AU: What if Castle had never become a famous, successful, and wealthy writer? Struggling to make ends meet, failed writer Richard Rodgers meets Detective Kate Beckett under quite different circumstances.

A somewhat AU fic. She's cool, she's a mystery. He's a writer and he wants to know more about his late-night visitor. 1 Chapter going up each day.

"What's past is prologue." -William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II Scene I. An AU season six Castle story.

As Kate finds herself getting back on solid ground in her relationship with Castle, her world gets turned upside down by an unexpected visitor. As emotions run high and danger lurks will she and Castle be able to stand together and become stronger or will their secrets and lies eventually tear them apart? AU Set after 4x22 Undead Again. Cover Art by LordofKavaka. Now Edited 9/2015.

After a case goes wrong, Kate Beckett experiences an attempted rape. With the help of her friends and Castle, she works to overcome the after effects. Can Castle help her to overcome this? What does this mean for their future?

She is adamant about never picking a family, she wants nothing to do with others, but can someone go and change that all? Kate doesn't believe so until she comes across a family, and for her, everything has changed. Now, can she let herself be happy or will she continue to hide herself away? Can he change all that? Can Kate finally be free?

Dying had been all too easy. It's coming back to life that's hard. AU, starting immediately after the shot in 3.24, Knockout. COMPLETE

Post-Ep for 4x10: 'Cuffed'. 'Her body is buzzing with energy, pure adrenalin still racing through her veins, when Castle dumps her own handcuffs into the box of belongings she's currently holding, giving her a loaded look that she's too keyed up to decipher when she slowly drags her eyes up to meet his.'

In Beckett's 'Hierarchy of Needs' after coffee, food and shelter came justice then security. Fashionable boots definitely had a tier but falling head over heels in love did not. She wanted a relationship she could contain. Post-ep for Food to Die For. Now Complete.

Post-47 Seconds. 'Kate stands several feet away from Castle's spot at the far end of the bar, hands jammed into her pants pockets, fists curled up tight with her short nails digging half-moons into her palms while the writer studiously tries to ignore her. "You're angry." "You think?" His voice is harsh, dripping sarcasm.

An AU summer fic, set between seasons two and three. The Hamptons trip doesn't work out, and Castle comes back to the city in time to score himself an invitation to Beckett's camping trip. Entry for the Winter Ficathon 13/14.

AU. Sequel to 'Rise Above This' and you should read that first. After a disagreement with Morgan, Jim handles this year's anniversary of Johanna's death in a terrible way: he gets drunk. Consequences are immediate, severe and far reaching. As the saying goes, you always hurt the ones you love...

Now complete. Thanks everyone! This is my 2013/14 Winter Ficathon Entry. Cover Art courtesy of the great dtrekker. Prompt 1: "She awoke with a start. The bed beside her was cold, the room still dark save for the soft glow of the light outside filtering in through the window as it reflected off of the steadily falling snow." A/U sometime in season 6.

Three years have gone by since Detective Beckett accepted Agent Stack's offer and left for DC, severing all contact with New York. Everyone has moved on with their lives, but what happens when an old enemy targets one of their own? Entry for 2013 Castle Ficathon. Amazing cover art by Angie(Dtrekker)! Now COMPLETE.

Kate goes to dinner with her dad only to be introduced to Morgan Cahill, Jim's 'friend' from AA meetings. Morgan needs a favour, so Jim asks Kate to look into Morgan's husband's murder from three years previous. Josh is absent and Castle makes a decision.