It's Never Too Late

An Aremid canon divergence story rewritten with a John and Marlena love story at its center.

What hurts the most

The story takes place in 1997 when Roman returned shortly after John and Marlena reunited.

The Affair

I wrote this many moons ago and never got to finish it up. Going to try to rediscover the story and characters as I go. You're welcome to come along for the journey, if you wish. This is my take on the affair from 1993, set in that moment in time. Hope you enjoy (:

I've Loved You Before

John and Marlena chose separate paths in Mexico, staying friends but choosing to move on with other people. Isabella's death, and Roman's infidelity push them back together. When they need each other the most, two friends come together and realize that maybe they were always inevitable.

Breathe

When Roman Brady returned to Salem John Black lost everything. One year later a mysterious phone call from a woman claiming to be Marlena rocks his world again.

Thanks For All Your Help

Post Marlena's 1992 return to Salem. Marlena made the decision to give her marriage to Roman a try, but is struggling. John, putting his own pain aside, is frequently there to help her. Thank you to Ms. Goldie for the cover art and for inspiring me to revise and continue this story!

Blurred Lines

1992 Canon Divergeance - Marlena and John are friends, but they used to be much more. What happens as they attempt to navigate their new lives, but they continue to be drawn to each each other? Roman is pulled into the Raffi Torres case, leaving Marlena and the children unprotected. John steps in, taking care of the f...

Gertie

After Mexico, John left Salem without a word. Nearly a year later, a chance encounter in San Francisco brings John and Marlena together for one night, that changes everything.

Addicted

Choices are not always right or wrong. Life isn't just black and white but it's messy and it's grey. How can something that feels so good and feels so right be wrong? E/O set after Swing (10X3)

All I Ask [A Bensler Fan Fic]

A week long affair turned into so much more.

John and Marlena: The Divorce

A collection of fics that take place during John and Marlena's divorce in 2014.

Walk Me Home

A one-shot short story set in 1992. Marlena is married to Roman and John is married to Isabella, who never got cancer so never died. Everything else is the same as the show. This short story is set on the night that Stella spiked Marlena's drink at Wings but it ends quite differently...

Anymore

A different twist after the Affair... *I don't know how long this will be... or how often I can update. But it's been rolling around in my head and I had to get it out lol.*

Lost and Found

This is my first John and Marlena Fanfiction! I hope you enjoy it. While I mainly write about Strummer, I decided to try to write about my favorite DOOL couple! This story picks up when John finds Marlena at the "new" Maison Blanche. I am hoping to fill in some holes we all wished had been filled. I hope you enjoy it!

Just One Night

Set in Season 7. What happens when our two favorite detectives play with fire and start thinking about what it would be like to be intimate for just one night? Olivia is single and Elliot is separated. They are attracted to each other and want to get it out of their systems once. But is that possible when there is lov...

You Are Safe

Marlena comes home from the hospital after nearly being raped by Stevano.

The Choice

What if Isabella hadn't been pregnant, ultimately leading the man we came to know as John Black choosing Marlena. This leaves Marlena with a very difficult choice. It will be the biggest decision of her life.

Ersatz

A collection of Jarlena scenes, rewritten the way they should have played out. Each scene is separate and they are not interconnected.

What If...

What if John and Marlena could do it all over again? Please enjoy one of several spins on a new beginning and a series of adventures with daytimes most adored Super Couple.

Love Me

A rewrite of the Secret Room with several twists and turns...

Love Isn't Complicated

A month after Roman's return Marlena realizes that everyone is unhappy. Roman wants their life to be the one he left behind seven years ago. John feels like everything he loved is lost, and Marlena is in love with the man who is not her husband, but once was.

Alone

What is Isabella never existed and John was left alone in Mexico assuming Marlena had chosen Roman? Would Marlena show her true colors? And would Romans faults come to light?

After Maison Blanche

A Maison Blanche canon divergence. After being emotionally, and physically tortured at the hands of Stefano DiMera, John and Marlena finally get free. Do they continue to live the lives people expect of them, or do they finally take what they want in life? Each other.

Hiraeth

What if the affair, was really an affair? An emotionally messy, full of angst, and guilt, affair. John and Marlena can't seem to stay away from each other, no matter how many times they say it's over.

Chrysalis

John left Salem in 1993, and two years later Stefano has drawn him back in, by kidnapping Marlena. John, Marlena, and Roman are pulled in as Pawn's in one last game plotted out by Stefano DiMera's diabolical mind. What happens when past lovers reconnect, and the real truth behind Stefano's hatred for the Brady's comes...

Whisper My Name

Roman Brady has barely been back in Salem two months, when he abandons his family because of a threat from organized crime boss Raffi Torres. Marlena and her children are left vulnerable when Raffi decides to go after them instead. John takes Marlena, Eric, Sami, and Carrie on the run, determined to protect the family...