Jane won't spend another family vacation with just family, thanks to Dr. Maura Isles. The M.E. finds herself a part of the family's 4th of July festivities while Jane has a chance to see her family in new light. Newly un-jaded and with the aid of Maura, Jane rediscovers how strong her familial ties bind while finding herself and love held deep within, all during a weekend out.

A collection of unrelated oneshots inspired by prompts received on tumblr.

Hi there! This is a collection of one-shots I've written for the occasional rizzlesfanficchallenge over on tumblr, or other tumblr oneshots I've done - posted here for anyone who's interested and maybe doesn't venture to that site very often. I apologize for the utter lack of creativity in the title!... Chapter 22: Scary Movies

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.

"If we lay a strong enough foundation, we'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you and you'll blow us all away, someday someday." :: Glimpses into the 'someday'

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.

A series of conversations between Kate and Jim Beckett, in which they discuss (among other things) a certain mystery author. *Chapter 86: 'Private Investigator' ('Castle, P.I.')*

'He's been coming to her library for over a month now and she likes him, really likes him.' An AU that explores the meeting of a burdened librarian and a struggling writer. Three shot.

She said yes.

"I forget sometimes how freaking rich you are." Castle sets up a trust for Sarah Grace, which leads to him and Kate having a conversation about just how rich Castle is. A S7 one-shot.

SEQUEL TO BLIZZARD! AU. When you want to move slowly in a new relationship, how slow is slow, and how slow is actually TOO slow? Fluff, romance, humor. Updated 2/3/2015.

"Ready?" she puts her fingers against the keys gently, and Maura grips the barre, hardly daring to breathe.

AU. Jane's wildly displeased by her new assignment: undercover bodyguard for the contestants on The Bachelor. But one of the women is different from the rest, and getting to know her might just make this whole dumb assignment worth the while.

Castle and Beckett spend an evening looking through a scrapbook and discussing their life.

It should have brought them closer together, not torn them apart – she understands this now. What she doesn't know is whether any way back for them still remains. Future fic - Complete. **Winner of 'Favorite M rated Fanfic Multi-chp' in the 2013 Castle Fanfic Writers Guild Awards**

many have asked that I upload this here from tumblr. it does not have a name. it is very, very close to my heart. Please treat it kindly.

Jane and Maura meet one summer as kids. They become best friends and grow up together despite the distance between them. Rizzles.

One-shots of married and family life between Rick and Kate. Something sweet and fluffy for those who like "aww"-moments. *Chapter 62 up* "Look, I messed up by not telling you and I'm sorry for that." He stepped closer, his face taut. "But I'm not going to apologize for trying to keep my family safe."

Because it was, and always would be, more than just a chair. Warning: reference to major character death.

Jane never meant to be the one carrying their child, but it turns out you'll do crazy things for the person you love.

There were so many things he wanted to say to her but that wasn't a part of their relationship. So he wrote her letters instead, hid them away, never intending for her to read them. Until one day, Kate stumbled upon them by mistake. Complete.

Co-written with Kate Christie. "Those two were idiots to think they were still fooling her, or anyone." Gates' perspective on "Still."

Two years ago, she told him that she'd get him out if he ever ended up behind bars wrongfully accused of a crime. Unfortunately for him, the crime he's being accused of right now is against her, and until she wakes up, it's his word versus all the evidence piling up against him. Now AU because I'm slow and new episodes just keep coming out faster than I write new chapters. COMPLETE

Life in District 8, like everywhere else, is in service to the Capitol. For former Hunger Games victor, Jane Rizzoli, each day is spent trying to cope with the pain of haunting memories. Can a seamstress give her something worth fighting for?

Life's so easy, breezy, beautiful. Except for when someone asks Kate Beckett to be the spokesperson for Covergirl. (just realized that it messed up the credit in the authors note: inspired by mbthecool's gifset)

They both show love in such different ways. oneshot.

A young Kate Beckett spends her summer waitressing at a local shack on a Jersey beach, tending to her alcoholic father and paying her way through the academy. One night, her world turns on its feet when Rick Castle enters the door...and her heart. AU. COMPLETE.

Each consecutive Christmas in Rick and Kate's lives for 25 years. Each day of December, there will be a new chapter. Rated T Cover by ginalways; you can see her blog on Tumblr.

AU: Beckett is a uniform on the Vice squad at the 12th, five years before she and Castle actually meet in the show. Based on an idea of Cartographical - chezchuckles and I just liked it so much that we each wrote our own. Variations on the same theme, sort of.

AU Maura and Jane meet in high school, but get separated. Follows them when they meet and then as they reconnect after years apart. Ch. 1-20 are T, 21 onward is M. (this story has adult themes, sexual content, and of course, rizzles)

When the Dragon is slain, there's just a life to be lived. And sometimes there's more to learn in peace than in war. Complete. Separate epilogue pending.

An epilogue to the epilogue found in Unvanquished. One year later.

Post-ep for Murder, He Wrote. aka, the Hamptons episode. What happened on their drive home.

"So…" whispered Kate, a slight smile curving her lips and threatening to break wide open like the sun bursting free of a cloud, "you wanna talk about it?" she asked tentatively, looking up at him from beneath dark lashes. How the story might continue post-Always. The morning after...well, in my little world... If you find Ch1 a little OTT it does get better. COMPLETE.

For months she's been gone. Months in which Castle's been forced to believe that Kate Beckett was dead. Eight full months in which he's missed her, craved her, mourned her. Now she's standing on his doorstep, two coffees in slightly shaking hands and Castle's world collapses. Direct spoilers for 4x23 Always, but most probably AU from there.

