AU. On January 9th, 1999, Castle saves Johanna Beckett from being murdered. His act of bravery sparks a complicated love with her daughter, and a totally different life and career path for Kate Beckett. Because although Johanna lived, someone out there still wants her dead, and as the years go by, Kate Beckett and Richard Castle are determined to find out who.

"Oh God, no! Don't die, Kate! Please, don't do this to me. Don't die!" Rick cries out into the night, holding the woman of his dreams close to his chest. The woman who filled his nights finally made it into his days and now he was going to lose her. Forever. *AU* CHAPTER 21 IS NOW UP - AND UPDATED! I ADDED ABOUT A 1000 WORDS TO IT.

For the past 5 years Richard Castle has been following Detective Nikki Heat, or at least that's what he thinks. The truth is that, for the past 5 years Richard Castle has been on a Mental Health Hospital trying to cure his mild psychosis, product from the horrible car crash he survived. HIATUS

How many chances will the universe give you to be with the love of your life? And how will you keep screwing them up? Caskett angsty AU.

Season 4. AU. Thoughts of Castle have taken over her dreams, filling both her waking and sleeping hours with an unbearable ache. Will she let her fears hold her back or claim Castle for her own? An alternative path to Casketty goodness. No specific episode spoilers. Rated M for a reason. Be kind. It's my first fanfic and first M rated story, all rolled into one.

Kate finds herself stuck in a dysfunctional marriage and she wants out. Her young daughter Avril, unintentionally leads Kate to befriend romance novelist Richard Castle. Read on to find out what happens when their worlds collide. AU Caskett fanfiction

Set during season 3, Countdown. After they defuse the bomb, Rick tries to tell Kate how he feels, but Josh shows up. Castle decides he will let Kate have her life and he will finally move on. For them, there is NO TOMORROW! Or is it possible to regain that feeling?

It floats across her mind, her history. Her past. The reasons why she is what she is and why she can no longer be who she was. Why Kate Beckett disappeared and Lone Vengeance was born. AU.

This green-eyed woman took a bullet for Mal Reynolds before he ever learned her name. Kate Beckett becomes a character in the 'verse. Mackett.

Kate Beckett's life changed drastically when she was kicked off the NYPD, causing her to choose a different career path. Now living a life void of purpose and passion, she stumbles into the path of Richard Castle, a one-hit-wonder in the publishing world. Forced together by fate, they must unravel a tangled mess of a murder that falls into their laps. AU. Co-authored by kate-hi.

AU. What would happen if Castle met Kate through doing research with Lanie. How would he win her heart?

AU. Lethal, hard-edged assassin Kate Beckett is hired to kill the handsome, best-selling author Richard Castle. But when everything's not as it should be, and feelings get muddled along the way, can she really think of him as just another paper target? Cover art by houghtonsbeckett. COMPLETE.

After Alexis' untimely death from leukemia, Rick puts away his crime novels and joins the FBI. After a friend's deadly brush with the Dragon, he vows to solve his murder and bring the perpetrator to justice. To do it he will need the help of NYPD Detective Kate Beckett. (Cannot believe I finished this on the anniversary of JB's murder) new cover image by Dtrekker

Friends with benefits. A bad idea when said partners are in love. It's even worse when they can't communicate their feelings. What happens when they both settle for casual because they think it's all they can have? Complications and consequences arise.

A frustrating case, a victim with more enemies than friends, mob ties, gangs and something neither saw coming. When Castle and Beckett find they are being hunted, will it drive them closer or push them further apart? Rated M for Chapters 35 and up.

Castle has jumped bail and is on the run from the FBI and the mob. Beckett is the bounty hunter hired to find him and bring him back to New York. A road/buddy story based on the De Niro movie.

When Kate Beckett went to get her book signed by Richard Castle, she never imagined that she'd end up meeting his daughter, much less offering to babysit for the afternoon. AU.