Summer vacation from school takes a very sudden and unexpected turn. However maybe they will all find just what they were looking for in the end. They say it's all about the journey.

Season 2 finale AU. Lanie sees the disaster happening as Castle leaves with Gina. She talks to Beckett, then goes behind Beckett's back to stage an intervention. Life, love, cases, crises, etc. follow.

A lighthouse is meant to save ships, boats and people. Usually it works great. - NOW COMPLETE

"The hell you don't remember. Do you want to know trauma? I was shot in the chest and I remember every second of it." And suddenly, she did. AU from 47 Seconds. #Castleficathon2019

A/U For years, he thought she was dead. Murdered - he had been a suspect. He loved her. He mourned her, but the problem was that that person didn't even exist. The Castle characters aren't mine, but I raise my glass in Auld Lang Syne to Marlowe and company.

A sequel to A Night to Forget

Why not talk to him? It wouldn't matter what he thought of her, if he pitied her, because she never expected to see him again. But then she did. A pre-series meeting AU.

An AU retelling of Deadly Game. Beckett's treatment of Castle goes too far. He leaves the precinct for good. No pathetic need of Gina or tail between his legs return in the fall. It will be a major shock to Beckett and her crew when she finds out who Richard Rodgers really is. Caskett is not a foregone conclusion in this one.

It is not required that you read either of the previous two stories in this series. This is a stand alone story for you to enjoy. Hopefully. :) NOW COMPLETE

She needed a break after what was just dropped on her. He was out saving the world from an invisible foe. What will happen when their worlds collide? Rated T, for now, ratings will change when needed.

Kate's life is in danger, but who's protecting her? COMPLETE!

America is under attack. A deadly foe unleashes weapons of mass destruction and masses of fanatical terrorists. When the enemy stages an attack in the city of Tampa as a dress rehearsal they encounter an unsuspected obstacle: FBI counterterrorism agent Kate Beckett and an ex-marine turned college physics professor - Richard Castle.

This is an AU story that begins during "Food to Die For." Castle finds something wrong with the way Perlmutter says that Wolf died. When Beckett checks out his suspicions, it leads to a much bigger plot. And there is Maddy Queller and Kate's growing uncertainty about Demming. Cover image by @Artifex Prime.

This is my AU version to the events when Demming has dinner catered by Hung's China Sea, complete with the candle light. Sometimes, a candle provides the light that is needed to get you out of the dark. Based on a prompt and request from mbeckettcastle or JC. This is for you, I hope I do it justice.

What really happened in the alley that night. Jim and Kate go home to meet with news on Johanna.

"Since our time together in that interrogation room, I've felt like you reminded me of someone. It's my daughter; you remind me of her." Caskett FFYG AU.

Kate is a nurse and a damned good one. Her patients come first there is no question about her drive to comfort people in their time of need. Rick is a world class chef. He studied abroad and can make you something that will be cherished when you bite into it. He is a foodie at heart. But both of them have a past that would make them think twice about their love lives again.

What if Esposito never talked to Beckett? What if Beckett left with Demming for the weekend and Castle went to the Hamptons alone? Would a case filled with conspiracy bring them back together? An AU version of the summer after Season 2.

Prompt:"My toddler ran up to you, grabbed you by the leg and called you Mommy right in front of everyone. I was so embarrassed! But you just smiled and rolled with it." from castlefanficprompts on Tumblr. A toddler, some mix-ups, coffee, dreams, teasing dates and falling in love. Read it, it is way better than this summary.

The Empire is vast and ever expanding. Earth is next to be added to the Empire. It's not an invasion that Earth has been fearing or hoping for all these years. Though it could be something much, much worse. How much time do Rick and Kate have to get it right? THIS STORY IS RATED M FOR SEXUAL CONTENT AND VIOLENCE! READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED! - NOW COMPLETE!

