What we're reading in TLS this week:

Are you enjoying this HOT summer? Add a little spice to your hot summer with some sizzly reading recs! Here are some of our favorites from the past two weeks. Check them out and let the authors know where you saw them featured! Happy reading!

♥ Nic & Six

A Light in the Darkness by JenRar-rec'd by Drotuno
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10108747/1/A-Light-in-the-Darkness
On one of history's darkest days, Edward finds his other half. Bella wakes to find that her guardian angel may just be a figment of her imagination. A journey of two lost souls as they find the light when darkness surrounds them. Rated M

About A Boy by DeeBee7-rec'd by Cappricorn75
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10173440/1/About-A-Boy
The story of a free man, a town full of Nanna's and Poppa's, and a little boy called Lucky. Rated M

American Lit by Poppyandpeony-rec'd by Cappricorn75
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10414259/1/American-Lit
Sylvia Plath said "If you expect nothing from anybody, you're never disappointed." Bella Swan would have to agree. Then again, she hasn't met Edward Cullen…yet. Rated M

Angelus Ardens - Burning Angel by Cullenboyz-rec'd by Dolly Reader
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10404430/1/
Born as a Roman slave, Eduardus serves a depraved mistress and learns that he is nothing. Stolen into a world of violence, Eduardus slakes his thirst without remorse, and learns that he is a monster. Fleeing to a world of asceticism, Edward finds relief in oblivion and learns that life is pain. But in rescuing his Singer, Edward learns that he must live. Rated M

Babydoll by Bnpwrites-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9542585/1/Babydoll
It's about friends and growing up. It's about summer and laughter and music. It's about all the firsts. It's about the one boy you're never supposed to fall for. Ever. Rated M

Down Home by MrsSpaceCowboy-rec'd by Everyfreakingbody!
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9070588/1/Down-Home
Sometimes, everything you're looking for ends up being right where you left it. *Entry for The Heart of Country Contest. 1st Place Silver Spur Award Public Vote, 2nd Place Silver Spur Award Judges Choice, 1st Place Gentlemen Wear White Award (Swooniest Fella) Public Vote and Judges Choice, 2nd Place Hay Ride Award Judges Choice.* Now expanded and complete! Rated M

Faithfully by LailaB-rec'd by Jenn Granat
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5879485/1/Faithfully
Edward, the lead singer of Eclipse, has always considered himself fulfilled. He has never desired an emotional connection with anyone outside his band or family, until he meets a much younger Bella on European summer tour. Will love prevail? Rated M

Forget Her Not by CrimsonHarps-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10428183/1/Forget-Her-Not
Bella has hated Edward for years, but thanks to a recent head injury, she doesn't seem to remember who he is let alone her feelings of intense hatred. Meanwhile, Edward decides to have some fun with his favorite adversary when the opportunity arises. What's a girl who can't remember supposed to do when her sworn enemy claims they've secretly been friends with benefits for months? Rated M

Go Fish by Rubyblue9696-rec'd by Cappricorn75
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10019837/1/Go-Fish
Life may seem mapped out and on the straight-and-narrow, but just when you think you see your own big picture, fate comes in with its deck of animated cards and tells you, simply, to please 'go fish'. Who knew it would all start with a can of worms? Rated M

He Came Along by Hopesparkles-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9894117/1/He-Came-Along
This was going to be a fresh start; a new beginning, in a far off place. But what happened that night, on a dark road near Maxwell changed everything for Bella. Rated M

Inside Out by RobzBeanie-rec'd by Cappricorn 75/Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10403468/1/
Bella knows she isn't what her best friend Edward is looking for in a partner. But could a handful of fateful invitations turn everything she thinks she knows inside out? ** A continuation of the one-shot that won First Place Judges Score in the Friends to Lovers Contest. Rated M

Luckless by NinaQ-rec'd by Edmazing
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8959415/1/Luckless
Everything about her was the same. Even after all these years, he'd recognized her, but it made no sense. There was no way she was the same woman. It couldn't be. He had watched her die. Rated M

Malice in the Garden by Ooza-rec'd by Sixdlb5
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10109176/1/Malice-in-the-Garden
The sequel to HERE IN THE GARDEN OF SIN. After being changed against her will, Bella struggles to adjust to life as a vampire. The hurdles she faces go beyond bloodlust, and her new perspective leaves her feeling torn between old morals and new desires. Edward fights to win her over, but when his world is threatened, he realizes there's more to lose than her heart. Rated M

Masen Boys by Jdifrans1-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10399243/1/Masen-Boys
Is there anything better than watching three hot guys building a block foundation? Bella and Rose don't think so - that is until drinks after work lead them to meet the Masens face to face. AH Rated M

Rescue Me by Edward's Eternal-rec'd by Nic/Sixdlb5
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10441473/1/Rescue-Me
A girl stuck on a ladder. A fast call to help out. But what is it about her that makes him feel so…protective? And what will he do about it? Could it be he needs rescuing as well? Rated M

She by GemmaH-rec'd by Chocaholic123/Mariahjile
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10433536/1/She
She comes, she goes. She takes, she drains. Stealing a piece of me every time she leaves. Isabella Swan: beautiful, mysterious, intelligent. Total emotional car crash. And she just walked back into my life. Rated M

The Drop by Lola-pops-rec'd by Vampshavelaws
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10438858/1/
That was the summer everyone stopped looking at me as Ben's little sister. Bonfires and beer. Sand and sun. We just kept climbing higher. None of us were ready for the drop. Rated M

The Marlboro Society by JadoreJAC-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10395577/1/The-Marlboro-Society
They teach you growing up to steer clear of suspicious drinks and hard drugs, but never warn you about the boy down the street with the big house and hazel eyes. They never tell you that one day a boy will spark a fire in you that is unquenchable as the flames of Hell, and more often than not, they are not the people with whom you spend your life. Rated M

The Opposite Effect by Staceleo-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10109250/1/The-Opposite-Effect
Bella Swan didn't believe that opposites attract, until Edward Cullen and his awful hair came into her orbit. A comedy about finding love in the most unlikely of places. Rated M

The Single Game by AwesomeSauce76-rec'd by Edmazing
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7628327/1/
New girl Bella Swan is finally ready to start dating again, but the only boy she's interested in is too shy to even talk to her. Why are her friends convinced that the answer to her problem is some crazy party game… with kissing? Rated M