{"id":11783,"date":"2006-09-01T16:07:17","date_gmt":"2006-09-01T20:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?page_id=11783"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:05:35","slug":"stories-by-title-o","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?page_id=11783","title":{"rendered":"Stories by Title O"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->Click title to read story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=7754\">O Come, O Come Emmanuel &#8211; by freyakendra <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Caught in a blizzard on Christmas Eve, Joe follows his brother&#8217;s song after the trail itself becomes obscured by the heavy snow.<br \/>\nRated: K+ WC 2500<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5305\">Obeying Orders &#8211; by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Being asked to scout for the army leads to a terrifying ordeal for Joe.<br \/>\n10,110 words \u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=36466\">Obloquy \u2013 by Cheaux <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Ben is compelled to defend Marie&#8217;s honor.\u00a0 A prequel written for Brand&#8217;s Mother&#8217;s Day Challenge.<br \/>\nRating: T Word Count: 1900<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=14838\">Obscuration &#8211; by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 WHB for Winter Kill.\u00a0 Returning from Montana, Ben, Hoss, and Joe witness a rare natural phenomenon.\u00a0 Written to celebrate today&#8217;s total solar eclipse &#8212; those two and a half minutes may possibly be the very coolest thing I have ever seen.<br \/>\nRating: K\u00a0 Word Count: 1899<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2049\">Obsession &#8211; by JoanS <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A strange ranch hand develops an obsession with Joe.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 12,825 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11893\">Odyssey &#8211; by LissaB <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 As Ben travels to see an ill Adam at Harvard, he recalls a similar journey they made together so many years ago, from Boston to what was eventually to become the Ponderosa.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0\u00a0 101,875 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=29886\">Of Knights and Cowboy<\/a>s by Annie K Cowgirl<\/p>\n<p>Summary: Abigail Jones always considered herself to be a sensible woman except when it came to Adam Cartwright, her knight in shining armor.<br \/>\nRated: K Word Count: 642<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=14205\">Of Little Boys and Puppy Dog Tails &#8211; by Questfan <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: It has only been a short time since the family lost Marie and each of them is struggling to come to terms with it. None of them could have foreseen the impact one small, stray dog would have on the whole family.<br \/>\nWord Count:\u00a0 5846 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Rating: T<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10682\">Of Love and Loss &#8211; by Annie K Cowgirl <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben and Hoss have a heart to heart about lost loves.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 tissue warning \u00a0\u00a0 1,500<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=15552\">Of Men and Angels &#8211; by Inca \/ Tye<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Written for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1,470 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10782\">Of Mothers and Fathers &#8211; by Annie K Cowgirl <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0Ben&#8217;s announcement of his upcoming marriage to a young, widowed woman brings about a serious talk between a ten-year-old Joe and his older brother, Adam<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 1,625<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12257\">Of One Man\u2019s Blood &#8211; by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0Ben&#8217;s three sons have vanished, but where could they be?\u00a0 Months of worry and fear leave him devastated over his loss.\u00a0 When Ben offers the Ponderosa for sale, a reformed criminal comes to Ben&#8217;s aide and together they set sail on the high seas in search of Ben&#8217;s most cherished of life&#8217;s gifts, his three sons.<br \/>\nRated: \u00a0R\u00a0 Subject matter hints at sexual content, contains cruel and inhumane treatment to certain individuals and deals with white slavery.\u00a0 May not be suited for all readers&#8230;proceed accordingly. by clicking into the story, you are adhering to the warning that has been posted.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 42,600 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=675\">Oh What a Tangled Web we Weave &#8211; by Terri <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: When Charley joins the cattle drive, he causes one headache after another for Joe and his family. Only Joe is aware that Charley is not all he seems!!<br \/>\nRated: T WC 14,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=14327\">Oh, Ducky! &#8211; by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0Because\u00a0of a misunderstanding, Ben offers Adam as an escort for\u00a0Clementine Hawkins&#8217; niece for a week starting on a Sunday. Things quickly get\u00a0difficult for Adam until there&#8217;s a problem with potential lifetime\u00a0consequences. Remorseful, Ben steps in\u00a0to help his son out of that one, and\u00a0then\u00a0helps Adam\u00a0get some revenge on his brothers too. It&#8217;s all in good fun, or mostly it is.<br \/>\nrating = T \u00a0word count = 4146<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2046\">Old Demons &#8211; by JoanS <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A college friend of Adam&#8217;s causes trouble for both Adam and Joe.