number 11 in the "A Murder In... "Series. I should have started the story with these statements . I did not invent these characters. A very wonderful couple did. thank you Milmar. But I can send them where I want them to be. There is always a new murder mystery to interrupt these two's fun. This one is too close to home for them.

A companion piece to 'Apologize'. Chronicling the lives and love story of Jim and Johanna Beckett through the years. See Authors Note at the beginning of Chapter One for more details! Cover art by LordofKavaka

This is a collection of light, fluffy one-shots starring our favorite duo, Castle and Beckett. Not in any particular order - just as I write them. Some have more than one chapter. It is clear which ones go together since I give each fic/chapter a title. The latest update is something cute n simple.

Set mid-season 3 shortly after Poof! You're Dead. Castle is shot while chasing down a suspect, causing Beckett to reveal her feelings for him as he bleeds out in front of her. What happens when Castle remembers her confession?

What would happen if Johanna Beckett hadn't died on that fateful day in 1999, but went into hiding with the FBI? The FBI faked her death and she couldn't come back or have any contact with her family until the case was solved. The case is now over. How will her family react? Will this affect the Caskett wedding? Who is buried underground while Johanna still lives?

A long lost relative, a curiously worded will, and an expansion of their partnership agreement lead Castle and Beckett down a path neither of them could have ever imagined. Caskett. Set mid-Season 3.

A collection of unrelated one shots centred around Caskett. Often written to clear writer's block or refocus during album writing.

These are all one-shots that I've written but never uploaded over the past few years. They're all family fics and quite fluffy, so if that isn't your thing you're not going to be happy reading these :) There will be a new one-shot each Sunday!

Nothing else exists in this world after Kate Beckett utters the words, "Castle, if we were getting married " with that open, adult look in her eye. AU set during 4x11: "Til Death Do Us Part"

A series of short stories surrounding Beckett and Castle's relationship. This will be an ongoing compilation of stories, largely lovey and smutty. The show has been over a while, so I'm not sure if people are still reading, but I just started watching and I'm hooked on Caskett. Some will be in cannon, some diverging, but I'll make it clear with each short story within.

What if Esposito never talked to Beckett? What if Beckett left with Demming for the weekend and Castle went to the Hamptons alone? Would a case filled with conspiracy bring them back together? An AU version of the summer after Season 2.

Castle attends a meeting at Black Pawn Publishing. Gina and woman name Diane Fosler discuss a celebration book tour for the Thanksgiving holiday. When leaving Diane is hit by another vehicle leaving the parking lot with Castle behind her. He pulls her out of the vehicle. That turns out to be her revengeful husband trying to kill her...Nine chapters...

A short one-shot I found in my fanfic file. I think I retooled it to be a piece of another story, but thought I'd upload the original since I like it. It's a little silly, a little dirty and totally Caskett. Set between Always and After the Storm episodes.

For the 2018 #CastleHalloweenBash. On a dark sidewalk on a cold New York evening, Rick Castle met a woman. Or did he?

At Castle's Halloween party, he's costumed as Batman and Beckett as Talia al Ghul. So, will they or won't they use Frank Sinatra's 'Witchcraft' and some of 'That Old Black Magic' to make Caskett come together to make a 'Nice 'n' Easy' future for Castle and Beckett? I own nothing related to Castle, Batman:Arkham City or the songs of Frank Sinatra. No infringement of copyright meant.

When Caskett's oldest child, Lily, gets taken by a serial killer, will they be able to get her back? I do not own Castle, no copywright infringement intended!

This is my AU version of events as the show picks up with Episode 4-01. Dr. MB has already been sent packing just days before, Rick picks up on Kate's lie, he knows she remembers, and calls her on it. Some Angst, some canon but mostly AU. Dedicated to one of my followers Cece AKA Dreamwriter08 with gratitude for all her support.

"Who is the father?" Kate looked offended at the question. She shot her a look. Hurt that she would even have to ask. Which could only mean... "Ca...Ca...Castle?" Lanie asked, her jaw on the floor. "When? How?" Set sometime after "The Limey"

They were supposed to be a family. No one knew it would happen without him.

