Author: SusanG
The Bonanza universe lost an ardent fan when Susan Grote passed away unexpectedly on March 2, 2017. The news caught her family, friends, and fellow writers and readers by surprise as she had not been ill.
Susan was a fierce supporter of Bonanza fan fiction, helping many to take their first literary steps. She never failed to offer support and encouragement to all writers, regardless of fandom.
Her family has graciously granted Brand permission to post her stories in our Library so that readers may continue to enjoy them.
Lost Son (by Susan G)
Summary: It’s never easy being the youngest of the family.
Rating: T (30,750 words)
Lost Son Series, links to stories within the series are included.
The Visitor (by Susan G)
Summary: A stranger repays more than the value of the original good deed.
Word Count: 3900 Rated: T
Second Chances (by Susan G)
Summary: A WHN for the episode, Second Chance.
Rating: T (14,400 words)
The House on Watson’s Hill (by Susan G)
Summary: Strange things abound when the family takes shelter in an abandoned Victorian era house, but is it really abandoned?
Word Count: 8100 Rated: T
Bushwhacked – The Missing Scenes (by Susan G)
Summary: A WHN for the episode, Bushwhacked.
Rating: T (6,975 words)
The Long Ride To Home (by Susan G)
Summary: A simple hunting excursion turns deadly.
Word Count: 10,000 Rated: T
The Gold Wagon (by Susan G)
Summary: A group of army deserters lay siege to the Ponderosa, waiting for the boys to return home with a very large payroll.
Word Count: 11,500 Rated: T
The Dead Hole (by Susan G)
Summary: The Dutchman mine had long been boarded over, but finding some of their cattle within is only the beginning of their troubles.
Word Count: 5200 Rated: T
A Long Way to Home (by Susan G)
Summary: Returning home from running a simple errand for Pa takes a dangerous detour when the stage only runs once a week, and the passengers on this one are a marshal with a prison who says no other tickets are to be sold.
Rating: T (17,215 words)
Timber Camp (by Susan G)
Summary: A trip to the lumber camp to relay a message takes an ominous turn for Joe.
Word Count: 9200 Rated: T
The Ghost Chief (by Susan G)
Summary: Legends, myths, and tall tales collide in the days leading up to Halloween, but is there more to it than meets the eyes?
Word Count: 6700 Rated: T
The Fastest Gun (by Susan G)
Summary: Living life through his son, a father seeks revenge after refusing to accept that his son, who forced the confrontation, was outdrawn and killed.
Word Count: 7750 Rated: T
The Abduction (by Susan G)
Summary: While working on the Ponderosa, Little Joe is kidnapped.
Word Count: 5700 Rated: T
To Be or Not to Be (by Susan G)
Summary: A traveling medicine show arrives in Virginia City.
Word Count: 38,000 Rated: T
Promises to Keep (by Susan G)
Summary: Rustler strike the ranches around Virginia City, leaving one family grieving and a second worried they too might lose a loved one.
Rating: T (25,550 words)
