Steadfast (by Belle)
Summary: Ben finds that trying to spend quality time during the Christmas season with Adam and Hoss can be challenging.
Rating: G Words 2140
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
In Absentia #6 – Heart’s Desire (by Belle)
Summary: Adam receives news that his heart’s desire is within his reach. Will he grasp the opportunity?
Rating: G Words 1415
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Gideon’s Trumpet (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: The Cartwrights are saddened to learn of the death of an elderly friend shortly before Christmas, but the bequest he has left one of them stirs warm memories, one very private and another soon to become very public.
Rating: G Words 5960
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent calendar
How Traditions are Born (by ElayneA)
Summary: A slapstick fun story of Adam getting bested. A word to the wise, always double check what you’re ordering, especially in the 1800s. Out of his fiasco, came a family tradition out of necessity.
Rating: G Words 1100
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Casey’s Candy Cane (by ElayneA)
Summary: Not everyone has a family and Christmas can be a sad time. The Cartwrights throw a wonderful party where a special person gets a very special gift.
Rating: G Words 2065
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Bringing Peace (by AC1830)
Summary: Christmas is the time for bringing peace and good will. A young woman returns to the Ponderosa hoping to do just that, after her delusional mother left a broken triangle of love in her wake.
Rating: G Words (4,000)
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Rethinking San Francisco (by PSW)
Summary: A young runaway rethinks his choices at Christmas.
Rating: G Words (1455)
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Mayhem, It’s all a Part of the Ponderosa (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: From the outside looking in, it’s a little much to take in, especially for what could have been.
Rating: G Words (1440)
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
The Glass Bird (by McFair_58)
Summary: Christmas brings an unexpected guest to the Ponderosa and forces Joe Cartwright to confront his past, present and future in the form of a tiny glass bird.
Rating G Words (4750)
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Ping’an Ye or Peaceful Night (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Little Joe isn’t the only Cartwright who can confound Dr. Martin.
Rating: G (1,300 words)
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
A Daring Adventure Begins In the Heart (by BettyHT)
Summary: When Adam meets Presha, sparks fly but interest grows too setting off a chain of events that affect both Adam and Hoss. The story was posted on another site as two stories that overlapped: Christmas Comes Only Once a Year, and Baby Blues. Those stories have been combined, edited, and expanded slightly.
Rating: T Word count: 52,542
It’s Elementary (by BettyHT)
Summary: a prequel story with Adam at 26, Hoss at 20, and Joe at 14 on a trip to capture some wild horses when wind, earth, and water elements create havoc with their plans.
Rating: PG Word count: 10,815
Aces and Eights (by BettyHT)
Summary: A poker game leads to some dire problems for Adam, but with the family members helping, a solution is found for those problems and for the ones that led up to that situation.
Rating: T Word count: 11,327
Choosing Sides (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a sequel to Choosing Blue with the same OCs. The family has to deal with sabotage and assault without knowing the source or the purpose. Working together, they defend themselves against a plot hatched by men from their past who form an unlikely alliance against them.
Rating: T Word count: 17,610
Part of the Choosing Series, links to all stories included within.
Regrets (by BettyHT)
Summary: Sometimes one has to face the past in order to move forward. Even with help, that can be a trap if the people in your past aren’t ready to move on too. The first story is an expansion of the January 1, 2023 Bonanza Brand Pinecone. The second story tells more of the early struggles of the family and what resulted from those.
Rating: PG Word count: 6,053
