408‘tis the damn season » by Writer Formerly Known as FM
Steph returns home for the holidays after a year away. She discovers some things can't be resolved with just time and distance. It all leads back to him and her hometown, you can run but only so far. Loosely inspired by the song of the same name by Taylor Swift.
Janet Evanovich, M, English, Drama & Romance, chapters: 20, words: 120k+, favs: 57, follows: 96, updated: 12/2 published: 6/24, Ranger M., Stephanie P.
128 Midnight Rescue » by lulupickles
I wrote a song, which I haven't done in a over a year. Without having my daughter's electric keyboard, I can't harmonize the music. I could record several renditions by playing my flute and merging them in a program, but it's easier to hear the mistakes on the keyboard. The lyrics to Midnight Rescue is mine. I modified them slightly to fit my story.
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Romance, chapters: 9, words: 23k+, favs: 17, follows: 27, updated: 12/1 published: 9/14, [Ranger M., Stephanie P.]
365In Another Life » by snapesgirl21
Six months after Stephanie's death, Ranger is given an unimaginable opportunity to live his life over from an unknown point. He takes the opportunity with the hope of saving Stephanie. But he also seizes the chance to help people where he couldn't and to avoid making the same mistakes from his previous life. But even seemingly small changes to time can alter destiny. AU. Canon come
Janet Evanovich, M, English, Drama & Romance, chapters: 21, words: 152k+, favs: 57, follows: 95, updated: 11/28 published: 3/17, [Ranger M., OC] Stephanie P.
54 Operation No Joe by Peritales
A wild ride of hamster-powered sabotage that'll leave you rooting for Stephanie to follow her instincts—or maybe just Rex's squeaks.
Janet Evanovich, K+, English, Romance & Humor, words: 2k+, favs: 23, follows: 23, 11/21, Ranger M., Joe M., Stephanie P.
142 The Path Not Chosen » by FakeSmileandDeadEyes
Stephanie agreed to marry Ranger. Then Morelli arrives home from Miami and tells Steph he wants to marry her, too. Now, she has two proposals and no idea what to do. An alternate ending to Dirty Thirty (and an alternate version of a rumoured Thirty-One (Now or Never) storyline). if you know me, you know this story is not a Cupcake HEA.
Janet Evanovich, T, English, chapters: 9, words: 7k+, favs: 26, follows: 37, updated: 11/11 published: 10/28, [Ranger M., Stephanie P.] Joe M., Diesel
24 Mission Statement by LilyGhost
Ranger and Stephanie are regulars to Miami for reasons besides catching up with Julie. A Ranger POV story.
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Romance & Friendship, words: 2k+, favs: 11, follows: 10, 11/11, Ranger M., Stephanie P.
43The Story of Us » by MoSRhyo
Life has a way of making you take back some of the things you say or at least making you regret that you opened your big fat mouth to say certain things. Established Steph/Ranger. (These are more a series of short(er) vignettes than actual stories. They do take place sequentially and they do, sort of, tell an overall story. There are more, but no set posting schedule.)
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Romance & Family, chapters: 2, words: 7k+, favs: 17, follows: 32, updated: 11/10 published: 10/21, [Ranger M., Stephanie P.]
35 You Were Never Mine by MoSRhyo
A reunion a few years down the line. Joe reflecting about love and loss. Semi song-fic, set to "You Were Never Mine" by Janiva Magness.
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Angst & Romance, words: 5k+, favs: 23, follows: 14, 11/5, [Ranger M., Stephanie P.] Joe M.
31 Signs of Chaos and Spirits by sonomom
Working on Halloween is never fun especially when it's your favorite holiday. Working without backup from Ranger could be downright scary, but fortunately the merry men will have Stephanie's back. Even though Ranger has other committments he might be keeping an eye on her from a distance. One thing is certain, the night will end in a way neither one of them saw coming.
Janet Evanovich, K, English, Romance & Supernatural, words: 8k+, favs: 17, follows: 12, 10/31, Ranger M., Stephanie P.
