Category: Drama
Deep in December (by JC*)
Summary: A moment of reflection for Ben as he contemplates Christmas without Adam.
Rating: G
Words: 730
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Pine Tree Challenge (by BettyHT)
Summary: Another prequel, but Little Joe is eleven in this one, Hoss is seventeen, and Adam is twenty-three. Climbing that pine tree is again key to the story, but it is what happens after that which is most significant.
Rating: T Word count: 5, 575
Pine Tree Loss and Gains (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is the third and last installment in this series. Ben does his best to make amends for what went wrong, but Joe has a plan too. Only time will tell which will be more effective.
T 7,071
Ring Out Wild Bells (by sklamb)
Summary: Music may have charms to soothe the savage breast, but is that still true when Hoss Cartwright is the one singing?
Rating: G
Words: 1,325
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
New Years’ Traditions (by Sibylle)
Summary: Roy Coffee helps not only Ben in his grief.
Rating: G
Words: 2.500
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
To Build a House (by faust)
Summary: It’s suddenly Christmas, and Adam has to come up with an alternative plan. The solution is quite a surprise, but one enjoyed by the whole family.
Rating: G
Words: 2,785
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Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Milk of Human Kindness (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Man and Nature conspire against the Cartwright brothers making it home for Christmas.
Rating: G
Words: 8,220
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Good Farmers (by mcfair_58)
Summary: Adam intended to introduce his youngest brother to good literature, but you know Little Joe – instead of culture, he found trouble!
Rating: G
Words: 4,500
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Pine Tree (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a prequel in which Little Joe has a daring adventure that becomes a scary ordeal for his family. Hopefully, this will be the first in a series of stories featuring the pine tree, and each will be separated by several years for the family.
Rating: PG Word count: 3,212
White Christmas (by Sibylle)
Summary: Jamie tries to learn more about his oldest new brother, but gets something unexpected in the end!:
Rating: G
Words: 1,800
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Magic of Christmas (by BettyHT)
Summary: When Hoss needs a romantic poem, he and Joe search Adam’s room where they find something wondrous that truly brings magic to Christmas.
Rating: G
Words: 4,806
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Jingle Bull (by ElayneA)
Summary: Adventures in ‘riding herd’ leads one brother on a merry chase.
Rating: G
Words: 550
Written for the 2023 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Silent as the Snow (by mcfair_58)
Summary: With Little Joe, following his heart often leads to trouble.
Rating: G
Words: 2,050
Written for the 2023 Bonanza Advent Calendar
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: To some, the holidays aren’t always merry, nor bright.
Rating: G
Words: 950
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
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Sterling and Bright (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: It might be white outside, but inside? Being a day like no other, was an understatement; and long after the sun had set Ben Cartwright was almost ready to declare that all three of his sons would be receiving lumps of coal in their Christmas stockings.
Rating: G
Words: 2,350
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar.
