Category: Adam Cartwright
Stories that focus on Adam Cartwright
Trouble for a Cartwright (by Itchy)
Summary: I thought it would be fun to give Adam a daughter who got into as much trouble as Little Joe. This is an account of her troubles as told by her in a Journal.
Rating: PG (mention of painting with person wearing very little)
Words: 9,500
The First Day of Spring (by Adamfan16)
Summary: This is an expanded Bonanza Bit I did this spring, to the title prompt. Adam deals with homesickness while away at college.
Rating: G
Words: 550
Life’s Lessons (by Christy Gleason)
Summary: Two outlaws invade the Ponderosa while Ben and twelve-year-old Adam are in the midst of a disagreement. Will Adam decide to leave the Ponderosa for a life on the road?
Rating: G
Words: 10,900
The Silver Curse (by Monette)
Synopsis: Virginia City is going through a depression period when a silver ledge is reportedly heading right through the Ponderosa. Ben is adamant about not wanting his land tore up, but Adam believes a compromise is necessary not only for the sake of the town, but for the sake of the family. Adam proves himself right but at what cost?
Rating: G
Words: 11,300
My Quiet Girl (by SandyW)
Synopsis: Regina Darien was never able to forget her love for Adam and returns to see him again.
Rating: PG-13 (15,095 words)
Laugh in the Dark (by EPM)
Summary: Driven by the need for revenge,Adam makes a choice that will effect his life forever.
Rated: K+ (12,500 words)
Laugh in the Dark Series, links to stories within the series are included.
What’s Right? (by EPM)
Summary: Adam risks his life in trying to follow his father’s teaching in doing right, but others have ulterior motives that thrust the Cartwrights into the middle of a fight they can’t afford to lose.
Rating: K+ (11,510 words)
21st Century Cartwrights # 3 – Calculated Revenge (by the Tahoe Ladies)
Summary: A 21st Century Cartwright tale
Rated: K+ Word Count: 1700
21st Century Cartwrights Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Badge of Courage (by EileenK)
Summary: Adam’s first trip to Cooperville was at the insistence of Cooperville’s Sheriff; his second trip there he planned. He finds himself facing an outlaw’s gun; then finds something special in someone. His third and final trip results in tragedy.
Rating and Reader Alerts: G
Words: 18,800
A Cartwright Christmas (by LoisB)
Synopsis: This story is a continuation of the Cartwright “saga” that I began with Journey East. It takes place about eight years after the conclusion of Vignettes and introduces Ben’s eleven grandchildren. It describes some Cartwright Christmas traditions, as I imagine them to be. The focus is on Adam and how he relates to and deals with his four children.
Rating: G
Words: 27,000
Part of Journey Series, links included within
The Mail Order Bride (by Rachel Anne)
Story Summary: Upon his return to the Ponderosa on business, Adam encounters a mail order bride in distress and comes to her defense, not realizing the danger he places himself in. Could each be the answer to the other’s hopes and dreams as they face peril and difficulty together?
Rating and Reader Alerts: PG (contains discreet romantic scenes)
Words: 31,730
The Replacement (by Kimberley)
Summary: Adam comes home for a visit and finds some things have changed in his absence.
Rating: Teens
Words: 7,240
Shattered Lives (by Kimberley)
Adam is forced to face the truth about a woman he once loved.
Rating: Teens
Words: 7,900
Big Brother (by Kimberley)
Summary: Adam struggles with what it really means to be the ‘big brother’.
Rating: G
Words: 4,970
Measure of a Man (by Kimberley)
Summary: Adam’s principles are put to the test.
Rating: PG
Words: 5,390