This is the eighth story in the Different Road Taken AU. Fresh off their New York City Homecoming, A new threat has just checked in at the Castles Complex. A threat willing to play the long game.

Set in the AU created by the MAGIC story, this new story picks up two weeks after the end of MAGIC. A new crisis arises as Castle and his family are attempting to heal from the recent rampage of Scott Dunn.

Set in the AU created by A Different Road Taken, this story picks up two days after the end of that story. Kate Beckett has left the NYPD force behind her, but finds that her experience in law enforcement has well-prepared her for her new life in California.

Set in Season 5, this is an AU take on the Watershed episode, where a different decision by Castle can yield different stories, and different outcomes. Multi-Chapter.

Set in Season 4, Episode 1 after Kate Beckett is shot. Story goes AU immediately after Rick leaves Kate's room in the hospital. Rick takes a very different road, and finds a very different and fulfilling purpose.

AU story set in Season 4, at the end of Linchpin. That's really all I want to say - I hope you will follow me down the rabbit hole for this one. Strong themes - hence the rating.

A one-shot that depicts how I think Castle would have reacted the next day after Kate shows up at his door at the end of Season 4, immediately post-Always.

An alternate take on Rise from Season 4. What if Castle didn't believe Beckett when she told him she didn't remember anything. Multi-Chapter.