Stephanie learns to deal with the real world

Stephanie asks Albert to help her. 'Accepting Destiny' AU.

This is a one-shot for Ranger's birthday. There is no Morelli in this story not even a reference to him. Stephanie finds the perfect gift for Ranger's birthday.

It's Ranger's birthday, but what do you give a man who has everything?

Steph is a trained military expert working as a bounty hunter. What happens when she meets a mysterious man whom she's met before? When a figure from her past resurfaces their love will be put to the test. AU, OCs, and Babe HEA.

Ever wonder was Really happened at the Tasty Pastry? Well, this is the tale of what 'really' happened. From OUR POV's of course. Read about a father's love for his daughter and what they go thru. Tissue warning, Definitely for the Babes. AU but then this whole board is au as well

RangeMan received a complaint about their services causing Ranger to enlist Stephanie to help train his men in areas that are lacking. Along the way she not only strengthens her relationships with the guys but learns more about herself and what she wants. A Babe HEA.

OOC - Stephanie and Ranger meet in Elementary School and a whirlwind friendship and romance blossoms. How does their relationship fare after 9/11 and Ranger feels the need to join the ARMY?

Grandma Mazur decides she's sick of waiting for Ranger and Stephanie to get their acts together.

Stephanie is stranded by the side of the road and in danger. The past and present collide when she realizes she's been in this situation before. Through their memories, we see how Ranger became the man he is today. Slight AU with Babe leanings. No Morelli in this story.

A Memorial Day one-shot with our favorite characters.

First day on the job at Rangeman. You got the job, now can you survive that crucial first day? Various Merry Men and other characters tell us their stories.

In honor of those who not only served our country, but for those who gave their lives to support our freedom. Happy Memorial Day 2012.

Ranger is in the wind for 8 months. When he returns his company is booming and Stephanie is working full-time for him. But Steph has a secret she can't find the courage to tell Ranger. *** SMUT in later chapters***

Stephanie has to stay hidden in the home of her great-grandparents to protect and care for one of the guys. Will the voices she hears help her find her way, or prove to be too distracting to complete her assignment?

Takes place after Hot Six. Steph and Morelli are done, Vinnie is FTA, and you never know what's going to happen to Steph's poor car. Originally published many years ago on JE's website. I'm dusting off my writing boots, cleaning it up, and posting it here

The last two words Ranger said before going in the wind made Stephanie Plum take a hard look at her life and she didn't love what she saw. It's time for her to take control and make some changes. My first fanfic, please review!

What does it mean to Trust? Will Stephanie understands what it means to trust when something happens that makes her question every man in her life including the merry men. NOT CUPCAKE FRIENDLY, NOT MORELLI or HELEN PLUM FRIENDLY.

Bobby and Lester decide to show Stephanie what it would be like to have two men in her life without drama or jealousy. Along the way they learn that while you never want to change the one you love, you might be willing to change your whole world for them.

After receiving a terrifying diagnosis, Stephanie has to walk the emotional and painful road to remission. This is the hopeful story of friendship and love that grows from that process. A Babe HEA.

This story is from Ranger's point of view about the death of a character.

Stephanie gets Grandma Mazur's help in making gifts for the guys at RangeMan. This is a holiday one-shot I'm belatedly posting, but felt the timing didn't matter as much as the Babe HEA did.

Stephanie is taken by a ghost from Ranger's past giving the guys four hours to locate and save her. Each chapter from a different POV, this is a love story from RangeMan to Stephanie of her ultimate rescue from impossible odds.

One-Shot. Bobby's in the bad books with Steph and Ranger, Find out why? R&R My first story back, need feedback!

Stephanie goes 'in the wind' with Ranger. While evading the bad guys, Ranger is forced to face some demons from his past, and Stephanie makes a decision about her future. A first collaborative effort by JE fanfic writers: Sonomom & Latetolove.

Ranger realizes what he wants out of life just as Stephanie is involved in an accident. Can what they have survive the day to day of life and the adjustments of formimg a life together? A Babe HEA.

