Summary:  This is a short story : Romantic evening at the Ponderosa : Adam is back.

(2,130 words)

Summary: This is a grouping of short stories that show Adam in situations where he is left speechless when it comes to matters of the heart. It begins with a story of youthful naivete, and each progressions shows another episode where he learns something new about love. loss, mistakes and finding a the right person.

Rating: T (One section has an adult theme)   Word Count: 22,056

Summary:  Adam hopes to have a wonderful night with a special lady in this light romantic story.

(2,365 words)  Rating = T

Rosalie Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  A guest on the Ponderosa finds her time monopolized with activities planned by Adam and Joe.  Hoss comes up with a plan to change all of that.    

Rating = PG    WC = 1455

Summary:  After some problems at home, Adam sets off on what his father expects to be a one or two year absence, but circumstances take Adam to many countries and eventually to refuge far from home for years before it is safe for him to return.  However there’s danger at home as well.  

Rating = T   WC = 102,217

Summary:  The story starts with a horse race as the three Cartwright brothers take on a challenge, but the story continues with romances, tragedy, heartache, an abduction that takes Adam to Australia, and troubles at home until all the issues can be resolved.  There are three parts to the story with Four Corners, Dreams, and Turbulence and Trouble.

Rating = T    WC = 81,104

Rosalie Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  Adam suffers the consequences of a man trying to get revenge on Joe, but it’s the secrets that are revealed in the aftermath of that which cause Adam to temporarily leave the Ponderosa to heal emotionally as well as physically. His sojourn leads him to discoveries and opportunities as well as danger that helps him understand what happened.

Rating = T  WC = 29,938

Lydia Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  The Cartwrights have a troublesome dispute on their hands and Adam has a new love interest, both of which, influence the day to day happenings of the entire family as they live and work together on the Ponderosa.  

Rating: T  Word Count: 91,250

Summary: Adam goes to Tennessee on business but finds personal concerns outweigh business considerations.  A light romantic adventure.      

WC =10,935     Rating = PG13

Summary:  A ‘what if’ I got off the episode “Three Brides for Hoss”.

Rated: T (8,950 words)

Summary:  Adam has been gone from the Ponderosa for ten years. His family knows little of his life but then Ben decides it’s time for at least a visit. There’s a backstory to explain Adam leaving, and flashbacks to explain his personal life, and then the reunion and the results of that as old grievances are aired and new relationships are forged.

Rating = T    WC = 34,246

Virginia Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  Adam is hurt, Hoss is missing, and Ben faces fraud charges in court. The enemy is quickly identified, but the fight against them is the stuff of nightmares as so much that can go wrong, does go wrong. 4th Adam and Leah story.

rating = T   WC = 25309

Leah Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  A simple accident and later a brawl in a saloon have devastating consequences. A new friend will make all the difference in the outcome.

rating = T    WC = 41875

Leah Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  A series of stories about Adam after college from ages twenty-three to twenty-right and then from thirty-five to forty with troubles within the family as well as against outsiders who want something from the Cartwrights.  The chapters follow one another but each one could stand on its own as a complete story.  

WC = 218,113  Rating = T

Summary: On his return after many years, Adam makes a very bad decision but doesn’t know how bad it is until too late. It affects his whole family but especially Joe, and all struggle with what to do.  In the second part, as Christmas nears, Joe remembers the tragedy in his life. There are other problems and near tragedy. When Christmas arrives, Joe and his family have to find a way to be thankful for what they have and accept what they have lost. The third part is the next Christmas and the problem of what to get the family that has everything.  In the fourth part, there’s a plan to get the Ponderosa for its timber, gold, and silver by an evil man who tries to force the deal when Ben says no to his offer, but he didn’t know what he was going to be facing once he made those Cartwrights upset.

WC = 82,382  Rating = T