"This is a bad idea," Kate whispers as Lanie fluffs the skirt of her dress. Her best friend straightens to adjust the stray curls of Kate's hair, ensuring the pretty bun at her nape is secure. "A little late to be getting cold feet, honey." Set any time between 4x10, 'Cuffed', and 4x11, 'Till Death Do Us Part'.

They're both muddling through life. Her days are full of politics and paperwork. His are spent surfing the web in his underwear and buying gadgets to drive his mother crazy. Could a charity auction be what Captain Kate Beckett and novelist Richard Castle need to find their way together? Or will fumbles and stubbornness keep them apart? AU. A Castle 2015 Hiatus Ficathon story.

"Detective Castle, this is Katherine Beckett, famous mystery novelist with 26 bestsellers to date, perhaps 27 soon if this all works out. And your shadow for the foreseeable future." AU.

'Kate glances up from her place on the porch to the sight of Richard Castle approaching, concern drawing his brow into a furrow, but his eyes still light up at the sight of her, bright blue and shimmering. An unexpectedly welcome sight to her sore heart.' A 'Sister Cities' inspired AU.

Castle is the Black Pawn wild child in danger of losing his contract. Beckett is the no-nonsense PR consultant hired to improve his image. Entry for the 2015 Castle Winter Hiatus Ficathon.

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.

'Castle opens his mouth, determined to set the words free in this moment of solace with her, but the noise that escapes his throat is hoarse, raspy, silent. He can't speak.' AU for 4x16, Linchpin. Two shot.

Sequel to PRIVATE EYES. Detective Kate Beckett picks up a case that has an unexpected connection with her unsolved shooting. Meanwhile, her boyfriend, CIA Agent Rick Castle, is back in New York after an encounter with an international criminal simply known as "The Knave". Little do they know their worlds are about to collide. AU. Spy Castle. Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry

Summary: What is it that Professor Rodgers had for his student Katherine Beckett? No one knew. Is it mutual? Will they cross the borders? Angst&Romance

'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.

AU: Violinist Kate Beckett is both nervous and excited that superstar composer Rick Castle is guest-conducting the New York Symphony's holiday concert. But when a murder takes place in Symphony Hall, Kate and Castle find themselves collaborating on more than just music. Entry for the 2015/2016 winter hiatus ficathon.

'After her mother's death, after her father's dark descent into the bottle, the need for something light, something that wasn't stained in grief had become her lifeline.' A detour in Kate's journey to becoming a detective leads to a life changing meeting. AU. For Alex.

The lives of Kate and Jim Beckett are turned on end when a mysterious stranger arrives in town and joins them for the Christmas season. Though they don't know it, the appearance of Rick Rodgers is far from coincidental, and might just change all three lives forever. Entry in the Castle Winter Hiatus Ficathon 2015-2016

'She normally works the New Year's Eve shift; she's used to spending this moment in solitude. She had just hoped this year would be different.' Set mid season 4.

During the course of an investigation, Castle finds a genie's lamp among a victim's belongings and decides to have some fun. [Crack!fic set mid-season 4]

AU Meeting. Kate Beckett is a homicide detective at the 12th precinct. What happens when she and her friends go for a drink and Richard Castle, her favorite author, is the bar owner? Will the two give in to the obvious feelings they have when they first meet?

A sort of AU post episode universe. Kate and Castle meeting in a coffee shop after each case, to talk things out and have a moment of closeness.

A Ghost Love Story. "He knew something was different the moment he stepped into the brownstone." Extremely AU. Caskett set in 1890. CastleHalloweenBash 2014 Entry. Now Complete.

Picks up immediately after the end of 4x11 - Ryan's wedding. What if, for just one night, Kate Beckett needed an escape from her own life-an escape named Richard Castle.

An epilogue to my story Arcadia, as a birthday gift for the lovely and wonderful AllyLobster. Complete.

Kate Beckett is repaying a favour for a colleague, his client has got himself arrested stealing a police horse and needs a lawyer. For her sins legal, his representation falls on her shoulders. At least it is only a onetime thing. Who she's defending doesn't click until she seems him in his jail cell. *Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry*

An AU post-ep to 2x18 "Boom." "He cares about you, Kate. You may not see it; you may not be ready to. But he does." She saw it. She just didn't know what to do about it.

Castle and Beckett go undercover at a gated community, to investigate a string of mysterious deaths. Set Christmastime of season four, after Cuffed.

Castle and Beckett both join the same dating website after incessant encouragement from their family and friends and start talking to each other without knowing it due to the anonymity of their profiles. Loosely based on "You've Got Mail." My entry for the Rom Com Fic Challenge.

A series of one shots dealing with what ifs from Castle. AU's for points in the show

AU. "Your fugitive's name is Mr. Richard Castle."

'Kate jerks up from her seat, ready to do damage, to make Vulcan Simmons pay, but before she can even dig her hands into his shirt and fling him against the wall, Castle already has him by the neck.' A twist on 3x13, Knockdown.

