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La Caverne – by ViveAdam <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Perdus dans une temp\u00eate de sable, les Cartwrights font halte dans une myst\u00e9rieuse caverne
\nRated: MA\u00a0 WC 4500<\/p>\n

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La rencontre de l’aube – by rozenn <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 La rencontre de Ben et de Samantha, sa prochaine \u00e9pouse.
\nRated: MA\u00a0 4,265 words<\/p>\n

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La vie fait-elle toujours “cadeau” d’une deuxi\u00e8me chance ? – by mumu74 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 sauv\u00e9, Ben aura-t-il droit \u00e0 une deuxi\u00e8me chance ?
\nRated: MA\u00a0 WC\u00a0 65,000<\/p>\n

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Lady from Baltimore (The) \u2013 A Missing Scene – by JennyG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A missing scene for the episode.
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0\u00a0 900 words<\/p>\n

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Lady in Blue – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Taking an alternate route home with a wagon full of grain places Joe’s life in danger.\u00a0 While waiting to be rescued he encounters a lovely lady.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5,100 words<\/p>\n

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Lady in the Shadows (The) – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Young Adam tells his new mother about the lady in the shadows.
\nRated: K+ Word count: 1141<\/p>\n

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Lady in Waiting – by VickiC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A young lady invites the Cartwrights to her birthday party and then waits for the right man to ask her to dance.\u00a0 But who is the right man?
\nRating\u00a0 G (2,450words)<\/p>\n

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Lady Isabelle and the Black Knight -WendyB\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0Abigail Jones’ fantasies get out of hand (literally).
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 \u00a0Words: 4,065<\/p>\n

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Lady Justice – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

SUMMARY:\u00a0 This is my Chaps and Spurs entry for April.\u00a0 The topic is temporary insanity which was introduced in that era and tried out as a defense at a fictional trial in Virginia City.\u00a0 The jury is going to have to deal with a complex issue so the call goes out for better educated citizens, and guess who gets tapped for jury duty?
\nRating:\u00a0 PG\u00a0 Word count = 1678<\/p>\n

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Lady Lawyer (The) #1 – by pjb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The Cartwright brothers vie for the affections of a beautiful lawyer.
\nRated: K+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28,300<\/p>\n

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Lady Lawyer (The) #2 \u2013 Fugue – by pjb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Tensions mount when Joe is charged with murdering a drifter, but he has no recollection of the incident\u2014and no explanation for why he came home covered in blood. This is a sequel to \u201cThe Lady Lawyer,\u201d and it refers to characters and events in that story.
\nRated: T\u00a0\u00a0 32,000<\/p>\n

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Lady Lawyer (The) #3 \u2013 To Know the Truth – by pjb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 In the sequel to “The Lady Lawyer” and “Fugue,” beliefs unravel and the lines between guilt and innocence blur as one man’s efforts to protect his brother jeopardize the Cartwrights’ hope for healing and love–and survival.
\nRated: T\u00a0\u00a0 WC 77,200<\/p>\n

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Lady with Yellow Hair (The) – by McFair\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Each year at Christmas a beautiful lady graces the Cartwright’s Ponderosa ranch house. From her post high atop their tree the little angel with cornflower yellow hair watches them. A smile lights her face for she knows that, without her, Ben Cartwright’s life would have been very different…
\nWord count: 7489 Rated: G<\/p>\n

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Ladykiller – by Sassybrass <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0\u00a0 Joe is found in a ravine with mysterious injuries. He has a dark journey into his own memory to discover how he got there and why his brother is in danger.
\nRated:\u00a0 T\u00a0 WC 7800<\/p>\n

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Lake Incident (The) \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben isn\u2019t happy with how two sons decided to deal with a third who did something they didn\u2019t like.\u00a0 He\u2019s even more unhappy with the third though.
\nRating: PG\u00a0 Word count: 1,259<\/p>\n

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Lake Tales (The) – by faust <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: What if things had gone differently the night Adam had wooed Abigail Jones? What impact can a lost horse shoe, a squirrel and a spider have on a blossoming romance? And had faust gone completely bonkers?
\n4,000 words, rated K<\/p>\n

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Land Dispute (The) – by Claire <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A visit from old friends is disrupted by a boundary dispute which nearly leads to tragedy.
\nRated: T\u00a0 15,480 words<\/p>\n

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Landlord (The) – by faust <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: There are lots of things that could possibly go wrong in a nativity play, but the reverend certainly hadn’t expected that.
\n2,000 words, rated K<\/p>\n

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Lantern Man (The) – by McFair <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: That baby brother of his, he could talk him into anythin’. They shoulda been home, but instead they ended up campin’ out near 13 year old Little Joe’s little gal’s house. All would have been well and good if’n only Joe’d have stayed put. But this was Joe and he didn’t. When he asked him how come, his baby brother said he didn’t know. Was it a nightmare, Hoss wondered, that called Little Joe out into the mist and got him nearly drowned? Or was it somethin’ else?
\nRated PG 7, 666 words<\/p>\n

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Lassiter – by Krystyna<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It’s been two years since the events that almost saw two of the Cartwrights hung for a crime they didn’t commit.<\/p>\n

Rating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 (6,550 words)<\/p>\n

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Last Bullet \u2013 by VickiC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Alone and in trouble, can a memory help him?
\nRating:\u00a0 PG\u00a0 (550 words)<\/p>\n

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Last Bullet (The) – by BnzaGal <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 FEB. 2013. Chaps&Spurs challenge.
\nRated:\u00a0K+\u00a0 670 words<\/p>\n

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Last Chance – by Cheaux <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe gambles with his life to give his Pa something precious.
\nWC 900\u00a0 Rating K<\/p>\n

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Last Chance – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 WHN to Second Chance.\u00a0 Was it that simple to ride away from the stage station at the end of Second Chance? Read on to find out.
\nRated:\u00a0 T \u00a0 \u00a0 9,335 words<\/p>\n

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Last Christmas – by Inca \/ Tye<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: All these years he had been listening hard for the song of the stars only to be disappointed.\u00a0 But now… his soul was at peace as he accepted what would be….
\nRating: K\u00a0 760 words<\/p>\n

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Last Dance (The) \u2013 by SadieSpinner <\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong>Deals with a last request, the four Cartwrights, and to use the phrase out of context, “Going gently into the good night.”
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (1,525 words)<\/p>\n

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Last Fear (The) – by BettyHT<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe has an emotional talk with Hoss and reviews his memories of the events that led to Adam\u2019s departure from the Ponderosa. Written for the 2018 Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament.
\nRated:\u00a0 T\u00a0 \u00a03,890 words<\/p>\n

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Last Gift of Christmas (The) \u2013 by JC<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben\u00a0gets some advice from an old friend, reminding\u00a0him once more that not every gift is neatly\u00a0wrapped and\u00a0under\u00a0the tree.
\nWritten for the 2019 Advent Calendar
\nRating:\u00a0 G Word Count:\u00a0 2,325<\/p>\n

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Last Laugh (The) – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Those who laugh last, laugh the hardest.\u00a0 Thus, Joe proves this statement to be true.
\nRated:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 18,200 words<\/p>\n

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Laugh Last (The) – by Sierra Girl<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The boys have a job to do in a\u00a0 mysterious old house.\u00a0 Only Hoss Is hearing things and Joe can\u2019t help goading his jittery sibling. It\u2019s up to Adam to keep his brothers in check, but even he is astonished by an unexpected discovery in the attic
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0 Words:\u00a0 4014<\/p>\n

