Category: Adam Cartwright
Stories that focus on Adam Cartwright
Cliffhanger (by BettyHT)
Summary: Follows the How Do I Tell Him story in which Adam married Lydia and brought her back to the Ponderosa. Now there are several things happening that the couple must face, and the question is whether that will make their love stronger or create problems in their relationship. For the family, there is a jealous young man who creates more trouble.
rating = T word count = 18,888
Lydia Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Grandfather and Grandson (by Sibylle)
Summary: Adam and his small grandson make some discoveries about what really matters in life.
Rating: K (1,600 words)
Grand Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Does He Like Women? (by BettyHT)
Summary: Joe’s lady friend has a question about Adam and Joe hatches a scheme to give her the answer, but there are complications.
Rating = PG WC = 1857
Love Comes Late (by DJK)
Summary: A young Adam has to come to terms with a second stepmother.
Rating: teen and up Warning: contains corporal punishment as part of family discipline Word count: 45,173
One Step Back (by BettyHT)
Subject: Adam and Leah have to work out their differences, and there are those who want to make trouble for them as well as for the whole family. The trouble escalates with one problem after another.
rating = T WC = 19,639
Leah Series, links to stories within the series are included.
One Step At a Time (by BettyHT)
Summary: A simple accident and later a brawl in a saloon have devastating consequences. A new friend will make all the difference in the outcome.
rating = T WC = 41875
Leah Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Adam’s Very Bad Year and Very Good Years (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam has a lot of things go wrong for him on the Ponderosa causing him to leave. His travels and accomplishments are fulfilling, but despite all the people he meets, he longs for his home and family.
WC = 62739 rating = T
Very Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Bushwhacked Or The Art of Negotiating (by faust)
On coming home after a long day out, Adam find things are not quite as they should be. There is someone lurking, someone with evil intentions. But as Adam realises that, it’s too late already to stop the inevitable.
1,200 words, rated K
The Art-Universe Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Night Duty Or The Art of Living the Moment (by faust)
“You go.” Dreaded words, Juliet knew that, but Adam simply had to admit that this night’s duty had lain heavily on her shoulders and to understand it was his turn to pacify their unhappy child.
1225 words, rated K
The Art-Universe Series, links to stories within the series are included.
His First Time #2 – Return to Boston (by EROS)
Summary: Follow Adam as he returns to Boston six years after graduating college.
Rating: MA – Mature Audiences only SEXUALLY EXPLICIT (7620 words)
His First Time Series, links to stories included within.
It Almost Seems Like Yesterday (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Twenty years etched into the memory of a man who stands at the crossroads of his life.
Rating: K (10,815 words)
Life’s Lessons (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: A companion story for the episode, Second Sight.
Rating: K+ (9,680 words)
Kate (by BettyHT)
Story by story in this series, Kate becomes more and more involved in Adam’s life first acting as his nurse several times when he is injured as he faces troubles, and then as his love interest. She has an unhappy past though which Adam has to unravel to win her heart, and then they face heartache as well as joy together. She is introduced in this first story as Adam faces a significant challenge and his family deals with heartache.
WC = 99,150 Rating — T
The Grandest Aqueduct (by pbeaking)
Summary: Adam brings a well known engineer from California to help Virginia City with their water problems. Alexis von Schmidt proves to be a brillant man with brillant ideas, but is he the best answer for Virginia City and its residents?
Rating: K+ (9,500 words)
Taming of the Scrooge (by pbeaking)
Summary: Ten Year old Adam Cartwright must face a tough challenge in Mrs. Viola Watkins; a widow woman who is simply a scrooge. Can a falling out between them actually bring them together?
Rating: K (7.865 words)