Ryan Hart loved his wife. He tried to save his marriage. He signed the divorce papers anyway. Now he's back on the ranch, becoming someone he doesn't recognize- and fighting feelings he has no business having. Because Ainsley Hayes is the one person who makes him feel like he's still worth saving. And he'll risk fire, smoke, and his own heart before he lets her become another thing he loses. A slow-burn Nashville love story about second chances, found peace, and the kind of connection that could set everything on fire.

Dr. Indiana "Indie" Miller never believed in fairy tales. How could she? Everything she accomplished was paid for with blood, sweat, and tears. Emancipated at sixteen, she attended medical school while juggling three jobs-and now she's completing her oncology residency. She never allowed herself the hope of being someone's first choice. Until her favorite patient introduces her to her grandson. Teddy Williams is everything she never dared to dream of. He's kind, steady, and completely devoted to her. Two years later, deeply in love and on the verge of an engagement, they're preparing to move across the country for Indie's dream job. Then Nana Ellie passes away. Without the woman who adored Indie there to shield her, Teddy's overbearing family begins crossing boundaries, convinced Indie isn't the right woman for him. But his childhood best friend-and ex-girlfriend-Lily? She's perfect. They grew up together. Their mothers are best friends. To everyone else, it looks like the perfect second-chance love story. But Indie is in the way, and the family does whatever it takes to make sure that she feels unwelcome. As the pressure builds and the disrespect becomes impossible to ignore, Teddy finds himself caught between the family he was raised to put first... and the woman he loves more than anything. He chooses wrong. And he loses Indie. Quickly, he realizes his mistake and discovers just how deep his family machinations go. Will it be too late to prove to Indie that she is his one and only choice? Because Indie Miller is done waiting for a fairy tale. This time, she's going to make one for herself. TROPES: ⚠️ OW drama ⚠️ emotional manipulation ⚠️ GROVEL ⚠️ strong but kind FMC ⚠️ gentle giant MMC ⚠️ no cheating ⚠️ HEA with original couple

[WINNER OF BEST UNFINISHED FANFICTION IN THE MENTALIST FANFICTION AWARDS 2014!!] "Whatever her faults were, Teresa Lisbon was a good person. That's why she'd written those letters, sixteen of them, to be read each year on Lucy's birthday." When a passion-filled night with Patrick Jane leaves her pregnant, Teresa Lisbon is scared that the secret she's harboring could put her daughter in danger. So, despite Jane's best efforts to make her stay, she leaves soon after her daughter, Lucy, is born. She entrusts Jane with the task of reading sixteen letters, on each year, on Lucy's birthday. Will Jane & Lisbon ever reunite? Or will Lucy live with the fact that the only things she has from her mother are sixteen letters?

[WINNER OF BEST ONESHOT IN THE MENTALIST FANFICTION AWARDS 2014!! THANK YOU ALL!!] "Walls didn’t stop him. Patrick Jane was the dynamite that blew them to nothing more than rubble." When Jane and Lisbon are tasked to solve a murder undercover as an engaged couple, Lisbon is anything but enthusiastic but soon it turns into much deeper feelings than just a cover and it becomes more than just playing house...

Lisbon prepares herself for her recently accepted job in Austin. However, when a guy she likes isn't happy about her choice, they end the relationship there. But when she arrives in Texas, Jane's changed, and her new apartment provides a quiet place for them to do as they please...

The CBI team has some very tough cases, but for Jane and Lisbon, it's hard to focus. In a moment of sheer panic, while trapped in Lisbon's car rocks from an avalanche, they kissed. Alright, this isn't the best description ever. If anyone could read the story and think of a better description, it would be much appreciated.

FANFIC - The Mentalist. *I do not own any characters or The Mentalist. I love The Mentalist - just watched it during Covid-19. I'm not a writer. Just passing the time. Feel free to comment, but please be kind. Jane and Lisbon work for the FBI, but all is not well between them. The familiar partnership from the CBI days is gone. Their fragile partnership is threatened when Jane must face up to the damage he's caused Lisbon in the past and his unwillingness to open up to her. This story explores the angle where Jane planned his return home causing major issues with his relationship with Lisbon, a missing link if found between Jane and Lisbon that causes huge doubts with Lisbon and what happens when feelings are left undeclared but acted upon physically.

Patrick and Teresa finally have a perfect family, but Patrick fears he might endanger their lives because Red John is still out there, hunting him. This fear causes Jane to leave his family for six months, but when he returns, things change, and they aren't as safe as he thinks...