Meet the Poll: what we're reading in TLS this week: 9/12 - 9/18/2011

Below are the stories we are all enjoying this week. Be a part of determining which four of these will be featured and reviewed as TLS fics of the week, next week, by choosing four from the poll.

Brazilian Chocolate by Awesomesauce76
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7349536/1/Brazilian_Chocolate
In 1994, he was an arrogant college student & she was dating his little brother. He was always haunted by the memory of her until fate brought them together again 16 yrs later. What happens when a forbidden attraction is no longer forbidden? EPOV, AU/AH
Twilight - Rated: M

Distracted by WoahNow
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6054275/1/Distracted
Bella Swan's thoughts are elsewhere in her English lesson and the detention Mr. Cullen gives her doesn't turn out quite as intended. Very lemony, all human, Edward x Bella. I advise you only to read this if you are over 18. Twilight - Rated: M

Fear Is the Mind Killer by IvoryAdulation
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5589556/1/
AH-Nominated for an Indie TwiFic Award-Bella audits Cullen Hospital but there is something about her that can do what no one else can, bring the jaded Edward Cullen to his knees. Watch as Bella and Edward level each other in ways neither thought possible.
Twilight - Rated: M

Finding Bree Tanner by Coldplaywhore
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6629214/1/Finding_Bree_Tanner
A comedy about trying to find your way in life, while trying to 'rescue' your high school sweetheart from hers, only to discover she doesn't want to be helped. Rated M for language and all that good stuff. Twilight - Rated: M -

Hands by Robicorn
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7300908/1/Hands
Bella Swan isn't sure what she has to live for. Musician Edward Cullen only lives for one thing. What happens when you can't stay away from something you know has the power to destroy you? "I came to watch him play Cause his hands are my calling". Twilight - Rated: M

Need You Now by Virginia May
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5745290/1/Need_You_Now
When Edward left, Bella was sent to Renee in Florida. Sixteen years later after Charlie dies, Bella is left alone in a house full of memories. Will the memories be enough or will Bella need more? Rated M for sensuality. NOW COMPLETE. Twilight - Rated: M

Oh I Hate You But, I Love You Too by Koukla0223 http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5961236/1/Oh_I_Hate_You_But_I_Love_You_Too
Chucks: 60 bucks...Hoodie: ehh, 30 bucks...The relationship of Ms. Sarcasm-Is-My-Middle-Goddamn Name Bella Swan and Mr. Arrogant-I-Can-Get-Whoever-I-Want Edward Cullen: friken Priceless. Twilight - Rated: M

On the Run by madcowre
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5387839/1/On_the_Run
Edward is a fugitive on the run. A misunderstanding causes Bella to join him. She's angry that she's been taken from her perfect life. He's angry that he has to run with a woman who annoys him no end. They don't get on, but can it lead to something more?
Twilight - Rated: M

Parental Guardian by Welcome2MyWorldxoxo http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6287115/1/Parental_Guardian
He was my forbidden fruit. A man so close, almost too close, yet so far out of reach. He loved me, took care of me, but did not crave me the same way I did him. I wanted everything, yet had nothing. But things were going to change. I could feel it. Mature
Twilight - Rated: M

Rain Falls Down by YesMrCullen
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7091676/1/Rain_Falls_Down
A tale of paying the price for the mistakes we make, and discovering the truth about things we only thought we knew the answers to. Twilight - Rated: M

Search and Rescue by Kitkat681
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7306120/1/Search_and_Rescue
Bella is in an elite search and rescue team, trying to forget the one person she could not save. Edward is trying to forget his past by being a photographer in the middle of a war zone.Can they forgive themselves before everything comes crashing down? Twilight
Rated: M

Sexual Napalm by TheBondGirls
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7055480/1/Sexual_Napalm
Edward Cullen's a 28 y/o billionaire who makes his fortune being a savant of sorts when it comes to world currency markets. He's firmly ensconced as Wall Street's Golden Boy when he meets his match in tigress, Bella Swan. Cosmopolis Edward. AH Lemon
Twilight - Rated: M

Sleep Talk by newlovenewhate
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6571467/1/
Bella and Edward, a friendly conumdrum... Two weeks to figure it out. Two weeks to talk and kiss and touch. Two weeks to fall in love. Twilight - Rated: M

Solstice by Cosmogirl7481
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7361468/1/Solstice
Life changes...just like the seasons. Bella finds herself coming out of an ending and into a beginning. Still hurt and emotionally withdrawn. Can someone new help her embrace the change in her life? Can her broken heart find love again? E/B Rated M.
Twilight - Rated: M

