The Dark Cloud (by Susan G)
Summary: Joe is attacked and left for dead on the trail home after winning big at the poker table; and left with a case of amnesia.
Word Count: 23,700 Rated: T
The Shadow of Jean de Marigny (by Patina)
Summary: 3rd story in The Battle of Wills series. Men break into the house while Marie is home alone with Adam and Hoss. After observing his step-mother’s actions when faced with the robbers, Adam calls Marie a name he once heard Jean de Marigny use. This incident leads to an argument between Ben and Marie about Adam’s upbringing. And Adam finally realizes that Marie had been Jean’s wife.
Rating: K+ Word Count=5268
The Battle of Wills series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Deadliest Disease (by Susan G)
Summary: Away from the Pondersoa, Joe becomes sick while staying overnight in Green Meadows; and Cartwrights face the fear of a town without a doctor.
Word Count: 12,900 Rated: T
Burden of Guilt (by DebbieB)
Summary: When Joe is shot by an intruder, Ben blames himself for his son’s injury. Things go from bad to worse, deepening Ben’s burden of guilt.
Rated: PG for Mild language (14,550 words)
Options (by EPM)
Summary: Two brothers separated, each thinking the other is dead.
Rated: T WC 9200
Thunder’s Echo (by HelenB)
Summary: A WHN for the episdoe, The Thunderman.
Rating: T (15,425 words)
The Mission (by Susan G)
Summary: Ben and Joe are robbed and left afoot in the desert with the nearest outpost about twenty miles away. Their journey is complicated when Joe is bitten by a scorpion.
Word Count: 10,000 Rated: T
Cartwright Saga #33 – Virginia City on Fire (by Lyn Robinson)
Summary: Adam returns from the drive and meets his father and brothers in town, just in time for the major conflagration in Virginia City.
Rating: PG (23,650 words)
Never Say Never (by Dodo)
Summary: Joe’s return to the Ponderosa soon turns into a nightmare
Rated: K+ Word Count: 20730
Playing Soldiers Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Rim Rock Station (by Susan G)
Summary: With the Paiutes on the warpath, Ben, Adam, Little Joe lead an Army patrol to cover.
Rating: T (11,200 words)
Like Joseph (by Cowgirl Jones)
Summary: The Cartwrights band together to help each other through a dark time of twists and turns.
Rating: PG for adult issues and emotionally intense scenes / Words: 58,425
Part of the Like Joseph Series, links to all stories included within.
Education is More Than 3 Rs (by Patina)
Summary: 2nd story in The Battle of Wills series. During a family picnic at the lake, Adam gets in trouble adding poison ivy to Hoss’ bouquet of wildflowers for Marie. After an argument with his father, Adam decides to leave home. A neighbor and old friend, Abe Garvey, shows Marie that there’s more to education than reading, writing, and arithmetic while leading the search for Adam.
Rating: K Word Count=6007
The Battle of Wills series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Mercy or Murder (by HelenB & JennyD)
Summary: WHN for the episode The Quality of Mercy
Rating: T (21, 110 words)
Mercy or Murder (by JennyD & HelenB)
Summary: WHN for the episode The Quality of Mercy
Rating: T (21, 110 words)
Creatures Stirring (by Susan G)
Summary: As stewards of the land, every now and then, the Cartwrights need someone to watch over them, especially this Christmas Eve.
Rating: G (7,950 words)