This story picks up an abandoned story by permission of author, Set in Season 2 after Tick, Tick Boom and outlines the Deming saga. Updated

AU: Lt. Rick Castle heads a NY State Police unit that uses information, technology, deception and misdirection to get criminals to unwittingly destroy themselves. His friend, Captain Roy Montgomery, NYPD, asks for his help to save a young female cop from a man so powerful he isn't just above the law, he makes the law. He can only be stopped by going at him Rick's way, Sideways.

'It's been five years and she's undoing him in five minutes.' AU.

Beckett returns to the precinct to find that things have changed more than expected. Set early in Season 4.

(S3 AU) "Brattleboro, Vermont?" Beckett asks. "Yes, ma'am. I'm calling because you're listed as the emergency contact for a Richard Castle. I'm afraid we have some bad news." *COMPLETE*

Richard Rodgers is a Professor of Criminal Justice in the daytime. He's the author behind the popular Derrick Storm books. The true identity is unknown to anyone but his family and publisher. Can he find true love? Read and find out...Definitely AU with some angst...

Richard Castle made a promise in 1999 to get justice. He never thought that opportunity would show up ten years later through a beautiful NYPD detective. Kate Beckett never thought she'd come face-to-face with the author who save her life and help her solve a mystery of a lifetime. Entry to the Castle Ficathon Winter 2017.

When Kate Beckett takes her adopted sixteen year old daughter, Leanne Beckett, to a signing of Richard Castle's latest book, 'Storm Falls', she did not expect to strike up a friendship with the author after his daughter, five year old Alexis Castle, took a liking to Leanne.

Kate Beckett or, as you might know her, Nikki Heat has been in the business since she was sixteen years old. And everything was fine, or at least so she thought it was, until she met him. He wasn't like the others, he didn't understand it was a job. Because it WAS. A. JOB. It was HER job. Her job to satisfy his, and others', needs. But what does one do when the job turns into more?

The third tale in 'The Wonder' AU, this story picks up four months after the conclusion of 'Hunt the Hunter', rejoining Kate Beckett, circa Season 6. Estranged from Richard Castle, the former detective/federal agent is on a different path that ultimately will bring her full circle with the writer.

Kate Beckett just finished her first day as Captain of the Twelfth Precinct. Yet she didn't want to go home to an empty apartment. Her life was a lonely one. And she felt like celebrating this milestone in her career with the NYPD. But the last thing she expected was to run into Richard Castle. Caskett. Set in an alternate Season 8. Rated T. COMPLETE. For CastleFicathonWinter2017.

The days bleed one into the next for ME's at the OCME's office. The heat is unbearable which raises tempers in the city. People are being murdered at an alarming rate. That is until many people are murdered in a similar way from a case long ago. Is there a connection or is something more happening that they don't know about? Something they can't stop?

Castle would be the first to admit that their deep friendship was unexpected and slightly peculiar given how different their lives were. Then again, perhaps that was why their bond was as strong as it was; those two descriptors perfectly illustrated the circumstances surrounding their initial meeting. Perhaps it was the path they were destined to walk. Caskett FFYG-AU

Two years after her mother's murder, Kate Beckett returns to a special place from her childhood to find light and keep her head above water, and ends up finding so much more. Pre-Series, Meeting AU. For the 2017 Castle Ficathon.

After Castle leaves with Gina in the season 2 finale, Beckett has a one night stand and comes to regret it. Will Castle stand by her or is it too much for him to handle. Maybe just a tiny bit of angst... This is an AU story.

An AU meeting. Richard Rodgers is a homicide detective raising a daughter who is assigned a young Kate Beckett as his partner. They both have their share of secrets. COMPLETE - For Now

AU: Den of Thieves. Castle gets tired of seeing Beckett flirting with Demming and says something. In this story Castle never slept with Ellie Monroe thinking that things are progressing with Beckett.

Of all the pages he'd ever penned, of all the words he'd ever written, these anonymous letters to an ink and paper woman—all shadow and mystery and fragile allure—might prove more extraordinary than anything that came before. AU

Rick knew that he was in love with her. But he'd graciously take the high road and let her be with Josh. When Josh called her, he took his leave of the Twelfth, not knowing if he would return. He roamed the city until he was tired of walking. He decided to drown his feelings at his bar, The Old Haunt. He stepped in and it was then when things got worse...

