Love... It's a flame that sends you soaring high above cloud nine yet simultaneously burns your heart into ashes. For Hotch and Emily, they're just two people, trying to navigate this complicated blizzard called love. Will secrets, enemies and death draw them closer and keep that flame alive? Or will it tear them apart? Sequel to A Touch in the Dark.

What if Spencer met Susan after that first lecture in 2006? How different would their relationship be? And yes, I've considered the implications of the age difference. That issue comes up in other chapters. Rating changes to M in Chapter 9 (Milestones). FYI, this story covers Spencer's drug use and detox, breaking up and reuniting. I hope you enjoy reading this story.

Derek had been acting strangely these past few weeks. Not to the team, no he had been acting the same around them, if not chippier than usual. His smiles were bright, his laughter was booming and cheerful. No. He had been acting strangely around Spencer. OR Derek should really learn not to assume.

When Emily and Alex had spent their first Christmas as a couple, Emily had had no traditions of her own. Alex, on the other hand, had more than her fair share of traditions to bequeath to Emily. Between her traditions from childhood and the traditions she'd started with Ethan, she had no shortage of ideas...and those ideas only multiplied once Clementine came into the picture...

Alternate Universe. After the passing of her father, Emily is forced to return home from London to settle his affairs...namely dealing with his beloved Christmas Ranch and its motley crew of employees and their families.

With mounting medical bills and no employable skills to his name, Derek Morgan takes a job as a bouncer at a local strip club. He has no idea that he's about to meet a woman who will, in short order, change his entire life.

Alternate Universe. After the passing of her father, Emily is forced to return home from London to settle his affairs...namely dealing with his beloved Christmas Ranch and its motely crew of employees and their families. / Co-written with ArwenLalaith

This is a continuation of The girl in the city. If you have not read that one this one it will be confusing. Warning: This story will contain spanking. If that's not your think do not read. It is rated M for a reason

After a breakup with Penelope, Derek begins spending time with his friend Tamara Barnes. Knowing that he is still in love with Penelope, Tamara devises a plan to sink her claws into Derek permanently.

A love triangle story involving new agent Jocelyn, Reid & Morgan. Morgan has a secret crush on Reid but hides it. With love roaring between Jocelyn and Reid, they face life altering challenges involving a particular family member whose keen interest in Reid is problematic. This is a long story full of emotional rollercoaster where both Morgan and Jocelyn fight to save Reid.

[Updates Wed] [Dedicated to My BFF] Spencer Reid has just been made aware that he has sister. A sister he didn't know existed. Now that she's a part of life he's determined to make the most of this relationship. But she comes a whole different kind of drama, sassy Best friends stalker fans and relationship with one of his coworkers… can Reid handle it? [Morgan/OC Hotch/OC]

It's Christmas again and will Penelope Grace Garcia finally get her man or is she doomed to spend life alone?, I hope you enjoy the story

[Post-finale, but no one leaves the BAU.] The team is back after catching the Chameleon, and there's never much time to rest at the BAU. The bodies of five young women have turned up in Burlington, Vermont in the last month. While the team races against the escalating timeline, Penelope and Luke's relationship starts to form roots. Garvez, lemons, real plot & unsubs.

Hotch has a 15 year old goddaughter, Maddie, who's always been like a daughter to him. All of a sudden she starts acting upset and withdrawn, and needs Hotch's help. Will she confide in him and will he be able to help? *Fatherly Hotch*

Doyle thinks Spencer knows where Emily is after her death was faked. He doesn't and because of the lies Hotch and JJ told the team Spencer will suffer. Will the team be able to recover from this?

Emily's past & future collide in her present, allowing everything she ever knew to come crumbling down. Can Emily deal with the consequences of having been Lauren? Is she still her? Reality meets alter-ego for SSA Prentiss and that's when it all goes up in flames. "If I love you always, will you love me forever?" (Season 14 Team plus OC main character) Timeline: PRE Season 15!

AU - Team as teenagers. Based on the 5x16, Mosley Lane, but with the teenaged versions of the BAU members as the abducted children, kept together in a decrepit basement for years upon years. This is their story of abduction, survival, and eventual recovery (thanks to the effervescent fatherliness of David Rossi). WARNING: descriptions of child abuse

A parallel story thread to Criminal Minds if JJ & Emily realized they were falling in love with each other but took forever to finally tell each other. Follows the show with some modifications.

A series of conversations beginning in the third season between Emily and Spencer in bed, mostly innocent conversations, but may have more intimate conversations sprinkled in. No cohesive plot. Emily and Spencer established relationship.

It is the day after the team's return from solving a series of backyard pool homicides in California. Luke Alvez and Penelope Garcia have just agreed to be a couple but the BAU is called to investigate suspicious deaths by avalanche. The murders are strangely connected to a female unsub and the world of fertility treatment. Written (loosely) in the style of a T.V. script.

Sometimes, one decision can change the entire tapestry of a person's life. And when Erin decides to share a cab with Aaron following the Adrian Bale case, she finds her life rapidly turning into something she never expected.

6 year old Spencer Reid is saved by the BAU from an evil man that hurt him for 3 years. The team brings him into their family and promise to keep him safe. Will they succeed? Will they be able to help little Spencer forget his past and live a good life? (Warning: This fic has fluff but it also has a lot of dark angst, including violence, rape, torture, etc. You have been warned!)

Just when Spencer is coming to terms with addressing and dealing with the anguish wrapped around Maeve's murder, the team takes on a perplexing case that yields insufficient evidence. They wait on their perpetrator to ignite a series of events to supplement that data. They don't foresee that data being one of their own. Darkness descends. And yet.

Rossi has spent his life working. Three failed marriages, several one night stands, and the one that got a way have turned him away from ever having the life he had once wished for. He had long accepted the fact the only thing he would ever have in his life was the job. Now Rossi's life is thrown for a complete 180 when a mysterious man shows up with a quiet five year old.

A spilled drink, a ruined jacket, and a love for books. Who knew that was all it took to change some ones life forever? This started as a One-Shot that I've now turned into a series. Spencer/OC story. Features the team and others. - Editing older chapters -