Category: Romance
Very Much a Cartwright (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam has a new wife who has much to learn about him, about the Ponderosa, and about being a Cartwright, but it turns out that she’s a great learner as she and Adam face a number of difficulties.
rating = T WC = 18676
Very Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Adam’s Very Bad Year and Very Good Years (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam has a lot of things go wrong for him on the Ponderosa causing him to leave. His travels and accomplishments are fulfilling, but despite all the people he meets, he longs for his home and family.
WC = 62739 rating = T
Very Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Ben and “Ma” (by BettyHT)
Summary: An accident caused by Little Joe, and a prank by all three brothers leads to an unexpected result for Ben.
WC 4649 rating PG
Adam Just and Aida stories (by BettyHT)
Summary: Four Adam and Aida stories; sequels to Adam Just and Aida. The first, Hallucinations, pits Adam against a sinister and clever enemy. The second is meeting between Adam and Aida’s family. The third is a Christmas story in which things just don’t go as planned. The fourth is a story of what happens when some seek to deceive and others make mistakes; Candy also has a romance in that one.
Rating = T WC = 60,527
Night Duty Or The Art of Living the Moment (by faust)
“You go.” Dreaded words, Juliet knew that, but Adam simply had to admit that this night’s duty had lain heavily on her shoulders and to understand it was his turn to pacify their unhappy child.
1225 words, rated K
The Art-Universe Series, links to stories within the series are included.
His First Time #2 – Return to Boston (by EROS)
Summary: Follow Adam as he returns to Boston six years after graduating college.
Rating: MA – Mature Audiences only SEXUALLY EXPLICIT (7620 words)
His First Time Series, links to stories included within.
Adam Just and Aida (by BettyHT)
Summary: Sexually explicit sections in the story that explains why Adam has been gone from the Ponderosa for eight years. It is Adam centric but the other Cartwrights have significant parts in the story as well.
Rating MA. WC = 36118
Adam Just Series, links to stories within the series are included.
The Art of Bronco Busting (by faust)
It might look like everyday business, but it’s more, much more. Ben makes some quite interesting observations, and Juliet learns something, too. 2,300 words
2450 words, rated K
The Art-Universe Series, links to stories within the series are included.
In the Shadow of Love (by bahj)
Summary – Told in jigsaw puzzle fashion, follow Adam Cartwright as pieces from the past eventually come together to form his future in this story of love, courage, and sacrifice.
Rated PG-13 (Violence and Thematic Elements) Word Count – 30,501
Kate (by BettyHT)
Story by story in this series, Kate becomes more and more involved in Adam’s life first acting as his nurse several times when he is injured as he faces troubles, and then as his love interest. She has an unhappy past though which Adam has to unravel to win her heart, and then they face heartache as well as joy together. She is introduced in this first story as Adam faces a significant challenge and his family deals with heartache.
WC = 99,150 Rating — T
Prudence and the Frog (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: What girl wouldn’t be distracted by Adam Cartwright’s presence in church? Shy, reserved Prudence Dane is no exception. Enter little Bobby, a baby frog, and…well, the devil makes her do it.
Rated: K 1250 words
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
The Vision #1 (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Ben’s wife reflects on the past and contemplates a vision of what is soon to come. What happened later for Marie, My Love.
Rating: M (Mature adult theme) (1,020 words)
The Vision series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Loving Carrie (by pjb)
Summary: A devastating tragedy sends Joe on a quest for answers.
Rated: T WC 53,000
To Kiss A Bride (by pjb)
Summary: Sometimes, dreams reveal more than we expect. . . .
Rated: MA WC 1100
