With a young son who cries more than he smiles, a house in a frontier town plagued by violence, a job that all but guarantees heartache, and a death certificate for his first wife, Sheriff Aaron Hotchner cannot imagine anyone wanting to marry him. But at the urging of his few friends and family, he places an advertisement in a national paper seeking a woman of fortitude who can love his boy and tolerate his temperament. Victoria Beauregard cannot imagine ever wanting to marry someone. She stopped believing in romance and happy endings years ago, too busy trying to survive on her own and outrun her past. But when an advertisement in the paper catches her eye, she cannot stop wondering what life would be like on the frontier with the widower and his son. Updates on alternating Sundays at 5 pm EST

Jasmine Avery was always different from her family. She didn't want to be a surgeon like her family... she wanted to be in the FBI. She cut her mother out of her life, moved to Quantico and started working at the BAU. Starting at the BAU changed her life. She made friends along the way while working at the job she loves, and finds her true family as well. Little did she know... that she would find love along the way ❤️

Hotch agreed to not fight Strauss when she added an eighth agent to the team. He did not agree to like said agent. For SSA Victoria "Tor" Beauregard, having everyone like her is the key to her survival. If they like her, they won't look closely enough to see the shadow looming over her past. So, whatever it takes to get her grumpy boss to like her, she will do it. Even if it means staying late every night to help him with his paperwork. This story is completed at 65 chapters (plus the author's note) with 1 bonus chapter!

Dana is a teenager who is dealing with her mental health due to her past. Something that she will definitely avoid to talk about. Her mother is Emily Prentiss, a well respected FBI agent who works for the Behaviour Analysis Unit. The BAU is a family that deeply cares for each other, even in the tough times. This story contains some serious topics such as self harm, suicide and rape. Please be aware of this while reading! If you get triggerd easily, please dont read this. Also if you are reading this and you find something triggering, please let me know so that i can put a warning by every chapter.

"How many existentialists does it take to screw a lightbulb?" Spencer asked with a small laugh. Once again the room was silent. You faintly heard Agent Rossi mutter, "Don't." "2. One to change the light bulb and one to observe how it symbolizes an incandescent beacon of subjectivity in a netherworld of cosmic nothingness," he said. The room was silent still, until you laughed. His eyes looked up at yours in confusion. "Wouldn't they sit in the dark and hope that the bulb decided to light again? An existentialist would never change the bulb. He would allow the darkness to exist," you questioned. - #1 #spencerreid #1 #mgg #1 emilyprentiss

Alex Montgomery is a 17 year old on the cusp of aging out of the foster system. A fateful night in jail leads to her meeting Agent Derek Morgan from the FBI. He takes her under his wing, hoping that he can turn this kid genius' life around, but can he save her from the abuse she faces behind closed doors? TW!!! Abuse, sexual abuse, self harm, religious trauma, conversion therapy