Category: Prequel
Any time before the episode, A Rose for Lotta
Hook, Line, and Sinker (by JoanS.)
Summary: Adam uses his family to help him court a young lady.
Rating: G (6,540 words)
Doing the Books (by JoanS.)
Summary: Ben tries to find some quiet time to get his ranch accounts in order.
Rating: G (5,650 words)
Abigail Jones’ Diary: The Sequel (by JoanS.)
Summary: Virginia City’s school teacher is still determined to get her man. (Sequel to Abigail Jones’ diary)
Rating: G (8,770 words)
Abigail Jones’ Diary (by JoanS.)
Summary: Nothing will stop Virginia City’s school teacher when she has her sight set on a Cartwright.
Rating: PG (9,680 words)
Babysitting (by JoanS.)
Baby Sitting Little Joe proves to be a challenge when Ben has to leave him with a babysitter.
Rating: G (12,800 words)
Girls, Guns, and Getting Grown #2 (by DJK)
Summary: Two families unite against an unknown assailant who injured one of their own.
Rating: T (29,020)
To the Victors Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Girls, Guns, and Getting Grown (by DJK)
Summary: Joe’s turning sixteen, and then there’s Helen McNally. A continuation from the To the Victors Series
Rating: T (11,780 words)
To the Victors Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Where Angels Fear To Tread (by pkmoonshine)
Summary: A certain Cartwright must find within him the wherewithal to face his greatest fear. The life of another may well depend on it.
Rating K+ (2,350 words)
Whose Child is This? (by DebbieB)
Summary: When Joe turns up missing, Ben must confront his past if he ever wishes for a future with his son.
PG WC 27,000
For the Best (by JoanS.)
Summary: The women of the town try to help the Cartwright family after Marie’s death, causing Ben nothing but headaches.
Rating: G 13,690 words
Paying the Price (by JoanS.)
Summary: Joe has money troubles and Adam tries to teach him a lesson.
Rating: G 5,690 words
Snowed In (by JoanS.)
Summary: The Cartwrights are snowed in for a few days
Rating: G 8,150 words
The Rose (by JoanS.)
Summary: Ben is worried that his memories of Marie will fade with time.
Rating: G 2,745 words
The Snake (by JoanS.)
Summary: A snake causes chaos in the Cartwright house.
Rating G 2,140 words
In God We Trust (by JoanS.)
Summary: Based on “All Ye His Saints”. This is my version of the episode as I always wanted it to be.
Rating: G 10,610 words