What we're reading this week in TLS:

If you are enjoying your Spring as much as we are (sarcasm), you are ready for this rec list and some enjoyable reading to get you through. We’ve compiled a list of what we are reading and enjoying this week, so that you can dive in with us. At least when it’s cold and snowy out, you can snuggle up with a blanket and a good fic! As always, please remember to leave the writer some love and tell them TLS sent you.

♥ Nic & Six

Bad Timing by LyricalKris
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12861413/1/Bad-Timing
Successful and smart, Bella had always made the right decision. Until  that one day that one time. But once is all it takes. Murphy's Law  strikes again. Rated M

Balançoire by gemini13me
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

Burning Saints by LayAtHomeMom
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12547589/1/Burning-Saints
As this saint burns, so will burn my soul should I betray the oath of Omertà. I enter alive and will have to leave dead. Rated M

Everything by Violet Bliss
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12878516/1/Everything
When their significant others leave them to be with each other, Bella  and Edward are left to pick up the pieces. Among the mess, they find  themselves becoming closer and closer, bonding over broken hearts and  nerdy fandoms.   Rated M

Just One Look by Edward’s Eternal
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12427001/1/Just-One-Look
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/12392293/1/Kaleidoscope
Edward Cullen believed that his new assignment was a waste of time until  he meets a woman who intrigues him like no other. Bella Swan's talents  hold no bounds, yet she heading towards an impossible battle. Thrust  into a world where friends and enemies are difficult to discern, they  must work together to solve this case before the pattern shifts and  everything is lost. Rated M

Living a Lie by Renee.Hills
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12718920/1/Living-a-Lie
When after a heartbreaking affair the monsters of her past arise, Bella  promises herself a fresh start without any relationships. When his wife  wishes to move to Seattle, Edward willingly obliges. Their worlds  collide in the most unexpected time and their forbidden love is destined  for fall. Rated M

M Parfait by ghostreader24
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12869246/1/M-Parfait
Love blossoms as Bella's very own Mr. Perfect takes her on a trip of a lifetime.  Rated M

Perpetual Existence by ericastwilight
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12709572/6/Perpetual-Existence
Edward discovers every decision has consequences. But is he defined by  the choices he makes? Can he resist temptation? My entry for the  Twilight Tricks and Treats Contest.
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 Devil’s Plan by ruinedbyrob
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12154644/1/The-Devil-s-Plan
Banned from Heaven for thinking himself above God, Lucifer bides his  time searching for a way to gain his reentry into Heaven and taking the  throne of God for himself. He has waited centuries for the one he needs  to be born. The lives of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen are about to be  changed forever, if they are not strong enough for the fight ahead,  mankind will pay the price. Rated M

The Long Road Back to You by knicnort3
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12825897/1/The-Long-Road-Back-to-You
Raised closely together since they were five, Bella and Edward fight  like siblings until they make a discovery that sends Edward spiraling  out of control. Riddled with guilt, Bella does whatever she can to try  to fix the situation, and along the way she discovers a love she never  expected… Rated M

The Nightmare Princess by Wonwordful
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12848318/1/The-Nightmare-Princess
It started with a dream—a boy with the sky in his eyes and the sun in  his hair. It was a dream that quickly turned into a waking nightmare.  Sometimes he terrified her, but mostly he just died for her. [Sequel to  The Masked Prince] Rated M

Useless Things by bicyclesarecool
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12749515/1/Useless-Things
"The useless days will add up to something...these things are your becoming." No one said that growing up was easy, but for struggling musician Bella, it seems damn near impossible. Luckily, with her friends, her music, and the hot barista across the street, she might not completely screw up her entire life. 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

What we're reading in TLS this week:

Happy Monday from TLS!  Normally that is an oxymoron, but this week we have some excellent fics to spice things up. We dug through our archives for some things we genuinely love then looked through our new favorites and added those for you also. We hope you enjoy these as much as we have. Please remember to leave the writer some love, in the form of a review, and tell them TLS sent you. Enjoy!

