Summary:  It was a trying time when Joe got sick on me and then both of us were held prisoners by a gang of thugs who were seeking revenge on our father for something that happened long ago.  I was afraid that Joe was dying…but something somebody once said to me came to mind, ‘where there is life, there is hope’…I clung to that.  Come on in, I’ll tell you all about it.  Adam.

Rated G  WC  8,350

Summary:  Five years later Joe meets his old friend and now US Marshal, Bass Reeves, but this time under much different circumstances.  Both learn that there are two sides to the rainbow…can one help the other see beyond the dark side of the rainbow?

Rated:  PG (17,300 words)

Part of the Rainbow Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

Summary:  When an ex-slave comes to Virginia City, bringing with him, his son who enrolls in the local school, and whom Little Joe tries to befriend, the community is divided on the issue. Certain facts about the family begin to surface, teaching everyone that every child is part of God’s beautiful rainbow.

Rated:  PG13 (deals with racism) (15, 450 words)

Part of the Rainbow Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

Summary:  A love story about a gentle giant.

Rated:  G (5, 400 words)

Summary:  While scouting for strays along the rim rocks, Joe finds himself literally stuck between a rock and a hard place. Not far from where his life hangs in the balance, Adam and Hoss find they’re stuck as well…only in another type of predicament. Sort of makes you wonder who’s gonna save whom this time.  

Rated PG  WC 13,000

Summary:  Based on actual events, the Ponderosa is invaded with a group of train robbers.

Rated:  PG (10,000 words)

Summary:  When Ben decides to marry again for the fourth time, things as they had always been suddenly start going haywire, especially for Little Joe.  But when a buggy accident claims the life of Nora Cromwell, leaving Little Joe fighting for his own life, both Ben and Joe end up blaming themselves for the other’s pain and sorrow.  There once close relationship suddenly starts to decline, causing more stress and even more guilt for both.  Can the warm, loving relationship that father and son once shared, be saved before it becomes lost to them forever?  

Rated PG  WC 14,600

Summary:  Not yet sleepy, Joe sits down at his desk and pens a few thoughts he’s had buzzing around in his head all day.

Rated:  G (3,250 words)

Summary:  Joe is away on Adam’s special day, but still manages to send his respects.

Rated:  G  (1,200 words)

Summary:  Joe puts his feelings on paper.

Rated:  G (1,600 words)

Summary:  Captured by Bannock Indians, for what Joe considered a minor offense, he is tortured almost beyond his endurance.  Will Joe’s rescuers arrive in time, or will the youngest Cartwright lose all hope, allowing the Indians to become the victors in his demise?

Rated R  WC 17,450

Summary:  When Joe turns up missing, Ben must confront his past if he ever wishes for a future with his son.

PG  WC 27,000

Summary:  A serial killer is wreaking havoc in the surrounding area. When a dying woman, a victim of such an attack, gives Adam Cartwright’s name as her killer, there’s only one person alive that can dispute her claim. But Joe Cartwright knows the woman isn’t lying because he’s a victim too and he was present when the crime took place. Should he believe what his eyes tell his mind he witnessed, or should he follow his heart?

Rated:  PG13 for violence  (13,700 words)

Summary:  A chain of circumstances brings Ben to the brink of realization that he and his youngest son are more alike than he had dared to admit.

Rated:  PG contains some violence (12, 437 words)

Summary: Little Joe’s been bitten by something his Pa calls the green-eyed monster. He isn’t quite sure what it is, but he knows he’s not feeling to well because of it.

Rated:  G  (10,800 words)