Summary: Adam confronts Ben over his intention to go off to war.
Rating: G 975 words
A Gem Without a Price – by debpet
Summary: Virginia City’s new jewelry store is robbed and a valuable hostage is taken.
Rating: K+ WC 3000
By the Fire’s Light – by debpet
Summary: Adam’s pursuit of a wanted man becomes personal when he discovers that his brother has been put in danger.
Rating: K+ WC 5300
Cartwright vs. Cartwright – by debpet
Summary: One of Ben Cartwright’s sons is suing another!
Rated: K WC 2600
Cry of the Dove (The) – by debpet
Summary: Adam encounters Regina Darien again. Will fate allow them to stay together this time? Or will tragedy overtake them?
Rated: K+ WC 16,000
Encounter with the Past – by debpet
Summary: An unexpected encounter brings up painful memories for Adam and leads to danger for him and for Joe.
Rated: K+ WC 6600
Summary: Joe has found the girl he wants to share his first REAL kiss with! But someone is watching!
Rated: K+ WC 1700
Girl in the Blue Dress (The) – by debpet
Summary: Joe’s encounter with an attractive young lady takes a turn into the unexpected. Something for the Halloween season.
Rated: K+ WC 1100
Summary: What starts out as a happy birthday turns traumatic for Joe.
Rated: K+ WC 2200
Hat in the Water (The) – by debpet
Summary: Joe and Hoss spot something floating in a pond, and the implications are devastating
Rated: K+ WC 2500
Into the Line of Fire #1 – by debpet
Summary: A single gunshot has devastating consequences for the Cartwrights.
Rated: K+ WC 2700
Into the Line of Fire #2 – A Single Shot – by debpet
Summary: A single shot has devastating consequences for the Cartwrights. This is an expanded version of my story “Into The Line Of Fire”.
WARNING: CHARACTER DEATH
Rated: MA WC 8200
Summary: When Joe makes an unwise gambling wager he faces the prospect of forfeiting something neither he nor the family can afford to lose. Can his brother Adam, with a little inspiration from Shakespeare, save the day?
Rated: K+ WC 13,000
Murder in Brosnan Flats – by debpet
Summary: When Adam is falsely accused of murder, a formidable team unites to discover the truth.
Rated: K+ WC 20,700
Night After “Death at Dawn” (The) – by debpet
Summary: A brief WHN for the episode ‘Death at Dawn”
Rated: K+ WC 1600
Not Such a Stranger – by debpet
Summary: A stranger arrives in town and his surprising connection to one of the Cartwrights’ closest friends leads to complications for all involved.
Rated: K+ WC 14,000
Out of the Shadows – by debpet
Summary: An empty warehouse, a mysterious but vaguely familiar stranger and a blue shirt. Will these things add up to tragedy for Ben Cartwright’s oldest son?
Rated: K+ WC 10,000
San Francisco Lady – by debpet
Summary: Adam finds himself becoming interested in the daughter of a business acquaintance.
Rated: K+ WC 10,200
Sniper and the Healer (The) – by debpet
Summary: Two brothers disagree over a life and death decision. And that’s just the start of a story that includes a mysterious shooter, a remarkable Indian healer…and even a little romance for Pa!
Rated: K+ WC 19,000
Summary: A former girlfriend of Joe’s seeks his help in dealing with a crisis.
Rated: K+ WC 3700
Three Christmas Cards – by debpet
Summary: Three brief holiday stories I hope you’ll enjoy!
Rated: K+ WC 3900
Thrown to the Winds – by debpet
Summary: Is life handing Ben Cartwright an unexpected chance at a new love? Or merely to relive a long lost one? And to grasp it will he throw away one of his greatest treasures…his beloved oldest son?
Rated: K WC 31,000
Summary: What is the story behind Adam’s attachment to one particular old possession of his?
Rated: K WC 2250
Summary: Feeling responsible for devastating injuries suffered by Adam, Joe wants nothing more than to go back and change what happened…to set it right. But even if he should miraculously be given that chance, can he make it count?
Rated: T WC 9300
Summary: Adam’s friend, the actor Edwin Booth, visits the Ponderosa seeking escape from scandal, and his visit provides a catalyst for Adam to make a decision about his own future.
Rated: K+ WC 16,000
What Ben Saw out the Window – by debpet
Summary: What is it that Ben has spied out the window? And what are the Cartwrights going to do with it?
Rated: K+ WC 2000
