What we're reading in TLS this week:

In TLS this week, we've been discussing fics that stayed with us and made us cry. We've also discovered some new fics that are starting out with lots of promise. Some old, some new, but all enjoyable and memorable. Make some memories with us and take a peek at these gems. We have some great recs for you! Please let the authors know where you saw them recommended and leave them some love!

♥ Nic & Six

Awake in the Infinite Cold by Quothme-rec'd by Katinki
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5440286/1/Awake-in-the-Infinite-Cold
Sometimes the fruit is forbidden for a reason. A mélange of Twilight and How to Be, with an Artward who so carefully and so softly sneaks under her skin and into her soul.
Rated M

Cracks in the Pavement by VampiresHaveLaws-rec'd by MoniNP
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6765479/1/Cracks-in-the-Pavement
Life is never perfect, the cracks always appear. "My Polaroid would show the face of a girl who has forgotten how to truly smile." Even the strongest of dreams can fail to become enough. Rated M

Delay of Game by AudreyS17-rec'd by Midnight Cougar
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10387458/1/Delay-of-Game
Bella really let one get past the goalie this time. Finding out she's pregnant with a pro hockey player's baby after a one-night stand was really not how Bella pictured her life like. Follow as Bella and Edward attempt to navigate this adventure and get to know each other in the process. Rated M

Designated Hitter by Esmegrace-rec'd by Evilant
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10533355/1/
Orthopedic surgeon, Bella Swan encounters the last person she ever expected to see again on Valentine's Day no less. Can she remain professional with Major League pitcher, Edward Masen, given their pasts? Rated M

Good Times at Masen's by Isannah-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9986866/1/Good-Times-at-Masen-s
Good drinks, good food, and good company. That's what makes Good Times the place to be. What happens when Bella Swan offers owner Edward Masen more? Rated M

Goodbye Peter Pan by Bled Dry-rec'd by Everyfreakingbody!
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10212570/1/Goodbye-Peter-Pan
Prompted by a feeling, Alice leads the Cullens back to Forks, but ten years is a long time in a brief human life. Edward's wish for Bella to have a nice human life seems to have been fulfilled. Bella believes that once she loved a remarkable boy, but in the end he didn't love her. Can Edward convince her she is wrong? Rated M

Goodnight, Noises Everywhere by Feisty Y. Beden-rec'd by Edmazing
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5650508/1/Goodnight-Noises-Everywhere
Bella is the only survivor of a virus which has killed off the human race. Is there anyone-anything-still alive on this dying planet? Rated M

Grand Jete by Stella luna sky-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6108070/1/Grand-Jet%C3%A9
Bella's life is full of certainty and boredom. A dance instructor without passion, she has no idea that the handsome man in her night class will teach her how every moment could be her big moment, and how every breath could be the last. Rated M

Indelible by Bannerday-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10334017/1/Indelible
Some experiences, some people, stick with you forever, leaving their mark on your memories. You can't escape what they meant to you and you can't re-write the past. It's indelible. But the future isn't set in stone…it's yours to write. A story about forks in the road of life and a past with a future. Rated M

Key West by Pattyrose-rec'd by Nic/Sixdlb5
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

Little Plastic Castle by Lawn Girl-rec'd by Jaime Arkin
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6484653/1/Little-Plastic-Castle
Even the best built castles sometimes fall. In a coffee shop, in a city...two people struggle to remember how to put those pieces back together. Rated M

Strange Ingenue by PuppetStrings19-rec'd by Cappricorn75
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9885766/1/Strange-Ing%C3%A9nue
Opposites attract, even in college. To say their story is easy to tell would be a lie, cause where's the fun in that? Their story is somewhat of a slow burn, but there will definitely be some fun along the way.Rated M

Summer Heat by Maplestyle-rec'd by Layathomemom
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10290562/1/Summer-Heat
She is the devil disguised as an angel and I want to be a sinner so bad. A birthday one shot for Kni, has grown into a collection of birthday one shots! Rated M

The Babysitter by Plummy-rec'd by VampsHaveLaws
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8268813/1/The-Babysitter
Everybody said Rose was perfect for me, and this weekend I was going to find out if it was true. That was the plan, until I met her sister. Rated M

The Blue Hour by Mortissues-rec'd by Edmazing
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10500426/1/
The blue hour is the period of twilight each morning and evening when indirect sunlight takes on a predominantly blue hue. That afternoon, in the forest, Bella sees through Edward's act and so he stays. He was never likely to get very far anyway, the shy human girl owned him body and soul. That was a few years ago now and that shy human girl has just graduated college . Rated M

The Hole Shot by Foreveraddicted-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8080986/1/The-Hole-Shot
Bella Swan still woke up everyday. She went to work. She went out with her boyfriend. She kept breathing. Kept moving. But her heart? It doesn't beat, doesn't feel anything but pain. Anything but that hole that Edward Cullen left there five years ago. Rated M

