Tag: devonshire challenge
Celebrating the birthday of the Queen of SJS – Devonshire.
Choices (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe Cartwright’s friends are dying and he doesn’t know why. Part one of a three part story.
Rated: MA (subject matter) — WC 22,000
Choices Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
His Father’s Son (by Inca / aka Tye)
Summary: A murder on a cattle drive; Joe vanishes and Ben is forced to face the ghosts of the past, bringing his family into terrible danger. Only Hoss’s stoic perseverance and Adam’s selfless heroism can save the life of the youngest Cartwright.
WC 26,000 Rated: T
The Artist’s Touch (by pjb)
Summary: A tongue-in-cheek kickoff for SJS Month 2011. The smallest crumb can become a masterpiece in the hands of an artist. . . .
Rated: K+ WC 3000
Recipe for Disaster (by Patina)
Rating: K+
Word Count=6396
Summary: Joe finds a mysterious apple pie recipe with directions that must be followed. Happy Early Birthday, Devy!
Camilla (by pjb)
Summary: SJS for Devonshire (belated). A local girl disappears on the same day Joe is assaulted. Coincidence? Maybe . . . or maybe not.
Rated: K+ WC 28,000
Frozen (by a lisa south)
Summary: The ransom note came attached to Joe’s coat: ‘We have your boy, Cartwright, and he’s cold. How long before he freezes to death?’ Can Ben save Joe from kidnappers before it’s too late?
Rated: K+ (18,485 words)
A Father’s Justified Instincts (by No1butJoe)
Summary: Birthday present for devonshire. Originally posted on Bonanza World.
He was just going to retrieve the mail. What he found instead was a whole lot of trouble.
Rated: K (2,055 words)
Pins and Needles (by Patina)
Summary: Written for an SJS/JPM lover’s birthday. Going to town to get the buggy fixed and to get the mail was easy. Getting home was far more difficult.
Rating: K+ Word Count=4189
The Hunch (by Dodo)
SJS for Devonshire: Sometimes a father’s intuition is worth its weight in gold.
Rated: K+ Word Count: 4632
Random Acts (by EPM)
Summary: SJS for Devonshire: When I was asked to participate in this special project, I hadn’t written any Bonanza since 2007 except for finishing a piece when Mr. Roberts died. I hope she and others enjoy this story.
Rating: T (4,000 words)
A Stitch in Time (by sandspur)
Summary: Joe lies dying of injuries 19th century medicine could never cure while Adam, given a cryptic clue from an ancient fraternal feud, searches for help 100+ years in the future.
Rating: T (31,050 words)
Read This Story Because Joe Suffers a Lot (by lminzer)
Summary: SJS for Devonshire: Poor Joe suffers greatly at the hands of cruel kidnappers, all to satisfy the twisted desires of a demented person. Will his pa save him in time to get a JPM before dinner?
Rated: T WC 5300
To Lose A Son (by mamse5)
Summary: A missing son, a mysterious note. Where was Joe? Could they find him in time, or would Ben be forced to lose a son…
Rated: K+ WC 5000.
Worry (by southplains)
Summary: Joe and Adam are injured and in danger. Hoss and Ben struggle to bring them back. A companion piece to my story ‘Invincible’.
Rated: T WC 10,500
Invincible Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
There Are More Things… (by KateP)
Summary: It’s Halloween on the Ponderosa and Ben has a visitor from England.
Rated: K+ (6,610 words)