This takes place starting at the playground when the Slayers kidnapped Steph. It's the direction I wished the story had taken instead. Warnings for language and a little content, although not too racy. Cupcakes beware!

A Babe fic. NOT Morelli or Mrs. Plum friendly, so be warned! Rated for language, smut and violent content. The journey is now complete! Thank you so much everyone! It's been a wild ride!

My first AU story. Steph is a social worker at the Trenton VA. Cal is a patient. She helps Cal with treatment and sparks fly with Ranger. Please read and review!

A crime is committed and Morelli needs Ranger and Stephanie's help to identify the suspects. One-Shot. Challenge response from the boards.

Stephanie Orr finds a friend in her new neighbor Hector who introduces her to a new world of possibilities, deep friendship, and love. Babe HEA

The tables are turned when Ranger gets a dangerous stalker and he has to ask Stephanie for her help in drawing them out. This is a Babe story with a very happy ending.

Hector only had one teardrop in Hard Eight. How did he get a second one? How did he get on with Rangeman considering his gang affiliations? It's BABE only because Steph is with Ranger in the story.

Stephanie must deal with Ranger's death and because of it, learns some surprises about her family. When all else fails, you have your family to rely on and with their help has a future.

Steph has another stalker..nothing new for her, right? This stalker however is hitting close to home..too close! Babe HEA but Joe Friendly.! Now Complete!

Follow-on story set after Rosa's Gift. Slightly AU.

"Secrets are made to be found out with time." Charles Sanford. Stephanie has been keeping the mother of all secrets from the good people of Trenton, and they're about to find out what she's been hiding. It's been decided, this will be an eventual babe.

Dr. Amy Walker from Saving Lester is back from her honeymoon to begin the annual evaluations at RangeMan. This story will be a collection of one-shots as the guys let their guards down with the new RangeMan shrink.

While on a mission in Brazil, Ranger gets into some serious trouble. Will Steph and the Merry Men be able to rescue him in time to change his fate? BABE. BABE HEA.

Stephanie has a nightmare that Ranger is injured. When it comes true will they admit their feelings for each other? Not kind to Joe and rating is for language. There is major angst in this story but will be a Babe HEA

For our veterans.

Stephanie surprises Ranger, Tank, Lester, and Bobby.

A moment of understanding and condolence between two old friends. One shot. Warning: character death.

Imagine Steph didn't lose her job at EE Martin? Imagine she never blackmailed Vinnie for a bounty hunting job…her life taking a different path? Imagine Ranger and Steph don't meet until much later in their lives. Will the attraction still be there?

Steph has a secret and has had it for a long time and it explains why she doesn't want children. I'm horrible with summaries so just read it! Now complete.

In which Joe proves that he is indeed the good man that Ranger has always said. Sad. Totally Babe! Warning for foul language.

Ranger and the men who served with him in the Army have many secrets. One secret in particular prevents them from living regular lives. What will happen when they get a second chance at being normal? *Spoilers for FLF and others* BabeFic. HEA. COMPLETE.

Stephanie agrees to help Ranger after he contracts a dangerous virus on a mission. Unfortunately, neither of them are prepared for the way this will change their lives or their friendship.

REPOSTED: A traumatic abduction leads to the demise of one relationship and the deterioration of another. Stephanie is left feeling off center but before she can recover, the death of an associate sends her life careening in an unforseen direction

A crazy night out with the guys leaves Stephanie desperately trying to figure out exactly what happened, and more importantly with whom. All the typical items included: a crazy stalker, a mystery to solve, and an eventual HEA with one of the MM.

Ranger hires Stephanie to work on a long term distraction that requires her to change her identity. What follows leads to an interesting development in their three year non-relationship.

My Epilog to Ten Big Ones. Did you ever wonder what happened afterwards? Here it is, in my Mercenary Ranger's world of Plum, anyway. And because it's October, there's a teeny bit of baseball, lol. Babe. Morelli is here-unpleasant? But not awful. 1-shot

A lighthearted one shot about living life in a safe, secure fashion. A short story with a happy ending.