Kate Beckett never expected to find herself nineteen, pregnant, and motherless, but that was the hand life dealt her and she was dealing with it the best she could. She had finally decided to give her baby up for adoption when the baby's father showed up and complicated things. Richard Castle had a tendency to do that. (Caskett AU)

An AU take on the end of Season 3, in the cemetery at Roy Montgomery's funeral.

'Kate Beckett is simultaneously a mom and a homicide detective, in no way does she have time for a relationship, let alone with someone like Castle and definitely not now, during the hectic holiday season. Even if he could apparently make her daughter smile easier than anyone else has in a long time.' An AU story for Christmas.

Caskett A/U meeting. A blushing bride, a squared away groom and of course Rick Castle, what else could go wrong?

"She ignores the churn of nausea in her stomach at the scent of her familiar morning brew, swallows it back as she reaches for the cup. Intent on not letting him know of the uncertainty swirling in her head, the queasiness twisting in her gut." A season 2 AU. For Lou.

Set during 4x19: "47 Seconds." Goes AU after Castle overhears Beckett tell Bobby Lopez, "I was shot in the chest and I remember every second of it."

Kate was so close to finding LOCSTAT. But after another dead end, all she still had now was nothing. She thought that getting justice for her AG team was the right thing to do. After 3 years it only left her alone and divorced. That was until she made a startling discovery...

'Kate Beckett may have slid beneath his skin, threaded herself through his veins and leaked into his bloodstream, but maybe it was a good thing, for now, for the sake of the mission. He'd have her out of his system by the time it was all over with.' A roughly season 8 inspired AU.

Everything she knew would change. She would be asked to grow up a lot faster and make decisions that would change her for the rest of her life. Only she would do it without the two people she loved and respected the most in her life. Set during and beyond Cops and Robbers.

When a bridesmaid is killed hours before a wedding, Ryan and Esposito are called to solve the case. Serving as their shadow, Rick Castle runs headlong into his past; ex-girlfriend and current bride, Kate Beckett. An AU re-telling of 2x12 'A Rose For Everafter'. [An eight-part prompt from the Castle fanfics prompt blog on Tumblr.]

Castle and Beckett spent one night together and over a year apart. Now they were neighbors and they had a second chance for something extraordinary. Pre-Series AU, Meeting AU. Caskett. A prompt response written for CastleFanficMonday and continued for the 2015 Castle Hiatus Ficathon.

Post ep for the series finale. The seven year gap, Castle and Beckett, and their three children.

Post-ep for 3x13 "Knockdown."

This is a story about the Bear and I. It's a true story since i only tell true stories. Honest! It's all true, ... mostly. I never believed something like this could happen to me. I hope you enjoy my story, my life, my dream come true. Maybe it will live well past my years. I'd like to think so. - Now Complete

'The glimpse of her face, her smile illuminating his screen, causes his chest to burn, consumed by fire that chars his heart. He loves her, but it's not enough. It's too much. And he can't take anymore.' An alternate end to season 4 that changes everything.

Beckett's decision to leave Castle will have a devastating impact on the future. He will tell her,"I once believed,then I hoped, but now,all is gone. You have thrown us, away." She will attempt to repair the damage, but outside forces will complicate the task. Will they ever be repaired? Can he ever love her again? An AU tale, based on Season 8, for "Winter CastleFicaton, 2015."

Richard Castle, a New York Times Bestselling Author, returns to New York early from his cross-country book tour with frightening news. The only person he can turn to is Detective Kate Beckett. Soon the night turns sour and they're fighting for their lives.

S1-02: This is a continuation of "He lets me call him Frank now." The Reagan family deals with the aftermath of Jamie's illness and he is forced to make some life altering decisions.

Set during Season 4, Richard Castle stands outside the interrogation room watching Kate Beckett interrogate a suspect from the plaza bombing case, when suddenly a single unintentional sentence launches an unexpected journey.

