Category: Alternate Universe
Inclusion of non-canon family members (wives, siblings, etc.)
Rendezvous (by AC1830)
Summary: Why are Joe and Adam’s wife sneaking around town? A fun story for Pernell’s birthday.
Rating: K, WC: 1575
MARIE [Parts 1-4] (by Bakerj)
Summary: **This is the complete story that includes all four parts.**
What if Marie hadn’t died? Would it be the happy ever after for the Cartwrights, and most of all for fifteen-year-old Little Joe, who struggles to find his place in the family.
Rating: MA (References to adult themes and situations.)
Total Word Count: 56,191
Studio Executives #8 — A Sharp Idea (by pjb)
Summary: The Cartwrights try to come up with an episode that will cheer up their fans.
WC: 2,450; Rating: PG
Studio Executives Series, links to all stories are included within.
A Splendid Laugh (by AC1830)
Summary: A casual comment inspires a memory from Adam’s past.
Rating: T (1,400 words)
To Live in Society (by JulieS)
Summary: Adam realises that he has more to deal with than just the talk surrounding his son. He soon finds out that even though society deems that he act in one way, deep down his feelings propel him to a different outcome.
Rating: PG Word Count: 5829
The Way Things Are Series, links to all the stories are included within.
Studio Executives #7 – Fake History (by pjb)
Summary: The Cartwrights recognize that they have a great deal to be thankful for. So why won’t they do a Thanksgiving episode?
WC: 2,440 Rating: PG
Studio Executives Series, links to all stories are included within.
Home is the Sailor #7 – The Gap (by Krystyna)
Summary: A trip to San Francisco sets the family on an adventure.
Rating: T 198,800 words
Home is the Sailor Series, links to all the stories are included within.
Soul Searching (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: Adam needs to find the source of happiness before he can be happy. It is a struggle though as he has to work through a number of issues to get to that point.
Rating = T Word count = 30,312
A Heart-filled Royal Flush (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Is she really the newest working girl in Virginia City? Written for Bonanza Brand’s R-Rated 13th Anniversary Writing Challenge.
Rating: R / Mature Audience only. Not extremely explicit, but close enough. (2,775 words)
Broken Bonds (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: The story is the WHI for She Walks In Beauty to answer the question of what might have happened if Regan stayed and she and Hoss married. That decision would not only affect her and Hoss but Adam and the rest of the family as well. Here is one version of what those effects might be.
Rating = T Word Count = 33,467
