Come Hell or High Water (by pbeaking)
Summary: This story highlights what happens when you have a friendly game between three brothers, two not so bright criminals, a heaping amount of missing chicken, and a desire to use word association to your best advantage.
Rating: K+ WC 11,800
Be Ready for the Thunder (by pbeaking)
Summary: Adam and Ben find themselves caught in a storm… a storm that brings back a childhood memory for Adam that they both reflect on and recreate in their minds. Ben certainly left a lasting impression on his boys.
Rating: K+ 1500
All But Once Sense (by pbeaking)
Summary: Joe is coming of age and is becoming quite the ladies man. This is just a short story of how Adam and Hoss tamed the wild beast within, but knowing Joe, it certainly won’t be for long.
Rating: K+ 1700
A Penny Saved, A Lesson Learned (by pbeaking)
Summary: I’ve written several prequels, but this is my first adult Cartwright story. Joe and Hoss have a falling out and Hoss is deeply hurt by Joe’s actions. Will Joe be able to make things right again? Originally posted on Bonanza World
Rating: K+ 6700
Squad 51 On the Ponderosa (by Rider)
Summary: Bonanza & Emergency! Crossover
Paramedic Firefighters John Gage & Roy DeSoto from Station 51 in LA wind up on the Ponderosa, along with Dr. Kelly Brackett, Dr. Joe Early, & Nurse Dixie McCall of Rampart General.
Rated: K+ (6,670 words)
Forever – The Love of My Life – #3 (by Rider)
Summary: Joe and Alice think about their relationship on the eve of their wedding.
Rated: K+ (990 words)
Forever Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Forever – I Would Do Anything For Love – #2 (by Rider)
Summary: As the birth of Alice and Joe’s first child approaches, things take a turn for the worst. Part II in “Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cartwright” Forever WHI series.
Rated: K+ (2,230 words)
Forever Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Forever (by Rider)
Summary: Part one of my WHI “Forever” series “Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cartwright” Joe meets and marries Alice Harper.
Rated: K+ (2,020 words)
Forever Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
To Save a Life (by Rider)
Summary: A Little House on the Prairie Fic. While visiting his brother and sister, Charles is severley beaten. WHI for “Journey in the Spring”
Rated: K+ (2,490 words)
August Moon (by Rider)
Summary: Little Joe Cartwright celebrates his 21st birthday with his family on the Ponderosa Ranch.
Rated: K+ (830 words)
Waiting to Sleep (by mamse5)
Summary: Ben isn’t really a worrier. Then again, who knows what a parent thinks about, when beloved sons haven’t returned after a Friday night dance.
Rated: K+ WC 2000
Wild Justice (by Ponderosa Cartwrights)
Summary: All is quiet on the Ponderosa, until two strangers show up. Now, things start to twist and turn. Join in as Little Joe & Hoss, along with Ben & Adam, try and figure out how to get themselves out of yet another jam.
Rated: T (33,685 Words)
One Step Closer #5 – From Two to Three a Family (by MissJudy)
Summary: Adam and his wife, Melinda, are living in England, and getting ready to welcome their first child. After a fall on the stairs, Adam must face the fear of losing his wife and child, and he comes to terms with his own lingering grief over his mother’s death. We also see the family back on the Ponderosa waiting impatiently for the arrival of a new Cartwright. The story returns the young parents to the states where a number of surprises await – including a visit from some Nevadans, and one old foe who leaves them reeling.
Rated: T WC 45,000
One Step Closer Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Half-Brothers, Half-Truths: Whole Hearts (by MissJudy)
Summary: Adam has been home home from school for a short time when he witnesses 11 year-old Joe “stealing” from a store in town. After finding out that his brother had been pressured into doing this by two brothers who are new to the area, he tries to help. His assistance is met by Joe’s anger, resentment, and profession that Adam means nothing to him anymore. Adam still promises that he will protect Joe from these boys…or die trying. His words prove prophetic.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 21,463
One Step Closer #4 – In Search of Safety (by MissJudy)
Summary: Following a harrowing experience in Boston, Adam and his new wife head west to the Ponderosa for a visit, hoping to relax where they feel safe. Unfortunately Little Joe is not happy with their presence. Hoss helps sort things out between his brothers, but when one problem is solved, the Cartwrights “welcome” two more unexpected visitors. A misguided act by one of these guests brings near tragedy. This is a story of new lessons learned while old feelings are dealt with. It ends with Melinda and Adam in London, still wondering whether they can ever escape the trouble that seems to shadow them.
Rated: T WC 36,000
One Step Closer Series, links to all the stories within the series included.