Category: Hurt/Comfort
Responsibility (by Inca / aka Tye)
When Joe’s irresponsible behavior lands him in trouble, he decides it’s time to sort out his own problems without the help of his family. But he soon finds himself in much deeper than he’d intended, and his life hanging by a thread.
Rated: T WC 14,000
Secrets and Lies (by Inca / aka Tye)
When Joe is reacquainted with a childhood friend, tragedy follows. Struggling to recover from serious injury, he finds himself on trial for murder.
Rated: T WC 18,000
The Youngest (by Inca / aka Tye)
Adam and his fifteen-year-old youngest brother haven’t been getting along too well, but when Joe’s life is left hanging in the balance, the two of them are forced to re-evaluate their relationship. WC 8100
Rated: T WC 8100
Far Side of Jordan (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: After years of marriage Tara stands next to Adam’s grave thinking.
Rating: K (750 words)
Long Road Back Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Dawson Gang (by freyakendra)
Summary: Heroism comes in all shapes and sizes, as the good folks of Virginia City discover when Sam Dawson and his notorious gang of outlaws hold the whole town under siege—all because Joe tried to help a woman in need and Adam was thirsty for a beer.
Rated: T WC 37,000
Just A… Series, links to all the stories are included within.
The Art of Setting Priorities (by faust)
Both Adam Cartwright and Juliet Heatherstone encounter someone from their past, with grievous impact on their lives. Where will they set their Priorities? Life or honour? Safety of a once-in-a-lifetime offer or perchance to dream of even more?
58,200 words, rated T
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Missing Week or The Art of Convalescing (by faust)
The way to recovery can be stony. But sometimes obstacles come from the most unexpected origins. And just how many times will Doctor Martin have to come to the Ponderosa to patch up Adam once again?
16,750 words, rated T
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (by freyakendra)
Summary: When Hoss’s life is hanging in the balance, Joe gives no thought to the limits of his own strength.
Rated: K+ WC 2800
Long Road Back (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: A what if I got from “The Crucibles”…mostly, what if Ben, Hoss and Little Joe hadn’t found Adam. What if someone else did? And What if Adam didn’t just ‘bounce back’?
Rating K+ (14,570 words)
Long Road Back Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Not My Son (by LMinzer)
Summary: Ben receives devastating news and only has one plea.
Rating: K+ (1,920 words)
Blue (by faust)
Hoss talks to Adam while taking care of him.
Ben faces the unthinkable.
And copes.
1,300 words, rated K
A Son for a Son: Brand Edition (by freyakendra)
Summary: A man from one of Ben Cartwright’s previous lives has come to take revenge on his oldest son, Adam–but it’s Joe who pays the price.
Rated: T WC 14,000
Choices (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe Cartwright’s friends are dying and he doesn’t know why. Part one of a three part story.
Rated: MA (subject matter) — WC 22,000
Choices Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
His Father’s Son (by Inca / aka Tye)
Summary: A murder on a cattle drive; Joe vanishes and Ben is forced to face the ghosts of the past, bringing his family into terrible danger. Only Hoss’s stoic perseverance and Adam’s selfless heroism can save the life of the youngest Cartwright.
WC 26,000 Rated: T
Under the Influence (by frasrgrl)
Summary: An old friend of Ben’s comes to visit. Why does he have so much influence over Ben, and will it damage Ben’s relationship with Joe beyond repair?
Word Count: 82,946 Rated: T