What we're reading in TLS this week:

We are hoping this rec list eases you gently into Monday. We have so many excellent fics to bring you this week, we are over the moon! We’ve featured new fics that have caught our rapt attention and there are some old favorites on here, that we love to re-read and feel the nostalgic memories of when these characters fell hard and fast. We hope that you enjoy these stories as much we are and  as always, please leave the writers that entertain us for free, some great big love in the form of a review. Let them know where you saw their story featured.

♥ Nic & Six

After Jane Died by beegurl13
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9252977/1/After-Jane-Died
Bella had the perfect life – amazing husband, wonderful children, great family...until one night it came crashing to an end. Struggling to care for her children and put her life back together, she wonders if she'll ever be happy again. But the hardest part just might be the confusing things she feels for Edward...her brother-in-law. Rated M

Exonerated: A Perdition Outtake Story by MeteorOnAMoonlessNight
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12558331/1/Exonerated-A-Perdition-Outtake-Story
Follow Emmett's story from arrest to exoneration and beyond. An outtake of Perdition. Rated M

Flight 2804 by movieandbookgirl 
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4527571/1/Flight-2804
Edward is a US Air Marshal working to protect our country from air  attacks. Bella is a flight attendant on one of the flights he's  monitoring. What happens when he can't get her off of his mind? Can he  protect her and an entire flight from imminent danger? Rated M

I Dare You by Araeo
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12600643/1/I-Dare-You
He's the guy she's always wanted. She's the girl he shouldn't want.Bro code says you don't go for your friends' ex-girlfriends.It also says  you don't go for their sisters.What happens when you breach the bro code? Rated M

I Love You, I Know by LyricalKris
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12555499/1/I-Love-You-I-Know
Bella's boyfriend of nine years dumped her at the Happiest Place on  Earth wearing one half of a couple's themed t-shirt. Somehow, on one of  the worst days of her life, she wound up sitting next to a man wearing  the other half of her shirt, also wandering Disneyland alone and  partnerless. It was a sign. Of what, neither of them knew. Rated M

Ineffable by cynosure23
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12485117/1/Ineffable
Love is one of those things that is too great and too meaningful to be expressed in words, but we still try. Rated M

Key West by Pattyrose
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10535159/1/Key-West
Bella is 5 minutes away from what's to be her happiest day - when a phone call changes it all. Frustrated and pissed-off, she embarks on a 10 day vacay to Key West, hoping for some space in which to clear her head, but when she meets the cocky, flirty and sexy-as-sin diving instructor, her plans take a much steamier turn. Rated M

Lucky Girl by DaerenDydear
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12452567/1/Lucky-Girl
Dire circumstances have forced Bella into a world of illegal alcohol smuggling and dangerous men. Luckily for her, that's the least of her problems. Rated M

MVP by AKABrattyVamp
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12084328/1/MVP
"Baseball is 90% mental, and the other half is physical." -Yogi Berra. Rated M

New Year, New Me by Rhian0000
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12376656/1/New-Year-New-Me
"In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take, the  relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too  long to make." - Lewis Carroll. Bella feels the need for a fresh start  as a new year dawns. It's time to step out of her comfort zone and live  life to the full. But life is never simple, and there will be hurdles in  her way.  Rated M

Rent-A-Vampire by Moosals
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12584528/1/Rent-A-Vampire
In a world where it has become the norm to date a supernatural being, no  self-respecting woman would turn up at a party without one, would she? Rated M

supernormal by cupcakeriot
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12597569/1/supernormal
She is different. She is magic. And her life is unbelievably beyond normal - it's supernormal. Rated M

The American Princess by BitterHarpy
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12554296/1/The-American-Princess
With great power comes great responsibility. Something Prince Edward  knows all too well. When his first choice for a bride is denied, he  knows he needs to act fast to change the King's mind. Enter American bad  ass actress extraordinaire, Bella Swan, the least suitable person for  the role. But what happens when she turns the family dynamic and  Edward's plan on its royal head? Rated M

Unplugged by The Write Sisters
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12360658/1/Unplugged
Masen, rock star, had it all—until he didn't. Now, he's trying to  rebuild his life, retrace his steps and, hopefully, do it all again,  only right this time. Bella Swan had her heart broken, her confidence  dashed, and her trust in love destroyed by Edward Cullen. It's taken her  years to get over his betrayal, and now, having finally gotten her life  together, he's back. Rated M

You’re My Best Friend by assilem33
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12583465/1/You-re-My-Best-Friend
"He looks me up and down kind of slowly, and I can feel my face flush,  but I ignore the feeling because Edward is my best friend, and he's  married. He's not supposed to look at me like that. I'm not supposed to  like it." Rated M

What we're reading in TLS this week:

Let’s jump start your Monday with some Lemonade! We have some delicious choices for your reading pleasure this week. Get comfortable and dig in. Be sure to let the author know where you saw their story featured and leave them some love. Enjoy!

