Category: Alternate Universe
Inclusion of non-canon family members (wives, siblings, etc.)
The Homecoming – Part 1 (by karilyn)
Part of the fourth story in the Destiny series
Summary: Adam and Mary Lynn travel to Boston to visit Nolan at college. Adam has a surprise planned that will affect every member of the Cartwright family.
Rated: K+ (23,040 words)
Destiny Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
No More Birthday Parties, Thank You (by karilyn)
Summary: One of Joe’s sons and one of Adam’s son are kidnapped and held for ransom, and one of Adam’s impetuous eldest sons embarks on a rescue mission even as a posse is formed and he learns an important lesson about taking risks and being a hero.
Rated: T (20,490 words)
Destiny Series, links to all the stories are included within.
A Second Chance At Love (by Adams Lover)
Summary: After the break up with long time girlfriend, Lisa, Adam heads out to the cattleman’s convention at Dallas, Texas where he meets a spicy Dallas Assistant District Attorney, Jennifer Devereux. The two have an instant connection and fall in love, but not without drama and intrigue throughout and of course there is Lisa, the ex-girlfriend that wants Adam back.
Rating: MA (Sexual situations as well as mild violence). WC 92,500
The Return Series – 6 – Fallen (by DBird)
Fallen. Summary: The sixth story in the “Return” series. Joe’s relationship with Julia Bulette brings back painful memories for the rest of his family. This story incorporates characters and events from “The Julia Bulette Story”.
Rated: K+ (14,695 words)
The Return Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Return Series – 5 – New Orleans Moonlight (by DBird)
Summary: Memories return on a moonlit night. Sequel to “The Return”. This story is part of a series and refers to events portrayed in “The Return”, “Abide”, “Interlude”, and “Gravity”.
(3,580 words) Rated: K+
The Return Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Return Series – 4 – Gravity (by DBird)
Summary: New threats and old scars come together to jeopardize the Cartwrights’ future as a family. This story is part of a series.
Rated: K+ (18,330 words)
The Return Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Return Series – 3 – Interlude (by DBird)
Summary: A hunting trip turns into a different type of quest for Adam, Hoss, and Joe: a struggle to survive against an unknown gunman and the ominous arrival of winter. Refers to events portrayed in “The Return” and “Abide.”
Rated: K+ (11,975 words)
The Return Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Return Series – 2 – Abide (by DBird)
Abide. Summary: Sequel to “The Return” How does a man abide in a world he never knew? How does he make the choice to remain? How does a family show him the way?
Rated: K+ (12,420 words)
The Return Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Return Series – 1 – The Return (by DBird)
Summary: What if Marie left Ben Cartwright early in their marriage? What if Joe Cartwright grew up running wild on the streets of New Orleans? What if, sixteen years later, he returned to the father and brothers he had never known?
Rated: K+ (9,075 words)
The Return Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Dying Well (by DBird)
Summary: On a battlefield, Joe carries out a disorienting search for his brothers among the dead, but instead he discovers something entirely unexpected.
Rated: T WC 6600
Dividing Line Series – The Quickening (by DBird)
The Quickening. This is Part 5 of the Dividing Line Series.
Summary: For Adam and Joe, life after the war is fraught with trials and possibilities.
Rated: T (12,400 words)
1. Prelude
2. Dividing Line
3. The Telling
4. Peace Offering
5. The Quickening
Foolish Questions (by Storm)
Summary: Here is another way in which Adam and Storm could have met. In this one, Adam finds out that sometimes the answers are more important than the questions. Rated: MA (45,990 words)
Dividing Line Series – Peace Offering (by DBird)
Peace Offering. Summary: Adam and Joe continue to come to terms with their wartime experiences. This is the fourth story in my Civil War series, following” Prelude” “Dividing Line” and “The Telling.”
Rated: K+ (15,000 words)
Dividing Line Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Dividing Line Series – The Telling (by DBird)
The Telling. Summary: Sequel to “Dividing Line.” Adam and Joe learn that living with the memory of the War may prove as difficult as surviving it.
Rated: K+ (16,675 words)
Dividing Line Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Dividing Line Series – Dividing Line (by DBird)
Dividing Line. Summary: Adam and Joe return from fighting in the Civil War only to find a different kind of battle waiting at home. A “WHI” story for “A House Divided”.
Rated: T (16,900 words)
Dividing Line Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
