Category: Adam Cartwright
Stories that focus on Adam Cartwright
Junction (by JC)
Summary: After an extended absence, Adam Cartwright is returning home to the Ponderosa, but an overnight stop in a California town leads to an unforeseeable delay.
Rating: T Word Count: 17967
Adam’s Lady: A Romance in Ten Glimpses (by DJK)
Summary: During his last year at college, Adam falls in love with the sister of a classmate and friend. Can he convince her that she would make him a “good wife”?
rating: T/PG13 word count: 5049
Bake Shop Girl (by JC)
Summary: The seeds of a memorable friendship are sown during a chance encounter at a Boston bakery.
Rating: G Word Count: 646
The Hero of the Charles (by Pat D in PA)
Summary: When Adam finds himself short of cash, fate and his college buddy come up with an ingenious way to fatten his wallet. Written for the Second Quarter 2025 Chaps and Spurs Challenge.
Wordcount: 3,533
Soldier Boy (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: When Adam Cartwright left college to join the Union Army, he had no idea he would be involved in three of the most significant battles of the Civil War. Nor did he know that the experience would mark his life forever and influence the man he would become.
Rating: MA for battlefield violence
Word Count: 94,855
Links to stories of A Separate Dream Series are included within.
As Ye Sow, or Minor Adjustments (by Pat D in PA)
Summary: In this AU tale of the Cartwrights of the Ponderosa, evidence from a very painful part of Adam’s past turns up to forever change his present and that of his family.
Rating: T Mature language and themes are present throughout this story. (122,275 words)
Justice Served (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: What was the real reason behind Adam leaving the Ponderosa? He claimed Justice.
Rating: Teens, due to western-themed violence. (29,255 Words)
To Add or Not to Add (by ElayneA)
Summary: What to get someone who needs more than the Ponderosa?
Rating: 1,085 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
The Telegram (by BettyHT)
Summary: A long-awaited Christmas present arrives on the Ponderosa
Rating G
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Heartaches by the Dozen (by Sklamb)
Summary: Life hadn’t been going exactly as planned, nor as dreamed.
Rating: G 1,530 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Just a Dream, Maybe Not (by ElaineA)
Summary: A little bit of England visits the Ponderosa
Rating: G 1,660 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
A Goodyear Christmas (by Heather-Chrysalis)
Summary: The misadventures of Santa and Adam.
Rating: G 1,955 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
The Storm (by Heather-Chrysalis)
Summary: One stormy night, Adam seeks shelter at a house and finds a young woman living all alone. Not willing to deny their attraction for the other, passion ensues.
Rated R Wordcount: 9, 329
SEXUALLY EXPLICIT
Velveting The Cowboy (by Heather-Chrysalis)
Summary: Adam Cartwright has more erotic encounters with the free-spirited Velvet. A sequel to Velvet Captive, though this story can be read on its own.
Rated: R Wordcount: 8,886 SEXUALLY EXPLICIT
Velvet Series, links to all stories included within
Stranger In A Strange World (by Heather-Chrysalis)
Summary: Adam time travels to the 21st Century to visit his girlfriend. He discovers that she has been abducted by the Abominable Snowman and sets out to rescue her. A series of other fantasy elements and creatures appear in this story.
Rated T Wordcount: 35, 488