A fluffy one-shot that is a sequal to Staying Connected and answers the question of what happened on Hal and Steph's first date when she wore the little blue dress featured in the original story. Should be read after Staying Connected to make sense.

Some old letters that are found in the attic of R/S's old house leads their daughter to some major decisions. Warning for occasional slip of the tongue. Major tissue warning in future chapters. Reposted in correct format.

Steph meets a former Merry Man who comes back into the fold after a 4 year absence. Babe HEA, warning for language only.

Sequel to Operation Ranger. Stephanie and Ranger buy the beach house and Ranger is going to attempt to become a handyman. ***** The Final Chapter is up. *****

Morelli says Ranger is a mercenary; Steph thinks he has secrets...and maybe he kills people. Ranger on the job...if the price is right. Babe. COMPLETE

Stephanie agrees to help a MM when he is shipped out for nine months. This is a story of friendship and love that develops across the miles and through difficult circumstances.

This is the continuation of 'A Christmas Wish' following how Ranger, Stephanie, and Delaney form a family in their happily ever after.

'Explosive' sequel to Hooah: Ranger and Stephanie return to Trenton from Bolivia and try to adjust to their new relationship. Yes, a relationship! Things heat up fast when Ranger realizes he has competition for his Babe's attention.

Stephanie agrees to help five of the Merry Men by posing as their girlfriend when they each go home for a visit. Eventual HEA for Steph and a MM but lots of friendship, learning, and angst first.

This started as a one-shot. It is now a story about Stephanie and twelve Merry Men. And Ranger. And rejection. And friendship. And denial. And fear. And how love wins out in the end. Who saves who?

COMPLETED: Danger, Will Robinson, Danger. What would you say to the person you love if you only had minutes to live? Steph calls Ranger. Tragic Love story. Character Death. Tissue Warning. If you can't handle character death don't read this story!

Stephanie is the FTA. Ranger and Joe work semi together to bring her in. Who will succeed? Will she be brought in?

Brokenhearted and angry, Stephanie leaves Trenton to figure out her life. Meeting new friends and developing new skills along the way, she learns valuable lessons that will change her life for good. Babe HEA. Rough on Morelli at first, but he gets a HEA.

AU sort of. Response to a Babe Squad Challenge. Stephanie's daughter has a wish for a Dad for Christmas. Will her real father step up to the plate? *** Ranger has arrived in Philadelphia! ***

Stephanie has 3 problems. 1. Both men in her life disappear for 2 months, then reappear, but she’s done with them, 2. Officer Pickie has arrested her, 3. She has one phone call. Who to call? Reposted by popular request. Babe/very HEA!

Stephanie faces a major change in her life and finds help--and hope--from an unexpected source. Minor character death--sort of. Babefic. Rated M for mature themes and sensitive subject matter.

Steph reflects on five years of life changes and tragedies. Future setting. Completely Babe. Rated M for intense emotions and bittersweet angst. From the 2009 Perfectly Plum 4th of July challenge.

Steph and Ranger meet in Miami one night. They make a date and then Steph doesn't show. She had to go back to Trenton. What happens when Ranger realizes the woman he's training is the girl from the bar? Babefic. AU

Tank deals with the mayhem caused by one of Steph's finer Bombshell moments. Completely Babe. Humorous one shot from a 2009 PP Challenge. Rated M for language and adult situations.

Tank reflects on the worst period of his life. Babe fic, not Morelli friendly.

A BabeFic. Ranger realizes he's never told Steph he loves her and now it might be too late. Rated M for possible future chapters. Now Complete! HEA. WARNING: Some chapters have gratuitous violence and torture. Plus expect some smut! :

Stephanie is fed up and decides she needs some time off...somewhere far from Trenton. Stand-alone, not part of Agreement series or Divine Madness world.