Kate escapes a abusive relationship and seeks comfort from Castle Rated M for subject matter possible triggers

After solving a case that brings him to the attention of the FBI, Castle pursues new opportunities to meet old goals while addressing imbalances in his professional and personal lives. Sequel to "Just Along for the Ride," which was set in Season 4 but goes AU from there.

Set at the end of Season 5, this story picks up four days after the end of The Wonder. If you have not read that story, please do so, first, as it sets this AU into place.

A continuation of "New Beginnings"

'Just another job, that's all Richard Castle would ever be. Maybe if she repeated it enough, she would actually believe it.' Based on a gifset by veraflynns on tumblr.

S1 AU Based on a tumblr prompt from anon: Castle's a doctor, a friend of Lanie's. AU Caskett meeting at Lanie's birthday. *Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon Entry* Cover art by the awesome (ScribbleAStory)

This is a Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon EntryKate gets called into the school for a parent/teacher conference because her daughter keeps getting in fights with Alexis Castle. Johanna Beckett is also still alive. As such, this story is very AU.

Set in the AU created by the MAGIC story, this new story picks up two weeks after the end of MAGIC. A new crisis arises as Castle and his family are attempting to heal from the recent rampage of Scott Dunn.

Castle knew this day was coming, he just knew it! And all those people who had laughed at him were going to be really sorry now. Those Zombie apocalypse classes were going to pay off. He just didn't know it was going to be today! Or that it would screw up months of planning and cost millions. He had plans, big plans. Start a new life. SHIT!

What happens when Kate and Rick meet in front of their children's school? AU

She has a baby. She brought a baby back from Haiti. Can you even do that? Season 3 AU.

AU set in 2001. 1993 was a big year for both Kate and Rick. Eight years later they forge a friendship brought on by the friendship their daughters are developing.

My entry into the "Summer 2014 Ficathon." Based on 6X5, Katherine Beckett is a US Senator, as predicted by Simon Doyle. She lives between New York and Washington DC, Richard Castle and their three children have remained in New York City. As before, DC brings new and greater challenges. A story of angst. The unanswered question is, can they survive?

Our favorite writer wakes up on a boat in the middle of nowhere, dazed, confused, and ... shirtless? He's being targeted by a mysterious new enemy and it looks like his only choice is to go into hiding. Who better to accompany him than his gorgeous partner and fiancee? A post-S6 AU, with a fluffy reunion scene, some very unusual wedding vows, and heaps of suspense. Now Complete.

Just when Kate feels her life is hitting rock bottom, fate throws her right in the middle of Downtown Manhattan, on that fateful September 11, 2001. Underneath the rubble of her life, and her city, will Kate be to find hope, peace and love? AU **HIATUS**

Post Watershed. Kate has accepted both the proposal and the job. As she begins training while Rick is off on a long book tour she becomes quite ill. Will Rick be at her side in time?

Third Story in the TMYFML Universe: Kate balances family and career as she navigates the ups and downs of new motherhood.

Castle and Beckett have made the move to DC after she says yes to both Castle and the job, but nothing is ever easy; at least nothing with them. Now that the dance is over and reality has set in; what life will they ultimately choose; one together or apart? Post Watershed - All spoilers game - Rated M - just to cover the bases. 2013 Castle Ficathon Entry #2 Cover Art dtrekker

Summary: An alternate storyline path beginning in at that moment where Kate confesses more than she meant to in the Interrogation room, and the aftermath that it rains down on Rick. Not much in the lines of case work on this story, it is more about what happens when a person thinks everything they feel for another is invalidated.

They meet again in the hospital. AU. Cover art by half0utloud.

A vulnerable teen changes Beckett's life in ways she could not imagine and teaches her the true meaning of "Home". Multiple genres here (Angst, Romance, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Family). Rating for language and mature themes. Finally Complete!