This story is made up of holiday themed episodes in the same AU as Love's Gift. Castle and Kate are married and have an infant son, Jackson. The story picks up about a month after Jackson is born. There will be Caskett and cases.

She's fidgeting. She knows she's fidgeting, but she can't help it. He probably doesn't remember her.

"Mistress Heat," Castle greets, entering the private room with the usual smug, self-satisfied grin strung across his lips, the spark in his eyes twinkling in the red glow of the private room. "How's business today?" AU for 2x16, 'The Mistress Always Spanks Twice'. One shot.

The team haven't seen each other in years, after a massive trauma tore them all apart. As they gather once more, brought together for the memorial, they can't help but remember the terrible events that brought them all there.

While following a lead in a gruesome homicide case, Captain Kate Beckett disappears and is eventually presumed dead. Six years later she's found, barely alive, in a cabin in the woods, only to return to a world she no longer recognizes. An Absentia-inspired Castle fic.

"...and who should step out of the second truck but Dr. Josh Davidson, her Dad's girlfriend's - excuse me, fiancée, she reminded herself bitterly, not that her Dad cared enough to tell her that - obnoxious ex-boyfriend." Josh/Alexis pairing in Costa Rica in the S5/S6 hiatus. Chapters 4 & 5 will be M!rated. Yes, you read all of that correctly. NOW COMPLETE.

She keeps getting into dead-end relationships with guys who could never fully appreciate her intelligence, beauty, wit. He hates watching it all happen from the sidelines, knowing that he could be the spark to ignite her fire. But what if a certain cardiac surgeon caused the pair to meet each other at the crossroads?

Castle and Beckett find themselves stuck in the precinct elevator. As they wait together up close and personal they soon discover there's more to it than just a broken elevator & could be in the middle of something a lot more sinister. Waiting is set right after episode 3x11 Nikki heat & before 3x12 Poof you're dead & stays true to the original plot of the show.

A round robin crack!fic, some of you might have seen in a twitter thread, telling you a story about the importance of being properly caffeinated and also how vital it may be sometimes to stay away from wild ferrets...

Castle had ignored her, had taken her for granted, and was now paying for it by watching her flirt with Eric Vaughn. He would not lose her to some rich playboy, oh no. There was only one rich playboy for Kate Beckett, and that is Richard Castle. Now all he has to do is tell her. Insert for 5x21. Rated T for language. ONESHOT

When Kate Beckett, no-nonsense professional ballroom dancer, takes on bestselling novelist and renowned playboy Richard Castle as her partner for the third season of Dancing with the Stars, will the sparks that fly light up the dance floor, or send their chances for the trophy up in flames?

Castle finds Kate awake at 3AM on the first January 9th since being shot. They decide to celebrate Kate's mother's life with baby Lily.

Beckett and Castle are stranded in a small cabin during a snow storm at Christmas time. Will the time alone bring them closer together? A season 4 fic.

Rick is the class clown, always has been. His life has been difficult. He didn't blame his mother, she had been kind and even put up with his behavior even if she didn't approve. He was about to meet someone who was going to change all that. He was going to change. FOR HER! - Complete

Goes off canon after 8x02. When Rick lands in the hospital after a traffic accident, he reminds Kate that anything can happen. "The best way to keep me safe, Kate, is to keep me close. Back to back, watching each other's six." Even while they're watching, they're racing to solve the puzzle of LokSat and Rick's lost summer.

Ever since she lifted the phone to her ear this morning and he said 'tell me you need me,' she's been acutely aware of just how badly she does need him. Alternate ending for 4x07. One shot.

Serendipity - "happy accident","fortunate happenstance", "pleasant surprise". Finding something good without looking for it. Kate enjoys a weekend away and gets more than she bargained for. AU meeting. Humor, fluff and eventual romance. Rated T to be safe, although it could be rated K for now. Read and review.