Kate divorced him over a year before. But while dropping off their two-year-old daughter, Castle discovers that Kate is still in love with him. Will the deal they strike be enough for either of them? COMPLETE

The everyday journey from friendship to a relationship. Post Always.

Alternate Universe. Castle and Beckett take a trip and learn a thing or two about looking after each other.

Feeling like their friendship isn't as strong as it once was, Maura realizes she not only wants to close that distance but she wants even more. She devises a plan she thinks will bring her and Jane even closer together.

Castle and Beckett will do anything in their power to protect an abused little girl. However, when the case threatens to reveal their secret relationship to the world, will they be forced to give it all up?

A look at the lives of Richard Castle and Kate Beckett through the eyes of a relatively objective outside source. A complete experiment.

There are only these truths for him: Someone wants Kate dead. Kate wants him. He cannot let her walk out his door alone.

A Princess and a Poet, caught in the middle of a traitorous game. Can they survive it? Or has the die already been cast? In this world, nothing is as it seems. Now complete.

When Castle's life is threatened, Kate makes the choice to leave everything behind to go after her mother's murderer. Two years later, she returns. But will Castle take her back? Or has too much time passed? AU

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.

Friends with benefits. A bad idea when said partners are in love. It's even worse when they can't communicate their feelings. What happens when they both settle for casual because they think it's all they can have? Complications and consequences arise.

You can't get away from a fight when you're locked in a trunk together. Near future fic based on a Tumblr prompt: No secrets, no angst. One Shot.

"...When you lose something you can't replace, When you love someone, but it goes to waste, Could it be worse?" Episode reaction to 4x20 'The Limey.'

He's hurt; she thinks she can help. Takes place some time during S4, after Cuffed. Happy unbirthday, Laura! I love you.

Sequel to "To Make You Feel My Love" and coincides with "Love Letters" Rick and Kate continue the life they built together.

In a hypothetical future, Rick realizes that it's not the ghosts that choose to stick around. It's the people left behind who can't bear to let them go. Caskett, family!fic. Warning: Terribly sad, character death. Just… give it a shot. Now complete.

A writer, a detective, and her cat ring in the new year. A sequel to "Fluff." Yes, you should probably read that first. COMPLETE.

Kate is given guardianship of a friend's one-year-old daughter. Castle tries to help in his own unique way. Chaos and fluff ensues.

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to begin. Follows Tryst. Post Countdown.

After a year and a half apart, Beckett and Castle meet again. The path to recovering their relationship won't be easy, but easy things are never worth it. Rated T for now. Warning: features issues like violence against women and sexual assault.

When Kate Beckett went to get her book signed by Richard Castle, she never imagined that she'd end up meeting his daughter, much less offering to babysit for the afternoon. AU.

Castle and Beckett settle down to wait out a blizzard together. What will happen when they're trapped together? Romance, injuries... Pure fluff. FINAL CHAPTER! Story is now complete.

COMPLETE at 100. AU: Kate and Castle try to adjust to life as parents. Check out AC's preview video on youtube: /watch?v nARnCrP2Z98 Thanks AC!

"And that was all. Just a kiss?" Life after the kiss.

Richard Castle is in love with Kate Beckett. So how does he let her go? COMPLETE

Sequel to 'Wrong'. Beckett finally makes a decision regarding her relationship with Castle.

She knows it's not the fall that hurts but the sudden stop at the end. For her, the descent is no less terrible than the crash. But at the bottom, at the end, she realizes there is no place to go but up. So she rises. Now complete, with epilogue.

It's midsummer in the Hamptons. Fluffy one-shot.

Rick Castle, who kept her from freezing to death and held her hand in front of a bomb, prepared to die with her, wasn't who she was going home with. Kate's night after the end of Countdown.

Castle deals with some interesting information regarding the state of Beckett's love life. Completed 19 June 2011.

Kate Beckett doesn't do family gatherings. Then again, her aunt Lily's never died before.

Set post "Countdown" Beckett is ready to admit her feelings for Castle and they move their relationship to the next level.

Takes place after Countdown. Castle and Beckett finally talk about their undercover kiss, what it truly meant to both of them, and where they want to go from here. Story is now complete with an epilogue!

They thought this was his most remarkable dedication yet. But he didn't write it for them. He wrote it for her, and she would be the only one who'd never get to see it. One-shot, terribly sad, spoilers, major character death. But... give it a chance.

He was always curious about the little elephants lined up on her desk. Caskett oneshot.

He ended up dedicating all four Nikki Heat books to her. A story of Castle and Beckett, past, present, and future. Written after 3x19.

Set a year or so into the future, Castle finds himself exhausted with the game Beckett and him are playing. When he threatens to quit shadowing her, Beckett has a decision to make.

Step by step, they're getting to where they need to be. A twelve-parter, now complete with epilogue, covering a year in the life of Castle and Beckett. Written during the winter hiatus of Season 3; now AU.

A touch was just the beginning.

Castle is suffering from writer's block. An effort to rectify the situation leads to trouble that only Castle can stumble into.

Maura Isles, three Rizzolis and the BoSox/Yanks on TV... Rizzisles femslash

Sometimes the lines between what is real and what is pretend can be a little blurry. Especially to those standing so close to those lines. And once those lines are blurred, how easy is it to redraw them?

A continuation of Dangerous Game. Highly recommended that you read that first. Beckett tries to figure out where she wants things to go with Castle. Meanwhile, a serial killer fixates on Beckett.

[Tate, oneshot] Alternate Ending for Honour Code. Her hand was steadying herself on Special Agent Caitlin Todd’s desk, as her own pretty dark eyes stared into the gorgeous, deep, hazel eyes of the one and only dead Caitlin Todd.