Category: Joe Cartwright
Stories that focus on Joe Cartwright
Calendar Girl (by Cheaux)
Summary: New Year’s Day in 1865 rings in both unspeakable sorrow and unbridled hope for Joe. Reference is made to Between Heaven and Earth.
Rated: T — 2200 words
The Painter (by LC)
Summary: Joe receives a very special gift and learns to follow his dreams, with some surprises along the way.
Rated: K (3,110 words)
Devotion (by southplains)
Summary: Did Amy Bishop know of Joe’s love affair with Julia Bulette? If she did, what did she think of it? How did she come to terms with it once she herself was in a relationship with him? Written in response to the ‘Missing Scenes’ challenge here on BB, and inspired by a question posed on another site.
Rated: K+ WC 7900
Pride of a Woman (by Cheaux)
Summary: A WHN for Pride of a Man. Joe has one more lesson to teach.
Rated: T — WC 1000
A Circle of Family: The Book of Joseph (by MissJudy)
Summary: Days before Adam is scheduled to leave for college, Little Joe “borrows” his older brother’s Bible and leaves it outside in the rain when his attention is drawn elsewhere. The Bible had belonged to Elizabeth and was one of the few tokens Adam had of his mother. We watch as he discovers the seeminly ruined text, and comes to grip with his loss and tries to find forgiveness. This is the first of a four part story of family love, sweet memories and the Cartwright’s way of living life to its fullest.
Rated: K WC 1800
A Circle of Family Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Greatest Gift (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe overhears what he knows to be a lie, but cannot convince anyone else to believe him.
Rated: T — WC 7800
A Brother’s Heartache (by Dodo)
Summary: A WHN for Season 5’s Triangle. Laura Dayton has gone and there’s a heartbroken brother on the Ponderosa. But which brother?
Rated: K Word Count 2700
Dead Man’s Hand (by Patina)
Rating: K+
Word Count=3113
Summary: After seeking refuge during an Indian attack, Joe finds himself in a high-stakes poker game where everything, including his life, is on the line.
A Good Time (by JoanS)
Summary: Joe has his hands full trying to manage four girls who are interested in him
Rated: K (18,275 words)
Camilla (by pjb)
Summary: SJS for Devonshire (belated). A local girl disappears on the same day Joe is assaulted. Coincidence? Maybe . . . or maybe not.
Rated: K+ WC 28,000
The Sky is Falling (by rh2006fan / heatherF)
Summary: While a robbery is taking place in Virginia City, a diversion is set. Joe struggles to find help for his pa and brother who are being held hostage.
Rated: T (6,860 words)
Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold (by Laura Brodie)
Summary: Joe dances with the devil as he comes up against a man who is nothing but evil. Joe fights crossing over to the dark-side in order to best the man at his own game.
Rating R WC 149,000
A Different Wind (by Cheaux)
Summary: What Happened next for “Different Pines, Same Wind.” Struggling with heartache and loss, Joe receives comfort from an unexpected source.
Rated: T — WC 7541
A Near-Perfect Courtship (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Little Joe Cartwright is surprised to find himself attracted to shy little Laurie Reynolds, the girl next door. Although she isn’t the sort of girl that normally draws his attention, he’s beginning to wonder if she just might be the one true love of his life.
Rated: K WC 22,000
Aftermath! (by No1butJoe)
Summary: The aftermath of Joe being kidnapped.
Rated: K (1,665 words)