Those who sparkle by Dayzeco-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10103988/1/those-who-sparkle
I never looked at Edward Cullen the way he looked at me. His eyes rolled past while mine danced. I never felt for Edward Cullen the way I should have. He pretended I wasn't there while I just pretended. Rated M

Unrequited by Perry Maxwell-rec'd by MoniNp
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7446868/1/Unrequited
Edward left Bella almost a year ago, upending her whole world. What happens when Bella receives a phone call that just might shatter it? "Wait, Alice…Edward is dying?" I choked out. Rated M

Until You're Mine by OdysseyAvis-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10489851/1/Until-You-re-Mine
Bella is enrolled at the University of Washington in Seattle. Alice convinces her to go on a date with a pro football player who, at the start of everything, seems to be an utterly annoying idiot. But with him he brings some unlikely crossroads that will help Bella find what she's never been searching for but always needed. Rated M

Watch Me Burn by Livie79-rec'd by Sixdlb5/Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9628108/1/Watch-Me-Burn
There were a lot of words to describe my relationship with Bella Swan. I just never imagine that "over" would be one of them. Entry for TLS Angst Contest. Rated M

Wonkyward Contest

Wonkyward Contest opens today!! 

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The Lemon Drops: 7/14/14

Looking for some extra heat for your summertime reads? Good because we've got an assortment of treats for you that have one thing in common- they're all hot, hot, hot. 

Enjoy and please remember to leave your authors some love. 

xoxo,

Mel

Burn by vixen1836

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5669518/1/Burn

After years of war and unrequited love, an Infantryman returns from the front, reuniting with the only girl he ever wanted. RATED M. Officer and a Gentleman Contest Judge's Choice Winner. Fiction M - Romance - Bella, Edward - Words: 5,439

I absolutely adored the romance and longing in this historical fic. 

Inside Out: The One-Shot by RobzBeanie
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9934954/1/Inside-Out-The-One-Shot
Bella knows she isn't what her best friend Edward is looking for in a partner. But could a handful of fateful invitations turn everything she thinks she knows inside out? ** FRIENDS TO LOVERS CONTEST WINNER - First Place Judges' Score, Third Place Public Vote, Judge's Favorite from Jadalulu & sparklymeg, Best Citrus, Most Potential For Full Story ** Fiction M - Romance/Drama - Bella, Edward - Chapters: 2 - Words: 14,719

Sweet and sexxxy. A definite must read.

Needing My Saviour by sweetxsugar

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7929976/1/Needing-My-Saviour

Alice is emotionally exhausted from her day and needs Bella's love to take care of her. Includes mostly sensual and hot love making. All-human. One-Shot. Alice & Bella. Enjoy... Fiction M - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Alice, Bella - Words: 3,781

I think we had a request for some femslash, so ask and you shall receive. ;)

Sailing Into the Future by compass54

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10390099/1/Sailing-Into-the-Future

An unexpected proposal of marriage makes Bella wonder if she has experienced enough of life to accept. A vacation in Europe gives her the chance to live by her own rules. Throw Edward into the mix on a sailboat in the Riviera. A one-shot for Maplestyle's birthday. Fiction M - Romance - Bella, Edward, Emmett, Jasper - Words: 14,373

Compass has given you a great story with a bit of a twist. So vivid and amazing! 

Scream by BrownBel

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8807785/1/Scream

Bella's getting ready for work when her beau pulls her in for a steamy, rough, morning session. "Remember how you made me scream last night? Do it again." Hot little one-shot. Fiction M - Romance - Bella, Jasper - Words: 1,809

This one's hot from start to finish. Woo-ee. 

Serendipity by dolphin62598

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6826050/1/Serendipity

Neither were looking for love. Neither were looking for a relationship. Both found they couldn't resist once they actually met. BxE, AH/AU  Fiction M - English - Romance - Bella, Edward - Words: 9,164

Lust at first sight that is made better with heaps of denial and UST. Yum.

What we're reading in TLS this week:

In TLS, we've been discussing some fics we have been missing and we've been discussing some NEW things we've discovered. Sometimes the authors just need a nudge of encouragement to remind them their fics are missed and some just need to know they are on the right track and that we're out here reading their work. Let's let them know we want more! Join us in leaving the authors some reviews of encouragement and support and let's get more plot, mystery, intrigue and of course, LEMONS! Let them know where you saw them recommended!

