Posted in Alternate Universe Drama Family Hurt/Comfort Post Timeline

A Shadow Returns – Marauders (by BettyHT)

Summary: This is a sequel to A Shadow Calling with the same OCs. A tragic experience from a decade earlier has consequences for the Cartwright family and triggers memories and fears until the threat is faced. It is a story within a story, and both tales are told.
T  12,921

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama Family Humor Post Timeline Romance

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

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Posted in Drama Post Timeline

Keeping Watch (by AC1830)

Summary: Guilt and misplaced anger between two brothers after an accident with Adam’s young daughter cause a rift that might never heal. When a rescue becomes a search the Cartwrights finally learn the truth of what happened to the child, but will it bring healing or more hurt for the brothers?

Rating: G, Word Count: 3451

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama Family Post Timeline What Happened Instead

A Shadow Calling (by BettyHT)

Summary: Adam and Joe are having nightmares about Hoss and don’t know what they mean. Too late, one brother understands the message that was sent. It’s a WHI for the end of the series.
Rating: T  Word count: 6,705

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama Family Post Timeline Romance

Brandy (by BettyHT)

Summary: A sequel to Mis-Everything.  What appears to be a juicy scandal has the gossips joyful, but it’s not what they think.  The real story is far more interesting.  That romance works out far better than Joe’s tragic one that brings Adam full circle in facing a demon from his past. 
PG  16,643

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Mis-everything (by BettyHT)

Summary: Adam has trouble finding success on his terms and returns home. His family worries about him because of his strange responses to situations. There’s a lot they don’t know and there are surprises for them and Adam.  
PG  12,968

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Posted in Alternate Universe Brothers Post Timeline

1910 (by BettyHT)

Summary: On the occasion of Mark Twain’s death, Adam tells his grandson of a Hoss/Joe escapade, how he learned about it, and how he felt about it.
Rating: PG  Word count: 1,142

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama Family Hurt/Comfort Post Timeline

Never Submit Or Yield (by BettyHT)

Summary: This is a series that starts with an unusual story –Never To Submit Or Yield is a story of struggle and overcoming great difficulties and how and why Adam left the Ponderosa.  –Awake, Arise, Or Be Forever Fallen is a story of Adam falling in love with a woman who has lived through similar trauma. As their relationship develops, clues to the conspiracy begin to emerge. –Torn tells of how Adam is pressured by his family to go on a cattle drive to reestablish his role, but Joe has to adjust too so there is some friction, and there is trouble from others who want to take advantage of the situation.   Luckily, Candy is there to help out.–Melinda Returns is a short story in which she tries to manipulate things with Grace who is about to deliver her child. There is closure. –Epilogue. 
Rating: T  Word count: 50,040

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Ellie and the Lost Years (by BettyHT)

Summary: There are two stories here. The Lost Years is a WHI for the last seasons of Bonanza: Hoss is missing, Adam has been found, and he is coming home. This is what happened to them, and what will happen with Ben, Joe, Candy, and Jamie. Heart of Ice is a continuation of the Adam and Ellie story with more of an emphasis on Adam’s darker memories and what happens when he remembers those.
Rating: T  Word count: 58,319

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Posted in Action/Adventure Adam Cartwright Alternate Universe Drama Hurt/Comfort Post Timeline Romance

Trouble Comes Looking (by BettyHT)

Summary: The story is set five years later than A Fight You Do Not Want, and Adam has to recover from a tragedy and find a way to move his life forward.  He has made some terrible mistakes in doing that and has to figure out how to make his life better. 
Rating T and Word count 28,726
Part of the Fight and Trouble Series, links to all stories included within

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Posted in Ben / Joe Drama Post Timeline

Deception (by Cheaux)

Summary: In 1873, the deaths of Hoss and Alice so close together left Ben and Joe physically and emotionally, bankrupt. Father and son masked their grief, each hiding serious health issues from the other. By a miracle, both men survived and in the aftermath, Dr. Paul Martin prescribed the whole truth and nothing but the truth as a remedy. In 1875, their pact is still intact…or is it? A sequel to “My Father’s Heartbeat.” It is helpful but not necessary to have read the first story.

Rated: T Word Count:  18,438
Part of the My Father’s Heartbeat Series, links to stories included within

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Posted in Ben / Adam Drama Post Timeline

A Dream Come True (by AC1830)

Summary: A child’s innocent question leads to memories for Ben and Adam, and a special moment with Adam’s young son.

Rating: K, Word Count: 2891

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Posted in Drama Joe Cartwright Post Timeline Writing Challenges

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (by fanofoldtvshows)

Summary:  Joe reads to his nieces and nephews on Christmas Eve.
Written for day 23 of the 2021 Advent Calendar.
Rating: G
Word Count: 1070

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Lost and Found (by Questfan)

Summary: An incident with his granddaughter brings up childhood memories for Joe.

Rating:  T Word count: 4228

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Posted in Ben Cartwright Post Timeline Short Stories

Grandfatherhood (by AC1830)

Summary: Ben reflects on the wonder of being a father and a grandfather. A Father’s Day tribute.

Rating: K, Word count: 518

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