What we're reading in TLS this week:

We are enjoying reading and discussing a few new stories this week at TLS. Trying to find the next big addiction, as always! We dusted off a few old favorites, as well. Stories we forgot about and that some haven’t read before. We hope you enjoy this week’s collection of fics, as much as we do. Please leave the writers some love in the form of a review, and let them know where you saw them recommended!

♥ Nic & Six

A Few Tables Away by drotuno
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11436441/1/A-Few-Tables-Away
Edward spent most of his life trying to be invisible until he got to college. All alone, 3000 miles from home, there's only one person he wishes would see him. His Library Girl, just a few tables away. Rated M

A Thousand Leaves by BellaSunshine
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6276284/1/A-Thousand-Leaves
Isabella Swan grew up as the best friend of Alice Cullen, younger sister of Edward Cullen, who was never nice to Bella despite her being an "honorary Cullen." Everything changes when Edward is sent to prison for the murder of Bella's mother. Rated M

Between Us by Nuttyginger
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8442865/1/Between_Us
He was the same and different all in one body. The boy I had once loved had turned into a man...temptation in a tie, had swagger for days...and a curious British lilt that makes my insides tumble. Could we ever be what we were or am I just completely screwed? Rated M

Dank by nadiak
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9949005/1/Dank
She wants a thrill and she finds it in the bad boy from the dangerous side of the tracks. Watch them both intertwine themselves into worlds they never even belonged in. Learning the best lesson there is. We're all different but yet the same. Rated M

Ex Delicto by MeteorOnAMoonlessNight
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12177956/3/Ex-Delicto
An imprisoned man who's run out of options to prove his innocence, a young attorney volunteering her time to help the wrongly convicted, and the actual criminal walking around free for ten years. The consequences of a crime are far reaching and often unseen. Rated M

Hold Me Down by peristew
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7949385/1/Hold_Me_Down
Not me. That's who this girl is. She is not me. And for the first time, Edward wants someone who is not me. The tequila sits at the bottom of my stomach and begins to grow tentacles. I am tequila brave. Rated M

Masen Has Fallen by OtherRootVegetable
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12401004/1/Masen-Has-Fallen
College Junior, Edward Masen's life has taken hit after hit, and he's just trying to get by as best he can. When the girl he's convinced is 'the one' stumbles into his life; he's not prepared for her or the utter disarray she brings into his life. Rated M

Outbound by aftrnoondlight
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7239880/1/Outbound
Two beautiful souls humbly traveling life's lonely path, until fate suddenly shows her hand. Will Edward and Bella surrender willingly... A tender, romantic tale of love and life in the clouds. Rated M

The American President by rushed
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8213149/1/The-American-President
As the President of the United States, Edward Cullen finds it difficult to meet women. So his brother secretly employs the services of an escort agency to help fulfill certain presidential needs. Rated M

The Day Shift by MrsLMB
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12453162/1/The-Day-Shift
Dr. Edward Cullen was hell-bent on making Bella Swan’s life hard. And her job as a new RN at Forks Hospital , for that matter. She had no idea what she had done to deserve his wrath. And she’s had just about enough of him. She was not going to sit back and allow him to treat her this way… All human. For mature eyes only. Rated M

The Heart of Darkness by myotherlife
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9161761/1/The-Heart-of-Darkness
F.B.I agents Edward Cullen and Emmett McCarty rely on psychologist Bella Swan to help them solve their most complicated cases. But when a new case exposes the secret that Bella has kept hidden, can Edward save her before it is too late? Rated M

The Last House on Blackberry Lane by shouldbecleaning
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12301913/1/The-Last-House-on-Blackberry-Lane
A small New England town, a house shrouded in mystery and a young man who is come from away. Rated M

The Princess and the E by CLWN
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6920528/1/The-Princess-and-the-E
When Bella meets the mysterious 'E' he calls her his Princess and she's soon drawn into his dangerous world of organised crime. But this is no fairytale, so when Edward finds himself in trouble, it's up to his Princess to save him. Rated M

The Ritual by araeo
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4939575/1/The-Ritual
Bella is an alcoholic struggling to deal with her traumatic past. When she meets Edward in the bar she frequents, will his help be enough to save her? Edward has just returned to Seattle and has secrets of his own when it comes to Bella. Rated M

Unexpected by RockRaven244
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7037151/1/Unexpected
An unexpected event throws Bella into the hands of the Chicago mob. Can Bella accept the path her new life is taking? And how will Edward come to terms with the idea that he is responsible for Bella's safety? Rated M

What we're reading in TLS this week:

We have discovered some new stories in the fandom over the past couple weeks and TLS is really enjoying the new blood. A few established stories have also come to our attention and we wanted to share those with you, as well! Check them out and leave the writers some encouragement with a review, telling them where you found their story. Enjoy your rendezvous with reading!