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Last Minute Miracle<\/a> by Annie K Cowgirl<\/p>\n

Summary: A WHIB (What Happened in Between) for the episode The Honor of Cochise. What was happening back at the camp while Ben was riding as fast as he could to Fort Barry? Read, and find out.
\nRated: T (a strong T for racism, gore, and minor bad language)
\nWord Count: 1,313<\/p>\n

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Last Request – by the Tahoe Ladies <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The two surviving Cartwrights reunite after many years apart. Decisions need to be made.\u00a0 This story was written by Tahoe Ladies Bailey and Irish.
\nRated K+\u00a0 Word Count: 5800<\/p>\n

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Last Straw (The) – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A What Happened In-Between for \u2018Tommy\u2019.
\nRating: K+\u00a0 3,640 words<\/p>\n

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Last Time I was Dying (The) – by dbird <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Cartwrights must turn to each other after being caught in a disastrous avalanche.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 4,815 words<\/p>\n

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Last to Go (The) – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Adam has finally found what he has spent a lifetime searching the world for.
\nRated G \u00a0 WC 3100<\/p>\n

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Last Trophy? (The) #1 \u2013 sklamb\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A two-day what-happened-before, what-happened-in-between, and what-happened-later for the first season episode “The Last Trophy”.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (1,135 words)<\/p>\n

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Last Trophy? (The) #2 \u2013 by sklamb\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The second of a two-day what-happened-before, what-happened-in-between, and what-happened-later for the first season episode “The Last Trophy.”
\nRating:\u00a0 \u00a0G (2,010 words)<\/p>\n

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Last Viking (The) – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A WHIB\u00a0 what happened before the ending scene .\u00a0 How did the Cartwrights get Joe home after he had been shot? If you ever wondered, read on.
\n9,075 words \u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Late Return \u2013 by Silver Sven<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The family had to rearrange the allocation of their work. Therefore, Joe had to ride out on his own. Did he manage his work?
\nWritten for the 2019 Advent Calendar
\nRating: G Word Count: 750<\/p>\n

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Laugh in the Dark – by EPM <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Driven by the need for revenge, Adam makes a choice that will affect his life forever.
\nRated:\u00a0 K+<\/p>\n

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Laura\u2019s Decision – by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A Missing Scene reflecting on events from The Pressure Game and The Triangle.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 685 words<\/p>\n

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Lay Her Down – by EROS<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 How does a Cartwright react when The Soiled Dove Society goes on the hunt for a man of steel?\u00a0 Written for the 2017 Bonanza Brand\u2019s 11th Anniversary R-Rated Story Challenge.
\nThis story is sexually explicit, so if that offends a reader, please do not continue to the story.
\nRated:\u00a0 MA\u00a0\u00a0 2,320 words<\/p>\n

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Le Collier d\u2019Or #1 – by KateP <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Strange things start to happen on the Ponderosa after the Cartwrights find a necklace belonging to Marie.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 6230 words<\/p>\n

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Le Collier d\u2019Or #2 – Eloise – by KateP <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe and Adam thought they had seen the last of Eloise. Seems they were wrong. A Halloween story.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 8,730 words<\/p>\n

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Le Lot de consolation – by indiana <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0Ben has to receive the 3 daughters of one of his friend at home for 2 weeks. Adam didn’t appreciate having to take care of the eldest daughter , because he has bad memory about her when he was 16 years old, so he has to find a solution to avoid this chore…..
\nRating T\u00a0 WC 4500<\/p>\n

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Le No\u00ebl de Chanty – by ViveAdam <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 L’orpheline Chanty se fait exploiter par la famille Robinson mais un bel \u00e9tranger arrive la veille de No\u00ebl et va changer sa vie.
\nRated: K\u00a0 WC 4500<\/p>\n

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Le R\u00e9veillon – by Puchi Ann <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Written for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar.\u00a0\u00a0 Freshly home from college, Adam becomes concerned when it appears that the Christmas traditions of Little Joe\u2019s mother have been abandoned during his absence
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 5,240 words<\/p>\n

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Le souterrain – by ViveAdam <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben d\u00e9couvre qu’Adam a creus\u00e9 un souterrain sous la maison. Cette d\u00e9couverte va \u00eatre mise \u00e0 profit par presque toute la famille
\nRated: K\u00a0 WC\u00a0 8000<\/p>\n

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Leah Series #1 – One Step at a Time – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A simple accident and later a brawl in a saloon have devastating consequences. A new friend will make all the difference in the outcome.
\nRating = T\u00a0\u00a0 WC = 41875<\/p>\n

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Leah Series #2 \u2013 One Step Back – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam and Leah have to work out their differences, and there are those who want to make trouble for them as well as for the whole family. The trouble escalates with one problem after another.
\nRating = T\u00a0\u00a0 WC = 19,639<\/p>\n

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Leah Series #3 – One Plus One – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben wants to drive cattle to Salt Lake City, but Adam and Hoss object creating some tension in the family. Adam is working hard at building a house and trying to keep up with his ranch duties. Meanwhile Leah is facing some unpleasantness with women in town who are talking about her unfavorably.
\nRating = T WC 29,984<\/p>\n

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Leah Series #4 \u2013 Guilt Trap – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam is hurt, Hoss is missing, and Ben faces fraud charges in court. The enemy is quickly identified, but the fight against them is the stuff of nightmares as so much that can go wrong, does go wrong.
\nRating = T\u00a0\u00a0 WC = 25309<\/p>\n

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Leaning on the Taffrail \u2013 by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: After some years of reflection, Captain Abel Stoddard decides to change his ways and make some amends. Two things that he knows he must do are to mend the relationship with his son-in-law, and he must create a communication link to his young grandchild. Two Christmas letters are how he begins the process.
\nRating PG\u00a0 Word count 1497<\/p>\n

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Learning a Lesson – by JoanS <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben is determined to teach Joe a lesson when he gets into trouble in town, but will the youngest Cartwright survive his punishment?
\nRated: K\u00a0 14,690 words<\/p>\n

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Learning Curve – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A small band of Indians are raiding ranches and homesteads, but are surprisingly inept. Joe stumbles on their secret.
\n10,480 words \u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Learning Curve (The) – by Dodo <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Hoss is at his lowest ebb when he unexpectedly receives wise words of comfort.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 Word Count: 2160<\/p>\n

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Learning the Hard Way – by Terri <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam has a pleasurable time with his favourite saloon girl, Hoss shows he’s not so shy with Bessie Sue and Ben proves there’s life in the old dog yet. This all takes place one Saturday afternoon. But what of Joe??
\nThe youngest and most inexperienced of the Cartwright men experiences an induction into both love and pain he is not likely to forget.
\nRated: MA WC 27,000
\nWarning: this story is sexually explicit. If you are easily offended please do not continue<\/p>\n

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Learning the Hard Way – by HarpistforHim<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe has one drink too many at the Marquette\u2019s one-year anniversary party, which wouldn\u2019t have been such an issue with his father if he wasn\u2019t only fourteen years old. The morning after, Adam learns a few things about his baby brother\u2026 and a few things about himself, too.
\nRating: PG-13\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count: 4,730<\/p>\n

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Learning to Live with your Life – by Terri <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: When Joe complains about his size, his brother Hoss is the best one to understand how he feels.
\nRated: K+ WC 1900<\/p>\n

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Least Dreaded (The) – by BeckyS <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0He used what he had at hand to save himself; now he pleaded, “Don’t let him kill me.”
\nRating: T\u00a0 1,460 words<\/p>\n

