The Bride Train (by BZTrailriders)
Summary – Little Joe, with Hoss as his partner, has come up with another scheme to make money, but this time it’s for a worthy cause. However, there are some who are not happy at all with his business plan. Will the Bride Train arrive on time or will it be derailed before it ever leaves the station?
Rating: G, Word Count: 7268
BTR Sourdough Starters #17 – September 2019 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: It’s the end of Summer. Use “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”, “San Antonio Rose” as your OC Inspiration.
Rating: G, Word Count: 2380
A Heart-filled Royal Flush (by EROS)
Summary: Is she really the newest working girl in Virginia City? Written for Bonanza Brand’s R-Rated 13th Anniversary Writing Challenge.
Rating: R / Mature Audience only. Not extremely explicit, but close enough. (2,775 words)
One Night (by SJRCartwright)
Summary: Adam encounters a sweet angel in San Francisco. Written for the R-Rated Anniversary Challenge.
Rated: MA (sexual content)
Word Count: 2350
Big Bad John (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: Part of the story is a prequel and part is in the canon era as what happened many years earlier spurs Ben to an action which then has to be explained to his younger sons.
Rating: T Word Count: 2555
No Way Back (by Jules)
Summary: Joe Cartwright thinks he is coming to help someone, but finds himself needing help getting back to reality.
Rating: G
Word Count: 1001
Broken Bonds (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: The story is the WHI for She Walks In Beauty to answer the question of what might have happened if Regan stayed and she and Hoss married. That decision would not only affect her and Hoss but Adam and the rest of the family as well. Here is one version of what those effects might be.
Rating = T Word Count = 33,467
BTR Sourdough Starters #16 – August 2019 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: Playing off the theme for the month – heat and water – “Proud Mary” (Water theme), “Ringo” (Desert theme).
Rating: G, Word Count: 2687
Like Father Like Son (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Post show story. While on a trip to Abilene, Texas, Joe’s son goes missing.
Words: 693
Rating: K
The Shanghai Rooster Inn (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: Ben and the boys are spending the night in Placerville and are surprised when they meet the owners of the inn. A piece based on Sweet Betsy From Pike written by John A. Stone before 1858.
Rating: K WC: 670
Regret (by VCLS)
Summary: A newcomer to Virginia City talks the Cartwrights into a decision they wish they’d never made.
Rated: K+
Word count: 13,184
Double Cross (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: This started as a pinecone, Cousin Bette, but needed closure. This is it. Adam met a beautiful woman and the romance progressed rapidly. But was it too rapid, and what else was going on?
Rating = T Word count = 1667
A Stray Named Muffin (by wx4rmk)
Summary: A simple trip into town turns into something that will change the Cartwright’s lives forever. Written for August 2019 Chaps & Spurs.
Rating: K+ / Word Count: 1821
A Dish Served Cold (by Questfan)
Summary: A somewhat AU What Happened Instead for The First Born. While New Orleans had brought Marie into Ben’s life, it was also a breeding ground for lies, whispered rumours, family disputes and long-held hatred. It has long been said that revenge is a dish that is best served cold.
Rating: T
Word Count: 63028
Shadows and Fears (by VCLS)
Summary: As the Cartwright brothers and Candy travel home from Sacramento in the summer of 1862, the journey takes an unexpected, and possibly deadly, twist, leaving Ben worried, with no idea what kind of mess they’re tangled in, who the enemy is, or what is wanted.
Rated: K+
Word Count: 14,800
