The Surprise (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe should have known pranking his father was a bad idea.
word count: 1,220 rating: PG/teen
Hurt (by LillianMontane)
Summary: Joe gets down on himself after the whole town turns against him. Can Candy help? WARNING! Rape mentioned. Not of a main character, but it is still a part of the story, so I’ve warninged and age-gated it. Rating: M Word count: 11,056
In This Life (by Wrangler)
Summary: When Joe arrived in Savannah to be Clay’s best man he never knew he’d be running for his life after contracting yellow fever. Now home, he recounts the terrifying details to his family.
Rating T, WC 47,230
The Shadow Man (by AC1830)
Summary: A tragedy leads a man of the shadows on a vengeful and bloody path which eventually ensnares Adam. Written for the 2025 2nd quarter Chaps and Spurs Challenge.
Rating: PG, Word Count 7016
Payback (by Wrangler)
Summary: It’s time for payback when Little Joe is unwittingly duped by Pete Timmons, setting the stage for one final battle between them. The conclusion of “The Third Son” Trilogy. Rating T WC 22,067 The Third Son Series: The Third Son The Devil’s Hold Payback
Where the Cards Fell (by Sydney Fate)
Summary: Adam Cartwright and Black Bear deal out justice in Carson City. This story was written for the Chaps & Spurs 2025 2nd Quarter Challenge.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 2192
The Devil’s Hold (by Wrangler)
Summary: The lives of the Cartwrights are turned upside down when Joe falls into an old well setting the stage for more mystery and danger.
Rating T WC 38,900
The Third Son (by Wrangler)
Summary: The Cartwrights find mystery and danger when Little Joe is gifted a strange present by Ben’s late uncle; which proves to be a curse when Joe is attacked. Rating T, WC 41,000 The Third Son Series: The Third Son The Devil’s Hold Payback
Vesuvius (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: The wealthy Cartwrights are the target of greedy, envious people or businessmen who want to make a profit. Joe gets caught in the middle.
Rating: PG Word Count: 14600
Morpheus (by Wrangler)
Summary: Joe wreaks havoc during his many attempts to save Pa from being killed after having a recurring nightmare.
Rating: T Word count: 13,600
Fifteen Minutes (by Wrangler)
Summary: When Ben is told that Little Joe is dying, they board a stagecoach and begin the race against time to save his life.
Rating T, WC 36,200
Beth Cartwright, Detective (by CareBear)
While visiting the Ponderosa, Adam’s oldest daughter unearths a treasure trove of detective books in the attic. When the family learns Adam has put a ban on them, the story of what inspired such an un-Adam-like rule is told.
Rating: PG WC: 4933
The Old Man (by DJK)
Summary: Hoss and Little Joe Cartwright started calling their elder brother “the old man” shortly after their father died and Adam took over the running of the Ponderosa as well as helping his stepmother raise his brothers. Marie decides that Adam has lost too much of his youth and decides he needs a little romance in his life to make him feel young again.
rating: T/PG13 word count: 46,771
Hoss and the Rabbit Business (by CareBear)
Summary: After Ben sold the rabbits to Barlow and Clyde, he believed the Ponderosa had seen the last of them.
Rating: G Word Count: 1154
Harm’s Way (by Wrangler)
Summary: Two opposites collide, a serial killer targeting young men and 17 year old Little Joe whose cavalier attitude puts him in harm’s way.
Rating: T Word Count: 31,000
