Category: Prequel
Any time before the episode, A Rose for Lotta
Love’s Labor (by Patina)
Summary: 11th story in The Battle of Wills series. The birth of Joseph Cartwright.
Rating: T Word Count=6306
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Back to the Beginning (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=2472
Summary: An important letter arrives for Adam. The letter contains news that will change his life.
It Happened Before 1860 (by ViveAdam)
Summary: The Cartwright family before the starting of the series
Rated: K+ WC 4300
Presents from the Heart (by Patina)
Summary: 10th story in The Battle of Wills series. The Cartwrights celebrate Adam’s 12th birthday.
Rating: K Word Count=5313
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Les Cartwright de Ponderosa avant 1860 (by ViveAdam)
Summary: Short stories about the Cartwright family before the start of the series
Rated: K + WC 4900
Naming the Newest Cartwright (by Patina)
Summary: 9th story in The Battle of Wills series. The Cartwrights try to decide on a name for the coming baby
Rating: K+ Word Count=2542
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Suffer the Children (by lminzer)
Summary: Joe’s new friend has a terrible secret; and when Joe steps in to defend his new friend, he finds himself in a dangerous situation….
Rated: T WC 11,000
A New Pattern (by Patina)
Summary: 8th story in The Battle of Wills series. The Cartwrights go into town so Marie can order baby furniture and Adam can get a haircut. Hoss goes shopping with Marie and, while in the store, he overhears her conversation with two elderly ladies about food cravings and whether the baby will be a boy or a girl. Which of course leads to questions.
Rated K+ Word Count=4384
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A Mouthful of Regret (by Patina)
Summary: It’s roundup time for the Cartwrights. Heated words are exchanged between Adam and Joe as they search for steers. A bear attack, though, changes everything.
Rated T Word Count=6472
The Resilience of Youth (by Terri)
Summary: Joe is broken hearted when Molly dies in his arms. In his distress, he disappears causing his family to mount a desperate search to find him.
Rated: K+ WC 2800
A Room Full of Memories (by Patina)
Summary: 7th story in The Battle of Wills series. It’s time to clean out the spare room so it can be turned into a nursery for the coming baby. As Ben, Adam, and Hoss go through the room’s contents, they remember the past.
Rating: K+ Word Count=3622
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Oh What A Tangled Web We Weave (by Terri)
Summary: When Charley joins the cattle drive, he causes one headache after another for Joe and his family. Only Joe is aware that Charley is not all he seems!!
Rated: T WC 14,000
Did They Ever (by Terri)
Summary: As Adam and Joe sit round the campfire, Adam regales an incredulous Joe of their first meeting with Julia Bulette. A meeting that got both Adam and his Pa into big trouble with Marie.
Rated: K+ WC 9300
Birthday Blues (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=2002
Summary: Adam, away at college, is celebrating his first birthday away from his father and brothers.
Remembering Childhoods (by Patina)
Summary: 6th story in The Battle of Wills series. It’s the morning after the events in New Expectations. Ben’s thoughts of the coming baby make him remember Adam’s childhood and Hoss’ early years.
Rating: K+ Word Count=3240
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