Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? or The Art of Love and War (by faust)
Adam embarks on an adventure his family had not expected him to — although maybe they should have. And now they all have to watch helplessly as their once peaceful world shatters around them. Part of the series, but can definitely read as a stand-alone.
74,600 words, rated T
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Rumor Has It… (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: What happens when Adam and Joe have time to kill until the stage arrives?
Rating: K+ (1,030 words)
Chasing Time (by freyakendra)
Summary: Joe is forced to accept that sometimes a man’s fate is out of his hands. But sitting back and waiting for God to do what He would didn’t have to mean giving up hope.
Rated: K+ Word Count: 2,600
The Message (by DJK)
Summary: In London, Adam receives a message from Hoss that will change his view of many things. This story was written in answer to the Michael Landon Birthday Challenge.
Rated: T Word count: 1444
The “Polluter Pays” Principle (by Sibylle)
Summary: If you would like to know why Adam always wears black you must look at an incident that seriously affected not only him but the whole family.
Rated: K+ WC 2100
Cartwright Identity Crisis (by ChristyG)
Summary: Is Adam really facing the prospect of an arranged marriage?
Rating: K+ (5,270 words)
Life’s Lessons (by ChristyG)
Summary: Just how much trouble will they be in, when Pa learns what he did? Sometimes the end doesn’t justify the means.
Rating: K (11,080 words)
Adam and Ruth – #1 – The Beginning (by Bonanzaluver)
Summary: This is the first story in what will be my “Adam and Ruth”series based on the episodes “The Savage” and “Truckee Strip”. Some time after they are separated by the Shoshones, Adam decides to go after Ruth and bring her home. What happens next will be the beginning of the long road of their love. Meanwhile, Joe and Amy are fighting for a happy ending of their own.
Rated: K+ (13,290 words)
Adam and Ruth Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Farewell (by BnzaGal)
Summary: Every Adam’s Girl nightmare… Adam is leaving the Ponderosa.
Rated: K (1,100 words)
Pandora’s Sisters (by freyakendra)
The unexpected arrival of a mysterious group of women complicates—and threatens—Cartwright lives, turning the Ponderosa into a decisive battleground.
Rated: T (61,600 words)
Dearly Beloved (by Krystyna)
Summary: When Adam fails to return after appearing as a witness at a trial in S.F Ben fears the worse. After a frantic search the anxious father’s concerns appear to be worse than even he imagined.
Rated: T (23,235 words)
He Had a Bad Day (by freyakendra)
Summary: No bad day could ever compare to Joe’s bad day. Next time you have a bad day, read this and suddenly it won’t seem so bad after all! 😉
Rated: K+ WC 6400
Conflict (by pbeaking)
Summary: This was written for the Chaps & Spurs Literary Challenge in April. Adam and Joe fight and Ben steps in to help.
Rating: K+ 800
The Inheritance (by ChristyG)
Summary: After learning the contents of his father’s will, Hoss’ behavior changes radically.
Rating: K (3,313 words)
Mark Of The Beast (by Inca / aka Tye)
A lonely young woman in need of a husband; two brothers caught in a trap. One finds love, and the other that the tree of self-knowledge bears costly fruit.
NB: Contains scenes of a sexually explicit nature.
Rated: MA WC 25,000