In the second book, "New Moon", does Edward come back before the book ends or is he just in the beginning of the book? After Edward decides to...

No you dont have to wai =]

Edward appers at the beginning of the book which you already know, and then after a while [a long one] he reappers! which is when the book becomes great again! lol

And if you havnt already read the book then boy are you going to hate Jacob in these book! I know I did and I cant speak for everyone, but plenty of the people I have to talk to HATE jacob during this book and most of the rest of it!