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Leaves – by the Tahoe Ladies <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben Cartwright has taught his sons many things but in Leaves, he is must follow his own lessons in order to survive.
\nRated: K Word Count: 2700<\/p>\n

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Leaving – by Dodo <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The wind of change is blowing across the Ponderosa. A story written for the October Chaps and Spurs Challenge using the words Indian, smoke, leaves, frost and summer.
\nRated: K+ Word Count: 3585<\/p>\n

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Leaving – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam has decided to leave the ranch, a decision that has consequences for them all.
\n9,870 words\u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Left to Die – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: cattle thieves, Little Joe is shot in the back and left to die. As he fights for his life, Little Joe also fights with the knowledge that his attackers have seemingly gotten away with their crimes
\nRated: G\u00a0 18,330 words<\/p>\n

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Left-Handed Holster (The) – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe has a plan, and all he needs is a left-handed holster.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 Word count: 6170<\/p>\n

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Legacy #1 – Loss and Legacy\u00a0 (by MeiraB)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0An accounting of Hoss’s death
\nRating:\u00a0 PG
\nWords:\u00a0 7,000<\/p>\n

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Legacy #2 – Responsibilities (by MeiraB)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0A brief epilogue to Loss and Legacy, which attempts to clarify Adam’s reasons for his life choices.
\nRating:\u00a0 G
\nWords:\u00a0 1400<\/p>\n

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Legacy #3 – The Legacy that Matters (by MeiraB)<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0Takes place many years after Loss and Legacy. It describes a possible future for the surviving members of the Cartwright family, as their legacy gets passed on to a new generation.
\nRating:\u00a0 G
\nWords:\u00a0 3,500<\/p>\n

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Legacy from New Orleans – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 There’s more than meets the eye when a man named Charles Dumont and his ward appear at the Ponderosa.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 29,550 words<\/p>\n

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Legacy of Honor – by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A frightened young woman’s lie has devastating consequences for Joe when her father refuses to believe his legacy of honor.\u00a0 Rated T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WC 35,000<\/p>\n

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Legacy\u2019s Promise – by southplains <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A What-Happened-Instead for ‘The Legacy’.
\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 7000<\/p>\n

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Legend of Tahoe Tessie (The) – by Jerri B <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0In the Scottish Highlands the Loch Ness has Nessie. \u00a0In America, Lake Champlain has Champ and Lake Tahoe has…Tessie.
\nRating: \u00a0T \u00a0\u00a0 8,020 words<\/p>\n

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Legend of the Grizzly – by GinnyF <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A giant grizzly bear terrorizes the countryside
\nRated: MA\u00a0 7,695 words<\/p>\n

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Legend of the White Grizzly Bear (The) – by mo1427 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0\u00a0On a visit to Chief Winnemucca\u2019s Paiute Camp, Adam hears a legend that he wonders later if it could be true.
\nWord Count = 1421 Rating = K<\/p>\n

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Lengths a Man can be Driven To (The) – by JennyG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A just for fun story that asks the question, \u2018What does it take to drive Adam to desperate measures?\u2019
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0\u00a0 2,680 words<\/p>\n

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Les Cartwright de Ponderosa avant 1860 – by ViveAdam <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Short stories about the Cartwright family before the start of the series
\nRated: K + WC 4900<\/p>\n

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Les Lambris – by ViveAdam <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:
\nRated:\u00a0 K WC 2165<\/p>\n

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Less Than Blood Brothers – by Alley May <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The Cartwright’s take in one of Joe’s school friends.
\nRated: K\u00a0 15,530 words<\/p>\n

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Lesson Learnt – by bahj <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: When Ben and Adam find themselves at odds, it takes the help of some crawdads, mashed potatoes, and a dragon to bring them back together again.
\nRated: Family Friendly \/ Word count: 5704<\/p>\n

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Lesson of Family – by Lizabeth <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A lesson of family, learned earlier, comes full circle.
\nRating: T\u00a0 for mention of off-screen violence\u00a0 word count= 2835<\/p>\n

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Lessons – by Belle & Mumu <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 When Ben finds himself in a dire situation, he finds he has to draw upon unexpected resources.\u00a0 A Camp Pines 2014 collaboration by Belle and mumu74.
\nRating: K+\u00a0 1,420 words<\/p>\n

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Lessons in Freedom – by Hart4Ben <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Young Joe is drawn into a fight at school because of feelings for a girl. A prequel inspired by the song “Me and Bobby McGee” by Kris Kristofferson.
\nRating: K+ WC: 940<\/p>\n

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Lessons in Love – by Hart4Ben <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A post canon letter from Jamie on life, love, and gratitude. References season 14 episode First Love.
\nRating = K WC = 1137<\/p>\n

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Lessons in the Art of Negotiations #1 – by EROS<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It\u2019s time for Adam to introduce Little Joe to the\u2026 um\u2026 fine art of negotiating.\u00a0 And at least for the night, what better way to forget that Pa is probably going to \u2018kill him\u2019 when he finds out the truth.
\nRating: R\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5,095 words<\/p>\n

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Lessons in the Art of Negotiations #2 – The Ophelia Theatre Presents\u2026 Private Dancer – by EROS<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 \u00a0The Ophelia Theatre Presents the very first ‘Chippendale’ dancers, featuring Adam and Joe Cartwright; who star in their own private dances later that night.
\nRating:\u00a0 MA\u00a0\u00a0 2,900 words<\/p>\n

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Lessons Learned – by Starlite <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0After a harmless prank goes awry, Little Joe learns a lesson about responsibility.
\nRated:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 13,680 words<\/p>\n

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Lessons Learned – by the Tahoe Ladies <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben resorts to evesdropping…
\nRated: K Word Count: 2275<\/p>\n

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Let Me Tell You About Phaedra \u2013 by ACSPeej\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It’s an adventure on a trip to Senora, Arizona for Ben and Joe.
\nRating:\u00a0 T 53,420 words<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s Kill Timothy – by Rona\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A friend of Joe\u2019s gets them both into trouble.
\n8,060 words\u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s Play Chess \u2013 by LillianMontane\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Hoss teaches Joe how to play chess. Written for 3rd quarter chaps and spurs.
\nRating: G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Word count: 1280<\/p>\n

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Let’s Stay Together – by Annie K Cowgirl<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A thunderstorm brings two brothers together. Pre-series story.
\nRating: K \u00a0Word count: 897<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s Try That Again – by Puchi Ann <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Have you ever had a day that started on the wrong side of deluge of water . . . and went downhill from there? Join Little Joe Cartwright as he struggles to reach the end of one particularly problematic Monday.
\nRating: K+\u00a0 (15,600)<\/p>\n

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Letter (The) – by Annie K. Cowgirl<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 News received will change the course of young Adam\u2019s life forever.
\nWritten for Day 3 of the 2021 Advent Calendar.
\nRating: G Word Count:\u00a0 907<\/p>\n

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Letter (The) – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0\u00a0During the Christmas season, six-year-old Little Joe learns the importance of a letter and the impact it can have. \u00a0He learns too about consequences, and learns both lessons well. \u00a0Years later, the importance of a letter is still strong.
\nrating = K \u00a0word count = 2593<\/p>\n

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Letter (The) – by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Hoss has a very important message to impart. A missing scene from The Stillness Within.
\nRating K\u00a0\u00a0 775 words<\/p>\n

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Letter of the Law (The) – by freyakendra <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe makes an instinctive, impulsive decision to help a widow and her family, bringing his own family along for the\u00a0 bumpy\u00a0 ride.
\nRated: T<\/p>\n