23Ranger's story Carlos becoming Ranger » by Plum Epic
Ranger's story sequel-Weddings-BOOT CAMP-and RACHEL. Transition from younger Carlos character having lived through a traumatic event moving on to become the warrior character from the books-some characters introduced Ranger's story, family and friends from there and some known characters. Lester, Bobby, Jean Ellen, Ram
Janet Evanovich, K+, English, Adventure & Humor, chapters: 7, words: 11k+, favs: 3, follows: 12, updated: 10/30 published: 6/11, Ranger M., Tank, Lester, OC
328Fight For Me » by Robot Zombie Pineapples
Why, when you see boys fight does it look so horrible, yet feel so right? Steph has never met anyone like the new kid in school, but she knows right away that she would go to the ends of the earth for him. And in turn he'll do anything to free her of the Burg's shackles. AU starting in highs school but moving through to adulthood. Not friendly to Morelli or Helen. Eventual Babe HEA
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Drama & Angst, chapters: 17, words: 62k+, favs: 78, follows: 147, updated: 10/24 published: 5/9/2021, [Ranger M., Stephanie P.] Joe M.
54Plum Moments » by Roscommon
A series of short "half shots" (with a hat-tip to sonomom for that lovely genre name). Each one is a stand-alone, flash fiction piece based on a prompt. Stories will be added whenever they're written.
Janet Evanovich, K+, English, chapters: 3, words: 2k+, favs: 12, follows: 24, updated: 10/22 published: 1/18/2023, Ranger M., Joe M., Stephanie P.
151A Way Out » by LilyGhost
Stephanie works around arresting her skip and enlists a sure-fire way of helping her instead.
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Romance, chapters: 7, words: 20k+, favs: 38, follows: 67, updated: 10/18 published: 8/17/2021, Ranger M., Stephanie P.
363Problematic » by MMBabefanmmm
Stephanie reflects on her life, the people in it, and her work ethic. Decision time. Time to make some changes. It's time to ditch the problematic aspects of her life, and there are quite a few. Who and what are causing these problematic issues? AU Drama. A SONG FIC inspiration: Lose Control by Teddy Swims. But the Muse took a different tangent.
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Drama, chapters: 16, words: 55k+, favs: 38, follows: 66, updated: 10/12 published: 6/9, Ranger M., Stephanie P., Merry Man
159Fall Finds » by LilyGhost
After abandoning a walk, Stephanie returns home with more than she bargained for.
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Romance & Friendship, chapters: 5, words: 20k+, favs: 84, follows: 101, updated: 10/11 published: 9/10/2019, Ranger M., Stephanie P.
148What Happened to Stephanie? » by xoc13
While delivering an FTA, Ranger has an out of character interaction with Stephanie at the TPD of all places, leading him to believe that something's the matter.
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Romance & Friendship, chapters: 5, words: 11k+, favs: 52, follows: 81, updated: 10/4 published: 1/25, Ranger M., Stephanie P.
236Paving The Way » by LilyGhost
Finished with a capture that went as planned, Stephanie and Tank's afternoon faces a brief roadblock. A Tank POV story.
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Friendship & Romance, chapters: 7, words: 31k+, favs: 106, follows: 110, updated: 10/4 published: 1/28/2020, Ranger M., Stephanie P., Tank
39 The Ambush by ShellSueD
Three of Ranger's men are severely injured on a job gone wrong, but the tragedy just might be the catalyst for something good.
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Drama, words: 3k+, favs: 26, follows: 19, 9/29, Ranger M., Stephanie P.
130A Brave New World » by ShellSueD
An unfortunate series of events forces Stephanie into a whole new world.
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Romance, chapters: 5, words: 16k+, favs: 31, follows: 57, updated: 9/24 published: 8/25, Ranger M., Stephanie P.
41 I Got It » by xoc13
As the seasons change, with creepy time on the horizon, Stephanie has to confront yet another crazy from where she least expected it from.
Janet Evanovich, T, English, Crime & Romance, chapters: 2, words: 3k+, favs: 10, follows: 19, updated: 9/23 published: 9/20, Ranger M., Stephanie P.