Sanctuary (by Helen A)
Summary: Taking refuge in an abandoned barn, Ben and Joe encounter something not of this world. A story to be read around a campfire on Halloween.
Rating T (7,350 words)
The Guardian (by pkmoonshine)
Summary: On his way home from a Christmas shopping trip in Placerville, Joe is thrown from a spooked horse and left stranded at the bottom of a deep ravine in the midst of a severe snowstorm.
Rating: K (6,015 words)
Bloodlines Series, links to all stories of this series included.
Once Upon a Christmas, 1850 (by JennieA & DebbieB)
Summary: With Christmas fast approaching, the Cartwrights race against time to prolong the magic of Christmas from fading on the Ponderosa.
Rated: G (16,570 words)
Santa’s Helpers (by Helen A)
Summary: Stranded in the middle of nowhere two days before Christmas, will the brothers make it home in time?
Rating T (13,875 words)
Our Mother’s Keeper (by Jeanie Cartwright)
Summary: Hoss and Adam are attacked and robbed on the way home from a trip. Adam is injured and it’s up to Hoss to save his brother’s life and get him safely home to the Ponderosa. During the journey, Hoss reflects on an important bond he shares with his older brother.
Rating: PG-13 for violence, bloodshed and mild profanity
Words: 18,300
The Scars Will Fade: WHN The Crucible (by Jeanie Cartwright)
Story Summary: In the three days immediately following the discovery of an emotionally and physically exhausted Adam at the end of “The Crucible,” Ben, Hoss and Joe Cartwright try to figure out what has happened to him, as well as come to grips with their own guilt. Adam struggles, with the help of his family, to recover from the trauma of his ordeal.
Rating and Reader Alerts: PG for nightmares, some violence, mild profanity
Words: 15,300
The Christmas Engine (by VickiC.)
Summary: Good little boys always get what they ask for at Christmas, even if Santa has to have a little help sometimes.
Rating: G (4,695 words)
Rose #2 – The Beauty of Rose (by Wild Prairie Rose)
Summary: Rose and Hoss are married and now are on their Honeymoon.
Rating: PG – implied sex
Words: 3,100
Rose #1 – A Love for Rose (by Wild Prairie Rose)
Story summary: Hoss meets a young woman that changes his life.
Rating: G
Words: 4,200
Ponderosa Prankster (by Gail G)
Summary: With a prankster on the Ponderosa. No telling who the next victim will be.
Rating: G
Words: 13,400
Once Upon a Christmas, 1850 (by DebbieB & JennieA)
Summary: With Christmas fast approaching, the Cartwrights race against time to prolong the magic of Christmas from fading on the Ponderosa.
Rated: G (16,570 words)
A Child’s First Christmas (by KateP)
Summary: Ben Recalls each of his sons’ first Christmas
Rated: K (620 words)
The Best Present (by the Tahoe Ladies)
Summary: A Christmas Tale
Rated: K Word Count: 4970
Christmas Presents (by BeckyS)
Summary: A last-minute shopping trip almost ends in tragedy. Christmas morning finds all marveling in the blessing of family.
Rating: G (2,740 words)
A Brief Family Moment (by Krystyna)
Summary: Adam’s curious … Inger’s busy … so questions are asked, but will the answers satisfy an inquisitive little boy.
Rating: G (1,070 words)