Beckett and Castle realize that her 'wall' is beginning to fall and they can finally see a future together. But nothing is that easy, especially with outside forces attempting to destroy them. While they are both determined to keep their family together, will living on the run tear them apart? Or should they just be more focused on staying alive? AU after Cops and Robbers.

Young Kate Beckett had looked for a night to forget only to find it turned into one she would remember for the rest of her life. AU

AU. Kate Beckett is a famous family lawyer who used to cut herself in words and has a fiance. Richard Castle is a famous mystery writer with writer's block searching for an inspiration. The story is written in first person. Will have cutting, if you not comfortable with it, save yourself from the trouble! COMPLETE!

Don't wait. Don't think. Just... jump. Making mistakes is what we live for, they help us grow, they're confirmation of the freedom that every soul needs. But are some mistakes just too big to fix? When the dominoes start falling, Kate will have to wonder if it was really worth it - and if Rick is worth it, especially when there is so much more at stake.

AU: Kate is going through a bad divorce. After a big fight one day, she decides to go for a run to sort out her emotions, having no idea who she was about to stumble upon.

Inspired by a youtube video MommyToBe. Kate married Josh and gets pregnant. He doesn't want kids and leaves her. What happens when Castle finds out? Will Kate allow him to mend her broken heart? Will the two find the love they are looking for in each other? Rated M now.

Kate said she needed her space and after six months, Rick decides to find something...he just isn't sure what it is. This story is obviously AU, picking up after the hospital visit that began season 4.

Starts at a scene from "Recoil" that I'd missed the first time I saw it. Gates overhears Beckett trying to get a confession, and telling the suspect what Bracken has done to her. Story starts there, and wanders into AU. Uses a couple of deleted scenes found on the S5 DVD's. Romance, drama, family, angst, fluff, etc. in varying degrees.

Castle and Beckett are in an established relationship. Castle is away on a trip when Beckett gets life changing news. News that will change everything between our favorite couple. Set in season 5. Rated T for now. This is my first Castle story.

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?

Kate and Rick are about to celebrate their engagement, but a certain Dr. Motorcycle-Boy may have something to say about it. Don't worry. Nothing too crazy going on here! In my world, they will always get their, well, always ;-)

Disclaimer: I don't own Castle. My AU version picking up at the end of Wathershed. Beckett says no to Castle's proposal taking the job in DC. Realizing her mistake she tries to gain back eveything she lost. Castle makes some major changes himself. Will Kate be able to re-unite with Rick and reclaim his love.

Rick Castle is father to a precocious 9-year-old Alexis who wants him to chaperone her class camping trip. The school decides to take advantage of a new NYPD program to have off-duty officers get involved with school activities. Enter Officer Kate Beckett, just over a year out of the police academy, but in need of a break from the stressful life of police work.

Beckett is in DC and Castle is in NYC - Post Watershed - with all spoilers inherently in play. Decisions have been made and stands taken, but someone from their past will force them to face one another one more time. Will Caskette conquer all? This is my first fanfiction EVER! Cover art by dtrekker - Castle 2013 Ficathon entry-Rating M for some language and later chapters.

AU. Seems our detective has been keeping a secret all these years. Watch what happens when Castle finds out Beckett has a daughter and how they move on from there. Caskett. Set late S4-early S5. *NOW COMPLETE* R&R :)

Kate Beckett has personal experience when it comes to dealing with a nine year old on a sugar rush.

Rick was Kate's best friend! They'd been tight buddies since Kate's first week here at Brooke High. But as the days go by she realizes that they were never really friend's to begin with. They were much more. Total AU fic. I've read similar fics, so i thought I'd give it a try too :) I don't own Castle.

Third Story in the Revelations Series. Follows on directly from Absolution and covers the fallout of Rick's kidnapping and the capture of The Dragon. Rated M because I can guarantee you there's going to be some racy stuff. Sequel to Absolution.

