Category: Joe Cartwright
Stories that focus on Joe Cartwright
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
The Maiden (by McFair)
A badly wounded Little Joe Cartwright is propelled into an adventure where he meets a beautiful Indian girl who seeks his love…and maybe his life! Rated: PG Word count: 34,669
The Night Before Christmas (by Questfan)
Summary: The Cartwrights share their most fervent Christmas wishes.
Rating: G
Words: 2,610
Written for Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Good Farmers (by mcfair_58)
Summary: Adam intended to introduce his youngest brother to good literature, but you know Little Joe – instead of culture, he found trouble!
Rating: G
Words: 4,500
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Little Joe’s “Grand Swing” (by Michele B)
Summary: After watching The Grand Swing with Jamie, and seeing Hoss and Joe’s names on the tree, I started imagining what escapades would have led to them taking the “swing” with Ben. I’m not sure about Hoss yet, but I had no trouble conjuring up Little Joe’s mess!
Rating: G, Word Count: 23,137
The Christmas that Almost Wasn’t (by Cheaux)
Summary: Something’s wrong and the fix comes from an unexpected source
Rating: G
Words: 1,170
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Miracle of Midnight (by Inca)
Summary: The trouble with grownups was that they were always busy. Too busy, to Little Joe’s mind.
Rating: G
Words: 3,520
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Silent as the Snow (by mcfair_58)
Summary: With Little Joe, following his heart often leads to trouble.
Rating: G
Words: 2,050
Written for the 2023 Bonanza Advent Calendar
A Woman Scorned (by Glenandme)
Summary: Little Joe is fifteen and in love. Miss Kitty is about as sweet and lovely as a girl can be. What her mother has to say about all this is, well, the rest of the story.
Rating: PG, Word Count: 8139
A Surprise Delivery (by Questfan)
Summary: A winter storm, a broken-down shack and a couple of strangers in need makes for a different kind of Christmas celebration.
Rating: G Words 2,700
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Be a Friend (by Sierras)
Summary: Can a gingerbread man help Little Joe make a new friend?
Rating: G Words: 560
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
A Toast to Tradition (Part 1) (by Cheaux)
Summary: A missing ornament threatens holiday traditions for the Cartwrights.
Rating: G words 2,530
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Walk a Mile In His Shoes (by BettyHT)
Summary: A set of letters from one brother to another shows how understanding can develop when love is strong.
Rating: PG Word count: 1,607
Gideon’s Trumpet (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: The Cartwrights are saddened to learn of the death of an elderly friend shortly before Christmas, but the bequest he has left one of them stirs warm memories, one very private and another soon to become very public.
Rating: G Words 5960
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent calendar