AU. "Hello Richard Alexander Rodgers. Meet your guardian angel, I'm Katherine." Richard Castle, the famous and handsome writer has to take care of his little daughter, Alexis, by himself. One day, an angel called Katherine appears in his loft to take care of them, making him fall in love with her and believe in angels.

Det Rick Rodgers was handsome, sexy, funny and unquestionably Kate Beckett's favorite among her coworkers. Their two year partnership led to her calling him a friend-more so, if he was interested, but that was the problem: he seemed to be interested in every available female-except her. Caskett AU. For Castle Ficathon 2017.

A season 5 AU after Still. He finds the first paper on her pillow, the sheets on her side of the bed cold already. 'All my dreams are beautiful. But none as beautiful as you. You are the reason I return here each morning.'

"It's him," her colleague answers and it's the solemn tone of his voice, the grave quality of words that she's heard in only the most dire of circumstances, that confirms it for her before he has to say another word. "It's Castle. They found him. Alive." AU. An entry for the Castle Ficathon 2017.

On the swings during Watershed, Kate ends it. But when Castle gets a call from a DC hospital three months later, Kate Beckett once again turns his world upside down. *Entry for the 2015 Summer Hiatus Ficathon!*

Sometimes help comes from the most unlikely of places, in the most unlikely circumstances. Set during the '47 seconds' story arc. Post 4x20, 'The Limey', and goes AU from there.

Busy single mom Kate Beckett doesn't have time for unnecessary distractions, particularly from a certain mystery writer she meets on the subway. Then again, he might just be the exact thing she's been searching for. Caskett AU. Trigger warnings inside.

What happens after Castle and Beckett are shot? This is those seven years we don't get to see.

This is an AU story set in 2009. Richard Castle is engaged to marry a well-know Public Defender. During a TV interview he offers an opinion which puts him at odds with his friend the Mayor. As a result he agrees to work with the 12th Precinct where he meets their best detective, Kate Beckett and her team. His life quickly becomes, complicated.

Going forward up til the time jump in the series finale

As their working relationship continues to deteriorate, Castle and Beckett must chase a serial killer targeting the city's billionaires. Set late in S4, after Headhunters and The Limey. [Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry]

Rick Rodgers is a struggling writer. He is working on his first novel. Trying to balance working and writing his days are pretty full. That is until his daughter comes along. In a second everything changes for worse. He needs to set his priorities straight. Can he survive? Read along and find out! Pre-series/pre-Caskett. Rated T to start, will be changed to M in later chapters.

A murder with an oddly familiar M.O. puts the 12th Precinct on edge. When a second victim is discovered, Castle and the homicide team will be tested to the limit as they rush to solve the case before the killer strikes again...

He picks her up in his arms, engulfs in a hug that completely takes her by surprise but is not at all unwelcome. Her arms come around his neck and she holds on, despite her large midsection getting in the way, kissing his cheek as he sets her back down on her feet. "What was that for?" She asks, grinning up at him. "I have a surprise to show you." Prompt fill #Castle28

Rick Castle and his sons. I don't own Castle, I just wish I did.

A collection of one-shots set throughout the series. Most have been previously published on Tumblr. I just really miss this show right now.

The team from the Twelfth investigates a murder straight out of the crazy world of fandom, as Castle's own writing struggles have him questioning his future.

It's been a month since she saw him for the last time and everything hurts.

The precinct's annual Christmas Ball is approaching, and not everyone is looking forward to it.

After Beckett returns from California (To Love And Die In L.A.), Josh finds her asleep with Royce's letter in her hand. A birthday fic for Lou, based on a prompt she gave me ages ago!

"The call comes at nine in the evening. They've had nothing, literally nothing, not a single, solitary lead, and then suddenly, everything moves so fast, it makes her head spin." Spoilers for the - gasp - 6x23 finale. Enjoy. Chapter 35.

Beckett's investigation into LokSat takes a sudden dark turn. A post 8x02 AU fic.

After Kate Leaves, Castle takes action. After trying to contact her and getting evasions, avoidance, half-truths and lies for his trouble, he tries tough love. Will it work? Characters will die or be adversely affected. Because, what else can you expect when one person decides that she's the only one who can do the job? I don't own Castle.