♥ Nic & Six

Bella Swan USSS SPAM by LillianBroderick 
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11915912/1/Bella-Swan-USSS-SPAM
Bella had worked hard  and studied hard. She graduated at the top of class. What would her  first assignment be? Rated M

Condemned to Us (Not Such A Bad Thing) by Cruiz107
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11045363/1/Condemned-to-Us-Not-Such-A-Bad-Thing
"Don't act like it's a bad thing to fall in love with me.'Cause you might look around and find your dreams come true, with me Spent all your time and your money just to find out that my love was free." Bella's selfish decision will tie Edward to her for at least eighteen years, but some people refuse to be bound. Rated M

Devil In Me by myonlyheroin
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11286422/1/Devil-In-Me
I've lived for over a century. I've killed, not at all caring who my victims were. I've had my fair share of obsessions, but this new one may just be the end of me. Her scent, her blood was determined to break the devil in me...free. Darkvampward AU/OOC Rated M

Edward’s Isabella by dancer54
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12407218/1/Edward-s-Isabella
Edward Cullen has abstained from human blood for over a century. Present-day Chicago, he uses his gift of telepathy to solve crimes, during an investigation he hears a madman planning to murder an innocent young woman. While intervening on her behalf, Edward loses his superior control, becoming fixated on the song of her sweet blood crying out to him. Will he answer? Rated M

Just One Look by Edward’s Eternal
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12427001/1/
Just one look. That's all it took. I was his. All he had to do was ask. Rated M

Kaleidoscope by myotherlife
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12392293/3/Kaleidoscope
Carl Jung once said that the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. If this is indeed true, what purpose do we serve if everything we are is a lie? Does existence define us, or do we define existence? Boldly, I walk towards my destiny to find out. (Full summary in Chapter One.) Rated M

Old School by bornonhalloween
https://www.fanfiction.net/12286291/1
He’s old school, and I think I like it! 2nd Place Judges’ and Public Votes, P.S. I LOVE YOU CONTEST. Rated M

On The Line by NewTwilightFan
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11037257/1/On-The-Line
New Quantico graduate Agent Isabella Swan is assigned to go under cover with a partner she's never met. Their mission will require every ounce of their skill, cunning, and discipline. . . then it will demand more. Agent Swan is totally green. Agent Masen is an enigma. Trust will be the least of their challenges when they discover how much is really on the line. Rated M

Red Ranger by 2brown-eyes
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12417694/1/Red-Ranger
When Bella left years ago, she never had a chance to say good-bye to her friends. When she returns, she's shocked to see that the 'group' was no longer intact. Will she be the one to get them back together, or will something else prevent it from happening. Rated M

Summer Rain by Ninkita
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12428019/1/Summer-Rain
She walked in, with her attitude and a polka dot umbrella. Whatever else I expected this miserable, rainy night, it definitely wasn't this. Rated M

Sweet Surrender by LyricalKris
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12399974/1/Sweet-Surrender
The last thing you expect to see in a cupcake supply shop is a very large man in a pink, frilly apron. Then again, Emmett McCarty wasn't ever what anyone expected, least of all his boss, Bella. Rated M

Tension by Ta Paixao
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12426694/1/
Edward has been on the run since the death of his brother—a tragedy he's yet to cope with. But he can't hide from the memories, or their consequences. He made a promise to his brother, but keeping it might cost Edward his life when he returns to the scene of the accident. He'll soon find out he's not alone. But can he trust the enigmatic brown-eyed girl? Mobward. EPOV. Rated M

The bitter, the sweet by Rochelle Allison
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10226411/1/the-bitter-the-sweet
Bella's 24. She's got a career she loves, close family & friends, and a little girl she loves more than anything. She doesn't need anything more, but sometimes she sure wants it, and when Edward shows up he'll either upset the balance or make everything sweeter. Rated M

Tinder is the Night by LayAtHomeMom
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11510864/1/Tinder-is-the-Night
With thousands of potential mates at your fingertips, finding a connection is just a swipe away. Sometimes you have to left swipe a lot of Mr. Wrongs to swipe Mr. Right. Rated M

Unbreak My Heart by cakes18
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12433706/1/Unbreak-My-Heart
Edward asks for a divorce moments before Bella announces she's pregnant. Bella uproots her life and moves away, vowing Edward would never know his child. What happens when they see each other years later? Rated M