Category: Hurt/Comfort
Always My Heart (by Wrangler)
Summary: Adam’s visit after a ten-year absence brings joy for his father but raises animosity in Little Joe. Now Ben must play peacekeeper to try to bridge the gap in his son’s relationship while revealing where his own heart lies. Rating T, WC 25.500
The Promise Trilogy – #3 – With Wings as Eagles (by Wrangler)
Summary: Lone Eagle seeks to kill Little Joe after sparing his life in “The Promise”. Can Joe endure the torture planned for him?
Rated T, WC 34,000
The third in “The Promise” series, links to stories in the series included within.
Every Purpose Under Heaven #1 (by Wrangler)
Summary: Thieves invade the Ponderosa, setting devastating events into motion. Now Little Joe struggles to find a way to get over what happened to him that horrible night.
Rating T, WC 36,000 Part one, links to stories in the series included within.
Legacy of Honor (by Wrangler)
Summary: A frightened young woman’s lie has devastating consequences for Joe when her father refuses to believe his legacy of honor. Rating T, WC 35,000
Whatever it Takes – # 1 (by Wrangler)
Summary: When Joe is seriously injured, the remedy serves to be much more harsh than anyone expected.
Rated: T WC 22,000
Whatever It Takes Series, links to all stories of this series included.
Lost (by the Tahoe Ladies)
Summary: A story in five voices when the unthinkable happened.
Rated: T Word Count: 33000
The Promise Trilogy – #2 – The Jonah (by Wrangler)
Summary: Little Joe struggles to come to terms with what happened during the stagecoach attack while dealing with townsfolks who deem him to be a Jonah for having been the sole survivor.
Rating T, WC 30,000
Second in “The Promise” series, links to stories in the series included within.
Son of Nobody – by AMG
Summary: Joe’s daughter is saved by a young Indian, who isn’t being just a good Samaritan… In the turmoil of happenings, discoveries are made which greatly surprise all characters.
Rating : definitely PG, Words: 8250
Doing What Had To Be Done (by Rona)
Summary: A fall from a horse leaves Joe laid up. When disaster strikes, can he do as he was told and just watch from the sidelines?
Rated: K+ (9,980 words)
The Way it Should Be – by Lisa Orcutt
Summary: A new generation of Cartwrights, with very familiar names, breathes new life into the Ponderosa.
Rating: Word Count: 5,500
Family Again? (by Lisa Orcutt)
Summary: A father’s ‘blindness’ to the past tore the family apart.
Rating: Teen Word Count: 12,240
The Promise Trilogy – #1 (by Wrangler)
Summary: A ghostly apparition haunts Ben after Little Joe is feared dead. Can an act of fate restore that which is lost?
Rating T, WC 31,000
First in “The Promise” series, links to all the stories in this series are included within.
Did I? (by Starlite)
Summary: Adam has been shot, did Little Joe do it?
Rated: PG (10,950 words)
Farewell (by Starlite)
Summary: Adam deals with the loss of two of the most important people in his life.
Rated: G (5,600 words)
Almost 13 (by Starlite)
Summary: Little Joe learns a family secret about his mother and Adam.
Rated: PG (9,400 words)