Ever wonder what might have happened if Beckett had dumped Josh & proposed to Castle out of nowhere? Ever wonder what Andrew Marlowe meant in the summer 2011 when he stated, "There are things in Beckett's life she's not ready to share with Castle..." This story has it all: romance, humor, angst, AND a twist.

It's Castle and Beckett's wedding night and things have not gone according to plan. Chapter 1, picks up soon after Part one ends. Rated M for steamy love scenes.

This is not a continuous story, but a collection of Castle fics I've written from prompts. I am no longer accepting prompts. I've now marked this as complete. Thank you for all the prompts, for reading, and all the feedback. I hope y'all continue to enjoy these stories.

Kate Beckett didn't realize how difficult her first pregnancy would be.

Rick Castle reflects on Father's Day. Another sappy story but my brain wanted me to post something on Father's Day with a canon Castle kid! As always, I don't own Castle but I'll love these characters forever!

There's been a murder at St. Jerome's Hospital. Rick and Kate investigate and find Rick's least favorite cardiac surgeon is a suspect.

Summary: At the end of every struggle, there is life. The story attempts to fill in some of the questions left unanswered.

Sequel to 'A Bright, Shining Hope.' Kate and Castle receive troubling news regarding the newest member of their family, while facing a possibly more sinister threat. Rated T, but that rating will probably change. Completely AU.

Kate Beckett thought teaching a class of seniors would be a piece of cake. Then she met one of the most charming guys in the college- Richard Castle. This story is also part of the Castle Summer 2015 Haitus kink meme on the LJ community - kinkofthecastle. Prompt: Castle/Beckett: Student/Teacher. Note the rating.

The third and final installment of the Monster Trilogy, set in Season 7. This continues the AU tale of Richard Castle's disappearance at the end of Season 6, leading into Season 7. This picks up at the conclusion of Recluse. Please read Monster and Recluse first, as spoilers are throughout.

In that space between life and death Detective Kate Beckett gets advice from an unexpected source (This is my first time publishing my work. I hope I got ratings and genres right. Please enjoy and review) I do not own Castle I'm just borrowing him

Series of one-shots about the Castle clan (possibly all AU situations). My first Castle fanfic. Enjoy! If you want to read more, send me prompts! Tumblr: atypically-atypical

New twist how Castle gets back in the precinct. Full of fluff, family, friendship, camaraderie, and yes a baby. Will continue on! Has returning side characters. THERES A BABY IN THIS GUYS! Updated: THERE ARE BABIES! IN THIS. Written before Season 8 Finale. Sequel with current characters soon to come.

AU: Castle is the fun English teacher. Beckett is the strict English teacher. All their students ship them together. (And they may ship themselves together, too). Castle Ficathon 2015 Entry.

Richard Castle has it all: fame, fortune, and Kate Beckett, the best friend anyone could ask for. Yet, when they're separated by her job abroad, Castle realizes he wants to turn their friendship into more. Before he can tell her, she returns...with her fiance. He's determined to stop the wedding, but will he be able before they say 'I do' (AU based on the movie Made of Honor)

A/U Kate and Rick met five years ago and Kate suddenly disappeared, now they met again. Disclaimer: I own nothing

"If Tyson wants to play, he can play with her. Alexis will come out of this intact if it's the last thing Kate Beckett does." Season 4 AU. TW for violence, assault, recovery, and mature themes.

Richard Castle is a best-selling author on a book tour. Kate Beckett is a young woman who ran from, and is still trying to deal with, her past. What happens when he meets her at a bar during his tour? AU.

New Castle Fic! T for language, danger and safety. AU. Ryan/Espo/Castle Bromance Bonding. Ryan whump! Caring Espo! Some say the world will end in fire Some say in ice... A snowstorm. A mountain. A Bro's weekend away. A long Car ride with Castle. What could go Wrong? Answer: Everything. HIATUS

SPOILER ALERTS for season 8 – an AU for episode 9 (using an idea borrowed from episode 5). One domino falling can set off a chain reaction. What if that one domino is Richard Castle?

