Bonanza Brand – Fanfiction Library

Dear Readers…

Posted onApril 1, 2014January 8, 2019AuthorVCLS

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE…

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For those still in the holiday spirit, the stories submitted as part of the 2018 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar are ready for your reading pleasure. Click the Holiday Collections in the right-hand sidebar, then select Advent Calendar – 2018.

~The Librarians

A Rose By Any Other Name (McFair_58)

Posted onJanuary 17, 2019January 17, 2019Authormcfair_584 Comments

Summary: The ending of the pilot has always bothered me. Would Alphaeus Troy and the mine owners really have given up that easily? What if the fight in China town had ended differently and Little Joe never made that dinner date with Lotta Crabtree…?

Rated: PG-13

Word Count: 21,226

Redemption (by Questfan)

Posted onJanuary 17, 2019January 18, 2019AuthorQuestfan4 Comments

Summary: My entry for BoNaNo 2018 as well as the Crossover Challenge. After a chance encounter in his youth, Joe meets up with the man again under trying circumstances.

Rating: T Word Count: 14,309

The Protector (by Sierra Girl)

Posted onJanuary 16, 2019AuthorSierra Girl3 Comments

Summary: After six years away, Adam is on his way home. But events conspire against him to delay his long anticipated return, and he finds himself up to his eyes in a plight that threatens both his life and those around him. With his father and brothers one step behind, will they be able to reach him in time to bring him home to the Ponderosa.

Rated: T (49,558 words)

Polka Dots and Tears (by BettyHT)

Posted onJanuary 16, 2019AuthorBettyHT4 Comments

SUMMARY: Delayed on a trip home from Sacramento to the point that his family searched for him, Adam suddenly appears on the Ponderosa but wounded and wearing clothing clearly not his. Joe is the one to find him but has no answers only questions for the unconscious man. A quest for answers will lead to a variety of trouble for family members.

Rating: T Word Count: 13,797

Convergence (by JC)

Posted onJanuary 14, 2019January 17, 2019AuthorJC212 Comments

Summary: Three years ago Adam left the Ponderosa for parts unknown, and now Ben finally gets the news he has been praying for – his firstborn is coming home. However, an unexpected reunion in Stockton isn’t the only surprise fate has in store for the Cartwrights. (A Bonanza/Big Valley crossover story and sequel to More Than a Memory)

Rating: T 35,257 words

When the Hate is Gone (by AC1830)

Posted onJanuary 1, 2019January 3, 2019AuthorAC183016 Comments

Summary – Written for the 2018 Bonano Challenge on Bonanza Brand. A Missing scene for The Stranger – When Ben rides off with Charles Leduque, heading to New Orleans, how do his sons react after being told not to follow or rescue their father? They are Cartwrights after all.

Rating = K, Word count = 5306

Finding Christmas (by Hart4Ben)

Posted onDecember 19, 2018December 21, 2018AuthorHart4Ben10 Comments

Summary: It’s Christmas and Jamie is reminiscing about his time with the Cartwrights. A challenge piece for Bonanza Trail Riders.

Rating: K WC: 1113

When Opportunity Knocks (by JulieS)

Posted onDecember 14, 2018December 14, 2018AuthorJulieS2 Comments

Summary: Joe is offered the chance to buy a hotel in Virginia City. As he sets about raising the finance he needs to buy it, he discovers that he isn’t the only one answering opportunity’s knock. (17th story in the series)

Rated: PG 6,300 words

The Way Things Are Series

The Way Things Are
History has a Habit
When you Least Expect It
There’s Always Something
The Choices we Make
Looks Can be Deceiving
One Thing or Another
Just One of Those Days
Nothing is What it Seems
You Can’t Keep an Old Lawman Down
Times Like These
The Nature of Life
Unexpected Changes
Out on a Limb
A Time to Decide
The Company We Keep
When Opportunity Knocks

A Ponderosa Christmas . . . Or Maybe Not (by pjb)

Posted onDecember 9, 2018December 10, 2018Authorpjb13 Comments

Summary: Have you ever wondered why we didn’t see more Cartwright Christmas episodes? Turns out, it wasn’t an oversight. . . .

Rating: PG

Word count: 1,500

A Christmas Wish (by puppycuddles)

Posted onDecember 6, 2018December 9, 2018Authorpuppycuddles4 Comments

Summary: Each member of the family is important. The absence of just one or two is greatly felt, especially during the Christmas season. Ben reflects on the changes the year has brought while someone else makes a special request. A prequel story.

Rating: G

Word count: 1,253 words