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Letter of the Law (The) – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben and Joe aid an acquaintance in evaluating a mine whose owners care little for their impact on the land.
\nWord Count: \u00a017,300 \u00a0Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Letters (The) – by Barbara <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ever since Adam left the Ponderosa, he and Ben have corresponded.\u00a0 The last communication brought the eldest son home.\u00a0 Could his return truly be the end of an era?
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 6,060 words<\/p>\n

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Letters and Lessons \u2013 by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: In this prequel story, Little Joe is growing up, and one thing Ben strives to teach him is empathy and the importance of family.
\nRating: PG\u00a0\u00a0 Word count: 1.048<\/p>\n

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Letters to Inger – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Selected letters from those written by Adam Stoddard Cartwright to Inger Borgstrom Cartwright, deceased
\nRating: \u00a0G \u00a0 23,775 words<\/p>\n

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Letting Go – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: What Hoss had to say about Adam’s leaving.
\nRated: K+\u00a0\u00a0 Word count: 1046<\/p>\n

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Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie – by Dodo <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Home alone and Joe finds himself facing a heart-searching dilemma.
\nRated: K Word Count: 7267<\/p>\n

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Lie (The) – by KateP <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe lies on behalf of a friend.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 6,400 words<\/p>\n

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Lies – by A-P <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: WHN for The Truckee Strip and an extension of a Pinecone. It\u2019s the anniversary of Amy\u2019s death and Joe can\u2019t live with the grief.
\nRating\u00a0 K+\u00a0 Word Count: 1,053<\/p>\n

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Lies and Losses – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 In Illinois, Ben has more trouble with McWhorter and loses someone dear to him because of it. Story follows a different path but eventually the whole family will be together on the Ponderosa. It may take some time for that to happen however. It’s based on a story idea suggested by a reader. Thank you, Sylvia, for the story idea that got me started.
\nRating – PG13\u00a0 WC = 36301<\/p>\n

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Life and Sunsets – by MonicaSJ <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: An old man gives Adam something more than advice.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 1,410 words<\/p>\n

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Life is Sweet – by Claire <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: It was just a simple trip… before it all started to go wrong. All Adam and Joe had to do was escort Abigail Jones home to Virginia City. And then disaster struck. Life is never simple, but it can be very sweet.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 11,345 words<\/p>\n

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Life Isn\u2019t Always Sunshine and Rainbows<\/a> \u2013 by BluewindFarm<\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Whether being stubborn as a mule or butting heads like big horn sheep, they do care about each other; and he\u2019d waited long enough
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 (Words:\u00a0 1,120)<\/p>\n

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Life\u2019s Lessons – by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0\u00a0 A companion story for the episode, Second Sight.
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0 9,680 words<\/p>\n

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Life\u2019s Lessons – by ChristyG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Just how much trouble will they be in, when Pa learns what he did?\u00a0 Sometimes the end doesn’t justify the means.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 11,080 words<\/p>\n

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Life\u2019s Lessons<\/a> \u2013 by Christy Gleason<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong>\u00a0Two outlaws invade the Ponderosa while Ben and twelve-year-old Adam are in the midst of a disagreement. Will Adam decide to leave the Ponderosa for a life on the road?
\nRating:\u00a0 G
\nWords:\u00a0 10,900<\/p>\n

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Life\u2019s Lessons are not always Learn in School – by storm <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 This is my story for the April challenge.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 1600<\/p>\n

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Life\u2026 It\u2019s All About Love – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: WHN story: The Stallion and a bit of Forever tossed in to wet the eyes
\nRated:\u00a0 G\u00a0 2,325 words<\/p>\n

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Light in the Forest (The) \u2013 by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: There’s a mysterious spooky light, a mesmerized older brother, a worried Hoss who has heard some stories from Hop Sing that give him reason to worry, and a bad situation that Ben has to handle.
\nrating: T\u00a0 word count: 2185<\/p>\n

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Light Inside (The) – by AC1830<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 On Christmas Eve Hoss guides a new friend from darkness into light.
\nRating – K, Word Count – 1566<\/p>\n

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Light of His Life (The) – by Gillian <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0After ten years in Boston, Adam is forced to return home with his family. He finds giving up his dream very difficult, but something wonderful happens to give him the peace he has always desired. Has all the family in this one.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 20,210 words<\/p>\n

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Light up the Winter Darkness – by GinnyF & Robin <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 This is a Bonanza Christmas\/Chanukah story.\u00a0 One Christmas morning the Cartwrights go in rescue of a stranded family, who unbeknowst to the Cartwrights are being held hostage by bank robbers.
\nRated:\u00a0 PG13 for some harsh language and a fight scene\u00a0 10,975 words<\/p>\n

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Light up the Winter Darkness – by Robin & GinnyF <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 This is a Bonanza Christmas\/Chanukah story.\u00a0 One Christmas morning the Cartwrights go in rescue of a stranded family, who unbeknowst to the Cartwrights are being held hostage by bank robbers.
\nRated:\u00a0 PG13 for some harsh language and a fight scene\u00a0 10,975 words<\/p>\n

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Lights – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Written for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 2,050 words<\/p>\n

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Like a Phoenix Rising #1 – by Krystyna <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A young woman’s account of how she found hope and love when her life seemed to have crumbled into ashes …
\nRated: K\u00a0 23,435 words<\/p>\n

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Like a Phoenix Rising #2 – Abbie’s Story – by Krystyna <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: This is the second part of the story about Abbie who first appeared in the story Like a Phoenix Rising which ended with her married to one of the Cartwrights … this part reveals which Cartwright was her husband and what happened to them.
\nRating: \u00a0PG \u00a0 20,000 words<\/p>\n

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Like Father Like Son – by Annie K Cowgirl\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0Post show story. While on a trip to Abilene, Texas, Joe’s son goes missing.
\nWords:\u00a0693 Rating:\u00a0K<\/p>\n

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Like Father Like Son – by the Tahoe Ladies <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Some light-hearted chat between father and son.
\nRated: K+ Word Count: 665<\/p>\n

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Like Father, Like Son – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A chain of circumstances brings Ben to the brink of realization that he and his youngest son are more alike than he had dared to admit.
\nRated:\u00a0 PG contains some violence\u00a0 12, 437 words<\/p>\n

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Like Her Own – by Robin <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A look back and understanding how the past influenced the present.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 7,266 words<\/p>\n

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Like Joseph #1 \u2013 by Cowgirl Jones\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Cartwrights band together to help each other through a dark time of twists and turns.
\nRating: PG for adult issues and emotionally intense scenes \/\u00a0Words:\u00a0 \u00a058,425<\/p>\n

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Like Joseph #2 \u2013 Whatever My Lot \u2013 by Cowgirl Jones\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Cartwrights learn to play whatever hand life deals them.
\nRating: PG for some violence and death of character(s). \/ Words: 52,100<\/p>\n

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Like the Night – by dbird <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben’s plan to reconcile Adam and Hoss leads to disaster for the Cartwright family. A WHN for “She Walks in Beauty”.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 20,795 words<\/p>\n

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Lila Jane – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Young Adam hated Lila Jane for over four years, two months, and seventeen days before an accident changes their relationship.
\nRating: T\u00a0\u00a0 Word count: 41,129 Warning: corporal punishment as part of family discipline<\/p>\n