♥ Nic & Six

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

A Measure of Grace by Saritadreaming-rec'd by Cappricorn75
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10251763/1/A-Measure-of-Grace
A virus sweeps over the earth, killing man and man's best friend. For the few survivors, the nightmare is just beginning. Who set the virus free, and how far will the remains of the government go to find a cure? An innocent girl, a fiercely loyal dog, a jaded man with a past. Can they survive this new world and its secrets? Rated M

All the Wild Horses by Elusivetwilight-rec'd by Suebee Betafairy
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6435667/1/All-the-Wild-Horses
In her suffocating small hometown, Bella Swan meets widowed Edward Cullen. Can she pull him from the depths of his grief? Is there enough of him left to soothe her clawing loneliness? Rated M

Branching Inward by LifeInTheSnow-rec'd by Suebee Betafairy
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6372008/1/Branching-Inward
He's a brilliant, sensual, tactile artist with a huge personality and love for life...at least, he used to be. She's a shrewd historian, content to observe from a distance...until now. At Newcoven College in Clearwater, OH, no secret is safe. Rated M

Dank by Nadiak-rec'd by Nic
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

Flavor of the Week by JennaReads-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8932980/1/Flavor-of-the-Week
Edward's a breath away from losing his dream of a successful college football career and a chance in the NFL. Bella's just trying to make it through college without losing her mind in Edward-inspired fantasies. When these two goals intersect, all's fair in love and football. Rated M

Fountainview Prep by Bnpwrites-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8039612/1/Fountainview-Prep
Bella Swan was stoked to be accepted into prestigious Fountainview Prep. She had no idea she'd meet her arch nemesis…or that he'd be so hot she wouldn't be able to decide between breaking his face or ripping his clothes off. Rated M

Girl Code by LayAtHomeMom-rec'd by Nic/Cared Cullen
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10486974/1/
Friends are forever, boys are whatever - unless it's Edward Cullen. Then the gloves come off. Rated M

Infinite Visibility by TheFicChick-rec'd by Twific Crackmum
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9198986/1/Infinite-Visibility
"Bella, I'm not perfect." "I've loved perfect before, and he broke me anyway." (A "Twilight"/"Remember Me" crossover.) Rated M

Insatiable Desires by ItzMegan73-rec'd by VampsHaveLaws & LayAtHomeMom
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7534537/1/Insatiable-Desires
What happens when the paths of two highly intelligent hypersexuals cross? Rated M

Isabella by Suitablyironicmoniker-rec'd by VampsHaveLaws
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10087055/1/Isabella
In the Cornish countryside of 1804 England, a foreign visitor brings Isabella to reconsider the inexplicable occurrences she had always taken for granted. Rated M

Kink by Cars1-rec'd by Cappricorn75
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10307650/1/KINK
t's almost summer in Canada, and time for lots of drinking, warm days on the beach, and long, hot nights. Come, join me for a romp through the lives one cocky Edward Cullen, and one opinionated Bella Swan. Rated M

Looking Back by RachelFish-rec'd by Cappricorn75/Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7774430/1/Looking-Back
She knew when she met him she wouldn't be able to deny him anything. Is that how she ended up pregnant at 16 and left to handle it alone? Bella raises her daughter with the help of her family... but what about the person who matters most? Rated M

One Summer by TGBMcCray-rec'd by Sixdlb5/Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10464023/1/One-Summer
Cleaning up, working it out, and moving on. Bella's determined. He's relaxed. The summer they meet, temperatures climb. Rated M

Press end call by Twentyfourth and vine-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8943137/1/Press-end-call
He calls, she answers. He says he's not ringing from home. She's sure he hasn't given her his real name, but she hasn't given him hers, either. These things don't matter - she's just going to tell him a story. Rated M

Pure Revelations by Georgialion-rec'd by Cared Cullen
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6699731/1/Pure-Revelations
E & B share a class at UDub, but not much else. She's shy & reserved as she adjusts to a new life. He's angry & isolated because of his upbringing in the mysterious and secretive LaVerrot Estates. Fate brings them together, but will their love be allowed? Rated M

Red Dawn Rising by Emily Bowden-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10085585/1/Red-Dawn-Rising
A big part of me believed in our government and that our rights would be protected. That no citizen would be sought after or singled out. We lived in the land of the free, and I was thankful to raise our three boys on the soil our forefathers fought so hard to give us all. I was a proud American. So when they came for my husband, I'd been proven a fool. Rated M

So I Can Kiss You Anytime I Want by K8ln713-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10483597/1/So-I-Can-Kiss-You-Anytime-I-Want
It's been five years since Bella's returned to her hometown in St. Pete Beach. Her reason: to finally get her husband, Edward, to give her a divorce. She's built a successful life for herself up in NY after leaving Edward, but has been having trouble getting Edward to give in and sign the divorce papers. Will Bella's return make her remember that Edward was always the one for her? Rated M

The Chosen Ones by AmaranthineX-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9488969/1/The-Chosen-Ones
A new world order emerges after an epidemic alters the foundation of life as we know it. The human race is in danger of extinction, but a select few have the ability to propagate life. This is the ultimate survival of the fittest. Rated M

Vanished by Brodeurgirl30-rec'd by Nic
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8493942/1/Vanished
Life. It can blindside you. Leave you breathless. Everything can be going your way; education, career, friends, the love of your life and in one moment, the flip of a simple switch can tear it all away. Anything. Everything. It can all vanish. Rated M