{"id":11782,"date":"2006-09-01T16:03:52","date_gmt":"2006-09-01T20:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?page_id=11782"},"modified":"2026-08-12T19:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T23:51:53","slug":"stories-by-title-n","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?page_id=11782","title":{"rendered":"Stories by Title N"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->Click title to read story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=7413\">Naming (The) &#8211; by southplains <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Adam tells how Little Joe&#8217;s nickname really came about.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 9800<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12902\">Nathan Kincaid #1 \u2013 Fire in the Sky &#8211; by JennyG <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Hoss is the only Cartwright at home when Nathan Kincaid mounts an attack.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 8,925 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12903\">Nathan Kincaid #2 \u2013 Saving Jessica &#8211; by JennyG <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Part of the Nathan Kincaid series and written for the 2005 Convention Anthology.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 7,550 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12904\">Nathan Kincaid #3 \u2013 The White Shark &#8211; by JennyG <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Ben finds trouble haunting him in the business world.\u00a0 Another in the Nathan Kincaid series.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 6,775 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12905\">Nathan Kincaid #4 \u2013 Anyone Who Fights one of Us &#8211; by JennyG <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Adam returns home after long years away to find many changes along with some fond and familiar things.\u00a0 A story in the Nathan Kincaid series.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 5,830 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11877\">Native Land &#8211; by LissaB <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Adam\u2019s grandfather writes, leaving him with a difficult choice to make. My first Bonanza story written back in 1999.<br \/>\nRating: K+\u00a0 33,460 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2053\">Natural Ability &#8211; by JoanS <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Traces the progress of Joe&#8217;s natural affinity with horses.<br \/>\nRated: K\u00a0 6,700 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=25517\">Naughty or Nice \u2013 by mumu74<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 In preparing for Christmas, being naughty or nice is all a matter of perception.<br \/>\nWritten for the 2019 Advent Calendar<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G<br \/>\nWord Count:\u00a0 1,990<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2341\">Need &#8211; by Dodo <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A WHN for Firstborn and my submission for the May Literary Challenge. Relations between Ben and Joe have become tense.<br \/>\nRated: K+ Word Count: 2284<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2604\">Needed Strength &#8211; by HelenA <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Joe must enter a burning building to save Hoss.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 2,140 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5970\">Negotiation Strategies &#8211; by patina <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Originally published in the 2009 Convention Anthology. Sometimes a game of chess requires more than concentration on the game itself.<br \/>\nRating: K+\u00a0 Word Count=2370<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=14661&amp;action=edit\">Neighbors and Friends &#8211; by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A missing child brings together the Coffees and the Cartwrights, as well as a young Dr. Paul Martin.<br \/>\nRating: K+ WC: 28,370<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?page_id=12938\">Neked Women &#8211; by Robin <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Did Little Joe really see what he thought he saw?\u00a0 Adam can&#8217;t believe the implications of Joe&#8217;s revelation.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 7,645<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12848\">Nemesis &#8211; by Inca \/ Tye<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Why did Adam disappear from the Ponderosa, never to return again?\u00a0 Maybe it happened like this&#8230;.<br \/>\nRating: T\u00a0\u00a0 Word count: 19, 450<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=45148\">Nemesis<\/a> \u2013 by VRON<\/p>\n<p>Summary: Adam and Joe find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time.<br \/>\nRating and Reader Alerts: PG (violence)\u00a0 Words:\u00a0 39,145<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5312\">Never a Harsh Word &#8211; by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 An argument with Hoss spills over to encompass Adam, and is Joe deeply hurt. When tragedy strikes, the brothers rue the harsh words they exchanged. And just when it seems things can&#8217;t get any worse, they do.<br \/>\n9,995 words\u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=37598\">Never Again #1<\/a> \u2013 by HarpistforHim<\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben\u2019s guilt-ridden slump during the Prime of Life unearths painful memories for his oldest son. Despite this, the boys try their hardest to meet the contract deadline on their own. In the end, it\u2019s up to Hoss to make sure his older brother gets back on the right track again. A WHIB\/WHN for The Prime of Life.