An undercover case threatens to knock down Beckett's wall once and for all. What happens when C and B are forced to confront their feelings in an non-traditional way? Will they finally be able to admit their own truths? Rated T for mild language.

When Castle steps over a line, Beckett lets him know exactly why she was so angry with him for having hidden a lead in her mother's murder case. Set between 5x01, "After the Storm," and 5x02, "Cloudy with a Chance of Murder." Complete.

My musings after 8x02

Castle's had a few watches, down the last few years. Beckett has one watch. It has, according to her, been hers for the last five years. He's never seen her wear another. And now it's in pieces in her wrecked apartment.

Kate has some life changing news to share with her husband. This story will follow nine important months in the lives of Caskett. Rated for slight language and some suggestive situations. Takes place post-S7, speculative S8

AU one-shots exploring the life's of Rick and Kate exploring the lives of their growing family.

How far can you travel to find what is gone? AU after Boom (2x18).

'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.

What will happen when Kate is waiting at JFK for Rick to return from a book tour and contact is lost with the flight in bad weather?

You heard him talking in "Womb with a View." Now he's out of the womb and has even more to say. (Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry. I finished one, and because I seem to have misplaced my mind I'm doing another.) Enormous thanks to dtrekker for the absolutely perfect cover art. Complete.

'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.

Set post 2.12. Castle and Beckett struggle with their growing feelings towards one another. eventually Caskett.

Castle and Beckett's Forbidden Planet evening. Post Law and Murder. Will become AU. Idea from castlefanficprompts on tumblr.

Takes place season 7, couple months after 7x06. "Beckett pushes the lamp out of the way to grasp the box, pulling it towards herself with one hefty tug. It's surprisingly heavy, making her grunt in the process of pulling it out and lifting it into her hands." Beckett makes an interesting discovery about her husband.

Kate is pregnant, and even in utero the Beckett-Castle baby has plenty to say. Plenty. (Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry.) Special thanks to dtrekker for the great cover art!

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

Beckett is walking out of the interrogation room as Castle is walking to the elevator. He's furious. Kate has to act quickly or risk possibly losing her beloved partner. (Takes place in '47 seconds' when Castle hears Beckett admit she 'remembers everything')

"She can't stop looking at his hands, and remembering how he'd grasped her wrist and stopped her – stopped her – drawing her gun; and that one subsequent instant of hesitation turning to decision and the sharp grip and flex as his mouth had come down on hers." Rated T - but very strong T.

A four-part AU for 6.23/For Better or Worse. Inspired by a tweet I read after 7.20/Sleeper aired. Prompt revealed at the end of the story. #CastleFanficMonday (Note: My FF name used to be onewritergirl)

"I'm not apologising for what I did if that's what you're here for, and if I had to do it all over again, I still wouldn't change a thing." - Fill for a tumblr prompt, AU from the end of Always. Three shot. Strong T.

"She steals his words and gives them life all the same." A 7x23 fic inspired by the episode stills. No spoilers other than what my own imagination came up with after seeing the stills.

"And she needs him to know. She needs him aware that everything he was to her during those times, everything he's been and still is are the things she's willing to be for him." An insert for 7x20.

Martha and Kate discuss how Martha knew her earrings were meant for Kate to wear.

"For once in their lives, there was a series of fortunate events." Castle finally reads Kate's anniversary gift. A sequel to "A Handful of Words".

'He watches helplessly as she flattens herself against the nearest wall, her knuckles white between the smears of blood as she stares him down, and all he can think is that this is not his wife.' AU post-ep for 7x15, Reckoning.

A cowardly betrayal leaves Rick Rodgers and Kate Beckett fighting for their lives. Can they learn to rely on the other; will it lead to something more? What happens when they return from exile and the world learns the truth? A/U. Complete. Giant hugs to who've taken a chance on this story and followed to the end. Which is just a beginning...

