Category: Ben Cartwright
Stories the focus on Ben Cartwright.
The British Ally (by VickiC.)
Summary: Is Kenney just after the Ponderosa or does he have hidden allies? What of Kit Hammond, is the British heir to the Circle H really Ben’s ally or his enemy?
Rating: PG (46,905 words)
The Hanging Posse (by J7339)
Summary: Ben Cartwright is confronted by some rather angry husbands and families of Fanfiction writers who try and take matters into their own hands to get some normality in their lives.
Rated: K+ (5,075 words)
Echo of Hoof Beats (by GinnyF)
Summary: A What Happened Before story for “The Mill”
Rating: T (3,655 words)
Ripples on the Lake (by VickiC.)
Summary: Ben fights progress and his sons, but can he fight with a professional engineer sent to build a railway on Lake Tahoe?
Rating: G (7,800 words)
Voices from the Past (by VickiC.)
Summary: Ben falls in love with a mirror image of his first wife.
Rating: PG (56,100 words)
A Long Way from Home (by Lynnette Smith)
Summary: When Ben kills a member of the notorious Thompson gang during an attempted bank robbery, he has no idea of the danger in which he has placed his son.
Rating: PG, some violence
Words” 8,100
A Night of Reflection (by DebbieB)
Summary: With a snowstorm coming and his sons late in getting home, Ben reflects back on his life and the three wives that bore him, his sons.
Rated: G (6,000 words)
One Good Turn (by VickiC.)
Summary: Trouble for the Cartwrights in San Francisco. Ben finds out that deeds he did in his past come back to haun him; fortunately, it’s the good deeds that prove to be most useful.
Rating: PG (8,580 words)
Harbor Lights (by Sadie Spinner)
Synopsis: On a Business trip to San Francisco Ben finds himself haunted by the harbor lights-until a turn of events brings them into focus, and in doing so remind him how much of himself there is in his sons.
Rating G (18,950 words)
More Than Memories (by Julie Jurkovich)
Summary: Ben is alone on his birthday, while his sons are off carrying out various duties for the Ponderosa. He comes downstairs and finds gifts left for him which take him on a journey of remembrance.
Rating: G (5,720 words)
A Torn Shirt (by Krystyna)
Summary: Like a stitch in time, Ben remembers a few special moments through the years.
Rating: K+ (1,050 words)
Believe in Me (by JennieA)
Summary: Ben realizes that he does not have to earn the trust of his son, it was always there to begin with.
Rated: G (9,500 words)
The Morning After (by the Tahoe Ladies)
Summary: Ben suffers from a birthday hangover…
Rated: K – Word Count: 1100
A Peep Came this Way (by Robin)
Summary: Pa should have known better than to let Jamie run an errand. A WHI for A Stranger Passed This Way.
Rating: T (13,480 words)
The Awakening Dream (by Starlite)
Summary: Ben is troubled by a recurring dream that almost comes true.
Rated: G (4,700 words)