The past is a different country. Alice's past catches up with her bringing her closer to Matthew and what starts out as a way to help her recover from her injuries comes full circle as she helps Jean reclaim her love.

Modern AU. Jean Beazley is a blues singer trying to get back into the Los Angeles club scene after many years away. She needs an accompanist, and up steps Lucien Blake, a pianist with a troubled past. Little did either of them know where the makeshift partnership would lead.

Written for the Jeanuary Big Bang on tumblr, prompt is: Christopher. On the eve of her second wedding, Jean receives an unexpected visitor.

Written for the Jeanuary Big Bang on tumblr, prompt is: Christopher. The night before her wedding, Jean receives an unexpected visitor.

For Jeanuary day 20: Firsts. A few months into their marriage, Lucien makes a casual remark about their first kiss, and it turns into a bit of a debate.

A glimpse at the night before Jean and Lucien's wedding. For the Jeanuary prompt firsts.

Written for the Jeanuary Big Bang on Tumblr, prompt is: firsts. Jean and Lucien experience an unexpected first together.

Charlie's girlfriend, Annie, gets her time of the month and Charlie helps her. Warning(s): blood and mentions of basic mensural aspects

Written for the Jeanuary Big Bang on Tumblr, prompt is: Councilwoman Blake. A stranger comes into the Colonists', and hears an interesting story.

For Jeanuary Day 18: The Sunroom. A little drabble on how Jean comes to love that room.

This is a collection of drabbles and ficlets I have posted to Tumblr but never published here. Most of them are from the drabble writing challenge or my "1am Drabble" series. They tend to be short, quickly written, and barely edited. Some of the very short ones are combined into single chapters.

Lucien tries to distract Jean as she waits for the ballots to be cast for the council.

Written for the Jeanuary Big Bang on Tumblr, prompt is: the Sunroom. Thomas Blake shows Jean around her new home.

Jean spends some time working in her sunroom.

Alice is out of sorts. Can Jean discover what is bothering her? The title is taken from the song of the same name from "A Muppet Christmas Carol"

A few missing scenes from Family Portrait. Lucien thinks he doesn't deserve Jean. She sets him straight.

What if Lucien and Jean got together earlier in the series?

Lucien's nightmare wakes Jean up.

Dare she dream?

Jean finds the perfect birthday gift for Lucien.

Charlie invites his new girlfriend, Annie, (who is an American) over to the Blake household for her first Christmas in Australia.

Just a short story for new year.

Various drabbles (no more than 300 words) featuring characters from The Doctor Blake Mystery series. Written for Bugsfic's drabble challenge of tumblr.

Jean has a very important job to do.

Lucien tries to fulfill Jean's dream of a white winter Christmas.