Category: Alternate Universe
Inclusion of non-canon family members (wives, siblings, etc.)
Talking to Jane (by Pat D in PA)
Summary: Ben Cartwright reflects on his life with a kind listener.
Rating: G/K (7201 words)
Bonanza – a Lost Episode (by SydneyFate)
Summary: The Cartwright family is forever changed when Adam encounters a wandering stranger in Virginia City.
Rating: T (12,420 words)
As Ye Sow, or Minor Adjustments (by Pat D in PA)
Summary: In this AU tale of the Cartwrights of the Ponderosa, evidence from a very painful part of Adam’s past turns up to forever change his present and that of his family.
Rating: T Mature language and themes are present throughout this story. (122,275 words)
The Marshal (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam is home for a short visit and goes with Joe, Jamie, and Candy on what is supposed to be a short hunting trip. Things get complicated when Joe goes to a nearby town to replenish their supplies. The four men learn important things about each other as a result. Originally a Man In Black challenge but completed for the Better Late Than Never Challenge.
Rating: T Word count: 4,183
So, This is Christmas (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Plans aren’t going exactly as Ben expected, and with family and friends not as close as he wanted, life doesn’t look quite so happy.
Rating: G 2,490 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
With a Flourish (by faust)
Summary: A Christmas continuation of The Art Universe
Rating: G 3,410 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Between Forever and Where No One Stands Alone (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: A benefactor arranges for the modernization of the Ponderosa.
Rating: G 1,625 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Stranger In A Strange World (by Heather-Chrysalis)
Summary: Adam time travels to the 21st Century to visit his girlfriend. He discovers that she has been abducted by the Abominable Snowman and sets out to rescue her. A series of other fantasy elements and creatures appear in this story.
Rated T Wordcount: 35, 488
Mob Rule (by pkmoonshine)
Summary: Three men, imprisoned in the Virginia City Jail, have been charged with committing murder and other brutal acts of cruelty. According to the scuttlebutt, the attorney representing them is determined to see his clients acquitted, and will stop at nothing to make it so. Gossip, lurid speculation, and rumor stoke the fear, anger and complete bewilderment of Virginia City’s citizens. leading to the unthinkable, catching Ben, Adam, and Hoss up in the midst of the turmoil. Sequel to Mark of Kane.
T
Word Count: 39,168
Li’l One (by pkmoonshine)
Early one morning, Ben finds a baby left at the kitchen door of the Cartwrights’ home. In Sacramento, meanwhile, Adam and his family receive devastating news.
MA/R For language, violence, and graphic descriptions of physical abuse of a minor
WC 91,159
Bloodlines Series
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
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
White Christmas (by Sibylle)
Summary: Jamie tries to learn more about his oldest new brother, but gets something unexpected in the end!:
Rating: G
Words: 1,800
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Perfect Christmas Eve (by Puppycuddles)
Summary: Christmastime on the Ponderosa with a young Cartwright family.
Rating: G
Words: 8,620
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
How Adam Saved Christmas (by Patina)
Summary: Adam tells no ordinary bedtime story on Christmas Eve
Rating: G
Words: 2,380
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
