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)
The Prodigal (by Susan G)
Summary: Joe runs from the law to avoid facing a lynch mob after he is accused of murdering a woman.
Rating: T (19,840 words)
Prisoner (by Susan G)
Summary: Accused of murder, the family appeals the conviction and sets out to prove Joe’s innocence.
Rating: T (52,510 words)
Sweeter than Wine (by Susan G)
Summary: A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do, when it comes to affairs of the heart.
Rating: T (1,360 words)
Sweet Annie (by Susan G)
Summary: It’s all about friendship.
Rating: T (10,050 words)
Survival (by Susan G)
Summary: Joe and others are taken captive by a band of Indians, what does it take to survive?
Rating: T+ (27,600 words)
Spanish Gold (by Susan G)
Summary: Just wait until Pa finds out Joe gave up his seat on the stage to a pretty girl, and then is left stranded in the deserts by a band of Apache teens.
Rating: T (25,225 words)