Category: Family
Stories that focus on the entire family
Bushwhacked – The Missing Scenes (by Susan G)
Summary: A WHN for the episode, Bushwhacked.
Rating: T (6,975 words)
The Intruders (by Camera Chic)
Summary: While Ben is away on a trip, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe are taken hostage at the ranch.
Rating: PG for violence (4,710 words)
The Commitment (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe makes a commitment without fully understanding what’s involved.
Rated: T — WC 1200
Chimera (by Krystyna)
Summary: Adam goes on an errand for a sick man and finds a cat, a dead town, and an adventure.
Rating: G (10,550 words)
Precious Ties (by Deborah)
ummary: It’s the spring of 1883. There are 12 Cartwrights living on the Ponderosa: Adam and Bronwen and their four daughters, Hoss and Claire and their two sons, plus Ben and Joe, who are both widowers. Joe has been in San Francisco and he’s late returning. What could be the reason?
Rating: K WC 28,600
Bronwen in Nevada Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Lost at Sea (by mamse5)
SUMMARY: The chance of a life-time to visit the city where his mother grew up leads to an experience neither man could imagine. Will the actions of an injured Ben fracture the loving bond between him and his youngest?
Rating: K+ (33,835 words)
Pandora’s Box (by Krystyna)
Summary: Everyone at school had a secret in the family so Joe was convinced there had to be a secret in his own, and where better to find it than in a certain box in his father’s room
Rating: G (2,190 words)
Dreamer (by southplains)
Summary: An unlikely alliance between two people spells deadly trouble for Joe. His survival depends entirely upon the strength of family bonds.
Rated: K+ WC 31,400
Random Acts (by EPM)
Summary: SJS for Devonshire: When I was asked to participate in this special project, I hadn’t written any Bonanza since 2007 except for finishing a piece when Mr. Roberts died. I hope she and others enjoy this story.
Rating: T (4,000 words)
Not a Day Goes By (by Arrenall)
Summary: When the unthinkable happens, those left behind must find a way to get on with life.
Rating: T (4,433 words)
Sleigh Bells Ring (by bahj)
Summary: A Cartwright Christmas comedy told in three part harmony
Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 4296
Doing the Right Thing (by HazelMom)
Summary: Word reaches the Ponderosa that Hoss was legally hung, setting off a chain of events that sets the law against justice when it comes down to doing the right thing.
Rating: K+ (11,035 words)
The Prisoner (by gaerwn)
Summary: In an effort to keep Paul Martin alive and well, the Cartwrights have to match wits with someone whose reality is a very dark place indeed.
Rating: T (18,800 words)
A Bucketful of Trouble (by Krystyna)
Summary: Hop Sing decides it’s time to quit! This story may be familiar to forum readers but I hope it will appeal to those newer members of Bonanzaworld who have yet to read it.
Rating: G (1,060 words)
Practice Makes Perfect (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=3699
Summary: Marie is entering the final weeks of her pregnancy with the newest Cartwright. Will the baby’s birth go according to plan?