<br \/>\nRating: G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count: 7,380<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=38581\">Never Again #2 &#8211; A Father\u2019s Promise \u2013 by HarpistforHim <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Following the events of the Prime of Life, Ben thinks everything has returned to normal\u2026 until his oldest son comes to him with open wounds Ben thought had long been healed. The missing conversation between Adam and Ben from my story \u201cNever Again.\u201d<br \/>\nWord count: 3,370\u00a0 Rating: G<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1599\">Never Ending Song (The) &#8211; by the Giggly Sisters <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: As Adam entertains the Cartwrights with his singing, Joe is consumed with jealousy and a long-hidden secret is finally revealed.<br \/>\nRated: K+ WC 1700<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6804\">Never Fool with a Horse\u2019s Tassel &#8211; by pbeaking <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Adam and Hoss get into a mess of trouble when Adam invents something to help him with a daily chore. Please read this little story to see how I incorporated the five words needed to meet this challenge: medieval, tassel, commence,<br \/>\nRating: K WC 1800<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=9454\">Never Forgotten &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A most important day in the life of young Little Joe, and he feels neglected.<br \/>\nRating: K \/\u00a0 2,075 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=30726\">Never Frighten the Cat by McFair<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben comes home to a comic crisis creating by who else &#8211; his youngest son!\u00a0 Can he help him before the boy is buried alive?<br \/>\nWord count: 1746 Rated: G<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=15922\">Never Quote Me the Odds &#8211; by McFair <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Ben Cartwright had thought the worst thing that could happen was that his son, Hoss, was shot in back by mistake.\u00a0 But like the other time Hoss was shot &#8211; by Red Twilight &#8211; Little Joe was in danger too.\u00a0 His brother could be dying and Joe is nowhere in sight.\u00a0 \u00a0What&#8217;s going on?<br \/>\nRated PG &#8211; references to drunkeness Word Count &#8211; 4406<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=45132\">Never Submit or Yield \u2013 by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: This is a series that starts with an unusual story \u2013Never To Submit Or Yield is a story of struggle and overcoming great difficulties and how and why Adam left the Ponderosa.\u00a0 \u2013Awake, Arise, Or Be Forever Fallen is a story of Adam falling in love with a woman who has lived through similar trauma. As their relationship develops, clues to the conspiracy begin to emerge. \u2013Torn tells of how Adam is pressured by his family to go on a cattle drive to reestablish his role, but Joe has to adjust too so there is some friction, and there is trouble from others who want to take advantage of the situation.\u00a0\u00a0 Luckily, Candy is there to help out.\u2013Melinda Returns is a short story in which she tries to manipulate things with Grace who is about to deliver her child. There is closure. \u2013Epilogue.<br \/>\nRating: T\u00a0 Word count: 50,040<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2334\">Never Too Old &#8211; by Dodo <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: From the Pinecone No 4 challenge this story grew into a WHN for The Truckee Strip. Some Joe suffering again, but it&#8217;s what I like best!<br \/>\nRated: K+ Word Count: 2272<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12255\">Never Too Old to Learn &#8211; by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Both Adam and Joe learn that you&#8217;re never too old to learn something new after an accident leaves Joe mortally wounded and his older brother feeling guilty.<br \/>\nRated:\u00a0 G\u00a0 18,160 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=36996\">Never Under a Pale Moon &#8211; by Sierras<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Little Joe takes out a girl who&#8217;s family recently moved from New York. Can he help her to find good in Nevada? And what does a pale moon have to do with anything?<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K+ Word count:\u00a0 \u00a02116<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=15871\">Never, Ever Mess with His&#8230;? &#8211; by AC1830 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0Why is Adam in the dirt at Hoss&#8217; feet?\u00a0 Hoss is not going to like the answer.<br \/>\nRating &#8211; K, WC &#8211; 823<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=18345\">Nevermore &#8211; by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUMMARY: A prequel story in which a fishing trip by two young brothers is the catalyst for an important father\/son conversation.<br \/>\nRating = pg Word count = 2533<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1377\">New Friend (The) &#8211; by KateP <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Joe makes a new friend<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 8,540 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=3345\">New Year\u2019s Eve Shenanigans &#8211; by ljlover2001 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ten year old Little Joe attends a New Year\u2019s Eve party in town with his family and manages to get into trouble &#8211; quelle surprise!