Category: Drama
Ballad of Brothers: Opus (by freyakendra)
Summary: A sandstorm leads to a special moment of brotherly bonding between Adam and Little Joe before tragedy strikes—and then that bonding takes on a whole different depth of meaning when they look to the songs that had first given them a night of laughter to help them survive through the day. When Ben, Hoss and Sheriff Coffee go to their aid, they discover Joe is missing and Adam fears the worst.
Rated: T Word Count: 28,400
Christmas Traditions (by Patina)
Rating: K+
Word Count=7920
Summary: Sometimes traditions bring back memories and sometimes memories are created with new traditions.
A Christmas Story (by Storm)
Summary: Here’s my answer to the December Chaps and Spurs challenge.
Rated: K+ WC 3100
Christmas at the Cartwrights (by Eve)
Summary: A Christmas story at the Cartwright household introducing a new family member.
Rated: K (5,450 words)
Out There (by VCLS)
Summary: Betrayal, wounded pride, and jealousy result in one hot tempered brother missing, one having nightmares, one logical brother searching … all is not as you might think.
Rated: T WC 8600
Calendar Girl (by Cheaux)
Summary: New Year’s Day in 1865 rings in both unspeakable sorrow and unbridled hope for Joe. Reference is made to Between Heaven and Earth.
Rated: T — 2200 words
Solace (by Cheaux)
Summary: Adam, alone and hurt in the desert, is comforted by a stranger.
Rated: K+ WC 1700
A Special Blessing (by mamse5)
Summary: Ben’s awakens on Christmas morning, but what happened to his boys?
Rated: K WC 800
His Legacy (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: Hoss surprises the family by coming home with a wife. Only one problem…her brother wants her inheritance bad enough to kill.
Rating: K+ (22,200 words)
The Painter (by LC)
Summary: Joe receives a very special gift and learns to follow his dreams, with some surprises along the way.
Rated: K (3,110 words)
A Letter from Hoss (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: I was thinking about how due to Dan Blocker’s death the Cartwright’s lost Hoss. This short piece came to me and I had to write it down.
Rating: K (540 words)
Devotion (by southplains)
Summary: Did Amy Bishop know of Joe’s love affair with Julia Bulette? If she did, what did she think of it? How did she come to terms with it once she herself was in a relationship with him? Written in response to the ‘Missing Scenes’ challenge here on BB, and inspired by a question posed on another site.
Rated: K+ WC 7900
A Circle of Family: The Book of Hoss (by MissJudy)
Summary: This is the third of the four stories revolving around Adam’s Bible (the Bible Elizabeth had used when she was young.) The Bible was thought ruined in The Book of Joseph, but was restored in The Book of Ben, and is now ready to be sent to Adam in Boston. Ben tells his middle son that he should write Adam a letter to enclose along with the Bible. But after Hoss has a particularly miserable day tending his sick brother and father, he pens a letter to Adam letting him know exactly how he feels.
It is not necessary to read the other stories to enjoy this one. Each book provides a look at love and lessons learned in the young Cartwright family. Thank you for reading.
Rating: K (6,565 words)
A Circle of Family series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Reflections on a Gentle Soul (by Patina)
Rating: K WC 2500
Summary: Three short WHIB scenes for Vengeance written for the November fanfic challenge.
Things that Go Bump in the Night (by Cheaux)
Summary: Did you ever wonder why Joe was obsessive about hunting creatures of the night in My Brother’s Keeper and Marie, My Love?
Rated: T WC 2500