Set fairly early on in S4. Uh-oh. Beckett inadvertently makes a move on Castle. Now what?

Post-Ep for '47 Seconds'. "I need a word with you." Castle's voice cuts through the hubbub of the bullpen even though he has it purposefully toned low. Low and rough, scraping at his vocal cords with a touch of something dark and smoky that tugs at Kate's gut, exciting and scaring her in equal measure.

What didn't we see? ... A series of filler and extended scenes, or retold scenes from inside a character's head. One chapter per ep for S2. Sticking to the canon ... absolutely no AU ... Expect humour, angst, romance, teasing, sexual frustration, hurt, comfort, drama, inner-torment, imagined sexual contact and fantasizing, and probably a bunch of unspoken swearing from Beckett.

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.

"Her mind flashes back to his question – his invitation to the Hamptons. He's building up ideas in her head, painting pictures of a Fourth of July spent on the beach, fireworks and bonfires; relaxation and a break from the work she's thrown herself into even harder since Memorial Day. And it's tempting." A post season 2 AU in which Castle returns after only two weeks.

What would've happened if Kate had called Castle before going back to work in Rise? A season 4 AU. An extremely late 2014 Summer Hiatus Ficathon entry.

a story in the Dash Universe. set a few years after Dash of Summer.

What would have happened if Castle was shot at the end of Knockout?

It was supposed to be always; they were supposed to have their happy ending, their fairytale. Not this. Post 6x23.

"To my baby girl on her wedding day"

Kate has been the guardian angel of justice for so many. She 'speaks for the dead' because she feels she owes them that. Now who will speak for her when she can't find her voice? A short story dedicated to our friends in the fandom who are heartbroken over S6 X E23 For Better or Worse. (probably complete) Rated T for language.

They don't go back the precinct. *post ep for Veritas*

post-ep for Veritas, 6x22 "...on the haunting flares we turned our backs And towards our distant rest began to trudge." 'Dulce Et Decorum Est', Wilfred Owen

She thinks it's never been this intense before. This indescribable. So beautiful. Post-ep for 6x22, 'Veritas.'

post-ep/fill-in for 6x17 'In The Belly Of the Beast'. Kate makes her way back to him.

A look into the random happenings of Castle and Beckett. All prompts come on imagineyourotp.. Multi-chapter collection of one-shots. Rated T for future chapters.

This is an extended scene for the dance at the end of 6x15, just because it ended so damn soon!

Rick and Kate are outted in the press. This story was written in late 2012, but has never been published before. May potentially contain a scene similar to an upcoming episode, but contains no intentional spoilers. Considered an AU insert for late season five.

A post-Always of sorts. How would the night have gone differently had Beckett been too afraid to tell Castle how she felt? Multi-chapter in progress.

Inspired by a youtube video MommyToBe. Kate married Josh and gets pregnant. He doesn't want kids and leaves her. What happens when Castle finds out? Will Kate allow him to mend her broken heart? Will the two find the love they are looking for in each other? Rated M now.

Beckett and Castle walk the red carpet for the launch of 'Hamptons Heat'... but Kate is out of her comfort zone in more ways than one.

Castle sets out to help Kate rediscover the magic of the holiday season. But there are two sides to every story...

Making the call might just have been one of the best decisions of his life, he thought, as he stared at his phone again like he had been for the past five days. (AU from the S2 finale.)

Kate Beckett loses a bet to Richard Castle and finds herself spending the Christmas holidays with him and his family at his cabin, Victory Lodge, in the Catskills. What happens under the Moonlight and Mistletoe? -tons of smut-

Name change from In your Dreams Castle: Kate Beckett and Richard Castle share a little secret outside the real world, In the form of a little bar; Kate on Stage with a Guitar, and Rick watching from afar.

When she walked into his life he knew though she could have gone anywhere she chose this job. This life. And that made her amazing. A love letter to Kate Beckett from the man that knew her first. Oneshot.

Beckett and Castle find themselves alone at the precinct in the wee hours of the morning. Just a funny little one-shot to brighten your day!