One of the last things true crime writer Richard Castle expected when he took a meeting with convicted murderer Kate Beckett was to be sent on a quest for proof of her innocence, the other was to fall in love with her. A Castle AU. Written 2012. Revised 2016.

"This wasn't her typical scene, but she swallowed down the hesitation and painted on a smile. After all, he did all of this for her, to honor her mom." - Season 3 AU based around the time of the Johanna Beckett Scholarship Benefit. *2015 Winter Castle Ficathon*

"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.

"So that's Detective Beckett?" he asks Ryan, tilting his head towards the duo, now bickering about whatever is contained in the paper bag. "Doesn't she get along with her partner?" - My entry for the Rom Com Fic Challenge and also for the 2015 Castle Ficathon. Loosely based on the movie '10 Things I Hate About You', AU after 1x01.

After being held captive for nine months Kate Beckett is finally free, but now she must work with Detective Castle in order to solve the case that almost destroyed her. Can Detective Castle solve the case and bring justice to her? As the case unravels how will it affect both of their lives? AU & Pre-Season.

Mission: Surveillance. Subject: Richard Castle. Transcripts from 27 Feb, 2009. [Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry] See my author page for new M!rated companion to Ch 81. Now complete.

Castle and Beckett go undercover at a gated community, to investigate a string of mysterious deaths. Set Christmastime of season four, after Cuffed.

As Beckett heals from the gunshot wound after the fateful day at the cemetery, the rest of the world crumbles around her. Post 3x24, post apocalypse AU S4. Caskett.

'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.

"You know, Castle, your bucket list was way more PG-13 that I thought it'd be." A series of steamy little one-shots based on our favorite couple's new weekly tradition. Season 5.

S4 AU Post-Limey. What if Kate's feelings get the better of her after Castle's attempts to move on without her? Prompt fill from Tumblr.

"They're dinosaurs. Wow enough." Jurassic World AU

"Are you seriously telling me this over the phone? Couldn't you wait until I got home before dropping the bomb that you're dating Beckett's dad?" A little story set in season 4, for #CastleFanFicMonday

'Just another job, that's all Richard Castle would ever be. Maybe if she repeated it enough, she would actually believe it.' Based on a gifset by veraflynns on tumblr.

S1 AU Based on a tumblr prompt from anon: Castle's a doctor, a friend of Lanie's. AU Caskett meeting at Lanie's birthday. *Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon Entry* Cover art by the awesome (ScribbleAStory)

"She groans as her eyes adjust to the lighting around her, or rather lack thereof. It's pitch black aside from a single beam of light shining from her right. A flashlight she quickly realizes. She turns her head toward the direction of the beam, drawing in a sharp breath at what it illuminates." Based on the Bones episode, Aliens in a Spaceship.

'She cannot believe her freaking arm is broken.' Set very early season 3.

An AU take on what could have happened if Cops and Robbers occurred after the events of 47 Seconds. Two-shot.

tumblr prompt: They slept together after Ryan's wedding but never talked about it. Kate finds out she is pregnant but doesn't know how to tell him, especially after the events of 47 seconds (and Limey).

"But the longer she stares at him, the more she realizes that she knows him, that she dated him in high school, and that this is the man who took her virginity." Inspired by this tumblr prompt: childhood sweethearts who moved away and then into the same apartment block by chance AU

A twist on Cops and Robbers (4x07) where there is no bank robbery, just a phone call. For lousiemcdoogle, and something for #CastleFanficMonday

'"You like museums right?" Well. she hadn't been expecting that.' A season 2 fic set the week after The Third Man (2x14)

Castle had always raved about the zombie apocalypse, spoke of it as if it would be some compelling adventure. It wasn't.

Written for the prompt: Drunk Beckett. Kate and Lanie go out on a girls night, and Kate has a little bit too much. Cue Castle doing the gentlemanly thing and escorting her home. Silliness abounds.

AU. What happens when two people, who are perfect for each other, meet in exactly the right place at the completely wrong time? For literature professor Katherine Beckett and writer Richard Castle, only time will tell. COMPLETE.

The first thing he becomes aware of is her scent, the subtle, familiar notes of cherry and cinnamon sugar that tease his nose. ONE-SHOT.

It's our dear Beckett's birthday, and Castle has some pretty sweet ideas for how to celebrate.