Category: Alternate Universe
Inclusion of non-canon family members (wives, siblings, etc.)
Fighting His Demons (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam has been disappointed so often by friends and in romance that it is not surprising that he has lost faith in human nature. Naturally prone to moodiness and introspection, Adam has a disposition that only gets worse until he decides he needs to make a drastic change to free himself from that unpleasant past.
Rating: T Word count: 23,082
Selina Series, links to the stories are included within.
Birthright (by BettyHT)
Summary: In this third story of Adam and Selina, a painful memory from Adam’s past becomes a problem in his life twenty-four years later threatening his family, his business, and his future.
Rating: T Word Count: 14,052
Selina Series, links to the stories are included within.
Revelation and Resolution (by BettyHT)
Summary: Second in the Adam and Selina series, this is a short story about love and expectations that features conversations among brothers especially one between Adam and Hoss.
Rating = T Word Count = 2106
Selina Series, link to the stories are included within.
Sunday School Lessons, and Surprise (by BettyHT)
Summary: Hoss gets a job teaching unruly boys in Sunday School, but his best student or at least the one most affected by his teaching is not in his class. There are beneficial unintended consequences no one could have predicted.
Rating = PG Word count = 2674
For Jamie (by BettyHT)
Summary: With all his sons home, Ben wanted to spend time with them. Inevitably, stories were told, and the main beneficiary of those was Jamie who learned so much about his family and about life.
Rating: T Word count: 11,420
Margarita (by BettyHT)
Summary: Ever wonder about the unresolved feelings Adam may have had for Margarita? This is what happened next, years later, because of those feelings and any she may have had.
Rating: T Word count: 9304
Rendezvous (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: For the first time, the four Cartwright brothers meet. It’s a time to get to know one another and for the older brothers to share stories with Jamie so that he can better understand the family members including their father.
Rating: T Word count = 3273
Hope, Trust, and Faith (by BettyHT)
Summary: Edited to add chapters to address issues left unresolved. A trip to help an old friend and confronting an old nemesis propels Adam to make a decision that alters the course of his life. None would have anticipated the twists of fate in store for him once he decided to pursue goals that had only been dreams.
Rating: T Word count: 46,865
Studio Executives #9: Negotiating Clingers, Going Natural, and the Big-Ticket Item (by pjb)
Summary: A day in the life of the Studio Executives. (Believe me–you don’t want their jobs.)
Approximately 1,870 words. Rating: PG.
The Studio Executives Series, links to all the stories are included within.
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
Dancing Bear (by BettyHT)
Summary: It is five years later, and there are children to bring to school, to teach lessons and guide, and to protect and the rest of the family dynamic to withstand because it’s never easy on the Ponderosa as the brothers learn to be fathers.
Rating: T Word count: 14,908
Children of the Dance (by BettyHT)
Summary: First there were the romances and then the natural next step although there are some events and problems as not all goes smoothly because these are Cartwright romances and marriages,
Rating: T Word count: 14,157
The Dance (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam meets a lady with clumsiness issues but other attributes he finds attractive and that make him act out of character; Hoss meets a woman very different from himself but the two bring out the best in each other; Joe’s romance is the one with more obstacles but those cause him to finally accept what a mature relationship is.
Rating: T Word count: 38,221
Dear Diary (by BettyHT)
Summary: A young lady has an evening with Adam that is more a fantasy. She writes down everything she can think of to write down to preserve the details. Minor grammatical errors are fitting for the character and should not interfere with reading the story. MA 2,629
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.