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Lilies Series (The) #1 – The Lilies of the Field – by sandspur <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: With Ben away, the Cartwright boys face down\u00a0poachers, a train robbery, a fire that nearly destroys the Ponderosa, a strange new school teacher and a lost dog. But when Ben returns, the biggest problem of all is gossip.
\nWC 109,300\u00a0 Rating: T\u00a0 mild language, mature themes, violence<\/p>\n

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Lilies Series (The) #2 – The Lilies of the Valley – by sandspur <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam and Tilly go to Europe for the worst honeymoon ever, landing in the middle of a war to end up missing and presumed dead. Meanwhile, Ben, Adam and Hoss move on with their lives, finding new friends and uncovering strange secrets from the past.
\nRating: T. Violence, character death, attempted rape, etc.\u00a0\u00a0 109,635 words<\/p>\n

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Lilies Series (The) #3 \u2013 One Scarlet Lily – by sandspur <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam and Joe leave the Ponderosa, perhaps for good, in the wake\u00a0of tragedy and misunderstanding. But the danger only Adam knew about is still with them. Note: the backstory is filled in gradually, through a series of nonsequential flashbacks.
\nRating\u2013T. Contains some violence, mild language, a grisly murder scene and a couple of animal death scenes.\u00a0\u00a0 105,500 words<\/p>\n

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Lilies Series (The) #4 \u2013 The Strawberry Roan – by sandspur <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: a cowboy who returns to the Ponderosa after a long absence discovers a new horse trainer\u2026with an unwelcome training method.
\nRating: T\u00a0 mild language . 4316 words.Note: This short story is set in the \u201cLilies\u201d universe, but it can stand on its own.<\/p>\n

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Lilly the Kid – by Foreverfree <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Seventeen old Joe Cartwright has planned to prove himself a man to the citizens of Virginia City by entering a fast draw competition on Founder’s day. But everything goes wrong and Joe is left publicly thrashed and disgraced, when he find an unexpected friend in eleven year old Lilly.
\nRating: K+\u00a0 15,779 words<\/p>\n

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Lily of the West – by Starbuck<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0What happens when Adam Cartwright teams up with Scott and Johnny Lancer? A corrupt Sheriff, brothers out for revenge, and a beautiful woman are some of the things \u2013 to name a few.
\nRating:\u00a0PG
\nWord Count: 14,900<\/p>\n

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Line Shack Trip (The) – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Based on a drabble by Lillian, here is my idea of why they were at that line shack.
\n5960 words \u00a0 Rated:\u00a0 T<\/p>\n

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Lineshack (The) – by slaine89 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 My response entry for the Chaps and Spurs Mega Challenge. The three Cartwright boys lose their horses and have to seek shelter in a shack.
\nRated: K\u00a0 6,265 words<\/p>\n

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Lion Cub (The) – by Krystyna <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe\u2019s determination to \u2018grow up and prove to the world he\u2019s a man\u2019 provides his brothers\u2019 with a full time job on their hands trying to keep him out of trouble!
\nRated: K\u00a0 21,060 words<\/p>\n

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Little Bit Challenge – by Various members <\/a><\/p>\n

The Little Bit Challenge encouraged members in the Brand Forums to write a \u2018Little Bit\u2019 for every Bonanza episode\u00a0 all 431, if possible .\u00a0 Members could submit as many Bits for as many episodes as they were inspired to write. \u00a0Multiple members could submit Little Bits for the same episode.\u00a0 Did we mention the writers were limited to either 100 or 200 words, exactly?
\nRating:\u00a0 K<\/p>\n

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Little Boy Joe \u2013 by JC \u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: There are definite advantages to being the youngest Cartwright.\u00a0 And who would know that better than Little Joe?
\nRating: G\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count: 657<\/p>\n

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Little Boy Lost – by JoanS <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe is missing when the family are in a San Francisco hotel.
\nRated: K\u00a0 7,465 words<\/p>\n

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Little Boy Lost – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe and Adam are held hostage on the ranch. But something doesn’t add up. Who is behind it, and can they escape before one or other of them is killed?
\n12,210 words \u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Little Girl in Pink – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam meets a little girl on the road to Virginia city that he better never found.
\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 600<\/p>\n

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Little Joe and the Punch Bowl – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe just doesn’t do well when he visits that punch bowl too often. \u00a0The first chapter is a story told mostly in Joe’s dialogue and Joe’s thoughts. \u00a0The second is narration from Joe’s POV.
\nrating = PG \u00a0WC = 2394<\/p>\n

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Little Joe Cartwright, Indian Fighter<\/a> – by Sierra Girl<\/p>\n

Summary: When the Paiute are seen prowling around the Ponderosa ranch house, Little Joe Cartwright is desperate to help defend his home and family. Only, he\u2019s under orders to stay inside and work on his spelling . . . Disobeying his father\u2019s commands will take him to a place he never, in his wildest dreams, thought he would see.
\nRating: K+\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Word count: 3664<\/p>\n

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Little Joe Cartwright, So Far – by pjb<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A vintage piece from the days when Joegals ran rampant around the Bonanza community. Definitely MA.
\nAbout 6,700 words, or maybe a little more.<\/p>\n

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Little Joe Cartwright, Thief – by pbeaking <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Little Joe finds himself in trouble when he is caught stealing from the mercantile. There\u2019s no denying that he did do it, but why? Now he must face his father and explain his actions. This was my first story ever. Warning: it does contain corporal punishment.
\nRating: T\u00a0 WC\u00a0 1900<\/p>\n

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Little Joe\u2019s \u2018Grand Swing\u2019 \u2013 by Michele B\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: After watching The Grand Swing with Jamie, and seeing Hoss and Joe’s names on the tree, I started imagining what escapades would have led to them taking the “swing” with Ben. I’m not sure about Hoss yet, but I had no trouble conjuring up Little Joe’s mess!
\nRating: G, Word Count: 23,137<\/p>\n

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Little Joe\u2019s Island – by LindaBl<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis: Little Joe has another crazy dream. All the Cartwrights and Hop Sing are aboard the Dixie I when it is shipwrecked. [It is a comedy parody which combines Bonanza and Gilligan’s Island]. There’s even a song you can sing along
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 \u00a0Words: 1730<\/p>\n

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Little Jonah – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 When Little Joe finds himself trapped in the bottom of an old forgotten well, with nothing but time on his hands, he recalls a Bible story that his father recently read to him and associates it with his own predicament.
\nRated: G\u00a0 4,975 words<\/p>\n

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Little Man. Big Man – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe, so wrapped up in self-pity, and fed up with his family’s constant teasing, takes a long ride that ends up leading him straight into disaster and his first real taste of what it’s like to be the big man of the family.
\nRated:\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0 10,325 words<\/p>\n

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Little Ray of Sunshine – by Stetson1859 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam is trying to come to terms with Inger’s death, and finds comfort from an unexpected source.
\nWC 897 \u00a0Rated: K+<\/p>\n

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Living in Darkness #1 – by Tauna Petit-Strawn <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Two years after being blinded in an accident, Little Joe returns home from the blind school. What next? Another note is included in the first chapter.
\nRated T\u00a0 9,800 words
\nThis is not a WHN for The Stillness Within.<\/p>\n

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Living in Darkness #2 \u2013 Into the Light – by Tauna Petit-Strawn <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Sequel to ‘Living in Darkness’.
\nRating K+\u00a0 4,100 words<\/p>\n

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Living the Dream – by Dodo <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A ‘missing’ scene from ‘The Storm’.\u00a0 WARNING!!\u00a0\u00a0 Please note this story has graphic sexual content.
\nRated \u2013 R\u00a0\u00a0 7300 words<\/p>\n

