Category: Adam Cartwright
Stories that focus on Adam Cartwright
Thanks, Pal (by EileenK)
Story Summary: Adam is severely injured and when he wants to die, he comes face to face with his Guardian Angel, who appears several times throughout the story. A sort of spoof of the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life”, but with a different twist.
Rating and Reader Alerts: Rating is G even though there is pain, suffering and sickness in this story.
Words: 9,500
A Kindness Cherished (by EileenK)
Summary: A story of curiosity, kindness, friendship, and compassion on Adam’s part.
Rating and Reader Alerts: G
Words: 10,800
To Face the Past – Part I (by Lau)
Summary: Someone came to the Ponderosa ranch and made one of the Cartwrights to face his deepest fears.
Rating and Reader Alerts: PG-13
Words: 16,650
To Face the Past – Part II (by Lau)
Story Summary: This time it´s Molly´s turn to face her past.
Rating: PG
Words: 20,330
Part of the To Face the Past Series, links to stories included within.
To Face the Past – Part III (by Lau)
Story Summary: The last part of the story. Adam and Molly have to deal with what they discover.
Rating: PG
Words: 23,680
Part of the To Face the Past Series, links included within.
Black Shadow (by EileenK)
Summary: An attempted murder and a trial are the settings for a “Who Done It” mystery.
Rating and Reader Alerts: G
Words: 20,300
Confronting the Past (by Katie)
Summary: When you least expect it, the past is right in front of you.
Rating: T (2,035 words)
Revenge Leaves its Scars (by Katie)
Summary: A trip down memory lane as Adam writes his memoirs.
Rating: T (1,265 words)
The Savage (WHN) (by Katie)
Summary: An alternate ending to the episode, The Savage
Rating: Teen (775 Words)
A Neighborly Act – by VRON
Summary: When a widow moves to a small spread near Virginia City, Adam tries to be neighbourly. Meanwhile, Doctor Martin is trying to solve a medical problem.
Rating: PG Word Count: 29500
The Last To Go (by Debbie B)
Summary: Adam has finally found what he has spent a lifetime searching the world for.
Rated G WC 3100
Love at Last (by PJ)
Story Summary: Adam falls in love with a lady who has a special “gift” and also has a penchant for practical jokes.
Rating and Reader Alerts: PG
Words: 20,058
My True Love Hath My Heart Part 1 (by Deborah)
Summary: This story is one explanation of why Adam might have settled in Australia as posited in the Bonanza sequels. This is the first story in my “Adam in the Outback” series.
Rated: T WC 32,000
Adam In The Outback Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Veritas (by Deborah)
Summary: This is the story of Adam’s freshman year at Harvard College.
Rating: T (44,500 words)
Adam: The Early Years Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
The Light of His Life (by Gillian)
Summary: After ten years in Boston, Adam is forced to return home with his family. He finds giving up his dream very difficult, but something wonderful happens to give him the peace he has always desired. Has all the family in this one.
Rating: G (20,210 words)