You See, It Was Like This (by Heidi)
Summary: It seemed simple enough. Deliver a package to Widow Hammburg on the way into Virginia City. Adam wasn’t sure how it had gone so wrong.
Rating: G Words: 6,455
Silver Lining (by Judy)
Summary: Unscrupulous characters cause trouble and heartache for the Cartwrights.
Rated: PG
Word Count: 21,716
Fatherhood #3: Good Things to Come (by Jenniferk22)
Summary: This is third in the series of Adam and his family.
Rating: PG (9,005 words)
Part of the Fatherhood Series, links to all stories included within.
The Henry Rifle (by Heidi)
Summary: When the rifle Adam bought as a gift for Pa is stolen, Hoss wrangles Joe into helping him find a way to make it all better.
Rating: G (Words: 6,620)
You Got to Have Heart (by Judy)
Summary: Little Joe and trouble seem to go hand in hand.
Rated: PG
Word Count: 36,377
Faith, Hope, and Family (by Heidi)
Summary: What holds a man like Adam Cartwright up when his confidence wavers?
Rating: G Words: 1,825
Fatherhood #2: Getting Started (by Jenniferk22)
Summary: Another story about Adam, Ella, and Eric. This time, Adam is introduced to the world of rating a young son.
Rating: PG (12,350 words)
Part of the Fatherhood Series, links to all stories included within.
The Golden Rule (by Judy)
Summary: To do the right thing, Joe must disobey his father.
Rated: PG
Word Count: 16,555
Fatherhood #1: Home is Never Too Far (by Jenniferk22)
Summary: Adam and Elizabeth have a son. Adam is now faced with the biggest challenge of his life; Fatherhood.
Rating: PG (33,250 words)
Part of the Fatherhood Series, links to all stories included within.
Inner Conflict (by Judy)
Summary: Joe meets Billy the Kid.
Rated: PG
Word Count: 20,500
Someone to Watch Over Me (by Heidi)
Summary: When Adam finds the Cooper children and their deathly ill Pa camped by the Carson River, getting them to the Ponderosa proves to be the least of his worries.
Rating: G Words: 49,855
My Brother’s Keeper (by the Tahoe Ladies)
Summary: The brothers perspective of the Season 4 episode.
Rated: K – Word Count: 7340
Blood Brothers (by Judy)
Summary: This story is a “prequel” to the episode entitled “A far, far better thing”; it deals with Little Joe’s friendship with the Indian ‘Sharp Tongue’. It is a story about difficult friendships and prejudice. As usual, I have added a few things just for fun. Please feel free to ignore them or explore them as you prefer.
Rated: PG
Word Count: 48,255
Because (by Heidi)
Summary: Joe has looked forward to his first cattle drive all year, but now that Adam, newly home from college, has offered to lead the drive instead of Pa, Pa has decided Joe had better stay home. Can anything sooth the injustice of it all?
Rating: G Words: 1,940
The Escape… Journey Back to Boston (by Jenniferk22)
Summary: Adam’s journey back to the Ponderosa after graduating college. Check out my story “The College Years.”
Rating: T (47,185 words)






