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Lo, I Am With You – by AC1830 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 One of the Cartwrights is badly injured.\u00a0 He’s trying to get home.\u00a0 Someone comes to his rescue and helps him until his brother can find him.\u00a0 But who took care of him?
\nRating =\u00a0K\u00a0\u00a0 1633 words<\/p>\n

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Loading the Wagon – by Harper <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe has plans to go to the Spring Dance instead of the cattle drive–until Adam goes to town for supplies.
\nRated: T\u00a0 2,635 words<\/p>\n

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Loft (The) #1 \u2013 by Pat D in PA <\/a>\u00a0Summary: In this first of three short stories, we are able to see the healing properties that can be present in a simple hayloft.\u00a0 In this first story, a deeply disappointed youngest Cartwright brother learns that even a bossy boots big brother can know just the right things to say… and not to say.
\nRating: K\/G (1,711 words)<\/p>\n

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Loft (The) #2 \u2013 by Pat D in PA <\/a><\/p>\n

SUMMARY:\u00a0 In the second of three short stories, an angry father, an ornery, half-grown son, and a small(ish) sentinel guarding his elder brother\u2019s privacy as he licks his wounds\u00a0all<\/em>\u00a0need the Cartwright barn’s hayloft to work its magic.
\nRATING: T – for mature language (5,771 words)<\/p>\n

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Loft (The) #3 \u2013 by Pat D in PA <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: In the final entry of three short stories, can the Cartwright hayloft provide poor Hoss with the comfort and understanding he needs to deal with the humiliation and shame he feels after being teased by unkind classmates?
\nRating: K\/G (3,401 words)<\/p>\n

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Lonely Hearts Passing in the Night – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A love story about a gentle giant.
\nRated:\u00a0 G\u00a0 5, 400 words<\/p>\n

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Long Ago and Far Away – by Annie K Cowgirl <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben’s memories of the past and dreams of the future all revolve around a simple pearl ring.
\nRated: K\u00a0 679 words<\/p>\n

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Long and Dusty Road \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam works with Roy against a notorious outlaw gang, but the whole family gets involved in the drama.\u00a0 Water, the lack of it, and a water trough are all part of the story.
\nRating: T\u00a0 Word count: 5,994<\/p>\n

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Long and Winding Road (The) – by chellek <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The boys get kicked of the stage and must find a way to get back home.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 17,730 words<\/p>\n

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Long Days of Spring (The)\u2013 by AdamJoeLuver\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam is left to contend with a youth who is trying to find his way to adulthood…
\nRating: PG Words: 5060<\/p>\n

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Long Johns, Nightwear, and Pantyhose on the Ponderosa — a REALLY Lost Episode – by Robin <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Wondering if lumps of coal are in store this Christmas.
\nRating: \u00a0T \u00a0 1,915 words<\/p>\n

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Long Night (The) – by AC1830 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 This is a missing scene for My Brother\u2019s Keeper.\u00a0 What happened from the time Ben arrived home with eyes blazing and gun drawn, to the next morning when he and Adam appear quite calm, despite Adam’s horrific, days-long ordeal of caring for his brother?
\nRating: K\u00a0\u00a0 WC = 1498<\/p>\n

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Long Picnic (The) – by HazelMom <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 They blamed everyone but themselves, and\u00a0 dragged the Cartwrights into their revenge.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 22,340<\/p>\n

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Long Ride to Home (The) – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A simple hunting excursion turns deadly.
\nWord Count: \u00a010,000 \u00a0Rated: \u00a0T<\/p>\n

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Long Road Back #1 – by Tauna Petit-Strawn <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A what if I got from “The Crucibles”\u2026mostly, what if Ben, Hoss and Little Joe hadn’t found Adam. What if someone else did? And What if Adam didn’t just ‘bounce back’?
\nRating K+\u00a0\u00a0 14,570 words<\/p>\n

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Long Road Back #2 \u2013 Acceptance – by Tauna Petit-Strawn <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Sequel to “Long Road Back”.
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0 12, 190 words<\/p>\n

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Long Road Back #3 \u2013 Far Side of Jordan – by Tauna Petit-Strawn <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 After years of marriage, Tara stands next to Adam’s grave thinking.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 750 words<\/p>\n

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Long Road Home (The) \u2013 by CareBear\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben sets out on a mission of mercy in the days before Christmas that turns into a fight for his life when he tries to return home
\nRATING: G\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0WORD COUNT: 8156<\/p>\n

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Long Road Home (The) #1 – Missing – by Annie K Cowgirl <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben receives a telegram about his eldest son that brings despair to the whole Cartwright family. Written for November’s C & S Challenge.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 1,600 words<\/p>\n

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Long Road Home (The) #2 – Father\u2019s Gift – by Annie K Cowgirl <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben’s thoughts as one of his sons lies in an Army hospital.
\nFor June Chaps and Spurs. An SAS\u00a0 Suffering Adam Syndrome\u00a0 Posse story.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 1,515 words<\/p>\n

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Long Road Home (The) #3 \u2013 A Well Deserved Comeuppance – by Annie K Cowgirl <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Jessup Gang get a little more than they bargained for when they pick a fight with a certain stranger. A slight AU story that could tie in with “Missing” and “A Father’s Gift”, but you don’t have to read them first to understand what’s going on.\u00a0 A Chaps and Spurs tale.
\n1,890 words \u00a0 Rating:\u00a0 K+ for a bit of violence.<\/p>\n

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Long Road Home (The) #4 – Someday Never Comes – by Annie K Cowgirl\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A few months after the Union defeat at Fredericksburg, a disillusioned Captain Adam Cartwright writes a letter to his family. A prequel to my other Adam in the Civil War stories.
\nRated: T for the horrors of war Word count: 1,830<\/p>\n

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Long Way Home (The) – by Questfan <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: My entry for the 2018 Camp in the Pines. At fifteen, Joe thinks he knows what it is to be a man. Unexpected events tip his ideas upside down and he finds the road home is a lot longer than he thought.
\nRating: T Word Count: 10856<\/p>\n

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Longest Night – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Rose McNair gives Dan De Quille an interview after Virginia City’s great fire. A “What Happened Elsewhere” for The Night Virginia City Died,
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 WC\u00a0 2500<\/p>\n

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Longest Trip Ever (The)<\/a> \u2013 by Candyfan<\/p>\n

Story Summary:\u00a0 A Candy, Joe and Hoss comedy.
\nRating\u00a0 \u00a0G
\nWords:\u00a0 5,300<\/p>\n

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Longest Walk (The) – by pkmoonshine <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam faces what may be the most terrifying moment in his life.
\nRating K+ WC 800<\/p>\n

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Longings \u2013 by BluewindFarm\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Written in Response to the May 2023 – Double Drabble Prompts:\u00a0 “Will he kiss me?” and “Metamorphosis!”
\nRating:\u00a0 Teen\u00a0 (Words: 605)<\/p>\n

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Look After the Kid – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A Cartwright lesson in responsibility and in being the boss.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 1,185<\/p>\n

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Looking Back Over the Years, He was Always There – by mumu74 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0There comes a time when a man looks into the mirror of his own life. \u00a0What does he find? Memories of hard times, memories of his childhood, little moments full of fun and mischievous. \u00a0And as a man there are challenges which had to be faced with courage.
\nWarning: \u00a0character death
\nRating:\u00a0T+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Word count: 5633<\/p>\n

