Category: Family
Stories that focus on the entire family
Heritage of Honor, Book 5–A Dream Divided (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Following the death of his wife Marie and his son Adam’s departure for college, Ben Cartwright and his two younger sons struggle to deal with both losses while meeting the challenges of a growing community and the crises in the lives of their friends.
Rated: T Word Count: 161850
Heritage of Honor Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Restoring the Heart of the Ponderosa – Part 2 (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: A continuation of Restoring the Heart of the Ponderosa. The family looks forward to life returning to normal, but find they have a rocky road to travel as nightmares from the past intrude.
Rating: T (55,125 words)
Camping at Eagle’s Nest (by pbeaking)
Summary: This story branches off from the Episode entitled “Between Heaven and Earth.” In that episode Ben mentions to Joe that he had a scary experience when he was five years old at Eagle’s Nest. This story is about that experience and what made Joe afraid of heights.
Rating: G (6,400 words)
Seeing An Angel (by DJK)
Summary: A girl from Marie’s past has something for Little Joe.
Rated: T Word count: 1351
Big Ears, Big Fears (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe listens and learns.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1035
Cracked Up (by bahj)
Rated PG-13 (Violence and Thematic Elements)
Word Count – 30,501
Summary – Told in jigsaw puzzle fashion, follow Adam Cartwright as pieces from the past eventually come together to form his future in this story of love, courage, and sacrifice.
Premonition (by rh2006fan / HeatherF)
Summary: A simple day in town turns into something more than expected, as a looming sense of apprehension strikes the Cartwrights.
Rated: K+ (5,330 words)
Picking Up the Pieces (by pbeaking)
Summary: Ben returns to the Ponderosa after a month long absence in San Francisco. He brings along a long time family friend as a guest in the house. A warm homecoming soon turns into turmoil when Joe finds this guest a threat to his mother’s memory and Adam adds to the issues by choosing to announce his plans for the future at the most inopportune time. It is up to Ben to pick up all the pieces and reassemble his family once more.
Rating: K+ WC 12,000
A Misconstrued Statement (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Hoss attempts an explanation to Ben of who is coming down the street, and why.
Rating: K+ (900 words)
Ben’s Boys (by DJK)
Summary: This is a set of four vignettes written in response to various prompts.
Rated: K+ Word count: 2431
Ben’s Boys Series, links to stories within the series are included.
One Candle (by Cheaux)
Summary: A tragic event in Virginia City sends shock waves across the globe and spurs Adam to return home to find the truth.
Rated: T WC 16,000
Fresh Start (by DJK)
Summary: Once again Adam is the new kid.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1131
Christmas Presents (by Sibylle)
Summary: A prequel about a young Little Joe, set in the fall of 1850 while Adam is away in Boston.
Rating: K WC 2100
A Holiday Homicide (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: The Cartwrights are enjoying a festive Christmas party at the Ponderosa, when what to their wondering eyes should appear but a corpse in a closet. Oh, my and oh, dear!
Rated: K+ WC 6600
Taming of the Scrooge (by pbeaking)
Summary: Ten Year old Adam Cartwright must face a tough challenge in Mrs. Viola Watkins; a widow woman who is simply a scrooge. Can a falling out between them actually bring them together?
Rating: K (7.865 words)
