Author: Cheaux
The Stamp Effect (by Cheaux)
Summary: Lesson plans have real-life implications during Miss Jones’ absence.
Rating: G 3,410 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
The Christmas that Almost Wasn’t (by Cheaux)
Summary: Something’s wrong and the fix comes from an unexpected source
Rating: G
Words: 1,170
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Game (by Cheaux)
Summary: When Adam invited Joe to come to Europe for a holiday, he never imagined the consequences.
Rating: T Word Count: 9,898
A Toast to Tradition (Part 1) (by Cheaux)
Summary: A missing ornament threatens holiday traditions for the Cartwrights.
Rating: G words 2,530
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
At Toast to Tradition – Part 2 (by Cheaux)
Summary: Memories and traditions bring comfort and joy during Hanukkah and Christmas.
Rating: G Words 2,411
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Between the Lines (by Cheaux)
Summary: His brothers snickered when Hoss drew the short straw and had to clear a beaver dam—a job each of Cartwright brothers abhorred. Adam and Joe drew the long straws and had the simple task of delivering a bull to a ranch in California…or so it seemed.
Rated: T Word Count: 7265
Deception (by Cheaux)
Summary: In 1873, the deaths of Hoss and Alice so close together left Ben and Joe physically and emotionally, bankrupt. Father and son masked their grief, each hiding serious health issues from the other. By a miracle, both men survived and in the aftermath, Dr. Paul Martin prescribed the whole truth and nothing but the truth as a remedy. In 1875, their pact is still intact…or is it? A sequel to “My Father’s Heartbeat.” It is helpful but not necessary to have read the first story.
Rated: T Word Count: 18,438
Part of the My Father’s Heartbeat Series, links to stories included within
Bottom Line (by Cheaux)
Summary: From disasters to memories, could a warm bed be the piece de’ resistance?
Written for day 10 of the 2021 Advent Calendar.
Rating: G
Word Count: 1306
Checker’s Mate (by Cheaux
Summary: It’s all a matter of perspective.
Written for day 5 of the 2021 Advent Calendar.
Rating: G
Word Count: 979
Missing (by Cheaux)
Summary: An unhappy brother, an old house, and a celebration gone wrong . . . this Prequel is set in 1855 when Adam is 24, Hoss is 18, and Joe is 13.
Rated: K+ Word Count: 5787
Obloquy (by Cheaux)
Summary: Ben is compelled to defend Marie’s honor. A prequel written for Brand’s Mother’s Day Challenge. Rating: T Word Count: 1900
Christmas Spirit (by Cheaux)
Summary: Getting into the spirit of Christmas
Rating: G
This was created for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
Metamorphosis (by Cheaux)
Summary: In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and change. A WHN after Season 2.
Rating: K
Word Count: 6496
Good Intentions and Unplanned Consequences (by Cheaux)
Summary: As with all intentions — some good, some not so good — there are always consquences.
Rating: G
Word Count: 2,225
Reflections (by Cheaux)
Summary: With great deliberation, Ben takes time to update his journal.
Rating: G
Word Count: 940
