Category: Prequel
Any time before the episode, A Rose for Lotta
Almost 13 (by Starlite)
Summary: Little Joe learns a family secret about his mother and Adam.
Rated: PG (9,400 words)
The Visit (by Starlite)
Summary: Adam’s Grandfather comes to the Ponderosa for a visit.
Rated: PG (7,950 words)
Second Chances (by Starlite)
Summary: Ben brings Marie to the Ponderosa, and causes a rift between him and his young son. Will Adam ever forgive him?
Rated: G (12,150 words)
Lessons Learned (by Starlite)
Summary: After a harmless prank goes awry, Little Joe learns a lesson about responsibility.
Rated: G (13,680 words)
Up in Smoke (by Starlite)
Summary: One of the Cartwright sons learns about the evils of smoking.
Rated: G (9,500 words)
The Whole Story (by Starlite)
Summary: What is so hard about picking up the mail?
Rated: G (3,500 words)
A Hard Lesson (by Starlite)
Summary: Adam recounts a tale from his boyhood.
Rated: G (3,300 words)
The First Roundup (by Starlite)
Summary: A look at a very enthusiastic little boy’s first roundup.
Rated: G (2,400 words)
Night Visitor (by Helen A)
Summary: Not everything that shuffles in the night is a bad omen.
Rating: K (611 words)
Never Alone (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: The first weeks after the death of Inger Cartwright, as seen through the eyes of young Adam. The time and location of her death correspond to the Heritage of Honor series, which differs to a minor degree from the series.
Word Count: 2680 Rating: K+
Heritage of Honor Series, links to all stories of this series included.
Betwixt and Between (by SandyW)
Synopsis: Adam Cartwright is 17, not a boy anymore, but not yet a man. How he and his father deal with the problems surrounding this transitional period for Adam.
Rating: G (13,750 words)
Joy Comes in the Morning (by LaurieM)
Synopsis: Ben comes to terms with the loss of Marie as the Cartwright family celebrates the first Easter following her death
Rating: G
Words: 10,500
He Just Wanted To Help (by Lima)
Ben is away on business, leaving 22-year-old Adam in charge of the ranch and his brothers. However, a bank robbery in Carson City and Little Joe’s stubborn insistence on helping is more than enough trouble for him. After Adam forbids Joe from helping, the 10-year-old decides to take matters into his own hands and ends up in the hands of the robbers. Now the only chance Adam has of seeing his youngest brother again is to track down the robbers, and hope he finds them in time.
Rated: K+ (35,170 words)
Christmas Spirit (by Judy)
Summary: Life on a ranch the size of the Ponderosa can be all encompassing at times, and as Christmas approaches, one finds the need to take a better look at himself and the lessons that were supposed to be remembered.
Rated: PG
Word Count: 5700
The Christmas Gift (by Judy)
Summary: The best gift ever.
Rated: PG
Word Count: 19,366