Author: JC
Something About Amy (by JC)
Summary: Tennyson said, “It’s better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.” What would Joe Cartwright say? (WHI/WHN for The Truckee Strip and part of the Ties That Bind AU series)
Rating K+ (1782 words)
Ties That Bind Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Ties That Bind (by JC)
Summary: An exploration of perhaps the most controversial subject in Bonanza fanfiction — what if Ben and Marie also had a daughter? But this is not a story about a Cartwright sister. Though viewed through a different lens, it’s a story about a family we all know and love, whose relationships are tested and reaffirmed in the face of the inevitable.
Rating: K+ (27,784 words)
Ties That Bind Series, links to stories within the series are included.
More Than a Memory (by JC)
Summary: Adam re-assesses his life in the aftermath of his broken engagement to Laura Dayton. (WHB and WHN for “Triangle”, written for the 2017 Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament)
Rating: T Word Count: 4,221
More than a Memory Series, links to all stories included within.
The Best Little Bed and Breakfast in Nevada (by JC)
Summary: The Cartwrights entertain house guests. Again. Joe has a better idea.
Rating: K++, or maybe T- (4592 words)
Cartwrights Forever (by JC)
Summary: A tribute in rhyme for everyone who loves the Cartwrights, especially those who love to write about them.
Rating: G (560 words)
Pride Before A Fall (by JC)
Summary: A poem about what can happen when a man’s pride gets in the way of love. If the subject is a Cartwright, it’s bound to be Adam.
Rating: T (400 words)
Prelude (by JC)
Summary: Adam Cartwright is taking the long road home, but sometimes life takes a man in a direction he never intended to go.
Rating: T (1683 words)
A Piece of Cake (by JC)
Summary: How hard can it be, taking care of two little boys for one day? That’s what Joe thinks…. (Part of the Ties That Bind AU series)
Rating: K (1661 words)
Ties That Bind Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Stranger in the Night (by JC)
Summary: A Bonanza Gothic poem written for the 2017 “Once Upon A Midnight Dreary” challenge honoring the birthday of Edgar Allen Poe.
Rating: K+ (251 words)
What the Heart Knows — aka The Guardian (by JC)
Summary: A fateful encounter at the river leads to a revelation for Adam Cartwright.
Rating: T (3,471 words)
Night Trilogy (by JC)
Summary: Strange things are afoot on the Ponderosa in these three after-dark comic vignettes featuring your favorite brothers.
Rating: K (1,040 words)
Shirtless Joe (by JC)
Summary: One man’s “Field of Dreams” is another woman’s fantasy.
Rating: PG (1,010 words)
Beginning Again (by JC)
Summary: Ben Cartwright has twice known love and loss. Will the third time be the charm?
Rating: T (1,044 words)
A Day in the Life – A Bonanza of a Tale (by JC)
Summary: It’s 1860-something, a typical day for the Cartwright brothers, on the trail of a confidence man who suckered them during their Pa’s absence. Bonanza aficionados will find 104 episode titles embedded in the story.
Rating: T (2,615 words)
A Pearl Without Price (by JC)
Summary: Adam Cartwright knows well there are some things in this world that money can’t buy, and other things are priceless. (Part of the Ties That Bind AU series)
Rating: K+ (1,425 words)
Ties That Bind Series, links to stories within the series are included.