<br \/>\nRated: K\u00a0 2,025 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=46833\">New Year\u2019s Traditions \u2013 by Sibylle\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Roy Coffee helps not only Ben in his grief.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Words:\u00a0 2.500<br \/>\nWritten for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=14391\">Next BIG Bonanza (The) &#8212; a REALLY Lost Episode &#8211; by Robin <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0It&#8217;s better than the General Store or the Mercantile.<br \/>\nRating: \u00a0T \u00a0 1,740 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=63029\">Next Mrs. Cartwright\u00a0 (The) &#8211; by\u00a0JoanS.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Ben\u2019s sons decide that it is time their father was married again, so they set out to find him a new wife.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 16,560 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6338\">Night After \u201cDeath at Dawn\u201d (The) &#8211; by debpet <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A brief WHN for the episode &#8216;Death at Dawn&#8221;<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0\u00a0 WC 1600<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10175\">Night Before Christmas (The) &#8211; by freyakendra <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 The boys have some childish fun in a poem that borrows from the original.<br \/>\nRating: K\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 430 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=47069\">Night Before Christmas (The) \u2013 by Questfan\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 The Cartwrights share their most fervent Christmas wishes.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Words:\u00a0 2,610<br \/>\nWritten for Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=3551\">Night Before Christmas (The) &#8211; by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the Christmas story. It\u2019s short, but fun.<br \/>\n2,760 words \u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12256\">Night Callers &#8211; by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Based on actual events, the Ponderosa is invaded with a group of train robbers.<br \/>\nRated:\u00a0 PG\u00a0 10,000 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=50559\">Night Guard \u2013 by SadieSpinner <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong>A young Adam is determined to take part in guarding his father&#8217;s new herd of cattle. But is determination enough?<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (1,025 words)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=60977\">Night in the Rain \u2013 by AdamsMyHero\u00a0 <\/a>\u00a0w<\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Adam rides off miserable, believing he&#8217;s killed his father.<br \/>\nRating: T\u00a0 6,400 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=7614\">Night Music &#8211; by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Adam is surprised with a little night music. A story for the Halloween season.<br \/>\nRated: K+ Word count: 1471<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=48164\">Night of Horrors \u2013 by GlenandMe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: There&#8217;s a raving monster loose on the Ponderosa and suddenly nothing is normal at the ranch house.<br \/>\nRating: PG, Word Count: 3716<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=15570\">Night of the Star &#8211; by faust<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">This story was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar &#8211; Day 5<\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Christmas invitations extend beyond the borders of the Ponderosa.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 \u00a02,800 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=7398\">Night of the Sword &#8211; by southplains <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Danger in the form of a vengeful general invades the Ponderosa.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 8500 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=7704\">Night Ride &#8211; by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Young Adam has an encounter while out on a night ride.<br \/>\nRated: T Word count:\u00a02719<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5512\">Night Sounds &#8211; by EPM <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A seemingly quiet night turns into a tragedy.<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 8,700 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13956\">Night Stalker &#8211; by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Tragedy strikes on the Ponderosa, leaving Joe brutally attacked and his date killed<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25,215 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13958\">Night Train &#8211; by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 In 1871, Chicago will suffer a tragedy due to Mrs. O&#8217;Leary&#8217;s cow; tonight Benson&#8217;s Crossing offers aid to a tragedy cause by a few cows.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 12,060 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13773\">Night Trilogy &#8211; by JC <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0\u00a0 Strange things are afoot on the Ponderosa in these three after-dark comic vignettes.<br \/>\nRating: K\u00a0\u00a0 1,040 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11887\">Night Visitor &#8211; by HelenA <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Not everything that shuffles in the night is a bad omen.