Those warm, heavy, "I want a baby" feelings didn't scare Kate so much anymore. Shamelessly fluffy pregnancy fic. Set beyond s5. Rating subject to change

Beckett has pushed Castle away one too many times, and he's had enough. Convinced that her obsession with her mothers case will result in her death, Castle shuts Beckett out of his life for good. Will she be able to find her way forward without him? And will Castle ever forgive her for making the wrong choice when it mattered most? Starts during 4x23, then AU

Set near the end of S2, Castle has a confrontation with Demming before leaving the 12th. After some confusion and investigation, the team learns that there is much more to Castle than meets the eye, and that it somehow relates to their current case.

For five months he's been missing, but she refuses to believe it's hopeless . . . Consider this canon until 'Always', and AU from there. Complete.

After the events of the last 48 hours, Castle wonders why he was fooling himself, for so long. Does Beckett feel anything for him at all? Set after the events of Countdown.

One minute they were on a break, the next... Had someone told them that their lives would turn out like this they would have laughed. Then again, our lives can change irrevocably in a split second, throwing everything we held secure to the wind.

Kate and Rick meet in a few different ways until they finally start hanging out together - mostly because of their kids. How will they deal with the love that grows in them? Will Kate stop mourning the death of her children's father? What will their relationship be like? - Totally AU

The mystery surrounding Beckett's and Josh's break up now revealed. But is Castle still willing to just take her back? Set during Rise, and turns AU after that. NOW COMPLETE!

A post "Always" story. Rated T. Rick & Kate work at their new relationship as well as the mess surrounding Maddox, injuries, suspensions, resignation, Gates, cases, Smith, deals for Kate's life... Love, Angst, Family, Hurt/Comfort, Cases, Fluff & some of Castle's past.

Castle thinks he and Kate are done. A thing of the past. At least that's what he thinks until the writer receives a news that changes everything, forcing him to confront his greatest fear once again. SPOILERS up to Headhunters.

When life throws the Castles a curve ball, Rick and Kate are left standing amid the splinters of their shattered lives. Will their love story continue to beat the odds when they have to pick up the pieces and start over? Caskett AU

When Kate tries to help Alexis, Rick winds up helping her-and they all wind up helping eachother with lots of laughs, tears, and trials along the way. Funny how sometimes you don't realize you need help until you get it.

SPOILERS. Pre-5x05 story based on the Promo. "There's such a look of absolute relief on his face when he answers the door to her that Kate allows him to draw her inside by the elbow and enfold her in an all-encompassing hug. But her body is stiff inside his embrace, rigid, and he pulls back after just a few seconds to look at her..." COMPLETE

A family dinner, the creation of a new holiday,some mischeif and a few nudges in the right direction could lead Castle and Beckett where they need to be. Sequel to 'Someone To Tell My Troubles To'. Family/Romance/Humor Cover Art by Andy (vwlvbugg).

Kate and Rick meet in a completely different setting. Kate has newborn twin girls and Rick has a 7 year old Alexis and meet in Central Park. What will become of there sudden friendship.

A different, *Alternate ending to Always.* For my hubby who wishes that Rick would have had the nerve to tell Kate to take a flying leap for the hell she put him through during season 4 and kicked her out the front door instead of mauling her against it, lol... but I couldn't quite make it that angsty/dramatic.

He has to get her out of his system somehow . . . Post-episode aftermath for 'The Limey' and going AU from there.

Chapter 28. Life goes on and Kate discovers magic is real.

Kate divorced him over a year before. But while dropping off their two-year-old daughter, Castle discovers that Kate is still in love with him. Will the deal they strike be enough for either of them? COMPLETE

They were supposed to have always. So why does the beginning look so much like the end? Their world is burning around them... One shot.

Castle and Beckett will do anything in their power to protect an abused little girl. However, when the case threatens to reveal their secret relationship to the world, will they be forced to give it all up?

When, after another brush with death, Kate still refuses to stop investigating her mother's murder, Castle leaves - for three years. This is the story of Kate Beckett's quest to earn his forgiveness and recapture his heart. Romance/Angst/Crime.

He has always been there, her rock. Now it is Kate's turn to care for him. When the unthinkable happens, Kate's love and loyalty are put to the ultimate test. Note the rating change to M please. Although, with the M comes the fluff!

