Category: Joe Cartwright
Stories that focus on Joe Cartwright
A New Light (by Wrangler)
Summary: After Joe is found alive after months spent in captivity, his family’s joy is short-lived. Now Ben, Adam, and Hoss must decipher why Joe adamantly insists that for the rest of his life he must stay in the darkness. A sequel to “Stay in the Darkness.”
Rating: MA (graphic violence and adult subject matter) Word Count: 56,931
Reckoning and Redemption (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: Joe tries to repair his friendship with Mitch, which leads to many other problems. Meanwhile, he’s being watched.
Sequel to the story ‘The Summer Vacation.’ It is useful to have read the first story, but not necessary.
Rating: PG Word Count: 20700
Different Than Planned (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: The story plays after the episode ‘Between Heaven and Earth.’ Joe plans a well-deserved summer vacation, but the journey becomes an unexpected nightmare.
Rating: M Word Count: 19100
Stuck (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: Joe is once again in a tight spot
Rating: PG Word count: 6500
The Kidnapping (by LillianMontane)
Summary: Little Joe gets kidnapped during a bank robbery. Will he survive? Will he be found?
Rated: T Word count: 7192
Little Boy Joe (by JC)
There are definite advantages to being the youngest Cartwright. And who would know that better than Little Joe?
Rating: G Word Count: 657
The Dilemma (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: Something terrible happens to Joe’s girl
Rating: PG Word count: 7100
The Stamp Effect (by Cheaux)
Summary: Lesson plans have real-life implications during Miss Jones’ absence.
Rating: G 3,410 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
And to All a Good(ish) Night (by PSW)
Summary: *With thanks and apologies to either Clement Clarke Moore or Henry Livingston Jr (apparently there’s some question…)
Rating: G 525 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2024 Advent Calendar
A Catalogue of Memories (by Questfan)
Summary: Sometimes memories need something to hold them in.
Rating: G
Word count: 2400
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
In The Springtime (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: Joe is a regular at the Silver Dollar Saloon, so let’s look at some of these moments from the view of Sam, the bartender.
Rating: PG Word Count: 7400
The Dancer (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: Joe and a saloon dancer accidentally meet, and more problems arise than Joe ever expected.
Rating: PG Word Count: 19000
Guilt (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: Have you ever wondered why Joe is such a good shot? Maybe that’s how it happened.
Rating: PG Word Count: 15000
The Shot (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: A missing scene from Emily. Joe finds an ambushed money transport with a dead and injured man lying next to it. He fires three shots to call for help, but he gets shot in the back. Hoss and Candy arrive at the scene shortly after Deputy Wade.
Rating: PG Word Count: 1600
The Curse (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: A Halloween story. It all starts with a harmless visit to the circus.
Rating: PG Word Count: 6000
