Author: Terri
The Loss of a Child (by Terri)
Summary: Ben is ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of his child.
Rating: PG (16,615 words)
Everyone Cries Sometimes (by Terri)
Summary: Sometimes being the perfect son is not easy to live up to; even Hoss has to have an off day. But what is troubling Hoss to make him lose his appetite, lash out at his youngest brother and square up to his eldest.
Rated: K WC 4800
Blood is Thicker Than Water (by Terri)
Summary: What if Clay and Will never left the Ponderosa. How will Ben cope with five rambunctious under his roof. Will rough housing, drinking, card playing, womanizing become the norm??
Rated: T WC 24,000
Where There’s Life There’s Hope (by Terri)
Summary: Disobedient sons, worried brothers, irate fathers, twins, rustlers, suffering and repentance all go together to make the following story.
Rated: K WC 25,000
A Surprise Birthday (by Terri)
Summary: Joe is celebrating an important birthday, but will his family allow him to become a man?
Rated: K+ WC 3000
What’s in a Name (by Terri)
Summary: When Hoss falls in love it causes a rift between him and his youngest brother, which effects all the family. Unbeknown to the family, the girl’s uncle has a dark secret that threatens to destroy all their lives.
Rated: T WC 23,000
What Fate Decrees (by Terri)
Summary: The tragic events that devastate two families, bring them together once more twelve years later.
Rated: K+ WC 6300
The Survival Instinct (by Terri)
Summary: Three of the Cartwrights are taken captive and left to die. How will they escape and track the gang that is using Joe to carry out their evil plans.
Rated: K+ WC 22,600
The Resilience of Youth (by Terri)
Summary: Joe is broken hearted when Molly dies in his arms. In his distress, he disappears causing his family to mount a desperate search to find him.
Rated: K+ WC 2800
The Fairness of Life (by Terri)
Summary: Joe falls passionately in love and his behaviour causes concern for Ben. Adam is the only one to suspect all is not what it seems.
Rated: T WC 10,100
The Alternative Nativity Story (by Terri)
Summary: An unmarried mother arrives at the Ponderosa for Christmas. How will the family cope with the impending birth?
Rated: K+ WC 7200
Paradise Lost (by Terri)
Summary: Adam has the chance to expand his ‘education’ before going to college, but little brothers, fallen angels and his ‘creator’ have different ideas.
Rated: T WC 4900
Oh What A Tangled Web We Weave (by Terri)
Summary: When Charley joins the cattle drive, he causes one headache after another for Joe and his family. Only Joe is aware that Charley is not all he seems!!
Rated: T WC 14,000
Lost Loves – Gone But Not Forgotten (by Terri)
Summary: After the death of Alice, Joe reflects on the people he has lost in his life. He needs his big brother’s support, but Adam has not been heard of for three years.
Rated: K+ WC 4400
Looking Death in the Face (by Terri)
Summary: The thoughts in your head when you are about to die. Little Joe knows his time is up but the suffering starts long before the bullet is fired.
Rated: K+ WC 2800