What we're reading in TLS this week:

Happy Monday everyone! Lemonade anyone? We have a wide variety of Recs for you this week; from completed fics, to fics just starting out and grabbing our attention. Some are funny, some are angsty, but all of them have the TLS stamp of approval. Dig in and leave the authors some love, letting them know where you saw their story recommended!

♥ Nic & Six

A Measure of Grace by Saritadreaming-rec'd by Evilnat
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10251763/1/A-Measure-of-Grace
A virus sweeps over the earth, killing man and man's best friend. For the few survivors, the nightmare is just beginning. Who set the virus free, and how far will the remains of the government go to find a cure? An innocent girl, a fiercely loyal dog, a jaded man with a past. Can they survive this new world and its secrets? Rated M

A Swallow to a Dove by Shouldbecleaning-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10871128/1/A-Swallow-to-a-Dove
Timid Isabella is sent to keep the home and children of widower Edward Cullen. Rated M

Adult Education by Staceleo-rec'd by Midnight Cougar
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10789130/1/Adult-Education
Their job is to teach the young. Now the teachers are becoming the students when learning about romance. A silly tale about love, teaching, and learning to live to the fullest. Rated M

Ballad of the Spinster and the Outlaw by Alby Mangroves-Rec'd by Edmazing
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7981082/1/Ballad-of-the-Spinster-and-the-Outlaw
"Sometimes, at night, he'd walk in his meadow and look to the sky, hoping she was seeing the same full moon, the same brilliant stars." This is a story of second chances and intrepid hearts. Rated M

Breakfast in the Dunes by Miss Baby-rec'd by Midnight Cougar
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10786919/1/Breakfast-in-the-Dunes
They were the most unlikely two people to fall in love; one a driven student on the brink to greatness, the other a jaded rock star on the road to ruin. But when hopes, dreams and the New York State Division of Parole force them together, fate takes over and hate soon grows into a different sort of passion. Rated M

Carnelian and Ice by Raum-rec'd by Drotuno
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8592134/1/Carnelian-and-Ice
"A man struggling to escape from the darkness, and a woman who thinks she doesn't deserve the light. How will an ice sculpture affect their lives?" Rated M

For the Love of Bella by Ivy Kelley-rec'd by Jedigirl SC
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5035866/1/For-the-Love-of-Bella
Author Isabella Cullen likes to write about the unattainable, a vampire romance. After years of being alone, can a handsome human man show her that truth is better than fiction? *NewCon 2009 fanfic contest winner* Rated M

Getting Blitzed by Nolebucgrl-rec'd by Jenn Granat
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10676370/1/Getting-Blitzed
The continuing adventures of Cockyback and Reed Girl. College is over and real life awaits. How will they handle the ups and downs thrown their way as Edward enters the NFL and Bella approaches graduation? Sequel to Sideline Collision. Rated M

Lessons of a MPW by Christie Hart-rec'd by Cappricorn75
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10509795/1/Lessons-of-a-MPW
Four guys. Four babies on the way. One house, and one very mad, pregnant woman.
Rated M

My Life as a Trophy Wife by Jenna Ray-rec'd by Everyfreakingbody!
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6263351/19/My-Life-as-a-Trophy-Wife
Sometimes marriage can be more like a business agreement. Broke college student Bella and her best friend's Lawyer brother, Edward, have come up with just that. A business agreement to make life easier for them both. First comes marriage, then comes? Rated M

My Nightingale by Edward's Eternal-rec'd by Midnight Cougar
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10765619/1/My-Nightingale
Edward, a photographer without roots, meets Bella, a nurse in the ER after a slight mishap. He is everything she isn't allowed. She is everything he didn't know he needed. Together they make their way, fighting against what threatens to separate them. Rated M

Rain Must Fall by Drotuno-rec'd by EvilNat/SixDlb5
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10751629/1/Rain-Must-Fall
It's always been said that Mother Nature finds a way to assert her power. This time, she unleashed something that walls and fences couldn't contain. Separated by an entire country, Edward and Bella must fight to stay alive in a world determined to destroy them, a world Edward must cross to get to his family, and a world where the dead don't always stay dead. Rated M

Shadow Mission by Maxigrumpling-rec'd by Maplestyle
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10937150/1/Shadow-Mission
Actor Edward Cullen is rich, famous & sexy as ere's just one fly in the ointment.He can't keep the other personalities in his head straight.Emmett, his bodyguard, needs help sorting his charge out.Enter his 'crew', Alice the hacker, Jasper his second, Rose the shrink...and Bella, the girl who's father gave his life to protect Edward's. If only he remembered why. Rated M

The Fall by Miss Winkles-rec'd by Evilnat
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10935954/1/The-Fall
She's got a bulletproof heart but he's got a hollow point smile. He's a gathering storm. A spark in the darkness. A bruised heart just waiting to happen. At rock bottom, Bella Swan has nowhere to fall but everything to lose. Rated M

White Collar Boxing by RosieRathbone-rec'd by Evilnat
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10694377/1/White-Collar-Boxing
Retired boxer-turned CEO, Edward Cullen, is about to face his biggest challenge yet when he is landed with his teenage daughter for the summer. With the help of his feisty PA, Bella, maybe they can find something to bond over? Rated M