Summary: A Valentine's themed one-shot collection from the stories of the Johanna Verse. Written for Castle Winter Ficathon 2023. See Author's Note for more details.

Kate Beckett is on the run from Senator Bracken's hired killers. Her only hope is to get away from Earth and lose herself in the vastness of human occupied space.

This multi-chapter AU story focuses on encounters between NYPD Detective Kate Beckett and novelist Richard Castle and his family as they are thrown together in an unlikely setting when their winter getaway cabin is double-booked. Andrew Marlowe and ABC own the Castle characters and their names. Others are from my imagination. This story is a Castle Ficathon Winter 2023 entry.

This AU story begins at the point in "Knockdown" when Rick and Kate are trying to figure out how to go after Lockwood without getting Ryan and Esposito killed. Castle's kiss shocks Kate into a realization.

The continuing story started with the Succubus Series. It continues to follow our Succubus Kate and Rick.

A series of heinous crimes sends Beckett and her team into a dizzying spiral of close-calls, chaos and bloodshed. Amidst it all are some hearts trying to heal, while new wounds threaten to undermine the very fabric of what our favorite foursome is made of.

Detective Kate Beckett and her team are thrust into a stressful investigation following the brutal murder of Officer Jackson Ryder and the mysterious disappearance of Detective Emma Sinclair. When Castle suddenly goes missing, the stakes skyrocket, pushing the team to the brink as they desperately race against time to figure out who exactly is behind all of it.

She says something to her friends, and the next thing he knows, she's walking towards him, confidence radiating from her long strides...It's the sexiest thing he's ever seen. A pre-series meeting AU. Rated M. COMPLETE

She was only there to help her Aunt Theresa while her Uncle Herb recovered from a mild heart attack. But then a blizzard hit and Kate Beckett found herself stuck with an irritating yet ruggedly handsome novelist. Caskett AU Meeting. For Castle Ficathon Winter 2023.

based on taylor swift’s ‘tis the damn season, but make it caskett’s version. a small town at christmas AU where rick and kate realize that the road not taken looks real good now.

When Kate and Rick are faced with an impossible task, they realize that sometimes the best laid plans are the ones you never expected to have in the first place.

Collection of Ficlets/Drabbles/Shorts following our beloved Kate Beckett and Richard Castle. Each chapter will be its own short, with its own plot.

Standing in line waiting to get a signature for the new book. Why was she here? Her mother was the fan, and she was murder last year, but here KTe is waiting for the author to sign his new book.

It's June 1999—Kate Beckett is leaving Stanford behind on her Harley Softail, the loss of her mother still a fresh wound on her heart, while Rick Castle, fresh off his first best-seller and a brutal break-up, is searching for new inspiration on the open road. When girl meets boy on Historic Route 66, it might just change both of their lives forever.

Shades of Cops and Robbers. This time Alexis is in the bank when it's robbed along with an unusually named man.

Set in s4e11. Castle and Beckett are attending the party after Jenny and Ryan's wedding. Could the evening bring the two of them closer together when Jenny pushes them a little in the right direction? For Castle Ficathon Winter 2023. ONESHOT/COMPLETE.

When a brutal murder occurs at a Halloween event, Castle and Beckett search for the killer before more bodies can drop. The combination of their case with an ongoing federal investigation combines to reveal that nothing is as it seems, even in the Hamptons. Forty-fourth in the Beware Of Darkness series. Caskett pairing.

An AU meeting, set in December of 2003. Almost five years after the death of her mother - and still reeling from the loss - Kate Beckett relies on an unlikely ritual to keep herself from spiralling and, in the process, meets someone who is as in need of a distraction this holiday season as she is. (Complete)

Crossfire: Castle and Beckett have both been shot in the loft. This is the aftermath. Will they both make it?

Rick has had enough of tip-toeing around and how he feels about a certain detective. He decides during a case that he should tell her how he feels on paper. Before he knows it, the case completely points them in a different direction, and his thoughts on paper disappear. This is a prompt from Castle fanfiction prompts. To whoever left it, I hope I do this idea justice.

The Great War, later known as World War One is over. However, Richard Castle, commanding a US Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea finds that the Great War may be over, but there's plenty of fighting still going on.

The team has to participate in a team building measurement: A weekend of camping in the woods with activities to strengthen their partnerships. What will this trip do to Castle and Beckett? And will they be able to bring whatever happens there back to New York? Set in the second half of season three. Rated M for later chapters. For Castle Ficathon 2023. COMPLETE.

"Her stubborn, stupid body wanted Castle, was apparently fixated on him, and wasn't interested in any substitutes. So maybe she should just go for it, have a one night stand with him, get him out of her system." Starting at the end of 2x23 "Overkill" and going from there.

Kate spends the night at Castle's loft during 2x18, but more happens behind the scenes than either of them had anticipated.

There a very bad storm entering the city. But, what is a storm? Is it the weather or the people involved in it. Castle, meet a new woman in his life. What will Beckett, do with her own storm. Rated for language, mention of violence. Warning in the chapters.