Category: Drama
Family Ties (by pkmoonshine)
Summary: Still haunted by the death of his wife six years before, Joe seeks comfort in strong drink. Will his family ties be enough to save him? This story is based on an idea given to me by another fan who goes by Australian and Joe’sAussieFan.
Rating: T (27,525 words)
Crossing the Rubicon . . . Again (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Little Joe is asked to fill in again as Sheriff of Rubicon, but surely nothing could go wrong this time.
Rating: K+ (2794 words)
Charity Series #1 – Fractured (by BettyHT)
Summary: WHB to the Bitter Water episode. This is the backstory that explains how Adam ended his relationship with Virginia Keith, why there was tension in his friendship with Todd McCarren, and why Lem Keith disliked Adam so much. Charity is introduced in this story and will be part of a series of stories featuring her as the main OC.
rating = T WC = 18586
Charity Series, links to stories within the series are included.
A Still Small Voice (by MissJudy)
Summary: Adam has been away at school for two years when he starts having vivid dreams about his youngest brother. He wonders why his memories center around Little Joe even while he misses his entire family. What he is about to find out will shake his certainty about many things and make him look for a clue hidden in his dreams.
Rating: K (Word Count 22490)
Three By One (by BettyHT)
Summary: It’s an Adam returns story, and he brings two with him. He brings a bit of trouble too and some changes, but he’s got the family on his side, well, after some issues from the past that have to get cleared away first.
WC = 13577 rating = T
And the War Came – Book 2 of A HOUSE UNITED series (by Pulitzer2016)
Summary: The Civil War has broken out, and Adam travels east to attend his cousin Josie’s graduation from medical school. To get away from the danger of the war, Josie returns to the Ponderosa with Adam, where she must learn to fit in to a new way of life as she struggles to establish herself as a doctor.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 40,979
A House United Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Joe’s Way (by DonnaM)
Summary: A What Happened Later for A Time to Step Down.
Rating: K+ (2,350 words)
The Truth Foretold (by Arien)
Summary: In this What Happened Before to the episode “The Pure Truth,” we discover the origin of The Remedy.
Rating: K+ (2,228 words)
Rescuing the Stillness (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: WHN for The Stillness Within. Was it really that easy to understand and accept?
Rating: K (905 words)
A Tale Within a Tale (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: A descendent of the Cartwright family discovers his family history.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 2,492
Home is the Sailor #2 – The Iron Horsemen (by Krystyna)
Summary : It is the winter of 1877 and two of Adam and Olivia’s children are lost during the blizzards. This story is about the iron like qualities the Cartwrights need in order to find a child.
Rating: K+ (182,450)
Home is the Sailor Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Every Day Is a New Day (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: A brief window into the Cartwright family if Inger had lived.
Rating: K Word Count: 1,482
The Return (by justafan)
Summary: A wayward sailor returns home to find unwanted changes and a daunting challenge.
Rating: K Word Count: 8474
Still His Father (by pjb)
Summary: “. . . because some things are never over.”
Word Count 1550 Rated K
The Razor’s Edge [aka A Close Shave] (by freyakendra)
Summary: At thirteen, Joe decides to practice shaving, only to discover that growing up isn’t just about growing whiskers. (This story introduces an OC named Jackson Cooper, aka Coop.)
(Word Count: 4500; Rating: K)
