Category: Drama
A Time to Decide (by JulieS)
Summary: Ben is asked to run for mayor of Virginia City. However, he finds out that it may not be as straightforward as it seems.
Rated: PG (7658 words)
The Way Things Are Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Poisoned (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: A brief stop to do some fishing on the way home from a business trip could be potentially deadly for Hoss.
Rating: T Word Count: 8039
Redemption Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Quarantine (by MissJudy)
Summary: Adam is running the ranch alone while his family takes a spring trip to San Francisco. All has gone well, but a change in the weather heralds an unexpected chain of events that Adam must deal with. When Ben, Hoss, and Joe return, they find an empty ranch…and a mystery.
Rating: K WC: 30,700
Gully Washer (by McFair_58)
Summary: With a storm approaching, Little Joe heads out to find the prize foal his father is so fond of and is caught in a flash flood. While his brothers deal with their own fears, Ben Cartwright fights a battle to overcome despair and grief and face the very real fear that Joe may never be found.
Rated: PG-13 Word count: 38,190
Home is the Sailor #3 – There Will Always be Rainbows (by Krystyna)
Summary: Events from the past come back to haunt Adam and his family.
Rating T WC 140,975
Home is the Sailor Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Backlash (by sklamb)
Summary: Rich man, poor man, Indian chief–what are they all doing in Sheriff Coffee’s jail during a blizzard?
Rating: K Word Count: 4483
Dreams (by Cheaux)
Summary: A dream is a wish your heart makes. But what happens when your heart is broken?
Rated: T Word Count: 4988
Enthralled (by Belle)
Summary: The boys are determined to find a birthday gift their father will love. They succeed too well.
Rated: T Word count: 6773
Hero (by faust)
Summary: All Joe wanted was some blackberry pie; was that too much to ask for? Yet Adam and Pa didn’t seem to have any consideration for it. At all.
2660 words, rated mild T (canonical violence and a mention of blood)
Siren Song (by sandspur)
Summary: What if Ben hadn’t seen Adam pulling Kane through the desert just before abandoning the search? And what if the only thing keeping Adam going…stopped?
Rated: T Word count: 5403
What are These We Call Dreams (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Nightmares or metaphors, it all depends on the interpretation.
Rated: K Word Count: 1540
Second Chances (by BettyHT)
Summary: The story follows the Heat Wave story and includes a flashback segment as well as taking the story forward as Adam deals with regrets he has in his life. He goes to meet a woman he had known about ten years earlier, and their first meeting is the subject of that flashback.
Rating = T WC = 21,833 (Nicknames BJ and Beej used with permission)
This story is part of the Brenda Series, links to all stories included within.
Bullfrog Song (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam meets a shy boy on the stage and then helps guide him when he must face decisions after traumatic events and revelations. The boy has a secret that others want, but even he doesn’t know what that secret is.
Rated: T Word Count: 9907
Heat Wave (by BettyHT)
Summary: Hot weather and no rain create serious problems for the Ponderosa, but a renegade band on the run brings the worst trouble of all for a member of the family.
rating = T WC = 20,237
This story is part of the Brenda Series, links to all stories included within.
Out on a Limb (by JulieS)
Summary: A few weeks before his wedding, Hoss gets more than he bargained for after rescuing a lady in distress.
Rated: PG (8016 words)
The Way Things Are series, links to all the stories in the series included.
