Summary:  Inspired by some Ricky Nelson songs, this story begins with Adam arriving home disillusioned and cynical after many years away. At a party thrown by his father to celebrate his return, he meets someone who begins to change his attitude and will change his future as soon as he allows it.  Adam changes her life too although there are some who do their best to try to prevent the two from being together. 

rating = T    WC = 35,173

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

Summary:  Camp In the Pines 2015 challenge story.  Adam holds a secret but can’t tell because of injuries so it is up to his brothers and father to try work out who hurt him, why, what they might do next, but most importantly, how to stop them.  It’s his youngest brother who proves to be invaluable in working out what they have to do until the oldest can recover enough to tell them what he knows.  

rating = T  WC  = 13,018

SUMMARY:  Adam has been gone for six years and for four of those years, Ben has not heard from him. His last letter said he was coming home and that he had a surprise. Then Candy drops a huge bombshell during a casual conversation that leads to a trip to Texas and the beginning of much turmoil for the family.  

rating = T  WC = 25,065

Summary: After concluding a business trip in San Francisco, Joe’s life is forever changed.

Rating:  T  (14,520 words)

Summary:  Follows the How Do I Tell Him story in which Adam married Lydia and brought her back to the Ponderosa. Now there are several things happening that the couple must face, and the question is whether that will make their love stronger or create problems in their relationship. For the family, there is a jealous young man who creates more trouble.

rating = T  word count = 18,888

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

Summary:  You’ve heard the saying, ‘Loose lips sink ships’?  Joe learns a valuable lesson and Adam could pay the ultimate price when the family attempts to deliver a herd of horses to the Army.

Rating: K+  WC 10,000

Summary:  In Illinois, Ben has more trouble with McWhorter and loses someone dear to him because of it. Story follows a different path but eventually the whole family will be together on the Ponderosa. It may take some time for that to happen however. It’s based on a story idea suggested by a reader. Thank you, Sylvia, for the story idea that got me started.    

Rating – PG13    WC = 36301

Summary:  After some problems at home, Adam sets off on what his father expects to be a one or two year absence, but circumstances take Adam to many countries and eventually to refuge far from home for years before it is safe for him to return.  However there’s danger at home as well.  

Rating = T   WC = 102,217

Summary:  Inspired by The Mother of All Challenges, to write a story featuring one or more of the Cartwrights in any time period (prequel, season 1-14, sequel, AU),  in which Virginia City is an integral part of the tale.  

Rating:  K  (4,030 words)

This is my story.

Virginia City, Nevada — Home of the Comstock Lode.   A place where things happen twenty-four hours a day. Thirty thousand people called it home at the peak of the gold and silver rush. A boom town!

Summary:  The story starts with a horse race as the three Cartwright brothers take on a challenge, but the story continues with romances, tragedy, heartache, an abduction that takes Adam to Australia, and troubles at home until all the issues can be resolved.  There are three parts to the story with Four Corners, Dreams, and Turbulence and Trouble.

Rating = T    WC = 81,104

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

Summary:  The Cartwrights have a troublesome dispute on their hands and Adam has a new love interest, both of which, influence the day to day happenings of the entire family as they live and work together on the Ponderosa.  

Rating: T  Word Count: 91,250

Summary:  Adam’s son Garrett finds that he has some experiences much like his father had as a youth, and Adam can help him with those because of it. The story follows the Never Too Late To Say You’re Sorry story, and has the same OCs.  

WC =15,282  rating = T

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

Summary: When Adam’s favorite professor pays him a visit, another visitor hides in the shadows, intent on proving a skewed theory about savagery.

(Rated: T, Word count: 27,000)

Summary: With Ben away, the Cartwright boys face down poachers, a train robbery, a fire that nearly destroys the Ponderosa, a strange new school teacher and a lost dog. But when Ben returns, the biggest problem of all is gossip.  

Rating: T (mild language, mature themes, violence)   WC 109,300

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

Summary: When fifteen-year-old Joe tries to impress a new friend on the Ponderosa, it leads to dangerous repercussions for both Joe and Adam.

Rating: T (22, 275 words)