Summary:  On the way home from Placerville, Joe and Ben are held up. Ben is kidnapped. When Adam and Hoss get the ransom demand, they assume Joe is with their father. But is he?

Rated:   T    (10,770 words)

Joe hears things that ‘bump’ in the night….

Rated K  Word Count:  1200

Summary:  Two characters from Adam’s past return to the city and they have only one thing on their mind. Paying the Cartwright’s back for what happened years ago.

Rated:  T    (8,890 words)

Summary:  Alone on the ranch while his family is on a cattle drive, Joe is kidnapped by a jealous hand. When the man dies, an injured Joe is forced to try and get back home alone.

Rated:  T     (11,245 words)

Summary:  Identical twin girls arrive in Virginia City. Joe falls in love with one of them, but her past is fast catching up.

Rated:  T   (9,755 words)

Summary:  What would have happened if Pardoe wasn’t really dead?

Rated:  T    (10,370 Words)

Summary:  A small band of Indians are raiding ranches and homesteads, but are surprisingly inept. Joe stumbles on their secret.

Rated:  T   (10,480 words)

Summary: Just before a violent storm, a friend from town brings Ben home injured. Joe blames Hoss and lashes out at him. As the truth slowly comes out during a tense night and the following morning, Joe resolves to do what is right, and grows up a little bit.
Rating: G (4,575 words)

Summary:  A local man marries an Indian girl, and stirs up a racial backlash, which encompasses the Cartwrights, who offer friendship.

Rated:  T   (10,500 words)

Summary:  Written originally for Bonanza Gold, here is a little tale of a surprise at Christmas, funnily enough!

Rated:  T (1,150 words)

Summary:  Joe is found badly beaten on the road.  He doesn’t know how he got there.  Can the Cartwrights find out in time before tragedy strikes?

Rated: K+ (10,800 words)

Summary:  Out checking on the herd, Joe follows some tracks and finds an injured Indian girl. Will his gallantry cost him more than he is prepared to pay?

Rated:  T (10,425 words)

Summary:  A church social brings tragedy to Virginia City and the Ponderosa. 

Rated:  K   (6,365 words)

Summary:  Joe encounters Satan again, and then finds his life depends on the unpredictable stallion.

Rated:  T  (10,195 words)

The Mustang Series, links to all stories within the series are included.

Summary:  Inspired by a challenge by one author, Joe ends up riding into, what else. . . trouble.

Rating:  T  (11,925 words)

Paradise Series, links to all stories within the series are included.