Category: Drama
The Lilies of the Valley–Book 2 of the Lilies series (by sandspur)
Summary: Adam and Tilly go to Europe for the worst honeymoon ever, landing in the middle of a war to end up missing and presumed dead. Meanwhile, Ben, Joe, and Hoss move on with their lives, finding new friends and uncovering strange secrets from the past.
Rating: T. Violence, character death, attempted rape, etc. (109,635 words)
The Lilies Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Cat (by BettyHT)
Summary: Gone for many years, two men make their way back to the Ponderosa and the family that misses them. They don’t know each other, but they end up in a critical situation that brings them close together and that leads to many changes for all.
Rating = T WC = 42,544
Cat Series, links to stories within the series are included.
The Love of His Life (by Krystyna)
Summary: Memories and the hurt over losing Rebecca Kaufman cause someone else to recount their own loss, in hopes it will help Adam to understand — he is not alone.
Rating: K+ (4,360 words)
You Can’t Keep an Old Lawman Down (by JulieS)
Summary: Former sheriff of Virginia City, Roy Coffee believes that Adam Cartwright is now leading a life of crime and so he decides to do something about it.
Rated: G (7908 words)
The Way Things Are series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Do as I Say (by frasrgrl)
Summary: Ben has always tried to teach by example, tried to get it through to his sons how he expects them to act. But do they ever listen? A 2015 Camp in the Pines story and a WHN for Quality of Mercy. Rating: K+ (1,255 words)
A Stranger Came to Stay (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: What if Hoss had not regained his memory during his overnight stop at the Ponderosa and had, instead, gone off with the Vandervorts? Could he ever find his way back to himself again and how would the other Cartwrights cope with a loss that might become permanent? Discover the answers in this WHI version of “A Stranger Passed This Way.”
Rating: K Word Count: 26,269
Home is the Sailor #1 (by Krystyna)
Summary: The Commodore’s letter of resignation has long been accepted. Will the mundane life of a rancher be enough?
A story where old foes and new, as well as the past and the present entwine to continue the lives created in the World of Captain Cartwright.
Rating: K+ (214,200)
Home is the Sailor Series: The saga continues after the conclusion of the Captain Cartwright series.
Home is the Sailor, link to all stories of this series included.
Wearing a Frown (by BettyHT)
Summary: The story continues with the characters of the Garden Party and begins with Adam and Joe at odds, but that doesn’t last as they adjust to the needs of each other and then have to rely on each other to survive in a difficult situation. They will need their family and others to escape their predicament and return home.
rating = T WC = 24,120
To Everything, There is a Season #6 – Life’s Demands (by MonicaSJ)
Summary: Even as Adam and Shiloh celebrate the birth of their first child, a son, trouble is eminent with Hoss still partially blind, Micah fighting for his life and more work than one man or woman can handle. This is a story about setting limits while raising Cartwrights.
Rating: PG-13 (152, 970 words) Reader Alert: Some violence, mild adult situations
To Everything, There is a Season Series, links to stories within the series are included.
A Matter of Family (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: A mistaken identity sends the Cartwrights on a race to rescue one of their own.
Rating: K (6,820 words)
Garden Party (by BettyHT)
Summary: Inspired by some Ricky Nelson songs, this story begins with Adam arriving home disillusioned and cynical after many years away. At a party thrown by his father to celebrate his return, he meets someone who begins to change his attitude and will change his future as soon as he allows it. Adam changes her life too although there are some who do their best to try to prevent the two from being together.
rating = T WC = 35,173
Irae Series, links to stories within the series are included.
The Hardest Goodbye – Book 1 of “A House United” (by Pulitzer2016)
Summary: As the Civil War approaches, Adam reflects on his college years and the relationship he cultivated with his younger cousin, Josephine. After graduation, Josephine and her parents visit the Ponderosa for a month of fun, after which Adam must say the hardest goodbye of his life.
Rating: K (33,830 words)
A House United Series, links to stories within the series are included.
More Than Enough Love Part 2 (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: The Cartwright family continues to adjust to the addition Ben’s new wife, Kate and her nieces, Mary and Hannah. Will an unexpected visitor bring tension into the household?
Rating: T Word Count: 115,895
Ben Brown Series, links to all the stories for this series included.
Adam Knows a Secret (by BettyHT)
Summary: Camp In the Pines 2015 challenge story. Adam holds a secret but can’t tell because of injuries so it is up to his brothers and father to try work out who hurt him, why, what they might do next, but most importantly, how to stop them. It’s his youngest brother who proves to be invaluable in working out what they have to do until the oldest can recover enough to tell them what he knows.
rating = T WC = 13,018
Nothing is What it Seems (By JulieS)
Summary: Joe believes that Adam is on assignment and does all he can to find out what it is.
Rated: K+ (7527 words)
The Way Things Are series, links to all the stories in the series included.