'New York was bracing for a hurricane and Kate Beckett was terribly ill prepared. But she was even less prepared to see Richard Castle again after a summer of silence.' Set late in the summer, post season 2.

Castle steals a police horse. The arresting officer is none other than Kate Beckett. "You got yourself up there and now you're going to get back down. I want you to concentrate. Carefully lift your leg over its flank, then slide to the ground. Preferably without breaking anything. Or losing that blanket. No one wants to see your bare ass swaying in the moonlight. Least of all me."

Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry. Castle's first time at the Becketts' cabin, summer after season four.

A new series about a certain British secret agent? Even if it meant no more Nikki Heat, the offer was a dream come true. A change of scenery and a fresh challenge were exactly what he needed. So why did Castle feel like instead of starting a new story, he was closing a book mid-chapter? AU from 'When the Bough Breaks'.

Post-ep for 2x24 Beckett deals with the aftermath of Gina showing up at the precinct and then leaving for the summer with Castle. She makes great efforts to move on with her life, and then disaster strikes. "Make. Me. Care." She uttered the words one last time in a tissue thin voice, as cruel, embarrassing tears coursed down her cheeks. "Too late, Kate. You already do."

"I now pronounce us husband and wife," Castle mutters at her ear, waggling both his eyebrows and his hand to display a matching wedding band. Just like that, she's Kate Rodgers, newly wedded and undercover in the Wild West. (7x07 before Castle and Beckett became Caskett. Season Two AU.)

AU from Rise hospital scene. My take on what would've happened if Beckett didnt lie about hearing him. Caskett.

tumblr prompt: They slept together after Ryan's wedding but never talked about it. Kate finds out she is pregnant but doesn't know how to tell him, especially after the events of 47 seconds (and Limey).

"But the longer she stares at him, the more she realizes that she knows him, that she dated him in high school, and that this is the man who took her virginity." Inspired by this tumblr prompt: childhood sweethearts who moved away and then into the same apartment block by chance AU

Castle and Beckett, Esposito and Lanie, and Ryan and Jenny are shocked when their kids, Johanna, Jesus, and Sarah Grace, caught them in the act. There are two new characters in this story. Caskett/Esplanie/KevJen

For all the thought Castle had put into the apocalypse, he had never expected this… An AU set - at times - in the summer between seasons three and four.

As Christmas approaches, Beckett gets a little help in realising that by keeping Castle waiting for her, she's also been putting off her own life. A tribute to Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".

An AU version of sorts for the events of Resurrection (7x14) and Reckoning (7x15), set in season 4.

Just playing with Cops & Robbers. What happens if Kate admits to needing Rick, and he leaves the bank to be with her?

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

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

After Castle and Beckett survive their encounter with the tiger, Castle comes up with a series of highly scientific experiments to find out exactly how Kate feels about him. Then he hatches a plan that just might get her to finally embrace those feelings. A Season 4 story that takes place after 'Cuffed.' Entry for the 2014 Winter Ficathon.

Richard Castle has been set up to take the fall for a murder he did not commit. (Prompt: What if Probable Cause took place in S4, before Castle & Beckett were together?) Canon through mid-S4.

AU. When a teenage girl is found orphaned after both of her parents are murdered, Beckett struggles to find the girl more family. When the DNA results return Beckett as a match, she quickly realizes the young girl is the baby she gave up for adoption. Set during season 6.

"Seeing isn't believing. Believing is seeing." An AU story for Christmas.

A single chance meeting can change everything. AU. Cover art by ournorthstars.

Castle and Beckett decide to go public with their relationship after Castle returns from a book tour. Mostly fluff with a little drama going on. My first story Read and Enjoy. :)

"He almost lets it go. Almost doesn't press the issue. But the thought of the noises she'd make with his mouth at her throat, their chemistry on display for others to watch and enjoy, is just too tempting." A few chapters of AU spiciness that takes place after 7x02 - "Montreal."

A thoughtless remark from Beckett makes Castle give up on them ever becoming more than partners, and he leaves. Without being able to talk to him, Beckett must convince him that he's wrong about her feelings.

When Richard Castle learns his publisher hired a writing consultant to help him complete his latest novel he's insulted-until he meets her. Dr. Kate Beckett was merely looking for a summer job between semesters, but could three weeks with the famous writer might be more than she bargained for? Caskett AU.

AU. Kate Beckett has a secret, and that 'secret' is coming to town - what happens when she arrives, especially given that even Castle doesn't know who she is? Now complete.

What happens when the new kid comes to school and falls in love with Kate Beckett? This story is happening in present time, so you won't be confused. And yeah, the chapters are actually named after some pieces of lyrics from random but beautiful songs.

AU. 'Getting his new book signed had been on her to-do list for a long time now, but she never really got the chance. And since he was in New York again and the case she was working on didn't really have any progress, she couldn't help it but give into the opportunity.' - Castle and Beckett meet at one of his book signings. COMPLETED

Her heart was still in jagged pieces after the summer. The sequel to 'still our hands match'. Takes place throughout season 3. AU. Cover art by ournorthstars.

