Category: Drama
Autumn Storm (by Linda Br)
Synopsis: While Ben and Joe are away in Carson City and Hoss laid up at the Ponderosa, Adam goes by himself to confirm that the sawmill is securely locked for the coming winter. While rounding up some stray cattle on the way home, he is seriously injured. Hurt and with a snowstorm bearing down on him, he needs to find shelter. Will he make it?
Rating: G Words: 24,660
Adventures Inn (by JennieA)
Summary: Little Joe gets lost in a blizzard but finds out being by himself really isn’t so bad. Features the entire family.
Rated: G (9,850 words)
The Birthday Gift (by Linda Br)
Synopsis: This is a story of the aftermath of the episode “The Savage” in which Adam has met and fallen in love with Ruth Halverson who then leaves him to save lhis life from the Shoshoni. It also covers the circumstances of Adam’s illness in “Elizabeth, My Love.”
Rating: R Words: 24,700
Fountain of Youth (by JennieA & DebbieB)
Summary: With Marie away in San Francisco, Ben is left to the mercies of his three young sons. Will he survive or die of embarrassment first? Will his resolve stand strong or will he crumble under the pressure? Can he out think a three year old when his older sons provide no moral support and seems to always be laughing at him behind his back? Ben has asked himself these same questions more than once since Marie went away.
Rated: PG (5, 300 words)
In My Father’s House (by DebbieB)
DebbieB passed away Christmas 2021. Any reader wishing to read this series should e:mail the Brandsters: Brandsters2020@gmail.com
Farewell Forever, My Brother (by Linda Br)
Synopsis: Hoss has just been killed. Adam arrives home from Boston three weeks after he’s been buried. Deals with Adam’s feelings towards the loss of his brother.
Rating: PG-13 Words: 9,000
The Lie (by KateP)
Summary: Joe lies on behalf of a friend.
Rated: K+ (6,400 words)
The Great Aunts (by KateP)
Summary: Ben’s aunts visit the Ponderosa – a story suggested when I became a great-aunt for the first time and someone said that Great-Aunt Kate sounded like a Bonanza character.
Rated: K+ (7,525 words)
Emily #1 – Hoss Heaven (by GinnyF)
Summary: Hoss meets the woman he wants to marry. However, she has a secret regarding her past, which makes her wary of closeness with anyone. Hoss is determined to break through her shell and win her heart.
Rated: PG (5,260 words)
Emily Series, links to all stories within the series are included.
Barbershop Quartet (by JoanS)
Summary: Each of the four Cartwrights has a different slant on an incident to tell the local barber
Rating: G (4,240 words)
The White One (by GinnyF)
Summary: “The Gift”, as told by Joe
Rate: K+ (4,760 words)
The Grandest of Homecomings (by Camera Chic)
Summary: A prequel. Little Joe has been excitedly awaiting the arrival home of Adam from college, but he hasn’t considered how different things will be now.
Rated: K+ (5,690 words)
Death at Dawn…A Missing Scene (by Gillian)
Summary: This is the missing final scene that I would have liked to see-the one that tied up all the loose ends. A story in 4 voices.
Rating: G (10,090 words)
Legacy of Love (by KateP)
Summary: Two young visitors bring a surprise for the Cartwrights.
Rated: K+ (14,725 words)
Pains of Love Series, links to all stories within the series are included.
Daughter of the Night (by Becky S)
Summary: This story takes place approximately twenty years after the events in the episode “Bushwhacked.”
Rating: T (1,520 words)
