Summary:  On a horse buying trip the brothers experience, a Carson City Earthquake

Rating:  K  (5,600 words)

Summary: What happens when Jane Austen’s ultimate chick-fic, “Pride & Prejudice,” crosses into the burly, macho, he-man world of Bonanza? Confusion? Kidnappings? Crossover characters from other series like “Bronco” and “the Big Valley”? Anything can happen—and anything does!

Rating: T. Totally clean, but one description of an unseemly death.  WC 86,200

Summary:  A prequel story with LJ at thirteen, Hoss at nineteen, and Adam at twenty-five. In the first part, Little Joe decides to be good for three weeks as a gift to his father which sets off a chain of events while Adam decides to ride a couple of difficult horses that sets off a different chain of events. Everything comes together as does the family in time for a Christmas celebration. The second part of the story is a WHB for The Quality of Mercy and features Seth in a prominent role.

rating = T (26,563)

Summary: Joe is summoned to the Ponderosa for a matter pertaining to an inheritance. Curiously, the letter and recent events in his life reveal his dissatisfaction, and thrust him on a journey of discovery.

Rating: T (16,980 words)

Summary: The next story in this continuing series. Adam is arrested for the murder of Mitch Hawkins. Another matter then arises leaving Joe in a difficult position.

Rated: PG (9342 words)

The Way Things Are series, links to all the stories in the series included.

Summary: During the last quarter of 2015, members in the Brand Forums were challenged to write vignettes for all the Bonanza episodes. Members could submit as many Little Bits for as many episodes as they were inspired to write. Multiple members could submit Little Bits for the same episode. The hardest part of the challenge was to write the vignette in exactly 100 or 200 words.
Some Little Bits are dramatic while others are humorous. The submitting member is identified after each Little Bit. 132 Little Bits have been submitted to date and are listed in episode order.

Rating: K (16,000+ words)

Summary: Adam and Joe leave the Ponderosa, perhaps for good, in the wake of tragedy and misunderstanding. But the danger only Adam knew about is still with them. Note: the backstory is filled in gradually, through a series of nonsequential flashbacks.

Rating–T. Contains some violence, mild language, a grisly murder scene and a couple of animal death scenes.  (105,500 words)

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

Summary:  Will Virginia City and the Ponderosa survive during Hop Sing’s and his cousins and their families’ two-week family reunion in San Francisco?  Rating:  T    24,070 words

Summary:  Adam’s the Trail Boss, like so many times before.  But just who is this mysterious drover?
Rating:  T   Words:  39,300

Summary:  It’s an adventure on a trip to Senora, Arizona for Ben and Joe.
Rating:  T 53,420 words

SUMMARY:  Joe’s troubles are addressed as he and Ben leave on an extended trip to spend time together so that Joe can face his losses with the man best able to help him come to terms with them.  That leaves Hoss and Adam to run the ranch with Candy’s help. There are plenty of fires to put out, some literal and some figurative, as the three find themselves overworked and stressed by the challenges they face.

Rating = T   WC = 24,181

Cat Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  New neighbors involve the Cartwrights in a prickly situation.
Rating:  G    27,800 words

Summary:  Adam meets a feisty young woman who thinks that arguing means that you care.  It’s a tempestuous relationship at times, but loyalty, honesty, courage, and love are the cornerstones of the foundation that supports them through many crises.  Although the story is centered on the Adam and Annie relationship, the rest of the family is important to the story and there are changes for all of them too including romances.  

rating = T    word count = 155,709

Summary:  Adam and Tilly go to Europe for the worst honeymoon ever, landing in the middle of a war to end up missing and presumed dead. Meanwhile, Ben, Joe, and Hoss move on with their lives, finding new friends and uncovering strange secrets from the past. 

Rating: T. Violence, character death, attempted rape, etc.   (109,635 words)

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

Summary:  This is a continuation of the Garden Party and Wearing a Frown stories with the same characters, but this is a much lighter story with humor especially with Adam’s son Lake and with romances for Ben and Hoss too although there are complications of course.

rating = T  WC =  31,583

Irae Series, links to stories within the series are included.