A Thanksgiving trip to Texas for Matt and his whole family turns out to be full of surprises. **Immediately follows "The Magician's Code of Murder"** Rated T.

MH FanFic #4: It's the holiday season and Mattlock meets his cousin Will for the first time. Most of the characters are borrowed for fun.

Matt gets some on the job training with Fire Investigator Rich Holt. But will his first time inside a burning building be his last? **Immediately follows "Lucky No More"**Rated T.

While Houston is still upset and pondering over the mysterious death of a young man, a body turns up at Santa Maria Race Park and the LAPD Chief asks for his help wrapping it up as soon as possible. **Immediately follows "Dead Ringer" **. Rated T.

A young man and woman are killed within a few miles of each other, a fifty two year old accountant drops dead of a an apparent heart attack, and a man with mob ties dies suddenly. What happens when all four bodies are stolen from the morgue? Matt helps out the LAPD trying to find the corpse rustler. Rated T. **Immediately follows "Tropical Treachery"** Not all are my characters.

MH FanFic #3: A heartwarming and humorous story about C.J.'s fifth birthday party, and the first time she meets Matt. Most characters are original, but some are borrowed for fun.

When a family member is accused of murder, Matt and CJ head to Florida to find out the truth – no matter what. Before it's over more than one life hangs in the balance. **Immediately follows "Fallen Hero"**Rated T. Not all are my characters.

This follows my Season 3 Re-Write and the years following Matt and CJ's broken engagement. A few characters are my own, but most are not.

When the home of Matt's favorite nurse and her Marine husband is firebombed, the private investigator is called in to help, and in the process embarks on a new aspect of his career. **Immediately follows "Disappearances Can Be Deceiving"** Rated T.

MH FanFic #2: In the same vein of "Origins: C.J. Parsons," this is a short story and period piece on the circumstances of Mattlock Houston's birth. It is also told in a compressed time format in a series of vignettes. This will probably be the last story I will write in this way as far as I know at this point. Some of the characters are mine but most are borrowed for fun.

Trying to concentrate on his fire investigation classes gets harder for PI Matt Houston when he agrees to take on a case involving a politician. **Immediately follows "An Unexpected Alliance"** Some are my characters and some are not. Rated T for subject matter.

A fictional account of what could have happened between Matt and CJ during the last season. 8/8/13: Reposting chapters since I accidentally deleted them. Sorry for any confusion!

Matt is helping Hoyt with a case involving two brothers who have been murdered, but what happens when working the case nearly turns deadly for one of the detectives and the other receives help from a most unexpected source? **Immediately follows "Harvest of Death"**Rated T for violence.

Friends asking for favors are a part of life for everyone, including Matt Houston. When he's asked to have "the talk" with his best friend's youngest son that seems difficult enough, but when a childhood friend reaches out for help, it could be a killer favor. Rated T. **Immediately follows "Hogtied".** Borrowing the characters for fun once more.

This takes place a few months after "Glimmer of Twlight" and about a year before "Mustang Madness". What are Matt and C.J. to do on Valentine's Day. He wants to celebrate. She doesn't...just borrowing the characters for fun.

MH FanFic #1: This is a short story and period piece about C.J. Parsons' family of origin and the circumstances of her birth told in a series of vignettes. Most characters are original, but some are borrowed for fun.

SUMMARY FOR "HOGTIED" Matt gets called in to help with the murders of two businessmen that are eerily similar and finds a clue that not only puzzles Hoyt, but blows the lid off of an out of town murder. Not my characters but I wish they were. **Immediately follows "Timeline of a Stalker"** Rated T

Matt gets called in by Lt. Michael Hoyt once again when a bizarre double murder comes to light. Can they locate the next possible victim before it's too late? **Immediately follows "When You Least Expect It"** Rated T.

After the series finale, a fed up C.J. takes off and gets a job training race horses and Matt wanders up to confront her. Just borrowing the characters for fun.

While helping to rescue two students stranded at the bottom of a canyon, Matt finds a body. The identification of the body sets a series of events into motion, bringing in an enemy with nothing to lose and 150,000 to gain. **Immediately follows "Deceived & Deceased"** Rated T.

While Matt is asked to look into a cold case by a family member of the victims, CJ takes on a case of her own: a case of mistaken identity that strikes close to home. Meanwhile Roy gets to work on his installation jobs with Vince and Will. Rated T. **Immediately follows "Family Secrets & New Beginnings"**

If you haven't read "Hot" or "Tutelage" - in that order - I recommend doing so. While those two stories are one-shots, Redux will be multiple chapters. Eventually, CJ will be using her newly-honed skills. *Note the rating.*... **Another obvious-by-now, but this story has been suspended with hopes of continuing in the future.**

This Stand Alone FF takes place when Matt and C.J. are younger and are starting new chapters of their lives but what lies ahead? The characters are on loan and not sure if this will be part of a longer story.

C.J. has a hankering for the foreman at the stud farm while growing up. But what does Matt have to say about that? Just borrowing the characters for this somewhat steamy tale.

Hoyt brings Matt in to help when the daughter of an old friend is kidnapped just days before Chris & Murray's wedding. Secrets will be revealed and the bonds of friendship are strengthened. *Immediately follows "A Flash of Fang". Rated M for adult content.**