Taken In the Night by Sheviking
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7355413/1/Taken_in_the_Night
 Bella is kidnapped by Edward, the man who has secretly wanted her and watched her from afar. Is it love or merely obsession which motivates him? Bella is about to find out. Rated M for a reason. Twilight - Rated: M

Tips for Better Living by adorablecullens
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5792015/1/
Edward is a self-centered college drop-out, waiting on tables and living an empty life. Redemeption arrives in the guise of a quirky customer who offers him some much-needed advice for happiness. Does Edward have the character to rise to the challenge?
Twilight - Rated: M

Wild by PeppahLouie
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6655429/1/Wild
Recently widowed Bella moves to Seattle to start a new life. Reconnecting with her friend, Bella meets Alice's brother, Chef Edward Cullen. Celibate by choice for 2 years, what happens when Edward finds himself undeniably attracted to a sexy new Bella? Twilight - Rated: M

This is My Father by ferrn
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6961845/1/This_is_My_Father
After a stressful year at Chicago U, Bella looks forward to taking a break from it all by spending a carefree summer with her boyfriend. But all thoughts of relaxation are thrown out the window when she is introduced to her boyfriend's father, Edward.

Dear Maggie by Jenny0719
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7179931/1/Dear_Maggie
A heart leads Bella back home to Forks... and to the brother of the woman who donated it. M for Lemons/OOC/Language

Welcome to the TLS Nursery. This is where we display the new babies, (stories) posted within the last 30 days, that we are extremely excited about.

There is something completely thrilling and satisfying, about finding a story, right from it's beginning, knowing how wonderful it is, and will be, and watching it grow into an adult completed fic.

By visiting the TLS nursery each month, you too, can watch them grow with us! All of the stories listed below have been read and approved by TLS as great reading material.

Her Secrets by samrosey
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7108369/1/
Dancing in light, she holds keys to pretty boxes of secrets she'llnever tell. A sequences of drabbles from him and her.     AH. Edward/Bella. Rated: M

You know what I love? When an author trusts the readers enough to provide them with just enough information...just enough of the story to be drawn in then lets their imaginations do some of the work.  samrosey does that with each and every story she writes and Her Secrets is no exception.  Her writing is poetic, lyricial and beautiful so go check it out!

A Matter of Life & Death by WhatsMyNomDePlume & Derdriu oFaolain
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7084805/1/
Forget being scared to death, Bella Swan isn't even scared of death, something that both greatly annoys and-even if he won't admit it-entices Edward Cullen. If only she weren't trying to destroy him. Collab rated M

This story a collaboration between two incredibly talented authors was written for the FGB auction and is based on a prompt that Edward is supernatural.  See where they take him in this story - it's only going to be 8 chapters and they've posted the first 6 so far.  Definitely a 'must read'!

The Breakers by les16
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7096926/1/The_Breakers
After spending 7 years in prison, Edward gets a new start in the fishing village of Corea, Maine. Can a little girl and her mom, Bella, see beyond his past and can they all find love again...or will the ocean swallow them whole? rated M

The Breakers is the newest story from the talented les16 - she brought us The Greatest Gift and this story promises to be just as incredible.  With teasers posting throughout the week and new chapters posting on Sundays, dive in now to catch up - at five chapters in you don't want to miss out!

Here are a few other new stories that come highly recommended - all have the TLS Seal of Approval!  Go give them a read and let them know we sent you!

Arms by VirginiaMay

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7155134/1/Arms

After witnessing the brutal murder of her parents, sharpshooter & former Olympian Bella Swan is forced to live under a new identity as a high school student in tiny Forks, WA. Will unexpected feelings for the wrong man be her undoing or her salvation? AH

The Vagina Monologues by jtmd24

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7154948/1/The_Vagina_Monologues

What happens when 2 strangers have a 1-night-stand in college? Life. But not the way you planned. It's raising a foul-mouthed toddler, selling sex toys & trying to make your dreams come true. Oh, and running into your drunken hook-up 5yrs later.

Behind Closed Doors by lemonmartinis

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7064548/2/

 "I'm not sure what I am doing here or how to do this." Two people discover each other and themselves behind closed doors.  Rated M

Guarding Isabella by lindsay520

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7116512/1/Guarding_Isabella

Edward and Jacob are hired as professional bodyguards for the "2011 Isabella US Tour." What will happen when 'professional' suddenly turns 'personal' and feelings start to develop between the soft-spoken superstar and her new bodyguards? Rated: M