Category: Humor
The Hero of the Charles (by Pat D in PA)
Summary: When Adam finds himself short of cash, fate and his college buddy come up with an ingenious way to fatten his wallet. Written for the Second Quarter 2025 Chaps and Spurs Challenge.
Wordcount: 3,533
A Burning Question (by Bonanzagirl)
Summary: An important question comes up after Little Joe’s first saloon visit.
Rating: PG Word count: 2080
Inconvenient Allergies (by wx4rmk)
Summary: Sudden allergies and four handsome strangers make for an interesting encounter. Written in 2nd POV for a Brand Challenge.
Rating: G, Word Count: 679
Little Boy Joe (by JC)
There are definite advantages to being the youngest Cartwright. And who would know that better than Little Joe?
Rating: G Word Count: 657
Parties and Pickles (by BettyHT)
Summary: Marie wants a party, but it doesn’t end as she hoped. However, the man who caused the party to end finds his plans don’t go well at all either.
Rating T Word count 2,698
Jingle Bull (by ElayneA)
Summary: Adventures in ‘riding herd’ leads one brother on a merry chase.
Rating: G
Words: 550
Written for the 2023 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
The Magic of Christmas (by BettyHT)
Summary: When Hoss needs a romantic poem, he and Joe search Adam’s room where they find something wondrous that truly brings magic to Christmas.
Rating: G
Words: 4,806
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Shiny Surprise: The Hair-Raising Christmas Prank (by ElayneA)
Summary: Not even Christmastime is safe from pranksters.
Rating: G
Words: 855
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Night Before Christmas (by Questfan)
Summary: The Cartwrights share their most fervent Christmas wishes.
Rating: G
Words: 2,610
Written for Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Pine Tree Loss and Gains (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is the third and last installment in this series. Ben does his best to make amends for what went wrong, but Joe has a plan too. Only time will tell which will be more effective.
T 7,071
Men Are Still Boys (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a set of five stories that are not related except in showing that men are still boys in many ways whether it is what they do, say, aspire to be, or the mistakes they can make. A short summary precedes each story.
Rating: T Word count: 6,995
A Shady Encounter (by JC)
Adam entertains an old flame. Could it be love the second time around?
Rating: Teen Words: 750
Confessions By the Campfire (by BettyHT)
Summary: Sitting in near darkness around a campfire can help men reveal thoughts and feelings to each other that they otherwise would conceal. The Cartwrights are like that.
Rating: PG Word count: 1,817
On the Shores of the Lake (by BettyHT)
Summary: Five vignettes of family life tied in some way to the shore of Lake Tahoe. The first four are prequel stories.
PG 5,345
The Wooing of Abigail Jones as narrated by Hoss (by BettyHT)
Summary: A spoof. All is not as it seems in this version of the story.
PG 1,808