The Dime Novel Rescue (by freyakendra)
Summary: Wounded, trapped in the desert and surrounded by a renegade band of Bannocks, Paiutes and Shoshones, Adam and Joe prepare for death, unaware of the unfolding chain of tiny miracles that is setting them up for an improbable, last-minute rescue.
Rated: T Word Count: 23,500
Left to Die (by DebbieB)
Summary: cattle thieves, Little Joe is shot in the back and left to die. As he fights for his life, Little Joe also fights with the knowledge that his attackers have seemingly gotten away with their crimes
Rated: G (18,330 words)
The Long Journey Home (by MonicaSJ)
Summary: This is a sequel to Lost and Found. Adam looked long and hard to find his wife and bring her home. Now he must fight even harder to save her and his infant son from a fate worse than death.
Rating: T WC 28,000
Lost and Found Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Blueberry Burglary (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: When three pies go missing at the Ponderosa, everyone’s suspicions naturally turn to a particular Cartwright, but who actually ate all the pies?
Rated: K WC 2400
Troubled Waters (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: A ‘what if’ I got off the episode “Day of Reckoning”. The story is centered on Ben, though all his sons will be in the story too. This story started after seeing the last part of the Bonanza episode “Day of Reckoning” and a ‘what if’ bee began buzzing in my ear. I realize Ben was wearing his shirt when he was staked out. I know where he was staked out at. However, those facts has been changed.
Rated: T (10,060 words)
Troubled Waters Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
A Night In San Francisco (by frasrgrl)
Summary: Adam and Joe are in San Francisco and all Adam wants is one night of culture.
Word Count: 502 Rated: T
Jubilee (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=2049
Summary: Virginia City’s Annual Independence Day Festival, as reported by Sam Clemens.
A Matter of Intent (by Cheaux)
Summary: A WHN for A Matter of Circumstance.
Rated T+ for subject matter. (6,840 words)
Adam and Ruth – #3 – In a Time of Miracles (by Bonanzaluver)
Summary: Adam and Ruth have enjoyed almost a full year of marriage but something seems to be missing and the other ‘ladies’ of Virginia City don’t seem to want to leave her alone about it. Meanwhile in an effort to make a little extra money for the couple, Adam takes a risky job unaware of who is really running it.
Rated: K+ (14,980 words)
Adam and Ruth Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
The Murder of Little Joe Cartwright (by ChristyG)
Summary: Did Adam finally succumb to his baser instincts and murder his little brother?
Rating: K+ (4,745 words)
The Garden’s Secret (by bahj)
Summary: Punishment turns into a summer of memories, all while tending the garden.
Rating: K (3,900 words)
The End (by faust)
It’s the end. The end of everything–or is it?
No KAOS in this story. Honestly!
700 words, rated K
A Long and Twisted Path (by Sibylle)
Summary: This story tells about Marie’s first time living with Ben and his two sons. The beginning wasn’t easy …
Rated: K+ 5600
Church Bells (by faust)
Adam muses about church bells. Or about his family?
730 words, rated K
Revelation (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: When a man rescues one of Ben Cartwright’s sons not once, but twice; the stranger brings huge implications for the family. Will it bring them together or tear them apart?
Rating: Teen+ for mild language, violence, and mild adult situations. (61,135 words)