Category: Brothers
Stories that focus on the relationship of any combination of the brothers.
Adam / Hoss / Joe / Jamie
Seven to One (by LillianMontane)
Summary: The only one not captured, Joe must figure out how to rescue his brothers from a gang of outlaws who invade their home.
Rating: T 9,647 words)
Just a Prank (by DJK)
It was just a boy’s prank, so why did it cause such a rift between brothers. This story was written for the Chaps and Spurs 2025 First Quater challenge.
Rating: K+ word count: 5279
Did We Win (by AC1830)
Summary: The Founders Day horse race was a tradition for Adam and Joe Cartwright, but the question always is – which brother will win?
Rating: G, Word Count: 772
The Marshal (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam is home for a short visit and goes with Joe, Jamie, and Candy on what is supposed to be a short hunting trip. Things get complicated when Joe goes to a nearby town to replenish their supplies. The four men learn important things about each other as a result. Originally a Man In Black challenge but completed for the Better Late Than Never Challenge.
Rating: T Word count: 4,183
The Storm Whisperer (by mcfair_58)
Summary: Adam’s brothers are missing. Will the Christmas secret he is keeping lead to their rescue?
Rating: G 3,515 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
The Ugliest Christmas Ornament (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe thinks an ornament is too ugly for the Cartwright tree. Adam has the opposite opinion in this slice-of-life vignette.
Rating: G 610 words
We All Need A Backup Sometimes (by DJK)
Canon refers to Ben leaving the Ponderosa for a time after Marie’s death. This story presents a possibility for how Adam managed during this time. (This is an Old Ned story.)
The Milk of Human Kindness (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Man and Nature conspire against the Cartwright brothers making it home for Christmas.
Rating: G
Words: 8,220
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Shiny Surprise: The Hair-Raising Christmas Prank (by ElayneA)
Summary: Not even Christmastime is safe from pranksters.
Rating: G
Words: 855
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Mixed Up, Jumbled Up Work on the Ponderosa (by Michele B)
Summary: What would happen if every Cartwright had to do a job they hated? Or at least disliked? This is a story of jumbling up the work and distributing it in a whole new way. Let’s see if the Cartwright sons can really pitch in and fill in for another brother.
Rating: G, Word Count: 17,310
Cold Hearts, Warm Hearts (by BettyHT)
Summary: The third story in the Vine series answers the last question of who sent the vine, but there is also an examination of Marie’s background to explain the motivation for that act. The story may not make sense in every part unless you have read the first two stories in the series.
Rating: T Word count: 5,865
Unsung Hero (by HarpistforHim)
Summary: A day out in the snow with his siblings turns out to be more than Adam bargained for, putting his role as the oldest brother to the test. On top of battling the elements, Adam finds himself struggling with thoughts about Marie…
Word Count: 4793 Rating: G
The Wooing of Abigail Jones as narrated by Hoss (by BettyHT)
Summary: A spoof. All is not as it seems in this version of the story.
PG 1,808
The Mine (by BettyHT)
Summary: Respecting the wishes of a hero who wished his actions to remain unknown except to his community, a newspaperman writes the story of those actions to be included in the man’s eulogy when it should become necessary.
Rating: PG Word count: 2,360
1910 (by BettyHT)
Summary: On the occasion of Mark Twain’s death, Adam tells his grandson of a Hoss/Joe escapade, how he learned about it, and how he felt about it.
Rating: PG Word count: 1,142