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Looking Death in the Face – by Terri <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The thoughts in your head when you are about to die. Little Joe knows his time is up but the suffering starts long before the bullet is fired.
\nRated: K+ WC 2800<\/p>\n

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Looking for Little Joe – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Two short stories that begin with Adam and Hoss looking for their missing brother.
\nRated: K+ Word count: 2916<\/p>\n

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Lords a Leaping – by A_Starry_Night <\/a><\/p>\n

This story was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 12<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Worry over missing sons takes precedence over traditions.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 \u00a0 (1,600 words)<\/p>\n

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Loser Take All – by freyakendra <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe\u2019s biggest ever poker win results in Adam and Hoss playing for higher stakes than any of them could ever have imagined. Rated:
\nT \u00a0WC \u00a012,600<\/p>\n

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Losing Control – by Terri <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Locked away and unable to escape, all Joe can do is wait for his jailer’s return.
\nRated: K+ WC 1700<\/p>\n

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Loss<\/a> – by Belle<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 When everything you care about is taken from you, you have nothing left to lose.
\nRating: M (violence)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Word count:\u00a0 3305<\/p>\n

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Loss – by JoanS <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe is badly injured and could have a serious disability.
\nRated: K\u00a0 19,950 words<\/p>\n

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Loss of a Child (The) – by Terri <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben is ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of his child.
\nRating:\u00a0 PG\u00a0\u00a0 16,615 words<\/p>\n

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Loss of Innocence – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: After an accident, Joe loses his memory. While the family frantically hunts for him, Joe thinks he has found his home, but all is not as it seems.
\n9,265 words \u00a0 Rated: MA<\/p>\n

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Lost – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Awakening to find himself badly injured, Joe learns his father is dead.
\n6,970 words\u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Lost – by the Tahoe Ladies<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A story in five voices when the unthinkable happened.
\nRated: T Word Count: 33000<\/p>\n

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Lost and Found – by AC1830 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 While in San Francisco with his father, ten year old Adam gets lost and is cared for by a special person. \u00a0Several years later, Adam has the chance to return the favor when he unknowingly saves the man’s life.
\nRated K+\u00a0\u00a0 WC 1675<\/p>\n

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Lost and Found – by EPM <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam turns irrational after suffering a vicious attack while marking trees for a contract.
\nRating K+\u00a0\u00a0 8500 words<\/p>\n

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Lost and Found #1 – by MonicaSJ <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam finds a woman to love who has no reason to leave him. When she’s taken away, he’s left wondering if he’ll ever get her back…and if she’ll want to come back.
\nRating: T WC 30,000<\/p>\n

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Lost and Found #2 – The Long Journey Home:\u00a0 Adam and Beca – by MonicaSJ <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 This is a sequel to Lost and Found.\u00a0 Adam looked long and hard to find his wife and bring her home.\u00a0 Now he must fight even harder to save her and his infant son from a fate worse than death.
\nRating: T\u00a0 WC 28,000<\/p>\n

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Lost and Found<\/a> – by Questfan<\/p>\n

Summary: An incident with his granddaughter brings up childhood memories for Joe.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Word count: 4228<\/p>\n

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Lost at Sea – by Mamse5 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The chance of a life-time to visit the city where his mother grew up leads to an experience neither man could imagine.\u00a0 Will the actions of an injured Ben fracture the loving bond between him and his youngest?
\n33,835 \u00a0 Rating K+<\/p>\n

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Lost Brother – by Dodo <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: An accident leaves Joe unable to remember one man.
\nRated: K Word Count: 18210<\/p>\n

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Lost in a Storm Grizzly Tale \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Returning home from a camping\/hunting trip in this prequel, the brothers bond by teaching Little Joe how to manage the truth without making false statements to their father.
\nRating: T\u00a0 Word count: 1,339<\/p>\n

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Lost in Time – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam has a once in a life time experience of meeting someone who reminds him of his youngest brother, Little Joe, but is that person from his world or another?
\nRated: G\u00a0\u00a0 9,000 words<\/p>\n

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Lost Loves \u2013 Gone But Not Forgotten – by Terri <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: After the death of Alice, Joe reflects on the people he has lost in his life. He needs his big brother\u2019s support, but Adam has not been heard of for three years.
\nRated: K+ WC 4400<\/p>\n

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Lost Son #1 – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It’s never easy being the youngest of the family.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30,750 words<\/p>\n

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Lost Son #2 – The Guardian – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0\u00a0 There’s someone keeping an eye on Joe.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 41,740 words<\/p>\n

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Louise – by McFair<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joseph Cartwright is a haunted man. He can’t forget the woman he met in Martinville. Little does he know, she remembers him as well and has made a pact with the Devil to make certain he will be hers for eternity. A WHN for the Bonanza episode Twilight Town.\u00a0 The characters of Nicholas, Janette, and Lucien LaCroix were originally created by\u00a0 Barney Cohan and James D. Parrott for the TV series Forever Knight.
\nWord count: 38,844 Rated: PG-13<\/p>\n

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Love Again – by dbird <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: It was the summer Joe turned ten, Adam fell in love, and the Cartwright family’s world wouldn’t be the same again.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 7,065 words<\/p>\n

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Love and Sacrifice \u2013 WendyB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0Hop Sing tells the boys a story after Marie’s death.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 \u00a0Words: 3,100<\/p>\n

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Love at First Sight in Virginia City – by ViveAdam <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe falls in love with Christine, a horsewoman in a gipsy company.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC\u00a0 15,000<\/p>\n

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Love at Last<\/a> \u2013 by PJ<\/p>\n

Story Summary:\u00a0 Adam falls in love with a lady who has a special \u201cgift\u201d and also has a penchant for practical jokes.
\nRating and Reader Alerts:\u00a0 PG
\nWords: 20,058<\/p>\n

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Love Comes Late – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A young Adam has to come to terms with a second step-mother.
\nRating: T+ \u00a0 Warning: contains corporal punishment as part of family discipline.\u00a0\u00a0 Word count: 45,173<\/p>\n

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Love Cuts Both Ways – by karilyn <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0\u00a0 This is a What Happened Instead for Candy and Lisa Campbell from “The Stalker.”
\nRated K\u00a0 8,890 words<\/p>\n

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Love for A Moment – by JC <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Love comes unexpectedly to Hoss Cartwright, leaving a bittersweet memory. A poem inspired by “The Newcomers”\u00a0 Season One\u00a0 written by Thomas Thompson.
\nRating: G\u00a0\u00a0 168 words<\/p>\n

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Love Has Eyes – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Adam didn’t lie to his father, but Marie wasn’t so sure that her stepson wouldn’t lie to her.
\nword count: 1407
\nrating\u00a0 PG for references to mature subjects and corporal punishment<\/p>\n

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Love Has Many Faces #1<\/a> \u2013 by Kimberley<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Hoss\u00a0struggles\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0thing\u00a0by\u00a0his\u00a0childhood\u00a0friend
\nRating:\u00a0 Teen
\nWords:\u00a0 8,300<\/p>\n

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Love Has Many Faces #2 \u2013 The Loyalty of Brothers<\/a> \u2013 by Kimberley<\/p>\n

Summary: A case of misplaced loyalty threatens the Cartwrights.
\nRating:\u00a0 Teen
\nWords: 4,865<\/p>\n

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Love Hooking – by deansgirl <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Elizabeth Stoddard’s favorite pasttime was hooking rugs and blankets. But when Ben Cartwright proposed she found all her rugs had a love theme.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 1,485 words<\/p>\n