<br \/>\nRating: K\u00a0\u00a0 1,210 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=15319\">Night Watch &#8211; by Cheaux <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0\u00a0Musings of Deputy Clem Foster on his city and the Cartwrights.<br \/>\nRated:\u00a0 K+ Word Count: 1238<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=3967\">Nightmare from New Orleans (The) &#8211; by Yakee818 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Left home alone despite Adam&#8217;s misgivings. Little Joe is brutally attacked.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 WC\u00a0 17,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=7165\">Nightshade &#8211; by JoaniePaiute <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Ten-year-old Joe is tired of Adam treating him like a&#8230;well, like a kid. Enter Nightshade, Adam&#8217;s powerful and temperamental horse. What follows involves not only Joe and Adam, but some new Paiute friends and a revelation about Roy&#8217;s past.<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 16,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=62768\">Nine-Tenths of the Law \u2013 by NancyL.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 It&#8217;s time for the boys to head out onto the Ponderosa, performing chores that could take them away for a few weeks.<br \/>\nRating: PG\u00a0 (4,325 words)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=48442\">No April\u2019s Fool \u2013 by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: It was just an April Fool&#8217;s Day prank gone wrong.<br \/>\nRating: General\u00a0 \u00a0 Word count: 897<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2929\">No Coffee &#8211; by frasrgrl <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: The Cartwrights are out on the trail.<br \/>\nRated: K\u00a0 700 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=49747\">No Deal \u2013 BettyHT \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: This is a prequel with Adam home from college at about 23, Hoss at about age 17, and Joe at about age 11. Returning from a trip to Sacramento, Adam has two disturbing encounters, one with someone he thought could be a friend and another with outlaws. Then he has another one with his father. The rest of the story develops from those until the issues can be resolved.<br \/>\nRating &#8211; T\u00a0 Word Count &#8211; 32,154<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5284\">No Flash in the Pan &#8211; by Cowgirl8 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 It&#8217;s about the boy&#8217;s while Ben is out of Town. There is foreshadowing. And we weren&#8217;t supposed to have blood and Gore so nothing gruesome in this story.<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 1,545 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5974\">No Good Deed Goes Unpunished &#8211; by patina <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: The Widow Jenkins got more than she bargained for when Ben sent his sons out to help with a few chores. Written in response to a writing challenge to use &#8220;They all took several steps forward, stunned by what they done&#8221; as the first sentence and &#8220;His lips moved as if he was chewing the words he was holding back&#8221; as the last sentence.<br \/>\nRating: K\u00a0 Word Count=2175<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13960\">No Greater Love &#8211; by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Life changes when the Cartwrights return home find the folks in Virginia City scared of those offering &#8216;protection&#8217;.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23,380 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12010\">No Love without Forgiveness, No Forgiveness withoug Love &#8211; by pbeaking <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Have you ever wanted something so badly that you\u2019d do anything to get it? Let\u2019s just say Little Joe and his best friend Mitch find out the hard way that sometimes finders keepers end up being finders weepers. Contains reference to corporal punishment.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0 4,485 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=36770\">No Man Wants to be Bossed \u2013 by Robin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 An excerpt from &#8220;Frozen in Time.&#8221;<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K+ Word Count:\u00a0 2907<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5632\">No More Eggs &#8211; by DonnaM <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A &#8220;what happened next&#8221; version for\u00a0 &#8220;Caution: Easter Bunny Crossing,&#8221; partially from Joe&#8217;s perspective. Warning: it gives away part of the ending for a &#8220;Lost Episode.&#8221;<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 11,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5979\">No More Games &#8211; by patina <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 WHIB for The Crucible. When Adam realizes he&#8217;s in the act of killing Peter Kane, he&#8217;s horrified that he&#8217;s finally lost control and proved his tormentor right. As he makes his escape, he&#8217;s reminded that two men left him in the desert to die, too. Just who is the better man?<br \/>\nRating: T\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count=3617<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5987\">No More Security &#8211; by patina <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A WHN for The Hayburner. Hoss tells what Adam did to him after the race.