would reccommend it to anyone and everyone.
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273 reviews11 followers
May 27, 2014
All I knew about this book was it was a twilight fanfic book I had no idea what to expect. I loved twilight however after reading this book this is how I truly want Edward and Bella to be (I really wished this was made into a movie) I had to many sleepless nights because I couldn't stop reading I needed wanted to no how it was going to end. I wasn't very happy with how it ended it was such a long read then it just seemed to end. I would love to read more about them all hopefully one day J.M. Darhower will write another book


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1 review1 follower
October 14, 2012
Emancipation Proclamation by Kharizzmatic was a very good and well written story. The problem was it dragged on way too long and became boring. I felt like the story was a merry go round because it kept repeating the same events over and over. I did enjoy Bella and Edwards romance. He was so sweet and really possessive over Bella in thi story. I will definitely be checking out the published version Sempre (Forever) by J M Darhower which seems to be much shorter and will be a series.
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3 reviews1 follower
October 28, 2013
it's one of the only fanfictions i've read and it's damn good ! still, 1900pages&more may be a little bit too much as i can't seem to come to terms with it !!
Then again, it's a MUST read if you're into twilight, fanfictions,or just romantic/all sappy/heart-melting stories (and not necessarily a twilight fan i believe)
speaking of which, i'm going back to it right now !
(oh, you can't avoid being utterly obsessed with it. Bye)
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84 reviews
August 5, 2013
This has to be one of the best written (yes some grammar etc errors) fan fictions I have ever read. It truly deserves to be a book. I just read that it is a book now and I will link it if I can find it!

The story is beautiful, multi dimensional and you will cry. I cannot say enough good words about this and no review *I* can do will do this story justice. If you get a chance to read this?? DO IT!!
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84 reviews17 followers
July 20, 2025
I can’t believe I finally finished it. It was unbelievably long – eight months of reading!

The story as a whole was amazing. I especially loved the beginning, when everything was still a mystery – it felt truly magical despite the darker tone.

The final chapters left me with mixed feelings, but they didn’t change how much I enjoyed the journey.

I’ll definitely read the published version Sempre someday, but for now… I need a break.

5 stars.
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994 reviews288 followers
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August 12, 2016
Explicit, lots of language.
One of my fave quotes (they take a lot of scenes and quotes from books/movies and work them in)

Bella, you are my f***king life now.


F***king long about 2400 pages i do believe
D*mn hilarious (characters and dialogue)
Sh*t ton of romance (it is E/B)
Well thought out
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24 reviews1 follower
January 28, 2013
The best fan fiction I've ever read. Even better than the original, Twilight. The author published a book based on this fan fiction called, Sempre. I started reading it, but it is not as good as Emancipation Proclamation. Sempre is shortened, over-edited and way too censored.
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