Category: Adam Cartwright
Stories that focus on Adam Cartwright
A Time to Heal (by DebraLynn)
Summary: This is the first in a series of stories portraying a Bonanza future after Adam’s return to the Ponderosa. Expect joys, sorrows, adventures, marriages, births, deaths, and the enduring love within the Cartwright family.
Rated: T (15,430 words)
Hope (by faust)
Hope is the thing with feathers…it falls into your lap, but is blown away so easily.
1,650 words, rated T
What Do You Want in A Man (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: A poem I wrote for the Man In Black’s birthday.
Rated: K+ (260 words)
The Art of Horse Selling (by faust)
Adam Cartwright has a lot of things to deal with: burglars, unwanted newspaper articles about his family, and someone who doesn’t want to saddle a horse. Will he at least be able to survive the whole mess? A WHN for Enter Mark Twain, in a way.
31,100 words, rated T
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
War and Peace (by faust)
Adam decides to join the Federal Army and has to deal with the consequences. A story of losses and miracles, told in ten vignettes.
3,300 words, rated T
Placerville (by Fozrulz)
Summary: Two men show up from Adam’s past. What do they have against him?
Rated: K+ wc 7300
Captain Cartwright # 1 – To Soar on Albatross Wings (by Krystyna)
Summary: This story includes an alternative introduction of Candy to the Cartwright family, where he finds a restless Joe Cartwright who resents the fact that his eldest brother left the Ponderosa. Adam meanwhile has adventures of his own far away at sea … This story begins my Captain Cartwright series, however, it was preceded by, I Shall Cherish You Forever.
Rated: K (72,755 words)
Captain Cartwright Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Love Me? – by ACLover
Summary: Every parent–and kid–has that kind of day. Patience is tested, and tears are shed…but at the end of the day, a father’s love endures.
Word Count: 1875 Rated: G
A Place to Belong (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: An idea I got off the episode ‘Love Me Not’.
Rating T (16,285 words)
A Place to Belong Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
It’s Only a Year – The Worst of Consequences – A Lesson in Choice #3 (by MissJudy)
Summary: 17 year old Adam has proven himself to the Ponderosa ranch hands after a summer of hazing, and is finally enjoying his his last year home before leaving for school. But his life takes a dramatic turn when he is menaced by a new addition to the crew, and must decide whether the man is serious in his sinister intent, or it’s just another attempt to test his mettle. Once Adam decides which it is, he makes choices that bring him into conflict with his father and lead to the worst of consequences.
Rated: K+ WC 16,000
It’s Only a Year Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
A Prayer in the Night (by MissJudy)
Summary: Ben stands vigil as thirteen-year-old Adam lies near death with a raging fever. The father blames himself and questions his ability as a parent while offering a prayer to give his own life to spare his son’s. A stranger helps Ben face his fears and understand that parenthood takes courage and help from unexpected places.
Rated: K+ WC 4600
It’s Only a Year – The Castor Oil Caper – Lessons in Humility #2 (by MissJudy)
Summary: 17-year-old Adam is learning some hard life lessons. He returns home from a cattle drive where he’s been forced to subsist on beans and endure hazing by the hired hands intent on making him prove his worth, to find his father away, Hoss ill and Little Joe in a state of panic. The results involves some very bad decisions, a dose of castor oil given in an all-out battle of wills, and hurt feelings. This story takes a serious turn when Hoss’ attempt to give his brother a “taste of his own medicine” goes horribly wrong.
Rated: K+ WC 11,300
It’s Only a Year Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
One Step Closer #1 – For Love’s Sake Only (by MissJudy)
Summary: Adam promised Laura that he’d be back for their engagement party. But he’s delayed and during that time, he unexpectedly meets his first love – a young woman he knew in Boston. After an evening spent talking, they realize that they still love each other, yet they know that it can’t make a difference. Life and time have sent them in opposite directions and they part again, while wondering what might have happened if they had taken one step closer. This is a what happens during, and after the episode, Triangle.
Rated: K+ WC 10,000
One Step Closer Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
When Sorrows Come (by Doolittle)
Summary: WHN “The Crucible”
Rating: T (9,925 words)
A Circle of Family #4: The Book of Adam (by MissJudy)
Summary: This is the last story in the Circle of Family saga, but enjoying this one is not dependent on having read the others. Adam has been in Boston for a year and all his careful planning has done him well…until an accident while staying with Abel puts him flat on his back for a few days. It is during this time of infirmity that Marie’s Bible arrives along with letters from home. After reading them, Adam makes a heart-rending decision that leaves his grandfather reeling. This story has its comedic moments along with some sweet takes on Adam’s relationship with Abel and the family he left behind.
Rated: K+ WC 11,400
A Circle of Family Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