Ranger has been 'in the wind' and needs Stephanie's help to finish up the job. A short in response to RW and PP challenges.

It said Rangeman Securities, and it wasn't a paycheque...

A series of vignettes about the Merry Men and their thoughts as they guard Stephanie in some interesting situations. Rated T for language.

Stephanie and Ranger are on the run. This story is leading me - so we'll see where it goes - I'ts a Babe story.

Stephanie partakes in an unusual distraction as a favor to Ranger; one which she isn't sure she'll live down, especially if Ranger is caught. BABE one-shot. Babe HEA.

Ranger pushed Steph away with harsh words before his last mission. Did he mean what he said or could Tank's being wounded during a takedown bring them together again?

Ranger's life a few years down the road. Tear-jerker, so get the kleenex!

Steph discovers something about Ranger and takes it upon herself to help whether he likes it or not. The consequences bring about realizations of her life and what has to change. Angst, drama, rated M for some language. Babe story.

Joe and Ranger finally hash it out over Stephanie. However Steph is with Ranger now. She refuses to let the men fight it out their way and sets a few stipulations. Silly one shot. Babe, Babe HEA. MORELLI UNFRIENDLY and CUPCAKE UNFRIENDLY.

Babe story. Ranger spends a sleepless night making a decision about his future...and then acts.

Something is bothering his Pumpkin. Frank Plum decides to find out what it is. Can he help?

What happens when both Ranger and Stephanie are critically injured on different jobs. Will each of them survive? Babe. Cupcakes may not like it. My first attempt so please review, kindly. Rating just to be safe.

In the blink of an eye, Stephanie’s world changes for the worst, forcing her to become a woman of determination and not a woman of denial. Repost - written/rewritten by Marilyn

Ranger has failed to return from his last mission. Stephanie refuses to believe he won't come back. Could she be right?

Complete! Alternate universe story of soulmates. College students Stephanie and Carlos meet and fall in love at age 19, are separated by circumstances and meet again ten years later. Babe HEA. Warning: smut, suspense, murder, angst, character death.

A stranger walks into Pino's and it turns out that he knows Steph very well. He's also got a lot of trouble that follows him. Nothing of which Ranger likes very much.

This started as a funny short -- it ended up a long, angsty, pointless, odd thing. But it's Christmas, so.....Merry Christmas! Babe story, one-shot, happy ending!

Ten years after leaving Trenton, Stephanie sits down to write her Christmas cards and is awash in memories. Some sadness and character death is reflected on. Babe, but Morelli friendly.

Ranger comes back from being 'in the wind' and finds some surprises waiting for him. Babe, Morelli friendly, eventually. Some fluff. Rating just in case.

Stephanie meets Ranger for the first time. After finding love, craziness and chaos takes over his once well disciplined and organized life.

Ranger comes to his senses, but Stephanie is gone. He's too late.

Complete! A story of repentance. Ranger's worst fears come horribly to life. An enemy from his past takes Stephanie, and he goes through hell trying to find her. Babe story, not kind to Morelli. HUGE WARNINGS for violence, sexual violence, angst.

Short one-shot, slightly UA. Something a little different...

Ranger's a Lucky... The Merry Men contemplate how lucky Ranger is to be with Steph. Each chapter is a stand alone from the POV of one of the Merry Men. Set post EOT. NOW COMPLETE.

Complete! Steph decides it's time to take charge of her life. Ranger convinces her to take over the bond enforcement department for RangeMan, but she's afraid she'll screw it up. Romantic Babe story. Warning for smut.

No one is good enough for Frank Plum's Kitten. But maybe, there is one who comes as close to it as it gets. Babe.

Lester's POV. He failed perhaps the most important mission of his life. Babe.

It’s hot in Trenton, especially in a building with no air condition - like RangeMan. Steph takes action. Babe.

Ranger is "in the wind" and the Rangemen have to go to Columbia to rescue Stephanie. Told from the guys POV. They are as they are in the books- ex-soldiers and mercenaries. Rating is for language and violence.