Sequel to 'heart so helpless'. Castle and Beckett's struggles to overcome their past, the murders, and the mess they left behind. Cover art by half0utloud. COMPLETE.

"Why do you even care so much? What is it that you want so badly that you can't just let this go so we can both move on with our lives?" Set in the summer between 1x10 and 2x01, continues on throughout season 2. Cover art by ournorthstars.

There was a beat in which the homicide floor was pitch black. Before their eyes could adjust, the emergency lights flickered on … "Why, Detective Beckett," Castle drew out, and she pressed her cell against her ear. "You had me at blackout." - An early season three fic. Can a single day make a difference and force Castle and Beckett to deal with their feelings for each other?

Post ep. 6.03...my take on unemployed Beckett and how she reacted to the news. Will she go back to work or will she stay unemployed?

Castle and Beckett's day off is disturbed by some unexpected visitors. One-shot.

Kate has one last thing to do before she puts this case to bed. Post-VERITAS. ONE-SHOT.

I picked the song "Poison & Wine" as my inspiration. Kate and Rick together at last? More than friends? Read and find out, btw, it gets a little heated! ;)

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

What if Kate and Rick had met in middle school? What would they're friendship be like? How would they navigate they're budding romance? Time jumps do occur. This is pretending Rick is only a year older than Kate.

First day back from their honeymoon and someone had to find a body at – she glanced at the clock again – 5:53 in the morning? Set early season 7. Complete.

Based in a world where there was no Caskett doorway scene at the end of Always. Instead, that night ended with friendship and John Woo movies. Would Meredith's visit during Alexis' illness push Castle and Beckett together or break them apart for good? Winter Ficathon 13/14. Prompt one.

My entry for the 2013 Castle Ficathon. Picks up where Watershed left off. What will Kate's answer be and how will all the decisions she has to make change their lives? And what will their next case do to them as a couple? Cover by @dtrekker

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.

She should've expected it but it still catches her by surprise, the lightning storm of flashlights, the barrage of questions shouted at them from all sides... Post-ep for 6x13, 'Limelight'.

A requested fic for alwaysdefectivecastle. What would have happened in the Hamptons if a dead man hadn't fallen into the pool?

To the girl at the table near the back of the library...

An Always AU, in which Ryan calls, and this time Castle answers. A two-shot, co-authored by seilleanmor and BerkieLynn

AU from season 4, in which Castle doesn't let Beckett run from him over the summer she recovers from the shooting. "She is sand slipping through your fingers. You need to hold on for one moment more." COMPLETE.

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 :)

What happens when our 'Season 3' Beckett catches the flu, and Castle, our hero, ever readily comes to her rescue... Will the 'Castle Cure' heal all illnesses between them? read on to know more ;) Mostly Caskett fluff. Might get into angst territory, but it'll surely end well. :)

A/U It's definitely not love at first sight. Prickly, aloof and strait-laced Kate Beckett isn't what Rick expected when he hires someone to protect a young Alexis. She's all business while he's all about the play. Shallow, irresponsible and a playboy is how Beckett would characterize her latest employer. But sometimes first impressions can turn out to be wrong.

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.

AU ending to Season 3. What happens when everything you thought you were working for is suddenly ripped away? The same thing that led to your success leads to your demise? Beckett is forced to reexamine her priorities. Rating is for safety.

A/U – Alexis is babysitter to Beckett's three musketeers. What will happen when Beckett and Castle meet? Read Prologue inside Excerpt

If this was what really being in love felt like Kate wasn't sure she was going to survive it. Not like this was news, but obviously something was seriously wrong with her. Winner of FanFic: Best Humor in the 2012 Castle Fan Awards

Castle and Beckett get stuck inside of Castle's apartment during a snowstorm...

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.***

He's hurt; she thinks she can help. Takes place some time during S4, after Cuffed. Happy unbirthday, Laura! I love you.

Kate stumbles across a secret - no wonder he'd been so angry at her after she'd avoided him all summer - and reason comes from an unlikely source. Complete.

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.

Something happens to completely upturn the lives of Castle and Beckett, throwing them into an adventure that tests and pushes them to their extremes. Mystery, action, and love ensue.

Heat Rises Spoilers! Kate reads Castle's latest novel and has some questions for him. "Heat, like work, is energy in transit." COMPLETE

Rick Castle, who kept her from freezing to death and held her hand in front of a bomb, prepared to die with her, wasn't who she was going home with. Kate's night after the end of Countdown.

Three months later. A sequel to "As For Now."

Set post "Countdown" Beckett is ready to admit her feelings for Castle and they move their relationship to the next level.

Something happens to make Beckett reevaluate her relationship with Josh. Castle tries to do the right thing despite his own feelings.

Beckett isn't feeling well and Castle can tell.