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.
Ghost Town (by Susan G)
Summary: It’s Joe’s turn to make the trip to Hawthorne, as Ben continues to repay a twenty-year old debt. Unknowingly, Joe encounters more than he bargained on.
Rating: T (26,240 words)
Deluge (by Susan G)
Summary: Fighting against Mother Nature, all it had to do was stop raining and they could go home.
Rating: T (2,535 words)
Blizzard (by Susan G)
Summary: A hunting expedition leads to a fight for life with Mother Nature.
Rating: T (18,820 words)
Black Stallion (by Susan G)
Summary: Pa’s away, leaving the boys in charge of….what else? Trouble.
Rating: T (36,380 words)
Between Heaven and Earth: The Aftermath (by Susan G)
Summary: A WHN for the episode, Between Heaven and Earth.
Rating: T (5,480 words)
After the Last Viking (by Susan G)
Summary: A WHN for the episode “The Last Viking”
Rating: T (13 730 words)
Lady in Blue (by Susan G)
Summary: Taking an alternate route home with a wagon full of grain places Joe’s life in danger. While waiting to be rescued he encounters a lovely lady.
Rating: T (5,100 words)
Legacy from New Orleans (by Susan G)
Summary: There’s more than meets the eye when a man named Charles Dumont and his ward appear at the Ponderosa.
Rating: T (29,550 words)
Hero (by Susan G)
Summary: Living up to the responsibility of being a Cartwright, places Joe’s life in jeopardy, more than once.
Rating: T (22,430 words)
Dead Man’s Canyon (by Susan G)
Summary: With Army money in their saddlebags, looking for a faster way home leads Ben and the boys to Dead Man’s Canyon.
Rating: T (13, 560 words)
One Night in Bear River (by Susan G)
Summary: Having delivered the herd, the Cartwrights were only planning to spend one night in town before heading home.
Rating: T (6,960 words)
Night Stalker (by Susan G)
Summary: Tragedy strikes on the Ponderosa leaving Joe brutally attacked and his date dead.
Rating: T (25,215 words)
Luck of the Day (by Susan G)
Summary: It’s a bad day to run a bank errand for Pa.
Rating: T (12,650 words)
I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen (by Susan G)
Summary: Traveling alone late at night, Joe encounters a young girl lost.
Rating: T (4,830 words)
Desperate Ride (by Susan G)
Summary: Overhearing news of a planned massacre at a Treaty Signing, Joe sets out on an impossible ride in order to save countless lives of Indians, soldiers, settlers, and importantly, Ben Cartwright.
Rating: T (5,200 words)
