Category: Alternate Universe
Inclusion of non-canon family members (wives, siblings, etc.)
Fatherhood #2: Getting Started (by Jenniferk22)
Summary: Another story about Adam, Ella, and Eric. This time, Adam is introduced to the world of rating a young son.
Rating: PG (12,350 words)
Part of the Fatherhood Series, links to all stories included within.
Fatherhood #1: Home is Never Too Far (by Jenniferk22)
Summary: Adam and Elizabeth have a son. Adam is now faced with the biggest challenge of his life; Fatherhood.
Rating: PG (33,250 words)
Part of the Fatherhood Series, links to all stories included within.
Someone to Watch Over Me (by Heidi)
Summary: When Adam finds the Cooper children and their deathly ill Pa camped by the Carson River, getting them to the Ponderosa proves to be the least of his worries.
Rating: G Words: 49,855
Mistakes & Misconceptions #2 – Building (by AMG)
Summary: As much as I can master in the art of building a romance. Ben in love – and a couple of other things thrown in for good measure. The events of this story take place after “Mistakes and Misconceptions”. While the Cartwright boys are building the new schoolhouse, Ben is building his future with Emily…
Rating: G Words: 8;905
Part of the Mistakes Series, links to all stories included within
The Youngest Cartwright – by Lisa Orcutt
Summary: Little Joe teaches Adam and his father about compassion.
Rating: G Word Count: 11,150
The Way it Wasn’t – by JulieH
Summary: Adam manages to convince Ben that sending Little Joe away to college would be the best decision regarding his future. (alternate reality)
Rating: G Words: 12,135
For the Love of a Son – by AMG
Summary: Despite various trials, past and recent, the Cartwright family gathers back together, growing in number. Includes all the family and some friends.
Rating: PG Words 10,427
Family Apart #2 – Kinda Awesome – by AMG
Summary: Adam’s twin brother Tim is on the ranch, getting used to his family he hadn’t known until recently. Involves a hurt Adam, a hurt Joe (know my good will, Joe-girls), and a little cave-in… Enjoy.
Rating and Reader Alerts: PG (nurses needed) Words 6,976
Part of the Family Series, links to all stories included within
Family Apart #1 – by AMG
Summary: In revenge for a killed man, a gang leader kidnaps Adam, which leads to amazing discoveries at the latter’s part. Will the family apart come together again?
Caution, ‘nurses’: a little bit of suffering Adam…
Rating: PG Words: 10,455
Part of the Family Series, links to all stories included within.
Sands #2 – Lethean Sands (by Cressida)
Summary: Adam begins a new life with a ready-made family, but trouble is on the horizon. (Sequel to Shifting Sands.)
Rating: Teen Words: 36,750
This story is part of the Sands Series, links to all stories are included within.
Sands #1 – Shifting Sands (by Cressida)
Summary: Adam wrestles with guilt over the death of a friend after rustlers set events in motion that no one could foresee.
Rating: Teen Words: 34,350
This story is part of the Sands Series, links to all stories included within.
Fare Thee Well – by JRosemary
Summary: A wedding, a history past, and the Cartwrights look to the future.
Rating: Teen Word Count: 10, 675
The Man in Black (by deansgirl)
Summary: A girl traveling alone to Virginia City meets a piece of her past and The Man In Black.
Rated: K+ (1,385 words)
The Man in Black Series, links to all stories of this series included.
Glimpse of Heaven (by Helen A)
Summary: An alternate ending to “The Stillness Within”.
Rated: T (56,060 words)
Fourth Wife #1 – In the Dark of the Night (by Jenny G)
Summary: Ben takes a fourth wife, but the larcenous Boxer clan proves a distraction, and a tragic misunderstanding causes even more trouble.
Rating: T (37,900 words)
Fourth Wife Series, links to all stories of this series included.



























