Charity Series #1 – Fractured (by BettyHT)
Summary: WHB to the Bitter Water episode. This is the backstory that explains how Adam ended his relationship with Virginia Keith, why there was tension in his friendship with Todd McCarren, and why Lem Keith disliked Adam so much. Charity is introduced in this story and will be part of a series of stories featuring her as the main OC.
rating = T WC = 18586
Charity Series, links to stories within the series are included.
A Still Small Voice (by MissJudy)
Summary: Adam has been away at school for two years when he starts having vivid dreams about his youngest brother. He wonders why his memories center around Little Joe even while he misses his entire family. What he is about to find out will shake his certainty about many things and make him look for a clue hidden in his dreams.
Rating: K (Word Count 22490)
The Intruder (by Arien)
Summary: An intruder finds his way to the Ponderosa.
Rating: K (570 words)
A Mother’s Treasures (by Puppycuddles)
Summary: A golden curl tied with a pink bow; a broken arrowhead; a crudely carved wooden horse; and a rough sketch of a two story log house… What do these things have in common? And what makes each one so special? Most people would say nothing, but to a mother’s heart, each of these symbolize something- or rather someone- very special.
Rating: K Word count: 5,643
Three By One (by BettyHT)
Summary: It’s an Adam returns story, and he brings two with him. He brings a bit of trouble too and some changes, but he’s got the family on his side, well, after some issues from the past that have to get cleared away first.
WC = 13577 rating = T
And the War Came – Book 2 of A HOUSE UNITED series (by Pulitzer2016)
Summary: The Civil War has broken out, and Adam travels east to attend his cousin Josie’s graduation from medical school. To get away from the danger of the war, Josie returns to the Ponderosa with Adam, where she must learn to fit in to a new way of life as she struggles to establish herself as a doctor.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 40,979
A House United Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Joe’s Way (by DonnaM)
Summary: A What Happened Later for A Time to Step Down.
Rating: K+ (2,350 words)
The Misadventures of Little Joe Cartwright ~ Book I (by bahj)
Summary: After going into town to buy a present for Hoss, Little Joe runs into a mysterious stranger with a bag of golden coins.
Rating: T Word count: 29698
Part of the Misadventure Series, links to all stories included within.
The Truth Foretold (by Arien)
Summary: In this What Happened Before to the episode “The Pure Truth,” we discover the origin of The Remedy.
Rating: K+ (2,228 words)
Rescuing the Stillness (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: WHN for The Stillness Within. Was it really that easy to understand and accept?
Rating: K (905 words)
Damsels in Distress (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Thanks to the machinations of a conniving editor, Ben finds himself besieged by needy females in a town whose male population has been ravaged by accidents and disease. (Originally published in the first issue of Bonanza Gold)
Rating: K ( 7,429words)
A Tale Within a Tale (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: A descendent of the Cartwright family discovers his family history.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 2,492
Ride the River (by Gwynne)
Summary: Two brothers encounter danger while returning home with a herd of cattle.
Rating: G (1,435 words)
Home is the Sailor #2 – The Iron Horsemen (by Krystyna)
Summary : It is the winter of 1877 and two of Adam and Olivia’s children are lost during the blizzards. This story is about the iron like qualities the Cartwrights need in order to find a child.
Rating: K+ (182,450)
Home is the Sailor Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Cowboy Boots and Dancing Shoes (by AC1830)
Summary: It is 1875. After recovering from some family tragedies, Adam and Joe still don’t have their spark back. Their wives come up with a plan to light their fires again.
Rating: K (2354 words)
Cowboy Boots and Dancing Shoes Series, links to stories within the series are included.