Summary: Attacked by rustlers, Candy and Adam have some time to talk as they try to work their way out of their predicament.  Candy talks about the Cartwrights.  

Rating — PG    WC — 1544

Summary: An attempt to give background for “The Paiute War” episode and answer some questions. Why had Young Wolf developed animosity toward Adam? Why did Ring Nose agree to come back with Ben knowing he would be jailed or hanged for what had happened? Why was Wilson so intent on getting revenge on the Paiute and Adam?  

Rating = T  WC = 17,962

Summary: In the Christmas season, Ben sends Adam on a short mission to the Paiute but that errand embroils his son in tragedy.  

rating = T    WC = 6457

Summary: Every leap year, on February 29, traditionally, a woman may ask a man to marry. This is the story of Bessie Sue’s decision to do that and how important family can be. 

Rating — K  WC = 1212

Summary: Adam has been gone and the family has lost touch with him. On the eve of Joe’s wedding, each of them will be thinking about their family.   

Rating = G     WC = 4901

Summary:  Adam has been gone from the Ponderosa for ten years. His family knows little of his life but then Ben decides it’s time for at least a visit. There’s a backstory to explain Adam leaving, and flashbacks to explain his personal life, and then the reunion and the results of that as old grievances are aired and new relationships are forged.

Rating = T    WC = 34,246

Virginia Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  Adam is hurt, Hoss is missing, and Ben faces fraud charges in court. The enemy is quickly identified, but the fight against them is the stuff of nightmares as so much that can go wrong, does go wrong. 4th Adam and Leah story.

rating = T   WC = 25309

Leah Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary: The third Adam and Leah story. Ben wants to drive cattle to Salt Lake City, but Adam and Hoss object creating some tension in the family. Adam is working hard at building a house and trying to keep up with his ranch duties. Meanwhile Leah is facing some unpleasantness with women in town who are talking about her unfavorably.  

Rating = T    WC  29,984

Leah Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary: A prequel that is an alternate reality in which Adam was taken by Indians in the attack that cost Inger her life and eventually is reunited with his family, but the reunion is rocky.

Rating = T   WC = 54,773

Subject: Adam and Leah have to work out their differences, and there are those who want to make trouble for them as well as for the whole family. The trouble escalates with one problem after another.

rating = T   WC = 19,639

Leah Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  A simple accident and later a brawl in a saloon have devastating consequences. A new friend will make all the difference in the outcome.

rating = T    WC = 41875

Leah Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  A series of stories about Adam after college from ages twenty-three to twenty-right and then from thirty-five to forty with troubles within the family as well as against outsiders who want something from the Cartwrights.  The chapters follow one another but each one could stand on its own as a complete story.  

WC = 218,113  Rating = T

Summary: On his return after many years, Adam makes a very bad decision but doesn’t know how bad it is until too late. It affects his whole family but especially Joe, and all struggle with what to do.  In the second part, as Christmas nears, Joe remembers the tragedy in his life. There are other problems and near tragedy. When Christmas arrives, Joe and his family have to find a way to be thankful for what they have and accept what they have lost. The third part is the next Christmas and the problem of what to get the family that has everything.  In the fourth part, there’s a plan to get the Ponderosa for its timber, gold, and silver by an evil man who tries to force the deal when Ben says no to his offer, but he didn’t know what he was going to be facing once he made those Cartwrights upset.

WC = 82,382  Rating = T

Summary: The story focuses on Hoss when one of his brothers is badly wounded.  Hoss has to care for him to save his life and then sets out to apprehend those who did it.  Which brother is it?  Not saying as the story is a Hoss centric.

WC = 6034  Rating = T mostly for violence and language.

Summary: The trouble over Regan Miller leads to a frank discussion between Hoss and Adam and a trip to find Inger’s grave. Trouble happens along the way as the two brothers rebuild their relationship. WHN for She Walks In Beauty and somewhat for A Journey Remembered.  It’s a mostly lighthearted tale and ends with a meaningful Christmas gift.

rating = T WC = 11,500