Do as I Say (by frasrgrl)
Summary: Ben has always tried to teach by example, tried to get it through to his sons how he expects them to act. But do they ever listen? A 2015 Camp in the Pines story and a WHN for Quality of Mercy. Rating: K+ (1,255 words)
A Stranger Came to Stay (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: What if Hoss had not regained his memory during his overnight stop at the Ponderosa and had, instead, gone off with the Vandervorts? Could he ever find his way back to himself again and how would the other Cartwrights cope with a loss that might become permanent? Discover the answers in this WHI version of “A Stranger Passed This Way.”
Rating: K Word Count: 26,269
Somebody else’s dog (by Inca / aka Tye)
Summary: There’s been some gossip in Virginia City about Ben Cartwright’s new wife.
Rating: K Word count: 581
Hi Ya, Sweetheart (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a continuation of the Garden Party and Wearing a Frown stories with the same characters, but this is a much lighter story with humor especially with Adam’s son Lake and with romances for Ben and Hoss too although there are complications of course.
rating = T WC = 31,583
Irae Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Home is the Sailor #1 (by Krystyna)
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.
Wearing a Frown (by BettyHT)
Summary: The story continues with the characters of the Garden Party and begins with Adam and Joe at odds, but that doesn’t last as they adjust to the needs of each other and then have to rely on each other to survive in a difficult situation. They will need their family and others to escape their predicament and return home.
rating = T WC = 24,120
Trouble ….again! (by Krystyna)
Summary: Ben awaits an explanation, does he really want to know the ending?
Rating: (1,110 words)
To Everything, There is a Season #6 – Life’s Demands (by MonicaSJ)
Summary: Even as Adam and Shiloh celebrate the birth of their first child, a son, trouble is eminent with Hoss still partially blind, Micah fighting for his life and more work than one man or woman can handle. This is a story about setting limits while raising Cartwrights.
Rating: PG-13 (152, 970 words) Reader Alert: Some violence, mild adult situations
To Everything, There is a Season Series, links to stories within the series are included.
School Project (by Silver Sven)
Summary: It was just a school project, something in which Hoss wanted to excel.
Rating: K (1,900 words)
A Matter of Family (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: A mistaken identity sends the Cartwrights on a race to rescue one of their own.
Rating: K (6,820 words)
First Step (by Cheaux)
Summary: For fiercely independent Little Joe Cartwright, asking for help is the hardest thing to do. A Camp in the Pines short story.
Rated T Word Count 6254
Garden Party (by BettyHT)
Summary: Inspired by some Ricky Nelson songs, this story begins with Adam arriving home disillusioned and cynical after many years away. At a party thrown by his father to celebrate his return, he meets someone who begins to change his attitude and will change his future as soon as he allows it. Adam changes her life too although there are some who do their best to try to prevent the two from being together.
rating = T WC = 35,173
Irae Series, links to stories within the series are included.
The Hardest Goodbye – Book 1 of “A House United” (by Pulitzer2016)
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.
Shenanigans (by LC)
Summary: The best mishaps are the ones you can laugh about.
Rating: K Word count: 660
More Than Enough Love Part 2 (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: The Cartwright family continues to adjust to the addition Ben’s new wife, Kate and her nieces, Mary and Hannah. Will an unexpected visitor bring tension into the household?
Rating: T Word Count: 115,895
Ben Brown Series, links to all the stories for this series included.
