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A story of finding courage to beat impossible odds. All three brothers will have a chance at romance and to find happiness for a lifetime.
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08 Jan 2026
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This is another look at Victoria's acceptance of Heath. Eugene Barkley, the youngest son of Tom and Victoria, does exist, but is not present for the entire story. This story is alternate universe and contains elements of the supernatural.
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A look at how a decision Victoria made in the past affects the future of the Barkleys
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08 Jan 2026
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Heath's thoughts as he rides back into town after visiting Matt Carson's daughter in "Night of the Executioner".
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08 Jan 2026
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A one-shot where Nick and Heath are on a trip and have an argument. What follows when they arrive in a town, and Heath is attacked will change their relationship forever.
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08 Jan 2026
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Victoria Barkley has lost everything. Returning from a visit with her sister, she comes home to a burned out ranch, slaughtered herd, dead husband, and four dead children. At least that's what she thinks. Ten years later, when a newspaper article detailing a Union soldier's heroism is read, Victoria finds out that she may have been wrong all along. Can she, with the help of a mysterious blonde stranger, find her children and put her shattered family back together, or is it all for naught?
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The Barkleys will never be the same.
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08 Jan 2026
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Heath-centric one-shot that wouldn't leave me alone.
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08 Jan 2026
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Really don't want to give away too much in the summary. Heath Morgan Barkley has worked in the mines, in the livery, the army, and too many ranches to count. Now he must learn to trust and adjust to his new family.
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Baltimore again, but things are very different this time... Tony works on a case when he meets Jethro, who is grieving over a recent loss.
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- Part 12 of ⚓ NCIS
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08 Jan 2026
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He's not getting any younger, and he's done waiting for the other shoe to drop. He's done. Anthony D. DiNozzo Jr. has left the building. And he's not coming back.
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- Part 11 of ⚓ NCIS
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08 Jan 2026
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He hadn't been thinking too clearly. It was so painfully ironic, and he knew if his team would ever find out, they would never forget or let him forget. And yet it gave him the greatest gift a man could ever be given. Through it all, he finds happiness and healing. And then he's crushed.
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- Part 9 of ⚓ NCIS
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08 Jan 2026
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Tony takes the Rota promotion. After years of no contact with his old team, he finally returns. Much to everyone's shock, he's the new Director. How on earth did that happen..?
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- Part 6 of ⚓ NCIS
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08 Jan 2026
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When Tony finds a young girl on the street, he decides to help her find her parents. And why does she trust him so easily?
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- Part 3 of ⚓ NCIS
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08 Jan 2026
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Years later, after his girls were killed, Gibbs finds a letter. Shannon kept a huge secret from him...
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- Part 4 of ⚓ NCIS
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08 Jan 2026
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Tony has finally joined the NCIS and is now Special Agent DiNozzo. There are still many bumps on the way, tempers fly and people come and go. New and old. And there is no present without past. No one said it was going to be easy.
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He was used to hiding himself. Ghost games, that's what he had started calling it as a kid. He had been hiding too many secrets and was unwilling to share the burden with anyone. Then a case in Baltimore brought new people into his life. Soon he found himself questioning everything. Was it finally time to stop playing the games?
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Alternate universe and "how they met" series.- Words:
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What if his whole life with Gibbs had been nothing but a dream? After he finally had enough of the team and NCIS, Tony wakes up in a hospital bed and finds out he's been in a coma for a while and everything was just a dream. But then he bumps into one grumpy old NCIS Marine. Is this a second chance, or will he run away this time?
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- Part 1 of ⚓ NCIS
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