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Category: Drama
Trouble Comes Looking (by BettyHT)
Summary: The story is set five years later than A Fight You Do Not Want, and Adam has to recover from a tragedy and find a way to move his life forward. He has made some terrible mistakes in doing that and has to figure out how to make his life better.
Rating T and Word count 28,726
Part of the Fight and Trouble Series, links to all stories included within
He’s Gone (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Joe’s thoughts as he rides after Billy Chapin. A missing scene from The Legacy.
Rating: K+
Word Count: 575
A Dream Come True (by AC1830)
Summary: A child’s innocent question leads to memories for Ben and Adam, and a special moment with Adam’s young son.
Rating: K, Word Count: 2891
Dear Son, My Son (by BettyHT)
Summary: Joe gets himself in a bit of trouble involving a romance and a jealous husband, but Adam is implicated in it too. The entire story is told by messages mostly between the family and Adam. Some reading between the lines is necessary because these are men communicating in writing so not all will be said directly.
Rating: T Word count: 2,856
Choices and Risks (by BettyHT)
Summary: Seeing injustice, Adam has to act, but his actions and the consequences from them pull his family into that quest too. In the end, all of them make choices knowing the risks involved.
Rating: T Word count: 14,366
The Redhead – Romancing the Ponderosa Book 2 (by millieshepherd)
Summary: Adam talks Ben into making a trade with Chief Winnemucca. The trade isn’t your average deal, the Chief has a redheaded white girl and he wants a few head of cattle for her. Adam takes full responsibility for the girl and soon finds out he might have gotten himself in deeper than he expected.
Rating: T
Word Count: 21,487
Part of Romancing the Ponderosa Series, links to the stories included within.
The Children Shall Lead (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a prequel about how Ben found the spot for the Ponderosa, but it is told as a story about Adam and Hoss and how they met Young Wolf. There is also some insight into how Adam developed into the man he became.
Rating: PG Word count: 4057
The Town Hero (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: A grateful Virginia City wants to both reward and exploit Little Joe’s valiant defense of the town, but Adam fears his young brother may be unable to handle his sudden newfound fame. Written for BoNaNo 2021. Rating: K+ Word count: 13, 175
Mrs. Little Joe – Romancing the Ponderosa Book 1 (by millieshepherd)
Summary: When Little Joe finds a badly injured stranger on the Ponderosa, the Cartwrights’ lives are nearly turned upside down.
Rating: T Word Count: 21,027
Part of the Romancing the Ponderosa Series, links to stories included within.
For the Love of Pete (by bahj)
Summary: Little Joe is ready to do anything to help the struggling widow of his childhood friend.
-Tissue Warning- This story deals with loss (NO main character deaths)
Rating: PG Word Count: 7875