♥ Nic & Six

A Servant Wife by shouldbecleaning 

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12600574/1/A-Servant-Wife

It certainly wasn't in his plans when he woke that morning but somehow,  someway, Edward Masen left his farm one late spring morning to stock up  on supplies with his children and came home with a new wife. Not a real  wife, like the I'll love you to the ends of time kind of wife, but a  servant who was also his wife on paper, kind of half of each.  Rated M

Bellaria by pattyrose

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12208491/2/Bellaria

It is said that in the high middle ages, and in the midst of an unspeakable betrayal, a young knight made a timeless vow to his beloved wife, Bellaria: "Wait for me. I will find you…as always…for always." Rated M

Deviant by Planetblue

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9069505/1/Deviant

He pissed me off and then he turned me on. Spectacularly. Rated M

Gravity Series 2: Sin & Innocence by drotuno

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7119225/1/Gravity-Series-2-Sin-Innocence

The sequel to Blood & Glory: Gravity's business is booming, but what happens when a ghost from the past shows up, taking the only thing that matters? Can the team work together to fix it, or will they rip apart at the seams? Rated M

How Did We Get Here? by MusicNerd20  

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12591991/1/How-Did-We-Get-Here 

College freshman, Bella Swan, meets young soccer player, Edward Cullen,  on a week long Caribbean cruise. Sparks fly, but once the week is over,  reality hits. Though Edward goes on to become one of soccer's biggest  superstars, he still feels a void in his life. What happens when a  transfer to the MLS leads him to the discovery of a lifetime? 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

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

Resident Geek by cdunbar

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4509651/1/Resident-Geek 

Geeky Edward thinks he has absolutely no shot with the popular,  beautiful Bella. Is he right, or will she be one of the many girls who  thinks geeks make for better lovers?  Rated M

Right Where I Want to Be by MeteorOnAMoonlessNight

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12604507/1/Right-Where-I-Want-to-Be

Bella is an exotic dancer, and she loves her job. Edward is a  millionaire with a savior complex who needs to rescue Bella. She doesn't  want to be rescued, but she does want Edward for the things he does to  her body. When she discovers his issues run deeper than she ever  thought, can she accept him for what he can offer, or will she walk  away? Drabble Rated M

Something Beautiful Remains by Bethesda Gray

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11092949/1/Something-Beautiful-Remains

"When your child has died, your last task as their mother is to grieve them." Bella returns to Forks with empty arms and an aching heart. In her past is a lost child, a broken marriage, and a beloved parent gone. In her future is Edward Cullen and his strange family. What do they want from her? Can a heart thrice broken bear the risk of making a new start? Vampire AU. Rated M

The Last One by EricasTwilight 

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12290095/1/The-Last-One

It's the hottest book of the season, every kid wants it. When two people  who often clash at work go head-to-head for the last one on the shelf,  who will come up the winner?  Rated M

The Practicum by TheFicChick

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8906792/1/The-Practicum

 "We're going to be teaching high schoolers how not to get each other  knocked up or infected with gonorrhea. It's hardly a romantic evening  for two." Rated M

The Singer and The Sorrow by MG2112

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5924138/1/The-Singer-and-The-Sorrow 

Neither can survive without the other. They have to be together or they  will both perish.  Bella Swan is a graduate student drawn into a world  of dreams. Edward Cullen is a beautiful, immortal vampire. High in the  hills of the Tuscany region of Italy is a town called Volterra that  inexplicably links these two disparate lives.  Rated M

The Wedding Party by spanglemaker9

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5861484/1/The-Wedding-Party 

The perfect person appears at the worst possible moment, and one unforgettable encounter changes everything. Rated M

Where The Heart Is by BitterHarpy

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12440422/1/Where-The-Heart-Is

"I am used to bad days as they make up most of the 365 days that we are allotted per year. This is my life, a series rainy days. And for me, when it rains it pours." But what happens when that bad luck suddenly changes at the hands of a man who rarely feels any emotion other than anger? And will it be soon enough to save the most precious person in Bella's life? Rated M