Category: Alternate Universe
Inclusion of non-canon family members (wives, siblings, etc.)
The Legacy of Joe Cartwright (By MelissaR1992)
Summary: When Joe is away with his pa on business in Placerville, Alice Cartwright goes into early labor. Part of the Forever Reimagined series. Links to stories included within.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 12,440
Her Song in the Dark (by Tavia42)
Summary: A What Happens Between and Instead for “Song in the Dark.” What if the Cartwrights were able to help Mary Johnson to a better ending? Part of my Lady in the House AU series.
Rating: PG | Word Count: 12,507
The Patriot Game (by PatD in PA)
SUMMARY: This is the second of my “Pat Cartwright” stories, building an AU involving the Cartwrights of the Ponderosa. The Cartwrights become swept up in adolescent emotions, adult romance, an epidemic and a spot of Irish rebellion.
RATING: T/PG for adult themes
WORD COUNT: 132,367
The Baby Contest (By MelissaR1992)
Summary: In this semi-sequel to Rock-A-Bye Hoss, The baby contest is back in town and Joe Cartwright enters his little daughter, Sara Marie into the contest. Part of the Forever Reimagined series. Links to stories included within.
Rating: G
Word Count: 10,775
I Know What I’m Doing (I Think…) (by CareBear)
It’s all Cartwright hands on deck when Adam’s oldest daughter decides to join the fight for woman suffrage. Can they keep her safe or will her innate Cartwright conviction to stand up for what is right cost them, and her, everything? Rating: T; WC: 33,701
Fervently Do We Pray – Book 4 of A HOUSE UNITED series (by pulitzer2016)
Summary: 1863 has arrived, and the Cartwrights face a hard winter. Their faith in God and each other is tested as both Ben and Josie face life-threatening situations and Adam must trust his instincts – and the local Paiute tribe – to save them. And in the end, they will all have to trust one another to endure a visit from some surprise visitors.
Rating: T (39,200 words)
Figures from the Past (by Tavia42)
Old friends and enemies from Joe’s past return to up-end the Cartwrights’ lives. One wants to marry Joe, while others want to kill him. With Ben away, the Cartwright sons – with a little help – will have to figure out who is targeting Joe, and how to keep the culprit from finishing the job. Part of my continuing Lady in the House AU series.
Rating: PG | Word Count: 44,082
Don’t Stop Dreaming (By MelissaR1992)
Summary: A WHI story for the season 9 episode, Star Crossed that includes a much happier ending for Candy and Laura.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2,169
In Between Heaven and Earth (by Wrangler)
Lorne Greene gets more than expected when Michael Landon suffers a break from reality and thinks he’s Little Joe while they are rehearsing up at Eagle’s Nest. Later, rallying the rest of the cast, everyone placates Little Joe hoping to snap Mike out of it. Inspired by “Between Heaven and Earth”. Rating T, WC 14,758
The Gentle Giant (By MelissaR1992)
Summary: After moving to a new town with her sister, Schoolteacher Clara Hartley meets a kind stranger who comes to her rescue and she finds herself falling for him. This was written for the Camp in the Pines challenge 2026.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 13,354
To Kill a Cartwright (by Wrangler)
Summary: Alone on the set of the Bonanza reunion, Michael Landon and Lorne Greene encounter a sniper who wants to kill a Cartwright. Now they’ll have to summon their inner Pa and Little Joe to survive. Rating T, WC 6226
Not to Me (by JC)
Summary: All Cartwrights are not created equal. In this sequel to Interval, Jilly makes a decision in opposition to her family that will ultimately change the course of her life, for better or worse. (Part of the Ties That Bind AU series, links to other stories below.)
Rating: G Word Count: 1790
The (Almost) Grand Adventure (by CareBear)
As Adam copes with single parenthood, his middle child experiments with gravity. She discovers that it doesn’t bend to her will but perhaps her father understands her more than she thinks.
RATING: G WORD COUNT: 37,631
Amelia, My Love (By MelissaR1992)
Summary: Amelia Swanson and her daughter, Abigail are on the run from a former friend of Amelia’s late husband who is after her inheritance, and she finds refuge with the Cartwrights.
Rating: PG Word Count: 41,735
Part of the Forever Reimagined series, links to all stories included within.
Who Would Miss Me (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam left home to pursue a dream but it didn’t work out. Returning wasn’t an option so he chose a different course that eventually brought him home during a crisis. Adam and Candy are the most prominently featured characters.
Rating: PG Word count: 15,594






































