What we're reading in TLS this week:

Mondays can't be THAT bad when you have a fresh batch of new recs from The Lemonade Stand! Dive right in with some old faithful authors that always deliver or take a chance on someone new with a fresh idea.  Either way, they have a story to tell and TLS is buzzing about these 25 recs. Take a peek & let the author know where you saw them recommended!

♥ Nic & Six  

A Tiny Little Gift to Me by Thimbles-rec'd by Cappricorn75
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10596909/1/A-Tiny-Little-Gift-to-Me
Soft hair and a velvet tongue/ I want to give you what you give to me/ And every breath that is in your lungs/ Is a tiny little gift to me. The puzzle pieces were already in place. I just didn't know what I was seeing. A Jack White-inspired ficlet for my friend, BelieveItOrNot. Rated M

Birthday Wishes by Edward's Eternal-rec'd by Midnight Cougar
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10586787/1/Birthday-Wishes
Birthdays are special—especially when you're five. What special wishes does Teddy Cullen hope come true this year? And why do his wishes involve a certain dark-haired lady from the park? Rated M

Buried by Ericastwilight-rec'd by Sixdlb5
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10317577/1/Buried
His reality was made of nightmares. She was plagued by them. Will she conquer her fears in time? Can he protect her? Rated M

Deep in the Heart of Me by Counselor-rec'd by Nic/Edmazing
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10661218/1/Deep-in-the-Heart-of-Me
Opens in 1934. Tonio is oldest of nine, farmboy. Sobe is the new lawman's daughter. She shows up at Tonio's school. What seems inevitable quickly becomes impossible. Rated M

Deeper Discord by Ifyouweremine-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8022119/1/Deeper-Discord
Edward is a boxer with a dark past and secrets. When his best friend's little sister moves in, he finds himself in the biggest brawl of his life. A story of love and sacrifice and fighting for what matters most. Rated M

Desperately Out-manned with No Allies by Vupgirl-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9317502/1/Desperately-Out-manned-with-No-Allies
With Arizia in ruins, King Charles gives his daughter's hand to the prince of his country's biggest foe, Englasia, to unite the two countries under Englasia's flag and save his people. Crown Prince Edward of Englasia accepts, expecting an ignorant woman from a hated and fallen nation whose life he can make miserable while continuing his rakish ways. He wasn't prepared for Isabella. Rated M

Episode by BoydBlog-rec'd by Evilnat
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5625982/1/Episode
Bella Swan is a writer that is on a trip of a lifetime. Edward Cullen is a famous actor, whose life is a blur of film-sets, hotels and screaming fans. A destined encounter and a battle of mind over matter erupt amongst sensual music and a shared longing. Rated M

Going Under by Sparklnfade-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7728698/1/Going-Under
It's been ten years since the summer Bella Swan's life changed. What will happen when she comes face to face with the reason for it? She went under once, will she go under again? Rated M

Hallett Hall by Jaxington-rec'd by AlliZ
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6446703/1/Hallett-Hall
On our first night away at college, Bella Swan, thinking the room was her own, drunkenly stumbled into my bed. She was broken and I wanted to fix her. I loved her for four years before she left. Never did I expect her to come back, but she surprised me. Rated M

Here, In My Room by Nightcaller-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7647998/1/Here-In-My-Room
Bella is Jake's girl. Edward intends to change that. Sweaty back seats, stolen glances that cross the line and unrequited love that holds back no more. Rated M

I Belong With You by Twilightladies-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10117247/1/I-Belong-With-You
In those moments, I realize it's over. Planning to follow you to the same college is not an option. I can't be near you and watch you love another. With one last glance at my past, I turn and go back the way I came. I don't see you turning around or the smile that falls from your face when you see me. Rated M

Kimberley Diamond by Gingerandgreen-rec'd by Sixdlb5
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8965166/1/Kimberley-Diamond
Historical fiction, but not what you expect. In Kimberley, a diamond mining town in the Northern Cape, South Africa, 1872, a frontier bride meets her very certain destiny. Rated M

My Angel by ObsessingOverEdward-rec'd by VampsHaveLaws
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10586967/1/My-Angel
Edward's career, social life, and family life are exactly where he wanted them until a freak accident left him scarred and struggling to accept that his life was changing and not necessarily for the better. Battling with hallucinations he sometimes thinks are real, he struggles to straighten out his life and make the woman in his dreams fall in love with him. Rated M

Reign by Ruthlessly Yours-rec'd by Evilnat
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10020142/1/Reign
Be gentle, be sweet, speak of womanly things, but above all else give your king everything he desires, Lady Isabella Swan of Devonshire does none of these things...#Kingward Rated M

Re-Shaping Hearts by GemmaH-rec'd by Cappricorn75/Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10650457/1/Re-shaping-Hearts
It's one thing to be infatuated with your almost brother-in-law, it's another altogether when he reaches out to you and offers to make your fantasies a reality. Hearts don't get broken in fantasies though. Rated M

Seventeen Minutes by Queenofthenile91-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8605893/1/Seventeen-Minutes
Seventeen minutes will now be forever known as the Forks High School Massacre. It only took seventeen minutes for a lone gunman to kill eleven students and two staff members as well as leave numerous others injured. It was only seventeen minutes, but its survivors have scars that will last a lifetime. Rated M

Shame by Belladonnacullen-rec'd by Dreamweaver94
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9281621/1/Shame
She destroys him. He hides his disgrace. She manipulates. He dominates. She's driven by power. He's inspired by duty. Their corporate arrangement is motivated by shame. ExB, AH, Rated M.

Sinful Desires by Leighjj256-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10140126/1/Sinful-Desires
Sometimes the line between right and wrong is very blurry. Rated M

Sky Full Of Stars by Lellabeth-rec'd by Cappricorn75
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10662418/1/Sky-Full-Of-Stars
Wounded by life and war, Garrett's looking for solace in the arms of someone who'll help him make sense of the world he's returned to. Edward's been living on the fringes for years, but the scarred man he meets makes him want to step back into the open. Rated M

The Suitor by Melton.cecilia-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10396002/1/The-Suitor
Purchasing his own land is the one thing Edward Cullen wanted most in this world, until he met the neighbor's daughter. Rated M

This Girl's Life by Staceleo-rec'd by Edmazing
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10652651/1/This-Girl-s-Life
Flannels, candy necklaces, Nirvana and a desire for independence for a girl on the cusp of adulthood. He was the mystery that drew her in and the possibility of happiness or sorrow depending on his whims. Inspired by My So-Called Life. Rated M

Trouble by Breyzie1478-rec'd by Midnight Cougar
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10651309/1/Trouble
A sassy single mother, the little boy that rules her world, and a tattooed bartender that gets blindsided by them both. Bella/Edward. Good times, not-so good times, and everything in between. Tattward and Momella. Rated M

Two Blue Lines by Payton79-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10462777/1/Two-Blue-Lines
Bella, a good girl, was dumped by her long-time boyfriend. Edward, a young doctor, is feeling suffocated by his father's plans. Waking up next to a stranger is a shock for a good girl. Seeing the girl of your dreams run out on you the morning after sucks for a nice guy. What if two blue lines will bind the two together for life? What if they can't even remember how they came to be? Rated M

Virulent by Perpetually-rec'd by LayAtHomeMom
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10655037/1/Virulent
"When there's no more room in hell, the dead shall walk the earth." Friends with benefits. But caught in an apocalypse. Rated M