Category: Adam Cartwright
Stories that focus on Adam Cartwright
Shadow of the Noose (by KateP)
Summary: Adam races against time to save Joe from hanging.
Rated: K+ (16,400 words)
Deciding is the Hardest Thing to Do (by DJK)
Summary: Was it really that easy, or did it take one last push?
Rating: G (1,090 words)
Cheers! (by VRON)
Summary: Adam is reluctant to go to the local dance.
Raging: G Words: 7,875
Adam’s Memoirs – Part 4 (by Robin)
Summary: Adam’s memoirs – Part 4
Rating T (2,700 words)
Adam’s Memoirs Series, links to all stories of this series included.
Crossing Swords (by VickiC.)
Summary: Adam tried to get Joe out of trouble with Pa and Miss Jones, but only succeeds in making trouble for himself.
Rating: PG (13,470 words)
Son of Nobody – by AMG
Summary: Joe’s daughter is saved by a young Indian, who isn’t being just a good Samaritan… In the turmoil of happenings, discoveries are made which greatly surprise all characters.
Rating : definitely PG, Words: 8250
The Ride Home (by LizS)
Synopsis: Adam is found after being held by Cain. Now with his family’s help he must find himself again. Rating: PG (14,750 words)
The Way it Should Be – by Lisa Orcutt
Summary: A new generation of Cartwrights, with very familiar names, breathes new life into the Ponderosa.
Rating: Word Count: 5,500
The English Rose (by Diana G)
Summary: Adam rides into the mountains seeking to regain control of his emotions. But a meeting with a stranger leads to events that he cannot control.
Rating: T (29,285 words)
Adam’s Memoirs – Part 3 (by Robin)
Summary: Adam’s Memoirs – Part 3
Rating: T (1,770 words)
Adam’s Memoirs Series, links to all stories of this series included.
Journey East (by LoisB)
Synopsis: Adam travels to Boston to escort Ben’s young ward back to the Ponderosa. While in the city he makes contact with a few old friends from his college days and meets several interesting people.
Rating: G
Words: 28,000
Part of the Journey Series, links included within
Wall of Darkness (by Gwynne)
Summary: When an accident leaves Adam suddenly blind, he and his family must come to terms with his drastically altered status. A poker game and a forest fire both have their impact.
Advisory: This story contains one scene that includes explicit sexual activity.
Rating: soft R (26,450 words)
After the Fall (by Monette)
Synopsis: In the episode Triangle, Adam is engaged to Laura but is so busy building her a house she feels neglected. Will gives her all the attention she needs, and she ends up falling in love with him. We are led to believe in this episode that Adam gives her up willingly, that he never really loved her. “After the Fall” gives this story a different interpretation. For those of you who like to believe he really did love her, as I do, you will discover here what goes on between the scenes of the episode after he falls off the roof of the house, how he feels about the incident leading up to letting her go, and how he recovers both the full strength in his legs after he stands as well as how he recovers from a broken heart.
Rating: G
Words: 12,400
Andromeda (by Julie Jurkovich)
Summary: At Christmas time, Adam finds a lost stranger who mysteriously appears on the Ponderosa. As one strange event after another occurs about them, the Cartwrights are drawn into the web of mystery surrounding the man. While staying with the Cartwrights, the stranger comes to terms with his painful past, and manages to help a few others along the way.
Rating: G 25,800 words
Adam’s Day Off (by Jenny G)
Summary: A just for fun story wherein Adam finally gets a break.
Rating: G (4,750 words)
