What we're reading in TLS this week:

Happy Labor Day to our friends and followers in the USA, and happy Monday to everyone else around the world! Our fic cup runneth over this week, so we're bringing you 25 favorites to check out. We have some oldies that have recently revived, Nic's very favorite fic of all time, and we have some new ones that are driving us MAD for more!!! Take a peek and let the author know where you saw their fic featured. Have a great day!

♥ Nic & Six  

A Cowboy Love Song by SnarkyFanGirl-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7603621/1/a-cowboy-love-song
pure fluff. fun stuff. edward is a cowboy, bella loves cowboys... you do the math. Rated M

A Deep Slow Panic by Myonlyheroin-rec'd by Dolly Reader
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10607918/1/
It has been two years since I left her behind. Two years to the exact date. My chest rises and falls in fast succession as her heart beat thundered against my ears. She's here, I'm here and dark anxiousness sets in. Will this be our final undoing? Rated M

A Horse of a Different Color by Winterhorses-rec'd by Evilnat
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10141874/1/A-Horse-of-A-Different-Color
Bella is the new arrival in town, and having an infamously lewd mare isn't helping her gain any friends. Maybe a puzzling young horse whisperer can tame the beast and teach the girl how to love herself, even when she doesn't fit in with the herd. Rated M

A Love So Broken by Mafaldac-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8341391/1/A-Love-So-Broken
A story about a love broken by life. By lies and betrayal. By accidents and stupidity. A story about one boy and one girl hitting the bottom and climbing their way back up.
Rated M

American Lit by Poppyandpeony-rec'd by Everyfreakingbody
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 MrsSpaceCowboy
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10404430/1/Angelus-Ardens-Burning-Angel
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

Asylum by DarkNnerdy-rec'd by Sixdlb5                              
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9621919/1/Asylum
He is sin personified, wicked and inked, cruelty always at the tip of his tongue. Black wings grace his back, and blood stains his hands. She's the poison he wants to consume, but can she survive? Rated M

Barely Breathing by Chocaholic123-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10241842/1/Barely-Breathing
A tortured professor consumed by a secret. A quiet student who catches his eye. He's barely existing. She's young and innocent. When she enters his hellish world, it shifts…again. Rated M

Burn Notice by Ifyouweremine-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10639317/1/
The last days of summer. Two weeks of freedom. One lie. What could possible go wrong? Rated M

Cullen's Roadhouse by TGBMcCray-rec'd by Sixdlb5
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9828115/1/Cullen-s-Roadhouse
Bella Swan has a worthless college degree, bills, two friends, a shitty apartment, and too many ex-boyfriends. Swearing off men seems like a good idea, at least until she can figure out how to pour a proper beer and make some cash at Cullen's Roadhouse. It's an apron that sets her off – an apron, some Levi's, and a tall glass of Diet Coke. Rated M

Fridays With You by TheQueenWriter-rec'd by Sixdlb5
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10600073/1/Fridays-With-You
Can two people fall in love in the laundromat? Rated M

In Your Room by LayAtHomeMom-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8664104/1/In-Your-Room
After years of bedroom boredom with Missionary Mike, can Bella find the sexual salvation she's seeking in the arms of campus hottie, Edward Cullen? Rated M

Left Behind by 2brown-eyes-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10618457/1/Left-Behind
"My mommy needs a Hero." Edward returned after four years of being in the Marines to find the girl he sill loves but had left behind in trouble and in need of help. Will Bella allow him to help her and her son? What else will he discover that he has left behind after listening to bad advice from over helpful friend? Rated M

Lords of the Gangland by LeeCullen89-rec'd by Alliz
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5214617/1/Lords-of-the-Gangland
Edward Cullen is a hot, bad, gangsta fella who is a new kid in the Chicago underworld. But refusing to pay his respects to the big, ruling Godfather, his arrival is not welcomed. Bella is said Godfather's estranged daughter who becomes Edward's prisoner. Rated M

Madame Bella by Emotion Masen-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10603961/1/Madame-Bella
After Edwards fiancée cheats on him, his friends are determined to get him back into the dating world. As a joke they take him to what he doesn't know is a high-end brothel, where he sets his eyes on Madame Bella, the youngest and most notorious Madame in the business. Despite her being the only one not on the menu he is willing to do anything to win her for himself. 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. Rated M

Metamorphosis by Perpetually-rec'd by LayAtHomeMom
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10621944/1/Metamorphosis
Two worlds clash like the collision of two nebulae in the galaxy. When they see each other, they are transformed. Rated M

Morning Star by Consultant by Day-rec'd by Cappricorn75
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3776144/1/Morning-Star
Bella's wish to fully experience her humanity before changing has unexpected consequences for the entire family when she provokes the wrath of the Volturi. Rated M

Ray of Light by Awish0921-rec'd by Nic/Midnight Cougar
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10611704/1/Ray-of-Light
As a single father of three daughters, Edward thinks everything is fine with his family. New to a small town, Bella is running from her own heartache. Can two strangers help each other face the things they have been too scared to face on their own? Rated M

Sea Salt by SparrowNotes24-rec'd by VampsHaveLaws
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10638075/1/Sea-Salt
Describe yourself in three words. That's how I found myself beside the ocean, with sea salt tangled hair, sun kissed by a boy who showed me the answers. The boy in the shadows. The boy in the shade. Rated M

Tequila Sunrise by 2old4fanfic-rec'd by Evilnat
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8609638/1/Tequila-Sunrise
It started with a Tequila Sunrise and a drunken text to her ex, Jacob. Then came two pink lines on a plastic stick. Now, she's trapped with her stuck up boss in an elevator. He has an outrageous proposal that will solve her need for cash and his need for human contact. She could have never guessed where this elevator ride would take her. Rated M

The Give Away Girl by MrsSpaceCowboy-rec'd by Everyfreakingbody
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7206314/1/The-Give-Away-Girl
Honor student Bella Swan has mastered the arts...of manipulating her divorced parents, rolling the perfect joint, and faking an orgasm. Who wouldn't want to keep a girl like her? An unconventional coming of age tale for Gen Xer Bella. Rated M

The Waltz by Maxigrumpling-rec'd by Evilnat
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10622439/1/
He's bored, lonely and longing. She's already made the decision to change her life. He sees her dancing alone, she's unaware. Their first introduction is a disaster. This is the story of how his public image might just lose him a chance to have it all and how he overcomes his personal demons to make her see the real Edward Cullen. Rated M

Twilight on the BLUE LAGOON by Knicnort3-rec'd by Sherry N.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8309300/1/
Bella was one of the popular sophomores in her high school, but when a class trip goes awry she finds herself marooned on a tropical island with Edward Cullen, the resident school geek. The two must overcome their differences and learn to work together in order to survive. If you're a fan of 'Twilight' and 'Blue Lagoon', this is the story for you! Rated M

When Day Ends and Night Begins by PuppetStrings19-rec'd by Cappricorn75
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9469398/1/When-Day-Ends-and-Night-Begins
Bella & Edward were childhood friends before her mother took her away from Charlie right after their divorce. This story takes place when Bella moves back to Forks, is a new student at Forks High School and see's Edward for the first time in over 10 years. There will be some teen angst, sex, drugs and alcohol abuse. Rated M