<br \/>\nRating: K\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count=1461<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13702\">No Question About It &#8211; by Gillian <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 This is a pre-Inger story. Ben, with four-year-old Adam in tow, takes a job on a farm \u00a0but he is offered something he never expected.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 11,200 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6601\">No Regrets &#8211; by Mamse5 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 My response to the Challenge. Joe tells a lie to protect Pa, but will Adam let it alone?<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 8800<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11297\">No Shovel Needed &#8211; by Justafan\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 \u00a0Once again, Little Joe finds himself facing the music. Hoss and Adam are amused by the current situation, although Ben thinks it is no laughing matter. \u00a0Sometimes, the Cartwrights can dig a very deep hole without using a shovel.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4809\">No Such Thing as a Civil War &#8211; by storm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0\u00a0 What if two brothers left the Ponderosa to fight in the burgeoning war between the States?<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 2200<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=49986\">No Time \u2013 Belle \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 When hop Sing faces a difficult Christmas season, he discovers the true value of time.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 1,835 words<br \/>\nWritten for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=23539\">No Way Back &#8211; by Jules \/ J7339 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Joe Cartwright thinks he is coming to help someone, but finds himself needing help getting back to reality.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G Word Count:\u00a0 1001<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5825\">No Way Out &#8211; by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 What starts out as an ordinary day in town soon takes an unexpected turn.<br \/>\n5,505 words \u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13138\">No Winning &#8211; by the Tahoe Ladies <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A casual question ties Ben in knots.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0 1,060 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10222\">No, Nothing, and Not &#8211; by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 On his return after many years, Adam makes a very bad decision but doesn&#8217;t know how bad it is until too late. It affects his whole family but especially Joe, and all struggle with what to do.<br \/>\nIn the second part, as Christmas nears, Joe remembers the tragedy in his life. There are other problems and near tragedy. When Christmas arrives, Joe and his family have to find a way to be thankful for what they have and accept what they have lost.<br \/>\nThe third part is the next Christmas and the problem of what to get the family that has everything.<br \/>\nIn the fourth part, there&#8217;s a plan to get the Ponderosa for its timber, gold, and silver\u00a0by an evil man who tries to force the deal when Ben says no to his offer, but he didn&#8217;t know what he was going to be facing once he made those Cartwrights upset.<br \/>\nWC = 82,382 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rating = T<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=3993\">Nod or a Wink &#8211; by Writing Woman <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Hoss struggles to understand why a woman is gunned down on the streets of Virginia City. An expanded version of a Pinecone challenge.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0\u00a0 WC\u00a0 750<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=7464\">No\u00ebl \u00e0 Ponderosa &#8211; by rozenn <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Adam va vivre un N\u00f6\u00ebl qu&#8217;il n&#8217;oubliera pas.<br \/>\nRated: MA\u00a0 3,000 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=7641\">None Were the Lovingest &#8211; by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Ben and Little Joe discuss his father&#8217;s three wives.<br \/>\nRated: K\u00a0 Word count: 658<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12738\">Noose (The) &#8211; by GinnyF <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A deserted town and strange happenings.\u00a0 Will the boys survive the night?<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 1,820 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12720\">Not a Day Goes By &#8211; by Arrenall <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0When the unthinkable happens, those left behind must find a way to get on with life.<br \/>\nRating: \u00a0 \u00a0T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4,433 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2926\">Not a Normal Day &#8211; by frasrgrl <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Not a typical day on the Ponderosa.<br \/>\nRated: K<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2896\">Not a Political Man &#8211; by faust <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Yet another discussion with Adam prompts Joe into doing something rash and potentially life-threatening\u2014and into thinking more about politics than he ever wanted to.<br \/>\n2,600 words, rated K\u00a0 2,605 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=37086\">Not Forgotten #1 \u2013 by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A story for those who are willing to accept an Alternate Universe version of some of the Bonanza story. 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