A different background, a very bad first meeting and revelations about who we really are behind our masks? . Caskett sorry Kater-haters, you lose. Chapter 45 The Redoubt & Treachery

A sequel to 'Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop'.

It finally happened, but do things ever work out as planned? How will our favorite couple cope with each other when they must flee and are hidden away from all that they know for her safety? Immediately follows 4x23. Now Complete.

Great relationships are based on little things ... starts at the end of "One Life to Lose"

If you have not already read my first two stories on here. Namely "Transitions" and "A Father's Sacrifice" you should really do so first!

While they work on a new case, Alexis' recent involvement with the twelfth becomes the catalyst for members of the team and the Castle family to view one another in a new light. New cases, romance, family and the twelfth.

Based in S4. Kate was shot and rushed to the hospital, her family and friends left behind to pick up the pieces. The sniper still on the lose and target still on her head. Can the gang stop it.

Cat's out of the bag for both of them, and Castle is crushed in the wake of the truth. Because if she cares for him at all - then how could she do this? ***Finalist for 'Best Drama' in the 2012 Castle Fanfiction Awards.***

Kate Beckett was twenty-six when the biggest accident in her life occurred. Five years later, the biggest miracle happens. AU.

AU. Detective Kate Beckett is separated and raises her son alone. She meets Richard Castle by accident, literally, on the tenth anniversary of her mother's death, turning her life upside down.

Kate Beckett loses a bet to Richard Castle and finds herself spending the Christmas holidays with him and his family at his cabin, Victory Lodge, in the Catskills. What happens under the Moonlight and Mistletoe? -tons of smut-

She met him once, long ago, thinking he was someone else, and fell in love. Caskett-Season 1 AU. -Part 1 of the WHAT'S IN A NAME series-2012 Castle Fan Awards, Fanfic: Best Alternate Universe Story nominee-

Sequel to "To Make You Feel My Love" and coincides with "Love Letters" Rick and Kate continue the life they built together.

What if Kate and Rick hadn't first met when they did? What if they'd met when Kate had started out as a Detective and was undercover? How would their relationship change?

Kate is given guardianship of a friend's one-year-old daughter. Castle tries to help in his own unique way. Chaos and fluff ensues.

When a seemingly innocuous traffic accident sets of a chain of irreversible events, it will take the entire strength of the Twelfth Precinct family to face its biggest challenge yet - the resolution of Johanna Beckett's murder.

Kate has a 13 year old daughter that no one knew about,not even her team, but that all changed when she was taken.will she survive? will she recover? will she bring Caskett together? 1st Castle ff. please R&R. Written for Jisbonforever. I dont own Castle.

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.

Nine months ago she gave him up at the behest of his daughter - choosing to break herself in order to free him. As dumb ideas go it's the worst one ever. ***Finalist for 'Best Romance' in the 2012 Castle Fan Fiction Awards.***

After a hard case, the team decides to go to the Old Haunt for a drink, Beckett wants to go but Josh has other plans, but of course Beckett puts him in his place. Reveiws are welcome

After that finale, my take on what happens next, to help tide you over 'til fall! Multi-chapter. Who shot Beckett? What does Castle do next? Where does Esposito fit into all this? Read, enjoy, review!

Rick and Kate make a bet of a pretty ...interesting nature. WARNING: SMUT! Established Caskett. Multi-chapter, because I like to torture you. Enjoy!

What happens to Richard Castle and Kate Beckett if she marries another man? Don't worry, this *is* a Caskett fic. Now COMPLETE!

Series 4 speculation. Working imperfectly from rumours and old shows. Castle is losing Kate. The new Captain wants him gone. The Dragon is watching. A new romance for Castle looms. Alexis is worried. How will it work? Caskett, rest assured.

Beckett has a raging fever, will Castle be able to break the heat in her? T rating, just in case.

My first attempt at a Castle fic-hope you're kind. Even when you're well prepared, something can go wrong. When it does who will be able to keep the House of Castle from crumbling?