Summary:  This is the second story in the Charity series and is a WHN for the Bitter Water episode.   A mysterious corporation threatens the Ponderosa and the other ranches in the Comstock area.  There are shootings, kidnappings, and threats from unknown assailants, and Lem Keith’s daughter’s anger at Adam for perceived wrongs make for a complicated scenario.  

Rating = T and  WC = 23,448

Charity Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  Still haunted by the death of his wife six years before, Joe seeks comfort in strong drink. Will his family ties be enough to save him? This story is based on an idea given to me by another fan who goes by Australian and Joe’sAussieFan.

Rating:  T  (27,525 words)

Summary:  A golden curl tied with a pink bow; a broken arrowhead; a crudely carved wooden horse; and a rough sketch of a two story log house… What do these things have in common? And what makes each one so special? Most people would say nothing, but to a mother’s heart, each of these symbolize something- or rather someone- very special.

Rating: K   Word count: 5,643

Summary :  It is the winter of 1877 and two of Adam and Olivia’s children are lost during the blizzards. This story is about the iron like qualities the Cartwrights need in order to find a child.

Rating:  K+  (182,450)

Home is the Sailor Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary: A brief window into the Cartwright family if Inger had lived.

Rating: K Word Count: 1,482

Summary:  A wayward sailor returns home to find unwanted changes and a daunting challenge.

Rating:  K  Word Count:  8474

Summary: “I-I’ve come to ask you for your daughter’s hand, Sir.”

Rated: K+ (1,244 words)

Summary: While trying to foil a land grab scheme, Joe is wounded. Despite her own injuries, can his younger sister, Sierra, get him to a doctor in time? A sister fic, with a plot based loosely around the episodes of Land Grab and My Brothers Keeper.

Word count: 13,354 words  Rating: T

Summary: Between the trial and Paiutes, tensions are running high in and around Virginia City.

Rating:  T  (9,410 words)

Summary: Joe is summoned to the Ponderosa for a matter pertaining to an inheritance. Curiously, the letter and recent events in his life reveal his dissatisfaction, and thrust him on a journey of discovery.

Rating: T (16,980 words)

Summary:  Adam and his wife settle into life on the Ponderosa.
Rating:  T   Words: 9,870

It’s a scandal, that much is certain, and Adam becomes aware of it only when it’s much too late to do anything about it. But that doesn’t mean he can’t get agitated. Even though, taking everything in account….

Camp in the Pines story,

2,300 words, rated K

Summary:  Adam and Tilly go to Europe for the worst honeymoon ever, landing in the middle of a war to end up missing and presumed dead. Meanwhile, Ben, Joe, and Hoss move on with their lives, finding new friends and uncovering strange secrets from the past. 

Rating: T. Violence, character death, attempted rape, etc.   (109,635 words)

The Lilies Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  The Commodore’s letter of resignation has long been accepted.  Will the mundane life of a rancher be enough?

A story where old foes and new, as well as the past and the present entwine to continue the lives created in the World of Captain Cartwright.

Rating:  K+  (214,200)

Home is the Sailor Series: The saga continues after the conclusion of the Captain Cartwright series.

Home is the Sailor, link to all stories of this series included.

Summary: As the Civil War approaches, Adam reflects on his college years and the relationship he cultivated with his younger cousin, Josephine. After graduation, Josephine and her parents visit the Ponderosa for a month of fun, after which Adam must say the hardest goodbye of his life.

Rating:  K  (33,830 words)

A House United Series, links to stories within the series are included.