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RR -- Jane's Favorite Things

  • Oct. 20th, 2008 at 9:12 AM

It's my birthday!  (Well, it was last Wednesday, at any rate.)  I've decided to celebrate by asking ya'll to rec some of my favorite things.  Here's a list:P

Harlequin, Marriage of Convenience, Amnesia, and/or Bonding fic: I recently read a Harlequin book for the first time in years, and I was surprised by the fact that I, well, hated it.  Yet I still love fanfic Harlequin.  I think the difference is that most romance novels (even these days) feature a nominally independent woman who is really desperate and lonely and can't seem to cope with life without a man.  (Look, there's one!  Grab him before he gets away!)  Fanfic Harlequin, on the other hand, usually features two (often male;) characters who are both getting something out of the situation and who have equal, if different, strengths and weaknesses.  Yum.

Small Fandoms: I love a whole slew of small fandoms and I'm always looking for more.  I'll be doubly grateful for Tin Man (Cain/Glitch) and 3:10 to Yuma (Ben/Dan) fic.  Yuma has been especially difficult for me, as every comm and personal LJ devoted to the show seems to be graphics and/or ad heavy, and they tend to crash my browser, so specific links to every single part would be very much appreciated.

New fic and/or fic only found at author's websites: I have most of the archives covered, but these days not everyone (or even the majority) post their fics at said archives, so I'm looking for any stories I might have missed in any of the fandoms I rec in, either because they're really new, they're on small and/or multi-fandom archives, or they're on the author's website.  Note that I pretty much never read multi-chapter stories on LJ (unless the story has been broken up strictly for length, rather than because the author likes post her stories as she writes), and single-file links are always preferable to the same story broken in chapters.

Thanks in advance for being such fabulous folks!

Things to keep in mind:
-Recced stories can be any length, any fandom, and any pairing, as long as they fit the theme
-You don't need to write a review (unless you want to). All that you need to include are title, author, and link to the story (all parts if there are more than one).

That said, have at it!

Today's Topic: Jane's Favorite Things

Previous RR topics can be found here.

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[identity profile] green-grrl.livejournal.com wrote:
Oct. 21st, 2008 07:22 am (UTC)
Here's an HP I don't think you've recced--harlequinesque, but smart and lovely: Amy's And Then There Were Three (http://www.pornbunnyfarm.com/pages/andthentherewerethree.html). Snape initiates an official courting ritual, and everyone is surprised that both Draco and Harry consider his offer seriously. A touch of mpreg at the end.

Amnesia fic--yum!

It doesn't get more fun than Speranza's Chicago's Most Wanted (http://www.trickster.org/speranza/CMWanted.html)--a delightful Due South romp, in which Fraser wakes up without his memory and believes he's a criminal. And becomes the most terrifyingly efficient criminal in Chicago. Hee! Fraser/RayK.

[livejournal.com profile] maisierita's Forget Me Not (http://maisierita.livejournal.com/14509.html) is a fabulous, epic Stargate: Atlantis amnesia!fic, prison!fic and slave!fic rolled into one. Rodney can't remember anything other than that he is a Class Five prisoner. Class Two John is assigned to him as a servant.

Marriage!fic:

So much good McShep! [livejournal.com profile] mmmchelles Catch-19 (http://community.livejournal.com/mcshep_match/7221.html), [livejournal.com profile] flambeau's Title of the Story (http://www.strangeplaces.net/torch/titlestory.html), [livejournal.com profile] velocitygrass's Rules of Engagement (http://velocitygrass.livejournal.com/62709.html) (must-read! so harlequinesque!).

Smallville (Clex): [livejournal.com profile] justabi's Stocks and Bonds of Holy Matrimony (http://smallville.slashdom.net/archive/41/stocksand.html), Henry Jones Jr's With This Ring (http://www.sabershadowkat.com/smallville/withthisring.html), [livejournal.com profile] kantayra's Still Two Fools (http://community.livejournal.com/kantayra_fic/tag/multi-parters:+two+fools).

Supernatural (Wincest): [livejournal.com profile] lyra_wing's Exact Change (http://lyra-wing.livejournal.com/117308.html) Sam and Dean have to get married--to infiltrate a cult.

Awesome Stargate: Atlantis Harlequin AUs:
Kellifer's The Blade (http://community.livejournal.com/harlequin_sga/22760) John has been trained as a slave, and sold to serve as Blade the son of the Patriarch of the house McKay.
[livejournal.com profile] scribblinlenore's 101 Ways to Get Lucky (In Love) (http://community.livejournal.com/undermistletoe/51353.html) Rodney is a successful CEO, who needs a relationship consultant to find him a wife.
Randomeliza's Playing With Matches (http://elizayabanci.livejournal.com/1066.html) Rodney's family history says he'll go insane if he's not married by 35, so Jeannie insists he go to a matchmaker.

From spn_harlequin (all J2 AUs):
[livejournal.com profile] causeways' Mr. Right Next Door (http://causeways.livejournal.com/68273.html). Jared meets the girl of his dreams on a cruise. He has no idea that she's a drug kingpin, nor that his brand new neighbor is a DEA agent poised to take her down.
[livejournal.com profile] keepaofthecheez's When the Dealin’s Done (http://keepaofthecheez.livejournal.com/422812.html). Jared's on his way to winning another World Series of Poker, when the man who taught him to play before breaking his heart shows up.
[livejournal.com profile] phaballa's Manny and the Beast (http://phaballa.livejournal.com/320785.html). Jensen's a wealthy porn shop magnate. Jared is fine with being the nanny for his children--until Jensen thinks they should get married.
[livejournal.com profile] raina_at's The Billionaire's Bidding (http://raina-at.livejournal.com/283248.html). Jensen's rich, Jared needs money, and Jensen needs for his dad to think he has a boyfriend.

Happy birthday some more! :-D
[identity profile] jane-elliot.livejournal.com wrote:
Oct. 21st, 2008 02:48 pm (UTC)
There are no words for just how awesome you are! Thank you!
[identity profile] green-grrl.livejournal.com wrote:
Oct. 21st, 2008 04:20 pm (UTC)
:-D
[identity profile] meishali.livejournal.com wrote:
Oct. 21st, 2008 06:18 pm (UTC)
Oh, I'm really enjoying Jane's birthday recs. Jane, can we just assume you have two birthdays a year? ;p
[identity profile] jane-elliot.livejournal.com wrote:
Oct. 21st, 2008 06:54 pm (UTC)
I have a sneaking suspicion that you have a birthday as well (hint, hint)

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