Category: Joe Cartwright
Stories that focus on Joe Cartwright
Love, Oh Love, Oh Careless Love (by DebbieB)
Summary: It’s just as the song implies, “Gonna cry tonight, and cry no more”.
Rated: G (5,250 words)
The Godfather (by Rona)
Summary: Susie is married and asks Joe to be her baby’s godfather. When Susie’s husband is attacked, Joe is blamed.
Rated T (8,100 words)
Susie Series, links to all stories within the series are included.
Susie (by Rona)
Summary: Joe has fallen for a pretty new saloon girl. Is she just a tart with a heart, or is there more to Susie than this?
Rated: T (12,375 words)
Susie Series, links to all stories within the series are included.
Mind Games (by Rona)
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)
A Dark Night’s Tale (by the Tahoe Ladies)
Joe hears things that ‘bump’ in the night….
Rated K Word Count: 1200
Thanks, Little Joe (by JRosemary)
Summary: Funny how a dream can help you figure stuff out…
Rating: G (1,500 words)
Malice (by Rona)
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)
The Deadliest Sins (by Rona)
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)
Love Story (by Rona)
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)
Showdown (by Rona)
Summary: What would have happened if Pardoe wasn’t really dead?
Rated: T (10,370 Words)
Learning Curve (by Rona)
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)
The Silver Lining (by Julie Jurkovich)
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)
Hate and Fear (by Rona)
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)
Christmas Surprise (by Rona)
Summary: Written originally for Bonanza Gold, here is a little tale of a surprise at Christmas, funnily enough!
Rated: T (1,150 words)
A Blank Space (by Rona)
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)
