BTR Sourdough Starters #09 – January 2019 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: For 2019 Sourdoughs: Use the person’s name from one of three song titles as an Original Character who interacts with one or more Cartwrights. The song title or song itself can be used for inspiration. “Sweet Betsy From Pike” or “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” or “Big Bad John”
Rating: G, Word Count: 3114
Family Is Of the Heart (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: The Cartwright brothers do not resemble each other. Many have remarked upon that, but there is a good reason for them looking so different from each other–they had different mothers and more. However, they are still brothers because there is something more important than who is present at your birth. The family learns to accept that principle.
Rating = T Word count = 21,656
Dead Ringer (by Inca ‘aka Tye’)
Summary: What is the sinister secret of the mysterious house on the cliff? Adam and Joe are about to find out – the hard way.
WC: 16,570 Rating: T
A Brother Lost (by AC1830)
Summary: One brother has gone astray and the other two brothers have come to take him home.
Rating – G, Word Count – 1015
A Hot Day, a Cold Lake, and a Bare Brother (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe recounts the tale of his encounter at the lake with a not so proper lady.
Rating: Teen for adult insinuations Word count: 1598
Winter of Discontent (by JC)
Summary: An early snow and bitter cold has Ben Cartwright feeling his age, but there is more than just the dreary season behind his winter woes. (Set in the Ties That Bind universe but can be read alone)
Rating T 6842 words
Links to other stories in the series are included
A Rose By Any Other Name (by McFair_58)
Summary: The ending of the pilot has always bothered me. Would Alphaeus Troy and the mine owners really have given up that easily? What if the fight in China town had ended differently and Little Joe never made that dinner date with Lotta Crabtree…?
Rated: PG-13
Word Count: 21,226
Redemption (by Questfan)
Summary: My entry for BoNaNo 2018 as well as the Crossover Challenge. After a chance encounter in his youth, Joe meets up with the man again, many years later, under trying circumstances.
Rating: T Word Count: 14,878
The Protector (by Sierra Girl)
Summary: After six years away, Adam is on his way home. But events conspire against him to delay his long anticipated return, and he finds himself up to his eyes in a plight that threatens both his life and those around him. With his father and brothers one step behind, will they be able to reach him in time to bring him home to the Ponderosa.
Rated: T (49,558 words)
The Protector Series, links to all stories are included within.
Polka Dots and Tears (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: Delayed on a trip home from Sacramento to the point that his family searched for him, Adam suddenly appears on the Ponderosa but wounded and wearing clothing clearly not his. Joe is the one to find him but has no answers only questions for the unconscious man. A quest for answers will lead to a variety of trouble for family members.
Rating: T Word Count: 13,833
Convergence (by JC)
Summary: Three years ago Adam left the Ponderosa for parts unknown, and now Ben finally gets the news he has been praying for – his firstborn is coming home. However, an unexpected reunion in Stockton isn’t the only surprise fate has in store for the Cartwrights. (A Bonanza/Big Valley crossover story and sequel to More Than a Memory)
Rating: T 35,257 words
More than a Memory Series, links to all stories included within.
Exposed (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: In seeking justice against those who put him in the asylum, Adam ends up suffering again.
Rating: T Word Count = 10,398
Almost Lost Two Series, links to all stories of this series included.
When the Hate is Gone (by AC1830)
Summary – Written for the 2018 Bonano Challenge on Bonanza Brand. A Missing scene for The Stranger – When Ben rides off with Charles Leduque, heading to New Orleans, how do his sons react after being told not to follow or rescue their father? They are Cartwrights after all.
Rating = K, Word count = 5306
BTR Sourdough Starters #08 – December 2018 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: Describe a scene of Christmas activity at the Ponderosa. It could be a party, reading a story, getting a tree, baking treats, helping the poor, etc. Tell us what you think one or more of the Cartwrights will be doing to get ready for Christmas.
Rating: G, Word Count: 2498
Silver-Haired Stranger In Town (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: My BoNaNo entry, this is also a sequel to Another Stranger In Town. Ben is the visitor to Dodge City this time and is carrying a message from Dave Reeves.
Rating: PG Word Count: 7482
Another Stranger in Town Series, links for all the stories of this series included.
