Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Precious Ties (by Deborah)

ummary:  It’s the spring of 1883. There are 12 Cartwrights living on the Ponderosa: Adam and Bronwen and their four daughters, Hoss and Claire and their two sons, plus Ben and Joe, who are both widowers. Joe has been in San Francisco and he’s late returning. What could be the reason?

Rating: K  WC 28,600

Bronwen in Nevada Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Over The Hill And Through The Woods (by Deborah)

Summary: This Thanksgiving story is set in the Bronwen in Nevada universe.

Rating: K  WC  5500

Bronwen in Nevada Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Angelic Affection (by Deborah)

Summary: This story is a sequel to “From This Day Forward” and “Blessed Are the Children”. It’s January 1881 and Adam and Bronwen are awaiting the birth of their fourth child.

Rating: K+  WC  11,400

Bronwen in Nevada Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Blessed Are The Children (by Deborah)

Summary – This short story is a sequel to From This Day Forward, where Adam brings his Australian bride, Bronwen, back to the Ponderosa.  It begins in late April 1878; Adam and Bronwen’s oldest daughter, Betsy, is now three and their second daughter, Miranda, is about two and a half.  And their little family recently increased with the addition of their third daughter, Gwyneth.

Rating:  K  WC  4300

Bronwen in Nevada Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama What Happened Next/Later Writing Challenges

The Adventure of the Gooseberry Pie Eating Bear (by Deborah)

Series: Adam in the Outback – Set in Australia; AC not yet born

Adam tells his daughters a story about when he and their Uncle Hoss were little boys and got into some mischief.

Rating: K  WC  2500

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The Best Is Yet To Be (by Deborah)

Summary: This is the sixteenth and final story in my “Adam in the Outback” series. It begins in 1908, two years later.

Rating: T (97,221 words)

Adam In The Outback Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Grow Old Along With Me (by Deborah)

Summary: This is the fifteenth story in a sixteen part series: “Adam in the Outback”. A.C. is off to the Technical College in Sydney, leaving Adam and Bronwen alone for the first time in 31 years. A secret that has been hidden for many years is about to be revealed.

Rating: T  wc  49,000

Adam In The Outback Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Action/Adventure Adam Cartwright Alternate Universe Drama

From This Day Forward (by Deborah)

Summary:  Adam returns to the Ponderosa with a surprise for his family. An AU version of “My True-Love Hath My Heart”.

Rating: K+  WC  71,400

Bronwen in Nevada Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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The Joys of Parents (by Deborah)

Summary:  This is the fourteenth story in my sixteen part series, “Adam in the Outback”. Adam and Bronwen discover raising a teenage son is every bit as challenging as raising daughters.
Rating: K+  WC  46,400

Adam In The Outback Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Drama Prequel

Building For Forever (by Deborah)

Summary:  After four years at Harvard’s Lawrence Scientific School, Adam Cartwright is returning to the Ponderosa with a gift for his family.  This story is a sequel to my stories “A Gentleman and a Scholar” and “Veritas”.

Rating: T  WC  53,200

Adam:  The Early Years, links to all the stories within the series included.

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The Country of the Heart (by Deborah)

Summary: This is the seventh story in my Adam in the Outback series. The year 1889 is one of many reunions among family and friends of the Cartwrights when Adam and Bronwen bring their five children to visit the Ponderosa

Rated: K+  WC  67,500

Adam In The Outback Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

My True Love Hath My Heart Part 3 (by Deborah)

Summary: This is the third story in my “Adam in the Outback” series. Adam and Bronwen learn that being the parents of two little girls only 10 months apart is not easy.

Rated: T  WC  22,200

Adam In The Outback Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Drama Prequel

A Gentleman and a Scholar Part 2 (by Deborah)

Summary: Adam Cartwright has a dream that seems impossible—he wants to attend college. Will that dream remain forever out of his reach? This story is both a continuation of “A Gentleman and a Scholar, Part 1” and a prequel to my story “Veritas”

Rated: K+  WC  67,300

Adam: The Early Years Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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A Gentleman And A Scholar Part 1 (by Deborah)

Summary:  The year is 1849 – a year of dramatic changes for Ben Cartwright and his two sons, Adam and Hoss.  Men are pouring across the Sierra Nevadas in search of gold in California, and ben has just arrived back at this ranch after a trip to New Orleans with a surprise for his boys.

Rating:  K+  WC  56,600

Adam: The Early Years Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Cartwright Is The Name (by Deborah)

Series: Adam in the Outback (5 of 16)

Summary: This story takes place in 1883, and is the fifth story in my “Adam in the Outback” series. It tells of Adam, Bronwen and their daughters’ second visit to the Ponderosa.

Rated: K+   WC  25,000
Adam In The Outback Series, links to the stories included within.

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