Author: BettyHT
The Prank Or Not (by BettyHT)
Summary: Joe and Hoss do enjoy scheming for fun at Adam’s expense, but as with many of Joe’s schemes, there are unintended consequences.
Rating: T Word count: 1,257
The MIB’s Story As Told by Hoss (by BettyHT)
Summary: People wonder why Adam wears all-black clothing and there’s a story or two to explain why at least according to Hoss who has found a way to make that curiosity work to his benefit.
Rating: T Word count: 1,238
The Bet (by BettyHT)
Summary: A task gone wrong leads to a discussion and a bet among the brothers.
Rating: PG Word count: 1,194
The Lake Incident (by BettyHT)
Summary: Ben isn’t happy with how two sons decided to deal with a third who did something they didn’t like. He’s even more unhappy with the third though.
Rating: PG Word count: 1,259
Stampede (by BettyHT)
Summary: Working together, the brothers find trouble, and only their father knows the reason for what happens to them.
Rating: T Word count: 3,478
The Weather Vane and Coming Home (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a sequel to the Advent story about the weather vane. It is not necessary to read that one first but it might make it easier to understand some small parts if you are familiar with the first story. The healing power of that weather vane continues to work, this time on Adam.
Rating: PG Word count: 3075
Toni series (by BettyHT)
Summary: It began with a massage and started a romance for Adam that continued through 57 chapters in 9 stories. The whole family is involved in the story with more Hoss than the others. Hoss has a serious romance in this one too. The OC’s family is also part of the story but it doesn’t get too complicated. It begins with a Massage and continues with a variety of other subjects. There are romance, family squabbles, hurt and comfort, trouble with the Paiute, intrigue, adventure, and drama,
Rating: T Word count: 104,138
The Love v Indifference Lesson (by BettyHT)
Summary: In this prequel, Little Joe is upset and has a lesson to learn that the opposite of love is not hate and that caring can mean criticism and advice as well as help. But don’t expect a magical transformation. He’s still Little Joe.
Rating: PG Word count: 1566
My Angel Went To Heaven Today (by BettyHT)
Summary: a poem about Ben’s life from Boston to the Ponderosa and his family there.
Rating: PG Word Count: 540
Lost In a Storm Grizzly Tale (by BettyHT)
Summary: Returning home from a camping/hunting trip in this prequel, the brothers bond by teaching Little Joe how to manage the truth without making false statements to their father.
Rating: T Word count: 1,339
A Dream or a Nightmare (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam has been gone for seven years but a letter promising his return is followed by nothing except worry and trouble.
Rating: T Word count: 8,708
Settling Accounts (by BettyHT)
Summary: The family is surprised by the charges brought against Adam in Carson City. Ben assumes innocence is their best defense, but their foe has laid an elaborate but flawed trap.
Rating: PG Word count: 14,229
Ellie and the Lost Years (by BettyHT)
Summary: There are two stories here. The Lost Years is a WHI for the last seasons of Bonanza: Hoss is missing, Adam has been found, and he is coming home. This is what happened to them, and what will happen with Ben, Joe, Candy, and Jamie. Heart of Ice is a continuation of the Adam and Ellie story with more of an emphasis on Adam’s darker memories and what happens when he remembers those.
Rating: T Word count: 58,319
Escape (by BettyHT)
Summary: This begins as a story of family conflict: first it is a WHI for The Lady from Baltimore with Joe and Adam at odds and how they will repair their relationship and what changes will happen for the Cs especially Adam who meets a new friend who is significant in the future of his life. Then it is a WHI for She Walks In Beauty as Adam and Hoss are at odds. It continues as a WHN then as there are further developments for Adam in the third part of the story because of conflict with his father and his own dissatisfaction with his life that drives him to make decisions.
Rating: T Word count: 36,620
Conspiracy (by BettyHT)
Summary: It’s a dastardly plot involving trickery, attempted murder, false accusations, and more, but the Cartwrights will work together even letting Joe lead the planning to defeat the villains.
Rating: T Word count: 11,924