Summary:  Ben’s three sons have vanished, but where could they be?  Months of worry and fear leave him devastated over his loss.  When Ben offers the Ponderosa for sale, a reformed criminal comes to Ben’s aide and together they set sail on the high seas in search of Ben’s most cherished of life’s gifts, his three sons.

Rated:  R  Subject matter hints at sexual content, contains cruel and inhumane treatment to certain individuals and deals with white slavery.  May not be suited for all readers…proceed accordingly.  By clicking into the story, you are adhering to the warning that has been posted.

(42,600 words)

Summary:  When a young friend and Joe play hooky from school, Joe won’t tell his father the real reasons, until it’s too late.  Ben then has to find the words to comfort his son and explain why God allows such things as an untimely death, to happen.

Rated G  WC 15, 300

Ben and Stacy befriend a young woman returning home after living with the Chinook for four years.

Rating:  T (49,650 words)

Bloodlines Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.

Summary:  Director Eileen returns with a request for the Cartwright’s to act in her latest fairytale adventure.
Rating and Reader Alert: Rated G (for Goofy).  Another wacky Cartwright fairytale.
Words: 18,750
Part of Four Men in Tights Series, links included within

Summary: A cruel taunt sets off a chain of unsettling events at the Cartwright homestead. 

Rating:  K+  (15, 325 words)

Summary:  A ruthless mining baron takes on the might of the Ponderosa, prepared to do whatever it takes to get what he wants – including murdering the sons of Ben Cartwright. 

Rated:  T    (9,030 words)

Summary:  A month after coming out of a coma caused by a head injury, Little Joe is full of hate for the one responsible and wants to get revenge.  His father however, has other plans for the persons responsible for nearly killing his son.  Can father convince son that vengeance is of the Lord and not of man?

Rating:  PG  Part two of three. (12,800 words)

The Score Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.

Summary:   Caught between squealing on a friend or keeping silent, Joe learns that its not always in his best interest to turn a deaf ear.

Rating:  G (10,270 words)

Synopsis: Will man’s need for revenge break the heart of the remaining Cartwrights?
Rating:  PG  (9,300 words)

Summary:  Based on a drabble by Lillian, here is my idea of why they were at that line shack.

Rated:  T  (5,900 words)

Summary:  When Joe is found unconscious and in a coma, his family has no idea how the boy was injured.  A storm, a fire and a miracle, turn Ben’s long nights of worry into a happy ending.  The only questions left unanswered are how and why?  Only one person knows the answers, and he’s not telling.

Rating:  G (Part one of three) (10,720 words)

The Score Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.

Summary: Three years after he had put the Cartwrights through the trauma of stealling Marie Cartwright’s casket, Bristol Ford returns with a more sinister plot than before. What he accomplishes changes the relationship between Ben and Joe.

Rating:  T  (66,200 words)

Love’s Last Whisper Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  When an old friend of Ben’s visits the Ponderosa, Ben has no idea that the world renowned wild game hunter is there to hunt the most elusive animal of all…man.  He has three young men to pick from…what makes him choose the youngest?  Rated

PG13  WC 13,500

Summary:   All the Cartwright boys know you should concentrate on the Sermon in church, but sometimes you can’t help your thoughts wondering. 
Rating G  (2,800 words)

Summary:  Adam reads a letter from Hoss that makes him realise how much he misses his brothers.  Hoss and Joe are missing their bossy older brother, he had his uses!  Ben is simply worried about his youngest sons who are MISSING!
Rating:  G  (8,510 words)