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Love Hurts – by Home Alone <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Hoss rides up to Ima Hogg\u2019s goat farm to deliver a message and barely escapes an unwanted marriage.
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\/G \u00a0 \u00a0Word Count:\u00a0 2,148<\/p>\n

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Love is Like a Violin – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0Ben sends Adam and Joe off together in hopes that the brothers can mend some fences…but not the wooden kind.
\nRated:\u00a0 PG\u00a0 mild violence \u00a0\u00a0 12, 730 words<\/p>\n

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Love Me? \u2013 by ACLover\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0\u00a0Every parent–and kid–has that kind of day. Patience is tested, and tears are shed…but at the end of the day, a father’s love endures.
\nWord Count:\u00a0 1875\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Rated: G<\/p>\n

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Love Me Not, An Interlude \u2013 by HarpistforHim \u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe\u2019s antics and quick temper get the better of him in this fun little story based on an exchange in \u201cLove Me Not.\u201d Featuring a mischievous Joe, a tired Hoss, and a crafty Adam. A WHIB for Love Me Not.
\nRating: G Word Count: 979<\/p>\n

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Love Me Not, An Interlude \u2013 by HarpistforHim\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe\u2019s antics and quick temper get the better of him in this fun little story based on an exchange in \u201cLove Me Not.\u201d Featuring a mischievous Joe, a tired Hoss, and a crafty Adam. A WHIB for Love Me Not.
\nRating: G Word Count: 979<\/p>\n

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Love No More – by StephanieJ<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: When loving seems to hurt too much…is it easier to just Love No More?
\nRating: PG Words: 18,900<\/p>\n

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Love of His Life (The) – by Krystyna <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Memories and the hurt over losing Rebecca Kaufman cause someone else to recount their own loss, in hopes it will help Adam to understand \u2014 he is not alone.
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0\u00a0 4,360 words<\/p>\n

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Love Paddle Boat (The) – A REALLY Lost Episode – by Robin <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Love, exciting and new.\u00a0 Come aboard, we’re expecting you…..
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 3,785 words<\/p>\n

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Love Story – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Identical twin girls arrive in Virginia City. Joe falls in love with one of them, but her past is fast catching up.
\n9,755 words \u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Love Will Tear Us Apart – by Claire <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: After an accident, Adam and Joe have some important lessons to learn.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 11,370 words<\/p>\n

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Love Wins Out – by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Missing scenes for The Truckee Strip
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 1,345 words<\/p>\n

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Love v Indifference Lesson (The) \u2013 by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 In this prequel, Little Joe is upset and has a lesson to learn that the opposite of love is not hate and that caring can mean criticism and advice as well as help. But don’t expect a magical transformation. He’s still Little Joe.
\nRating: PG\u00a0 Word count: 1566<\/p>\n

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Love, Honour and Obey – by ansinico <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0\u00a0 A conflict over a woman, an impending marriage, and a murder threaten to tear the heart out of the family, but whose heart and which Cartwright SJS, JAM, PJM,
\nThe hangman’s noose beckons, Adam treads the road to hell as he tries to piece together the fragments of chaos and salvage what, if anything is left of his family.
\nRated: MA<\/p>\n

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Love, Oh Love, Oh Careless Love – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It’s just as the song implies, “Gonna cry tonight, and cry no more”.
\nRated: G\u00a0 5,250 words<\/p>\n

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Love\u2019s Labours – by LissaB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: It’s spring, and we all know what a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of. But we also know that the path of true love never doth run smooth, so one way or another, all the Cartwright brothers find themselves with “wimmin trouble”.
\nRating: K+\u00a0 81,935 words<\/p>\n

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Love\u2019s Last Whisper #1 – by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Twelve years after the loss of Marie Cartwright a man with a grudge against Ben commits the unthinkable; the desecration of Marie’s grave and the theft of her casket. Now as a combined, yet grieving, force Ben and his boys begin their search for what was stolen.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 103,000<\/p>\n

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Love\u2019s Last Whisper #2 – Checkmate:\u00a0 The Return of Bristol Ford – by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Three years after he had put the Cartwrights through the trauma of stealling Marie Cartwright\u2019s casket, Bristol Ford returns with a more sinister plot than before. What he accomplishes changes the relationship between Ben and Joe.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 66,200 words<\/p>\n

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Love\u2026 Always Love – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Love knows no barriers, that’s what my grandmother once told me.\u00a0 I must have been feeling her presence on the day I wrote this short, short story.
\nRated:\u00a0 G\u00a0 Tissue alert\u00a0 1,450 words<\/p>\n

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Loved and Lost – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 An romance ends badly.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 1,030 words<\/p>\n

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Lovelee Sisters (The) – by MissJudy<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: How can two lovely women showing up in Virginia City, a meeting to award a lucrative timber contract for the Transcontinental Railroad and the Cartwrights fit together? Find out in this mystery.
\nRating: K\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Word Count: 50488<\/p>\n

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Loving Carrie – by pjb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A devastating tragedy sends Joe on a quest for answers.
\nRated: T\u00a0\u00a0 WC 53,000<\/p>\n

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Luck of the Day – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It’s a bad day to run a bank errand for Pa.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12,650 words<\/p>\n

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Luck of the Draw – by Karen <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The consequences are far reaching when Joe accidentally shoots a young child.
\nRated: T\u00a0 33,190 words<\/p>\n

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Luck of the Draw (The) – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A careless remark leave Joe’s life hanging on the turn of a card.
\nRating: PG\u00a0 8,305 words<\/p>\n

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Lucky – by southplains <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The mysteries of Marie’s background are deeply threaded through the lives of not only Joe but all the Cartwright men; her past is twined among their destinies. Exploring Marie’s part in Cartwright family history.
\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 7000<\/p>\n

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Lucky #1 – by alyssajoy64 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The one who steals the heart of Adam Cartwright is a lucky girl indeed. You do not need to have read “The Luckiest”, this story stands by itself.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 1600<\/p>\n

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Lucky #2 – The Luckiest – by alyssajoy64 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A grieving Adam finds comfort from an unexpected source.\u00a0 A companion to Lucky.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 2500<\/p>\n

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Lucky Eight – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Little Joe puts his lucky number to use, but will it be able to save him from trouble with his pa?\u00a0 warning: references to corporeal punishment.
\nRated:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 5,595<\/p>\n

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Lucky Streak – by faust <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Adam and Joe are caught in a cave in. Adam is not amused.
\nRating: \u00a0K+ \u00a0\u00a0Word Count: \u00a03,937<\/p>\n

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Lumberjack Contest (The) \u2013 by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A young Ben takes part in a lumberjack contest, but the consequences aren\u2019t what he expected. Winner of the 2023 Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament.
\nRating: K+
\nWord Count:\u00a0 2893<\/p>\n

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Lydia Series #1 – How Do I Tell Him – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam suffers the consequences of a man trying to get revenge on Joe, but it’s the secrets that are revealed in the aftermath of that which cause Adam to temporarily leave the Ponderosa to heal emotionally as well as physically. His sojourn leads him to discoveries and opportunities as well as danger that helps him understand what happened.
\nRating = T \u00a0WC = 29,938<\/p>\n

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Lydia Series #2 – Cliffhanger – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Follows the How Do I Tell Him story in which Adam married Lydia and brought her back to the Ponderosa. Now there are several things happening that the couple must face, and the question is whether that will make their love stronger or create problems in their relationship. For the family, there is a jealous young man who creates more trouble.
\nrating = T \u00a0word count = 18,888<\/p>\n

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