Category: Action/Adventure
The Decklin Principle (by freyakendra)
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)
The Lilies of the Field – Book 1 of the Lilies Series (by sandspur)
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.
Measure of a Man (by Inca / aka Tye)
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)
The Choices We Make (by JulieS)
Summary: An unexpected visitor brings a warning for Adam and a chance for Joe to find out Adam’s secret.
Rated: K (9,740 words)
The Way Things Are series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Kane’s Legacy (by Krystyna)
Summary: It’s been two years since Eastgate, Salt Flats, and Kane. Business for the Ponderosa continues and life goes on. What happens when life takes Adam back to Eastgate and his memories? Could the truth have prevented his ordeal?
Rating: K+ (28,925 words)
When Hope and Fate Collide (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Everything was progressing smoothly, right up until it went so wrong. The brothers and their men drive their largest herd ever to Sacramento, California.
Rating: T (32,520 words)
Devil’s Dust (by freyakendra)
Summary: A man of God who lacks true faith heads into the desert on a quest for miracles — catching the Cartwright brothers in his flawed pilgrimage.
Word count: 22,000. Rating: T.
A Journey Revisited (by BettyHT)
Summary: The trouble over Regan Miller leads to a frank discussion between Hoss and Adam and a trip to find Inger’s grave. Trouble happens along the way as the two brothers rebuild their relationship. WHN for She Walks In Beauty and somewhat for A Journey Remembered. It’s a mostly lighthearted tale and ends with a meaningful Christmas gift.
rating = T WC = 11,500
Captain Cartwright #10 – Written in Stone (by Krystyna)
SUMMARY: Under a new Administration, Commodore Cartwright is sent to search for a missing murder suspect. While on the Ponderosa, a tragic event at the school leads to disaster for the family. This is the tenth story in the world of Captain Cartwright.
Rating: T (185,155 words)
Captain Cartwright Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Desperate Rescue (by devilwind)
Summary: A WHI for “Desperate Passage.” After rescuing Mary Burns from the Paiutes, Joe has to be saved as his attempt to mount an Indian pony and ride to safety goes awry.
Rating: T (Some Violence) WC: 3396
Cartwrights Return or a Story of The Prodigals (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Adam left the Ponderosa more than ten years ago; and now, a letter has arrived announcing his intent to return. This story is his, as well as his family’s.
Rating: T – for minor cursing. (53,360 words)
Haunted (by freyakendra)
After Little Joe’s testimony helps put a noose around the neck of a murderer, his nightmares are nothing compared to the reality that comes to haunt him.
Rated: T (word count: 25,450)
Seance (by Belle)
Summary: Ben is away, and the boys decide to enjoy a night on the town. An evening of harmless entertainment turns into a race to save Joe’s life.
(10,292 words) Rating: T
A Far Cry from Peace (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Missing Scenes and What Happened Next for the second season episode… The Gift.
Rating: T (5,095 words)
Nightshade (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: Ten-year-old Joe is tired of Adam treating him like a little kid. Enter Nightshade, Adam’s powerful and temperamental horse. What follows involves not only Joe and Adam, but some new Paiute friends and a revelation about Roy’s past.
Rated: K+ WC 16,000
