Old friends and enemies from Joe’s past return to up-end the Cartwrights’ lives.  One wants to marry Joe, while others want to kill him.  With Ben away, the Cartwright sons – with a little help – will have to figure out who is targeting Joe, and how to keep the culprit from finishing the job. Part of my continuing Lady in the House AU series.
Rating: PG | Word Count: 44,082

Summary: A WHI story for the season 9 episode, Star Crossed that includes a much happier ending for Candy and Laura.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2,169

Summary: After moving to a new town with her sister, Schoolteacher Clara Hartley meets a kind stranger who comes to her rescue and she finds herself falling for him. This was written for the Camp in the Pines challenge 2026.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 13,354

Summary: After a few too many heartbreaks, Joe promises himself he’s done with serious romances. No one really believes him, and his resolve is tested when a pretty stranger’s carriage breaks down on the Ponderosa. Will a romance finally end well, or will it just mean yet another heartbreak?
Rating: G | Word Count: 60,221

Summary: Amelia Swanson and her daughter, Abigail are on the run from a former friend of Amelia’s late husband who is after her inheritance, and she finds refuge with the Cartwrights.  
Rating: PG  Word Count: 41,735
Part of the Forever Reimagined series, links to all stories included within.

Summary: Secrets from Candy’s fiancée’s past come to light when her former lover arrives in Virginia City and threatens her and Candy’s upcoming nuptials.
Rating: PG Word Count: 15,336
Part of the Forever Reimagined series, links to all stories included within.

Summary: Candy meets a beautiful young woman during a supply run in Virginia City and falls in love.
Rating: PG Word Count: 9,479
Part of the Forever Reimagined series, links to all stories included within.

Summary: Joe and his wife, Alice, take a second honeymoon trip to New Orleans where they get mixed up with a couple of jewel thieves and their only hope is a clumsy, down-on-his-luck, detective.
Rating: PG Word Count: 16,010 
Part of the Forever Reimagined series, links to all stories included within.

Summary: As Joe and Alice prepare for the arrival of their first child, their happiness is short-lived when the sinister Damion unexpectedly returns with a vengeance. This is a WHI story based on the two-part episode, Forever.
Rating: PG Word Count: 13,861
Part of the Forever Reimagined series, links to all stories included within.

Summary: Eighteen-year-old Candy Canaday is in love with seventeen-year-old, Ann Purcell, but her disapproving father, Colonel John Purcell, feels Candy is not suitable enough for his young daughter.

Rating: PG.

Word Count: 21,799 

Summary: Joe Cartwright makes a choice between his family and the woman he loves. (An extra scene for the Julia Bulette Story.)

Rating: T Word Count: 716

Summary: The sequel to Maude; it’s short, but it’s Hoss’ turn for romance. If you read Maude and wondered about Greta, the answers should be here. If you haven’t read Maude, it’s probably not necessary to enjoy this short story.
Rating: PG  Word count: 2624

Summary: Hoss wants Maude, but she and Adam develop an unlikely relationship. Eventually Hoss benefits from the couple’s relationship in a way no one could ever have predicted but only after they experience a series of adventures.
Rating: PG  Word count: 24,152

Summary: Unrequited affection, if not actually love, permeates this prequel tale of the Cartwrights as a church social becomes an unexpected source of disappointment and frustration for some, and wonder for others. Written for the 2025 Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament.
Rating: K+/T Word Count: 13,275

Summary: Newlywed Adam enjoys an evening out with his wife, followed by pleasurable adult activities at home.

Rating: MA/R (sexual content) WC: 4728