Sacrifice (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam thinks he will have to make a sacrifice to improve his relationship with his younger brother, but it is Joe who ends up doing that for all the right reasons.
Rating: T Word count: 15,443
His Gal (by BettyHT)
Summary: There’s a guest on the Ponderosa who is very taken with Adam, but she’s only three years old. It’s a Christmas story so there’s trouble but a warm fuzzy ending.
Rating: PG Word count: 1,181
Buttons and Bows (by BettyHT)
Summary: it may start out looking like a serious story, but it’s a fun brothers’ story using songwriting as the major method of the two-against-one scenario and vice versa.
Rating: T Word count: 2197
The Boss (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: A WHIB for the episode The Boss. Just how did Little Joe make it home after being shot by Gus Hannah?
Rating: K+
Word Count: 910
Believe In Love – He Rode Back To Her (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is both an AU and a WHI for The Search providing an alternate ending for the episode. The first part of the story is directly from the episode and then the story continues with new material.
Rating: PG Word count: 2405
Secrets, and Ben Wants To Know (by BettyHT)
Summary: Ben has a difficult time getting the answers to some questions about his sons’ activities. This is a light-hearted story but does deal with some adult themes.
Rating: T Word count: 1,805
Faith, Hope, and Love (by BettyHT)
Summary: At the center of the story is a tragedy (based on a historical event) that leads Adam into a romance and into an adventure. The results of both will determine his future on the Ponderosa.
Rating: T Word count: 13,614
I Will Remember You (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: “…if anyone in the wide world had a reason to be angry it was me.” A WHB (what happened before) for the episode “The Stranger”. Leduque’s POV.
Rating: T (for language)
Word Count: 600
Half-Truths and Omissions (by BettyHT)
Summary: in the last story in the series, Belle and Adam further develop their relationship, but most of the story is the mystery of Ben’s illness and how his sons react to it.
Rating: PG Word count: 6,650
Part of the Truth Series, links to all stories included within
While There’s Still Time (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam gets some bad news but decides to use those circumstances to do a good deed. That whole situation turns out to be far more complicated and dangerous than he had imagined until it affects his whole family.
Rating: T Word count: 18,031
Adrielle (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: Adam is living and working in Paris during the World Exhibition of 1867. He meets a young flower vendor and is immediately smitten. The story is based on the Louis Marie De Schryver painting, La Rue Du Havre. A serial writing challenge done in short chapters. The chapter titles are in alphabetical order.
Rating: T WC:34378
For the Love of Maggie Series, links to all stories included within.
Not Guilty: Part Two, Justice Delayed (by BettyHT)
Summary: After more than five years since Adam was forced to leave, his family has a lot of questions, but it will take time and some luck to get the answers they want, and then they may find they don’t like all the answers either.
Rating: T Word Count: 41,355
Part of the Not Guilt Series, links to all stories included within
Not Guilty: Part Four, The Dogs (by BettyHT)
Summary: In the last of the series, the story is all about Adam, Hoss, and Joe. There’s a hunting trip with their dogs, a hero who emerges after a case of mistaken identity, and then the plot for their sweet revenge. Some of this material was originally in the previous story, but when I edited it out, I saved it to create this story. You may notice how it overlaps part of what happened in that story.
Rating: T Word Count: 10,703
Part of the Not Guilty Series, links to all stories included within
Not Guilty: Part Three, Moving Forward (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam gets involved in two cases for the government, but his new career leads to his father having some very bad luck. The whole family has to come together to resolve the issues.
Rating – T Word count – 15,685
Part of the Not Guilty Series, links to all stories included within
The Ride and Thoughts (by BettyHT)
Summary: What was Adam thinking as not only Bill Enders challenged his story, but his family, friends, and townspeople all doubted his version of events leading up to Toby being murdered? A companion piece for the episode, it makes sense only if you are familiar with The Ride.
Rating: PG Word count: 2,105