The unthinkable has happened: Ranger has finally sent Steph to a third world country - or not? - Totally Babe.

Steph is on stakeout with Ranger...and bored.

Well, actually, title less... Steph has an accident...Babe.

The Name of the Game Sequel to As the Worm Turns, Steph and Ranger's Happily Ever After...or is it? Babe Fic, Joe friendly.

It's Ranger's turn to have a stalker only this one isn't playing by the rules and keeps targeting Steph.

One moment changes their relationship. What does it take to get them back to where they belong? Rating for language, smut, and angst. Set post PL, but only minor spoilers. Babe story, slightly Joe friendly, now complete.

A songfic to Lily Allen's Smile. VERY CUPCAKE UNFRIENDLY. Stephanie pays Joe back for his infidelities

Steph has to make a decision that will change her life and the lives of those around her forever. Babe fic, one shot.

A Babe fic, but Morelli friendly. Steph has some surprising news that could either make or break her relationship with Ranger.

A response to a challenge on another site. Babe fic.

Ranger asks Stephanie to help him on a distraction job. The big difference? The FTA's in Puerto Rico. STORY COMPLETE.

I thought we needed something a little different. A Journey through history with our favorite characters. Not Cupcake Friendly, Babe fic all the way.

Stephanie is tryig to get him to go to the Summer Festival in Point Pleasant, but he doesn't want to go, so her and Lula have a plan to get him there.

Julie runs away from home and enlists help from Stephanie. They end up staying with Ranger in the batcave for three weeks. Hilarity, stalkers, bedlam, and angst ensue. Rating for mild language and violence. Post LMT, but no major LMT spoliers Babe fic

HOME by Chris Daughtry. Ranger was on his last mission, when the plane crashed and he is thought to be dead.

Ranger attends the annual Plum 4th of July picnic.

After Plum Lovin'

COMPLETE! Stephanie is ill but hides it from her loved ones, trying to cope alone. She's survived so much in the past, but can she beat cancer? Or is she living on borrowed time? WARNING: HIGH ANGST

COMPLETE! A three part drabble series. no spoilers. The Merry men drag Ranger to a bar, and he has an epiphany...

COMPLETE! Post TBO. Steph's been having problems sleeping, as nightmares from the Slayer incident have been plaguing her.

Oneshot at the moment. Steph returns to Trenton after several years with a surprise for everyone.

What might have happened if the coin toss in EOT had happened a bit differently...

What Steph gets into after EoT.

Steph and Ranger get caught in a blizzard in the Colorado Rockies. Warning: Adult content.

COMPLETE Rangeday noun Annual company outing of Rangeman Inc. See also: mayhem, mystery, challenge, selfdefence, football, barbeque, betting book, Stephanie, margaritas, Build a Bear, car disaster, Aurora's Holistic ReBirthing Centre, diversion.

Takes place a month after 14 Ways to Leave. A true RangerStephanie romance with a twist... a new character is introduced. All characters but one are property of J.Evanovich. Please review. Your feedback helps me keep the story going!

Steph is now a member of the Rangeman crew, and she and the guys go out to celebrate. A plan is hatched to help Steph get Ranger's full attention...

COMPLETE! After TBO, Ranger & Morelli have been gone for a while & things have changed. Steph's friend Danny has been training her, & her gun is no longer in her cookie jar. She's realising exactly what she wants, but can she get it? Snafu's included!

COMPLETE! A one off short, set after TBO. Steph wakes up disorientated, nothing new in that, but this time it's because she's been kidnapped and drugged. The kidnappers were nice enough to dump her in Miami outside Ranger's parents house...

Ranger gets really drunk, runs into Morelli, and they do something drunkenly male. Then Stephanie hears about it…

Based on Janet Evanovich's Plum Series. Takes place after Hard Eight. Ranger vanishes for two months, and in his absense Stephanie learns a good deal about herself. Will his surprise return being about a mixed emotion, not only for Steph, but Ranger as we