What we're reading in TLS this week:

Happy Monday! While we are all anxiously waiting for our favorite contest entries to be continued, we thought you might like to check out the latest list of TLS approved recs!  Be sure to let the authors know where you saw them featured and leave them some love. Enjoy!

♥ Nic & Six

Balancoire by Gemini13me-rec'd by Midnight Cougar
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10251343/1/Balan%C3%A7oire
"Perfect balance is like a razor's edge; it can be found only in the Self." - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Rated M

Beneath the Surface by My-Bella-rec'd by Maplestyle
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7558623/51/Beneath-The-Surface
One summer, an internship in Africa, bloodlust, sharp teeth, and a boatload of fear are all that stand in the way of Bella Cullen landing a job at the Atlanta Aquarium - As long as she doesn't count cocky shark expert Edward Masen on her list. Rated M

Dark Games & Twisted Minds by Katinki-rec’d by Billi Cullen
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5467692/1/Dark-Games-Twisted-Minds
2010 Indie Award Winner. A decades-long feud between two powerful vampires. A contest. A deadly game of cat and mouse. A woman's fate rests in his hands... but he can save her only if he manages not to kill her himself first. AU.  Rated M

Emotionally Unavailable by UserName34567-rec'd by SusanQSusan
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11809325/1/Emotionally-Unavailable
Bella and Edward meet when their hearts are tied elsewhere. AU/AH. A 30-chapter story. Updates on Monday and Friday. Rated M

Experiment Me This by Mortissues-rec'd by MariahajilE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11714401/1/Experiment-Me-This
Many people will tell you to grab life by the throat and experience it. You might even believe that to be true yourself, have even fabricated a frame of reference for it. But have you really thought it through. Rated M

Glass House by Livie79-rec’d by Maplestyle
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8412484/1/Glass_House
Edward and Bella had it all, but one night changed everything. How will they survive when it all comes crashing down? Love, lies, loss...life. This is that story. Rated M

In the Woods by Oprah Winfrey-rec'd by Ed Mazin
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7490217/1/In-the-Woods
A serious case of writer's block, an isolated cabin in the mountains, and a mysterious, surly stranger who is not looking for company. Mature Content. Very AU. 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 for Edward's dirty mouth, Bella's inner whore, embarrassing situations and lemons galore. Rated M

Island Nights by Compass54-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11370259/1/Island-Nights
I would always remember him as a dangerously beautiful twenty-two-year-old, a sensual and affectionate lover who could put a gun to a man's head and pull the trigger. Why I couldn't forget him was no mystery. I was still in love with him. Rated M

Knocked Up and Flying Solo by EllieJacks-rec'd by Midnight Cougar
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11230427/15/Knocked-Up-and-Flying-Solo
Bella has to come to terms with being pregnant and single. Rated M

Marked by LyricalKris-rec'd by Maplestyle
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11794918/1/
Everyone is born with a unique tattoo. Whenever they fall in love, no matter the circumstances, that person's tattoo appears somewhere on their body. It's not such an easy thing to wear your heart on your skin. After all, love comes as she pleases. Unrequited. Uninvited. Undeniable. Rated M

My Shipper Heart by Marvar-rec'd by Midnight Cougar
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11511081/1/My-Shipper-Heart
Edward wasn't looking for anyone, but he found her just the same. It's too bad she thinks he's just a client. Rated M

Rescue to Release by Bower-of-Bliss-rec'd by Maplestyle
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10228577/14/Rescue-To-Release
"As a cinematographer, I've given some thoughts to how I might die, but never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd die of dehydration, cut up and bleeding while perched in a tree in the middle of the Australian outback. As you can see, Sam is down below. He's an insane and perpetually randy, 7-foot tall, alpha-male kangaroo, and he belongs to that equally mental bloke, Cullen." Rated M

The Invisible Line by Littlecat358-rec'd by Sixdlb5/Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6834033/1/The-Invisible-Line
Edward and Bella, friends since high school, are very close. So close, that the line between friendship and something more is often blurred. Will they ever cross the line or will they always teeter on the edge of what could be? 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