Category: Prequel
Any time before the episode, A Rose for Lotta
Part of the Family (by JoanS.)
Summary: Hop Sing tries to help the Cartwrights overcome the death of Marie.
Rating: G (9,950 words
Sippin’ Whiskey and Sally Lynn (by DJK)
Summary: Not all parents measure up to Ben Cartwright, and not all children measure up to Little Joe. It could have been so much worse, but the consequences put three families at odds until things are set right.
Rating: T (27,895 words)
Sally Lynn Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Dark Pink (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: Home from college, Adam is feeling out of sorts. What dark secret haunts his dreams? Past and present collide as he and Hoss are faced with a life-and-death struggle in the desert. Originally posted on bonanzaworld.
Rated: T WC 14,000
Father (by pbeaking)
Summary: This story was originally posted on Bonanza World.
It’s Promotion Day for Adam Cartwright and Pa helps him deal with cold feet. Just a brief story to celebrate Father’s Day.
Rating: K 1650
Ghost Hunters (by deansgirl)
Summary: Do ghosts exist? Well, Little Joe is about to find out and Adam and Hoss are ready to teach him a lesson.
Rated: K+ (3,260 words)
The Earth Will Hold Us (by Claire)
Summary: A story in five parts, exploring the ties of love and loyalty between the Cartwrights
Rated: T (48,580 words)
Fair Exchange (by JoanS)
Summary: Adam and Joe argue about who has the better horse.
Rating: G 8,120 words
The Black Stallion (by VickiC.)
Summary: A wild horse helps Adam and Joe come to a new understanding
Rating: G (10,275 words)
Becoming A Man (by Christy)
Summary: When the Cartwright brothers have to face their worst nightmare, Little Joe decides to take matters in to his own hands. Will he survive to show his family he really is the man his father raised?
Rating G (10,520 words)
Toby (by HelenB)
Summary: Adam allows five year old Joe to bring home a stray dog, not knowing the heartache that will follow.
Rating: T (5,260 words)
The Hangin’ Tree (by DebbieB)
Summary: Left hanging from an old oak tree to die a horrific death, Joe’s life takes on a strange twist when he is cut down. An old mountain woman that he meets, isn’t what she appears to be. Neither is anyone else it seems
Rated: PG13 for violence (30,700 words)
Half of Nothing, All of Everything (by DebbieB)
Summary: Dan, Bobby and Cody have decided that they don’t want Joe’s kind at school any more. But just what is Joe’s kind? And what did they mean when they told him that he was half of nothing? Can he find the courage to prove to everyone, including himself, that he’s much more than that to those who love him most?
Rated: PG13 for fight scenes. (8,700 words)
The Cave-in (by BeckyS)
Summary: Guilt abounds when there is a cave-in.
Rating: T (6,100 words)
A New Year’s Renewal (by Karen)
Summary: It’s the littlest things in life and the littlest one who can inspire.
Rating: K (1,045 words)
A Real Father (by JRosemary)
Summary: Maureen puts Adam–and his guardianship–to the test. This story is part of a series that includes Freckles & Rouge, but it will stand alone.
Rating and Reader Alerts: G / Words: 2,600 words
Part of the Maureen Series, links inluded within.
