Bonanza Brand FanFiction Library

Summary: Joe finds an ingenious way to settle a dispute with Adam, and they are both happy with the result.
Rating: PG  Word count: 1009

Summary: It’s complicated, and that’s what the villains are counting on: they hope that no one would believe anyone would concoct something so complex.  It’s up to the Cartwrights to prove them wrong or they are going to pay a heavy price.
Rating: T  Word count: 9,230

Summary: Little Joe has a feeling someone has been watching and following him. Then chilling words from Hop Sing give him some idea who it is but he has to wait to find out the reason why.
Rating: T  Word count: 1,445

Summary: Ben Cartwright has strict rules about no animals in the house, and except for guests, only one person can break that rule.
Rating: PG  Word count: 1852

Summary: This is a prequel story, but not by much, in which Little Joe is growing up and getting advice and guidance about being a man from Hoss and Adam, but a little introspection helps too.
Rating: T  Word count: 2,867

Summary: The family has a house guest for a week who doesn’t act at all as they expected. Hoss thought he would have a friend, but their guest chose to attach to another family member.
Rating: PG  Word count: 2,212

Summary: Returning home from a camping/hunting trip in this prequel, the brothers bond by teaching Little Joe how to manage the truth without making false statements to their father.
Rating: T  Word count: 1,339

Summary: Adam has been gone for seven years but a letter promising his return is followed by nothing except worry and trouble.
Rating: T  Word count: 8,708

Summary: Working together, the brothers find trouble, and only their father knows the reason for what happens to them.
Rating: T  Word count: 3,478

Summary: This is a sequel to the Advent story about the weather vane. It is not necessary to read that one first but it might make it easier to understand some small parts if you are familiar with the first story. The healing power of that weather vane continues to work, this time on Adam.
Rating: PG  Word count: 3075

Summary: It began with a massage and started a romance for Adam that continued through 57 chapters in 9 stories. The whole family is involved in the story with more Hoss than the others. Hoss has a serious romance in this one too. The OC’s family is also part of the story but it doesn’t get too complicated. It begins with a Massage and continues with a variety of other subjects. There are romance, family squabbles, hurt and comfort, trouble with the Paiute, intrigue, adventure, and drama,
Rating: T  Word count: 104,138

Summary:  In this prequel, Little Joe is upset and has a lesson to learn that the opposite of love is not hate and that caring can mean criticism and advice as well as help. But don’t expect a magical transformation. He’s still Little Joe.
Rating: PG  Word count: 1566

Summary: a poem about Ben’s life from Boston to the Ponderosa and his family there.
Rating: PG  Word Count: 540

Summary – Adam is the Man in Black but he also is a Man of the Night. Many times we see him heading out for a ride after the sun has set. These vignettes explore some of the reasons he’s a Night Rider. 

WC – 2064, Rating – K

Summary: The family is surprised by the charges brought against Adam in Carson City.  Ben assumes innocence is their best defense, but their foe has laid an elaborate but flawed trap.  
Rating: PG  Word count: 14,229