The Devil’s In the Details (by McFair_58)
Summary: Ten year old Joseph Cartwright has been assigned a project by Miss Jones to write a paper about his mother. The trouble is, he’s not quite sure what he knows so he asks for her help.
Rated G (2,100 words)
Home is the Sailor #4 – The Pledge (by Krystyna)
Summary: Adam and Joe go on a cattle drive while Reuben joins a gang, as life continues on the Ponderosa.
Rating: T (240,110 words)
Home is the Sailor Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Defying Logic (by Robin)
Summary: What happen next for the episode, The Hayburner.
Rating: T (20,375 words)
Cartwrights Forever (by JC)
Summary: A tribute in rhyme for everyone who loves the Cartwrights, especially those who love to write about them.
Rating: G (560 words)
Just the Thing (by PSW)
Summary: Hoss finds an old abandoned well on the Ponderosa … the hard way.
Rating: K Word count: 8,648
Blessings In The Balance (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: Lost in grief following Marie’s death, Ben is jolted out of his despair.
Rating: K+ WC: 871
Seasons (by Cheaux)
Summary: Ben’s worried and sends new hand Candy Canaday on a mission.
Rating: K Word Count: 1779
Ben’s Burden of Guilt (by BettyHT)
Summary: After hearing Hoss’ reaction to an Easter sermon, Ben is consumed by thoughts of responsibility for past tragedies. It is when his sons finally return home from a trail drive that they are able to ease his burden and help him to let go of the weight of that guilt and find the source of their father’s current turmoil.
Rating = T WC = 5116
More than a Mountain Lion (by A-P)
Summary: Elizabeth Steward has known the Cartwrights for a long time. When she is going to their ranch one day she finds something that isn’t all that pleasant, especially for Little Joe. What she doesn’t realize is that that will set off a chain of events that might lead to the death of a Cartwright or maybe even herself. Will they all survive? (This is in a non-cannon character’s POV)
Rated- K+ Word Count- 3,072
Other Plans (by Home Alone)
Summary: Ben has met a woman in town with a tragic past. Drawn together by a common thread of lost love, their friendship grows until one night one of them makes a proposal for a closer relationship.
Rating: MA/R Word Count: 1,755
Oh, Ducky! (by BettyHT)
Summary: Because of a misunderstanding, Ben offers Adam as an escort for Clementine Hawkins’ niece for a week starting on a Sunday. Things quickly get difficult for Adam until there’s a problem with potential lifetime consequences. Remorseful, Ben steps in to help his son out of that one, and then helps Adam get some revenge on his brothers too. It’s all in good fun, or mostly it is.
rating = T word count = 4146
Fist City (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Gossips sour Ben’s mood when he returns from a business trip; and he only wants to hear an explanation direct from the guilty party.
Rating: T (1,455 words)
Doubt That The Stars Are Fire (by McFair_58)
Summary: Eight years have passed since Joe and Bella met. Both have experienced great tragedy. A letter from Ben Cartwright paves the way for them to meet again. But is it too late for their love? This story takes place post-canon.
Rated PG-13 for adult situations, language, and intense emotional drama. However one section is rated M. (62,200 words)
Wet Bottom, Warm Heart Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Love Has Eyes (by DJK)
Summary: Adam didn’t lie to his father, but Marie wasn’t so sure that her stepson wouldn’t lie to her.
word count: 1407 Rating PG for references to mature subjects and corporal punishment
The Black Widow (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: A wealthy widow comes to Virginia City seeking investment opportunities. A WHN for the season 11 episode “Long Way to Ogden” where Ben gambles the future of the Ponderosa when a convincing meat packer (Emmett J. Whitney) from Chicago, sets out to ruin the local cattle industry. Written from the perspective of the villainess.
Rating: T Word Count: 4056
