Category: Hurt/Comfort
To Remember Always – by Lynnette
Synopsis: Joe returns home late from a trip and finds that Ben, realizing Joe was going to be late, has sent Hoss to Pineville in place of him. All seems well until Ben and Joe receive a telegraph from Pineville informing them of an unfortunate shootout resulting in Hoss’s death. As Ben needs time too himself to grieve, it is up to his youngest son to pick up the responsibilities around the ranch and push aside his own feelings to allow his father this time. Moving from one responsibility to the next keeps Joe from thinking about the tremendous loss he feels until a couple of days later when he comes across a letter in his father’s desk addressed to him………from his brother, Hoss.
Rating: Teen Word Count: 8,100
The Breaking Game (by Rona)
Summary: An accident leads to self-doubt for Joe, until a potential disaster restores his faith in himself.
Rated: T (9,350 words)
A Different Kind of Vengeance (by Rona)
Summary: After Hoss is bushwhacked and badly injured, Joe vows to find the men who did it, even though he was injured, too.
Rated: K+ (8,300 words)
The Worst that Could Happen (by Rona)
Summary: On his return home, Adam finds Joe’s life in danger. But is everything as it seems? This story has a sort of Halloween connection, but isn’t spooky.
Rated: T (4,555 words)
Avenging Debbie (by Robin)
Summary: Debbie has been disrespected by a rude video clerk and the Cartwrights avenge her.
Rating: T (1,040 words)
Wagon Train to Hell (by Rona)
Summary: After a disaster in a nearby township, Joe goes along on a mercy mission. However, nothing goes quite as smoothly as he expected.
Rated: T (9,875 words)
Days of Our Glory (by Rona)
Summary: Lessons are learned about change and youth and how neither are necessarily a bad thing.
Rated: T (10,585 words)
Mistaken Identity (by Rona)
Summary: Helping a friend of Joe’s almost costs the Cartwrights more than they are willing to pay.
Rated: T (11,400 words)
In Silence and Tears (by Rona)
Summary: Joe’s depression after Clay leaves is worrying the whole family. What can they do to help him recover?
Rated: T (9,940 words)
Wolf in the Fold (by Rona)
Summary: Joe’s nemesis returns. Will he survive this encounter?
Rated: T (9,755 words)
Only Skin Deep Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Toil and Trouble (by Rona)
Summary: Joe becomes the victim of a series of attempts on his life. Why does everyone insist they have seen Adam around, when he is visiting a friend back east?
Rated: R (11,060 words)
Only Skin Deep Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Waterlogged (by Rona)
Summary: Branding is a busy time on the Ponderosa. But the weather brings problems that couldn’t be foreseen.
Rated: T (10,420 words)
Only Skin Deep (by Rona)
Summary: When a chance thief breaks into the Ponderosa, Joe finds himself at the mercy of a killer who looks only too familiar.
Rated: T (9,170 words)
Only Skin Deep Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
With this Ring (by Rona)
Summary: The sale of a couple of horses leads to a frightening ordeal for Joe.
Rated: T (10,535 words)
The Fourth Son (by Rona)
Summary: Jamie is worried about meeting Adam for the first time. He thinks they are getting along well, but how wrong can he be? Originally written for Bonanza Gold, and expanded after it was rejected.
Rated: T (6,080 words)
