Category: Drama
Hold On (by freyakendra)
Summary: When Joe is trapped and facing what they believe will mean certain death, Adam’s heroic refusal to let go sets him on a heart-wrenching and soul-searching journey it takes Hoss to sort out. Excerpt: “And if the measure of a man’s worth in this life was in how much he refused to let go, then both Pa and Adam were worth more than Hoss could count”.
Rated: T WC 11,300
Coventry (by JoanS)
Summary: Adam and Hoss are sick of Joe not co-operating while their father is away.
Rating: T (5,225 words)
A Matter of Faith (by JoanS)
Summary: A faith healer comes to town and causes problems for Dr. Martin and the Cartwrights.
Rating: T (14,600 words)
Zeus (by LC)
Summary: Thunderstorms can be scary things. . .unless one has a big brother to make it better. A prequel.
Rated: K (1,100 words)
Picking up the Threads (by JoanS)
Summary: Ben finds it difficult to re-enter his boys’ lives after Marie’s death
Rated: K (13,335 words)
A Hunting We Will Go (ljlover2001)
Summary: Hoss and Joe go on a hunting trip, but they become the hunted, not the hunters
Rated: K+ (1,340 words)
First Day Nerves (ljlover2001)
Summary: Little Joe has to face his greatest challenge since losing his mother
Rated: K+ (1,670 words)
The Vacation (by TracyT)
Summary: An old friend’s daughter visits the Ponderosa in an effort to get over her father’s death. She falls in love … but will she stay?
Rated: MA WC 58345
A Circle of Family: The Book of Joseph (by MissJudy)
Summary: Days before Adam is scheduled to leave for college, Little Joe “borrows” his older brother’s Bible and leaves it outside in the rain when his attention is drawn elsewhere. The Bible had belonged to Elizabeth and was one of the few tokens Adam had of his mother. We watch as he discovers the seeminly ruined text, and comes to grip with his loss and tries to find forgiveness. This is the first of a four part story of family love, sweet memories and the Cartwright’s way of living life to its fullest.
Rated: K WC 1800
A Circle of Family Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Cheat (by CJ Wooster)
Summary: Adam cheats on a test, in order to win a bet.
Rated: K (3,705 words)
Independence Day (by pkmoonshine)
Summary: The Independence Day race, which the Cartwrights have been looking forward to all summer, ends in near tragedy.
Rating: K+ (39,720 words)
Bloodlines Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The True Character of a Man (by HazelMom)
Summary: It is never wise to underestimate the middle man, whether you’re ‘society’, a kidnapper, or family.
Rating: T (17,540 words)
Mending the Break (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe knows whom Adam should marry. Now he just needs to make Adam realize who it is.
Rating: K+ (19,180 words)
Remember the Breaking Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Greatest Gift (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe overhears what he knows to be a lie, but cannot convince anyone else to believe him.
Rated: T — WC 7800
Teach Me to Fly (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: A young woman is injured while riding across the Ponderosa; the Cartwrights find themselves doing more than helping her heal and Candy finds himself falling in love.
Rating: K+ (5,770 words)
