Category: Alternate Universe
Inclusion of non-canon family members (wives, siblings, etc.)
History Has a Habit (by JulieS)
Summary: Joe comes home from San Francisco with a prospective new bride. Adam, for reasons of his own is determined to make sure she doesn’t become Mrs. Joe Cartwright.
Rated: K (7,450 words)
The Way Things Are series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Une Page se tourne (by Indiana)
Summary: Ben died. After the funeral, Adam and his eldest son have a discussion …
Rating K (766 words)
Stop Crying Your Heart Out (by Sue)
Summary: Little Joe is in no hurry to get up this morning. A story about brothers looking out for each other.
Rated: K+ WC 5800
Jenny and David Series #1 – Love is Blind (by Cinderella)
Summary: Jennifer Cartwright, Ben’s adopted daughter, is a rough-ridin’ tomboyish kind of girl, that is, until Pa sends her to check up on David Williams, who had been blinded a few months earlier. Romance, Drama, and Goodbyes all roled into one. The first story in the “Jenny & David” series. CAUTION: Introduces two non-canon characters!
Rated: K+ (5,600 words)
Jenny and David series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Spice Ladies in town (by mumu74)
Summary: A prequel
Rating: K 2,020 words.
Weekend Dad (by Adam’s Lover)
Summary: A modern day Adam Cartwright story, but all of the Cartwrights are also included throughout.
Rating: MA (93,000 words)
Weekend Dad Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
She Left (by DJK)
Summary: Adam’s love is leaving him.
Rated: T Word count: 599
The Wheelchair Series
The Wheelchair
She Left
Restoring the Heart of the Ponderosa – Part 2 (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: A continuation of Restoring the Heart of the Ponderosa. The family looks forward to life returning to normal, but find they have a rocky road to travel as nightmares from the past intrude.
Rating: T (55,125 words)
Restoring the Heart of the Ponderosa – Part 1 (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Circumstances bitter Adam’s homecoming, setting him and his family on a personal quest to restore the heart of the Ponderosa.
Rating: T (46,330 words)
Captain Cartwright # 9 – All Those Tomorrows (by Krystyna)
Summary: Commodore and Mrs Adam Cartwright await the birth of their first child, but it’s a time that is threatened by danger, the ambitions of a corrupt official and petty thief, and of blizzards.
Rated: K (238,200 words)
Captain Cartwright Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
None Were The Lovingest (by DJK)
Summary: Ben and Little Joe discuss his father’s three wives.
Rated: K Word count: 658
Invisible Mending (by ansinico)
Summary: One day in the life of Joseph Francis Cartwright, or is it just a moment, or a week, or a year, who knows he doesn’t…the day started well and then rapidly tumbled downhill…there will be trouble, a gal and of course some SJS…
Rated: MA (18,250 words)
More Than Enough Love (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: Having only been married a short time, Ben and Kate find themselves making a life-changing decision after the death of Kate’s sister.
***Warning – spanking used for disciplining children.***
Rated: T (37,265 words)
Ben Brown Series, links to all the stories for this series included.
Ben Brown (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: Ben struggles with the frustrations of middle age. Disguised as a down-on-his-luck ranch hand, he finds himself in the middle of a range war and possibly new love. Based on season 13 episode “Saddle Stiff”.
Rated: K+ (5,705 words)
Ben Brown Series, links to all the stories for this series included.
Church Bells (by faust)
Adam muses about church bells. Or about his family?
730 words, rated K
