Category: Drama
Breathing Free (by JoanS)
Summary: A Ponderosa ranch hand is convicted of murder, and all four Cartwrights must deal with their emotions regarding the situation.
Rated: PG (9,650 words)
Prisoner (by pjb)
Summary: When Little Joe is released from prison after serving two years for a crime he didn’t commit, he must fight to rebuild his life as the Cartwrights struggle to protect the bonds that hold the family close.
WARNING: Contains references to violence and sexual assault.
Rated: MA WC 37,000
A Far Cry from Peace (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Missing Scenes and What Happened Next for the second season episode… The Gift.
Rating: T (5,095 words)
Nightshade (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: Ten-year-old Joe is tired of Adam treating him like a little kid. Enter Nightshade, Adam’s powerful and temperamental horse. What follows involves not only Joe and Adam, but some new Paiute friends and a revelation about Roy’s past.
Rated: K+ WC 16,000
Short Stories #2 (by mumu74)
Summary: Short-stories about the Cartwright, being young or father.
Rated: K+ WC 6000
Short Stories Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Night Ride (by DJK)
Summary: Young Adam has an encounter while out on a night ride.
Rated: T Word count: 2719
Wanting Whiskers (by DJK)
Summary: While trapped by a snowstorm, the Cartwright brothers learn a little something about each other.
Rated: T Word count: 1696
Schoolhouse Siege (by JoanS)
Summary: Trouble invades Virginia City, and with the law on their tails, they unwitting head straight for the schoolhouse.
Rating: K+ (6,550 words)
Crossroads (by southplains)
Summary: Adam’s choices regarding his torment at the hands of a madman result in an ever-widening ripple effect. A WHN/WHI for “The Crucible.”
Rated: MA WC 35,000
Fight Club (by southplains)
Summary: “If I’ve told Joe once, I’ve told him a thousand times to keep those elbows in!” We’ve all heard Adam utter those words while Joe is getting himself thoroughly beaten by Jean Millain in the “Julia Bulette” episode. This is the story behind that line.
Rated: K+ WC 4200
A Family Affair (by southplains)
Summary: What happens when a Cartwright loves a girl who, in turn, favors his brother? In Season 3’s ‘The Lady From Baltimore,’ Joe fell for Melinda Banning; Melinda had her eye on Adam. Things were brought to a head when Joe found Melinda and Adam together in a rather compromising tableau. To head off the unavoidable clash between the two brothers, Ben quickly found some other place for Adam to be while the Bannings were still around. But what about when Adam came home after the episode’s ending? This story, narrated by Hop Sing, tells us how Joe and Adam came to terms with the events of that episode. Also contains references to a character from the episode ‘The Hopefuls.’
Rated: T WC 9300
Monday Morning (by Sibylle)
Summary: A short vignette about a morning on the ranch
Rated: K+ WC: 570
Adam Vignette Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Gone (by BnzaGal)
Summary: One stormy night near Lake Tahoe spells sorrow and disaster for the Cartwrights.
Rating: T(18,935 words)
Exit Lilah Rose (by sklamb)
Summary: Adam Cartwright may have left Nevada, but in the late summer of 1866 his influence remains powerful in Virginia City.
Rated: T WC 22,500
Aftermaths Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Afterword (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: A tribute to Bonanza World: much loved, gone too soon. Adam’s nightmare would indicate that all is lost. But Hoss has a different perspective…
Rated: K WC 1900