♥ Nic & Six

A Heart Arcane by iambeagle
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9642141/1/A-Heart-Arcane
There are people you get over. And then there's Edward Cullen. Rated M

CHA-OS by Redtini
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12836834/1/CHA-OS
Bella Swan fell in love, got married, and was living her American dream.  Until she met her soulmate. MA Edward, Bella, Jacob, Tanya. Romance,  angst, and lemons. Rated M

It’s Time: Bella’s Story by Honeymoon Edward
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12456660/1/It-s-Time-Bella-s-Story
Unbeknownst to her, Isabella Swan's fate was sealed when she was 13  years old. Six years have passed and Edward Cullen has determined that  it's time to make himself known. Rated M

Onscreen Chemistry by winterhorses
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9928550/1/Onscreen-Chemistry
Bella, America's young sweetheart on screen, is starring in her first  R-rated film. Her co-star is Edward Cullen, Hollywood's reputed playboy,  and he won't give her the time of day. Will they fizzle onscreen as  Bella attempts to turn up the heat in her first erotic scene, or can she  cause a reaction powerful enough to burn through his arrogant,  impassive facade? Rated M

Osa Bella by Myg
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6038733/1/
Bella is a school counselor, but Edward is a vampire posing as a student. Will Bella defy her head and follow her heart? Or will she conquer her desire and do what she believes is right? Not your daughter's/niece's/little sister's Twilight. Angsty. Rated M

The Boss by Edward’s Eternal
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12453951/1/The-Boss
He stepped back, his face evil and twisted. He was like an avenging  angel - straight from hell. He held out his hand. Marriage or death.Did  Bella have a choice? Rated M

The Gambit by HopeSparkles
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12389999/2/The-Gambit
Like pieces on a chess board, Edward knew this 'game' would have the desired end. Rated M

The Gap by capitalab
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8595287/1/The-Gap
Their first encounter is brief, minute, insignificant, forgettable. At  least it should be. Edward and Bella live very different lives, but a  chance encounter forces them to reexamine everything they thought they  wanted. Rated M

The Masked Prince by Wonwordful
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12674357/1/The-Masked-Prince
"Steal a beauty's soul, present it to me in a glass jar, and I'll think about letting you rule the Twilight kingdoms." Rated M

Theories of Bellativity by kikki7
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6932812/1/Theories-of-Bellativity
Bella Swan is a physician assistant student trying to survive a grueling  clinical year. Add Dr. Edward Cullen, a cocky, irresistible ob/gyn  resident. Throw in some chocolate, sprinkle with a few of Bella's quirky  theories about life, and see what happens. Rated M

Vancouver Waves by OtherRootVegetable19
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12741123/1/
At school, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan exist in entirely different  social circles. One chance encounter allows them to see themselves in a  new light, however, they agree to keep their budding friendship under  wraps. With each harboring their own secrets, the question remains:  which one will fall first?  Rated M

Vespers by spoons are for marmalade skies
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9793470/1/Vespers
A tragedy leaves Bella in a spiral of strange events. She's more  confused than ever when a hot, magnetic lawyer offers a distraction from  the tangled feelings she has for her oldest friend.  Rated M

Wanderlust by Throughthislens
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12853364/1/Wanderlust
Set Three years after New Moon. The Cullen family, sans Edward, is  having a lazy afternoon watching YouTube videos when they stumble across  a travel vlog that quickly leads to an obsession. The star of this  blog? I'm sure you can guess. Rated M

What Have We Done? by ladylibre
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12499419/1/What-Have-We-Done
Fed up with her family's mourning since leaving Bella behind, Rosalie returns to Forks to prove that the stupid human is just fine without them. But what she finds is not what she expected. And that will not do. Rated M

What’s Left of Me by anhd1207
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12860390/1#end
For 15 years Edward Cullen believed his wife and child died in a car  accident on a snowy night. They said she couldn't have survived—that  she'd been swept into the river. He was forced to live a life without  her, to function and be the man she would have wanted. But now, a young  girl proves everything he thought was a lie and he's faced with a truth  he may not be prepared for.  Rated M