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Ersatz by MsGoldie76
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A collection of Jarlena scenes, rewritten the way they should have played out. Each scene is separate and they are not interconnected.
Touch Taste Feel by RighteousQuery
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What happened in Lugano, Switzerland when Salem's favorite couple, John and Marlena left in 2008? Touch Taste Feel is a true love story chronicling John's fight to returning to the man that he use to be with the love of his life at his side.
John and Marlena: The Divorce by Strawbberrry1
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A collection of fics that take place during John and Marlena's divorce in 2014.
Divorce Series by Chapk021
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These stories are all one-offs. They are not meant to tie together. These explore the divorce and post-divorce storylines.
Hiraeth by MsGoldie76
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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.
Echo of Almost by pichabc
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A love too powerful for the spotlight. A goodbye she never wanted to say. Echo of Almost is a sweeping story of first takes and final cuts, of two actors who played lovers for decades - and spent a lifetime pretending it wasn't real. Delilah Hayes was never meant to fall in love with her co-star. But from the moment Dylan stepped onto the soundstage of THE OATH, something shifted. Their characters, Mara and Jonathan, burned up the screen-but it was what happened between takes that changed everything. What began as late-night rehearsals and secret glances spiraled into the kind of love that redefines a life. But when Dylan's past catches up with him, Delilah is the one who makes the impossible choice. She lets him go-not because she stops loving him, but because she believes she can't give him, what he now needs. Now, years later, Dylan is gone. The world knows him as a television icon, half of a legendary onscreen pairing. But only Delilah knows the truth of what they shared. As Delilah opens the letter he left behind, she's pulled back into the fire of their beginnings - the auditions and the stolen weekends, the passion and the silences, the final scene that was never just a scene. And in remembering him, she is forced to confront not just the love they lived, but the choices they never stopped making. Echo of Almost is the story of a once-in-a-lifetime connection tested by timing, sacrifice, and love too deep to ever really fade. It's about the moments we carry, the truths we bury, and the souls we never stop searching for-even when goodbye is the only word left to say. ------- (if you are a J&M fan read it with them in mind) Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
The Affair by CaiteaKay
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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 (:
Serendipity by MsGoldie76
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Marlena's life has been in a slow downward spiral ever since her husband Roman came back into her life six years ago. Struggling to be the perfect wife and the perfect mother is slowly killing her. Just when she felt like she was drowning a stranger walks into her life and changes everything.
Thanks For All Your Help by Chapk021
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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!
Walk Me Home by RachieQ
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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...