Author: Preserving Their Legacy Author
A Pair of Black Eyes (by JRosemary)
Summary: Little Joe falls hard for a black-eyed beauty–but his crush turns to contempt as he becomes ensnared in her schemes.
Rating: PG-13 (5,450 words)
A Hogshead of Whiskey (by JRosemary)
Summary: Whiskey loosens Adam’s tongue one night and he opens up to Little Joe, giving us a glimpse into Adam’s uneven relationship with Marie.
Rating and Reader Alerts: PG-13 (mature themes, serial) / Words: 4,535
An Arabic Tale (by AMG)
Synopsis : Sheikhs, Arabs, and Cartwrights in the middle of it all
Rating and Reader’s Alerts : PG; alerts depend on how vivid your imagination is
Words: 8,830
Strength (by AMG)
Summary: Due to his weight, Hoss hurts Adam accidentally in a cart accident (pun not intended) and for the first time feels extremely bad about his own size. The family is trying to help.
Rating and Reader Alerts: PG, descriptions of pain
Words: 5,500
Memories and Miracles – A Christmas Story (by Larkspur)
Summary – A young Cartwright family finds that Christmas can be a time of comforting memories, new beginnings and miracles, when you least expect them.
Rating: PG
Words: 106,150
Snow, Falling Softly (by Adah)
Synopsis: Hoss communes with Nature while thinking about the unique characteristics of each member of his family and their ties to the land.
Rating: G
Words: 1,200
To Remember Always – by Lynnette
Synopsis: Joe returns home late from a trip and finds that Ben, realizing Joe was going to be late, has sent Hoss to Pineville in place of him. All seems well until Ben and Joe receive a telegraph from Pineville informing them of an unfortunate shootout resulting in Hoss’s death. As Ben needs time too himself to grieve, it is up to his youngest son to pick up the responsibilities around the ranch and push aside his own feelings to allow his father this time. Moving from one responsibility to the next keeps Joe from thinking about the tremendous loss he feels until a couple of days later when he comes across a letter in his father’s desk addressed to him………from his brother, Hoss.
Rating: Teen Word Count: 8,100
Black Shadow (by EileenK)
Summary: An attempted murder and a trial are the settings for a “Who Done It” mystery.
Rating and Reader Alerts: G
Words: 20,300
Confronting the Past (by Katie)
Summary: When you least expect it, the past is right in front of you.
Rating: T (2,035 words)
Revenge Leaves its Scars (by Katie)
Summary: A trip down memory lane as Adam writes his memoirs.
Rating: T (1,265 words)
The Savage (WHN) (by Katie)
Summary: An alternate ending to the episode, The Savage
Rating: Teen (775 Words)
The Easy Way (by Katie)
Summary: A story of revenge
Rating: Teens ( 4,305 words)
Hoss’ Meditation (by Katie)
Summary: I think we underestimated Hoss Cartwright
Rating: G (690 words)
A Neighborly Act – by VRON
Summary: When a widow moves to a small spread near Virginia City, Adam tries to be neighbourly. Meanwhile, Doctor Martin is trying to solve a medical problem.
Rating: PG Word Count: 29500
Always & Forever #2 – Lessons Learned (by SandyW)
Synopsis: Sequel to “Always and Forever,” almost a year since the adoption and both Adam and Peggy have some things to learn about being a family.
Rating: G (16,165 words)