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 18,955 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=60853\">Old Dreams and Achieving New Dream<\/a> \u2013 by AdamJoeLuver<\/p>\n<p>Summary: Adam finds a little house and decides to fix it up for Hoss and his fianc\u00e9. Alot of family scenes.<br \/>\nRating: PG-13 Words: 4385<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=57131\">Old Man (The) \u2013 by DJK\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Hoss and Little Joe started calling Adam &#8220;the old man&#8221; shortly after their father&#8217;s death.\u00a0 Marie regrets how much of Adam&#8217;s youth was taken when he took over running the Ponderosa and helping her raise his brothers.\u00a0 She decides it is time that he found a romance to make him feel young again.\u00a0\u00a0NOTE: In this AU it was Marie Cartwright who lived while Ben Cartwright died.<br \/>\nRating: T\/PG13\u00a0 \u00a0world count: 46,701<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2661\">Old Man and The Cowboy (The) &#8211; by Hooded Crow <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: This was written as a tribute and a kind of obituary for Pernell Roberts after I learned about his death in January 2010.<br \/>\nRated: K\u00a0 1,410 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6807\">Old Man Dizzy &#8211; by pbeaking <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Adam and Hoss Cartwright reflect on the memory of an old ranch hand.<br \/>\nRating K\u00a0 Words 800<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=36147\">Old Stable (The) \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Repair and reconstruction of an old stable on the Ponderosa is necessary to keep a memory and a hope alive for the family and leads to some stories that pull the family closer together.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 Word Count:\u00a0 1567<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=47673\">Old Teacher (The) &#8211; by StephyL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Synopsis:\u00a0Joe has a run in with a sub that Adam once had and soon things go from bad to worse.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 PG<br \/>\nWords:\u00a0 3,600<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=18767\">Ole Daniel &#8211; by DJK\u00a0 <\/a><br \/>\nSummary: Each of Ben Cartwright&#8217;s sons had a meeting with Old Daniel. Only Hoss realized the danger they faced when they did.<br \/>\nrating T word count 3126<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=14394\">Olympic Inheritance (The) &#8212; a REALLY Lost Episode &#8211; by Robin <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0Beyond their wildest dreams? \u00a0Well, it happened.<br \/>\nRating: \u00a0T \u00a0 2,60 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4984\">On a Wedding Day &#8211; by Krystyna <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Laura&#8217;s wedding day &#8211; how does everyone actually feel about this coming marriage?<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 4,745 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6566\">On a Winter Morning &#8211; by the Tahoe Ladies <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: An interesting meeting for Ben.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 Word Count:\u00a0 2200<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=40451\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On and On and On \u2013 by BettyHT <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summary: This is a series featuring Adam but with significant roles played by Hoss, Joe, and Ben. Each story can stand alone, but features the same OCs and they tell a progressive story as well.&#8211;On Borrowed Time\u2014 There are conflicting accounts of what happened in a gunfight, and the family of the man killed won&#8217;t believe Adam. &#8211;On the Run\u2014 about five years later, Adam faces accusations and a tragic loss, and has to flee.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;On Edge\u2014 Adam and Elaine get to know each other but it&#8217;s complicated by Elaine\u2019s disapproving father, and court fights too. &#8211;On Top of the Mountain\u2014 There are ups and downs in Adam&#8217;s romance and Hoss gets to be romantic too. Rating: T\u00a0 Word count: 111,885<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5120\">On Butterfly Wings &#8211; by Krystyna <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: This is a little story about a little boy who never knew his Mama but loves her and when he overhears some gossip he mistakenly thinks his Mama is alive after all.<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 21,150 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12648\">On Edge &#8211; by Puchi Ann <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0Joe&#8217;s in a precarious position, and he can only pray that rescue will come before it&#8217;s too late.<br \/>\nRating: T\u00a0\u00a0 2329 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5131\">On My Way &#8211; by SallyAnn <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Joe is having difficulty dealing with his grief over losing love and proving he\u2019s an adult by taking it out on his family. This leads to trouble for him and his entire family. Set after &#8220;The Julia Bulette Story.&#8221;<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0\u00a0 7,230 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4941\">On the Edge &#8211; by Krystyna <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: It&#8217;s hot and work is hard for Adam and Hoss while Joe is off on a jaunt elsewhere. Then Adam wakes up during the night knowing that Joe needs help &#8230;<br \/>\nRated: K\u00a0 19,285 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=9706\">On the Hunt for Brotherhood &#8211; by Puchi Ann <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 My Camp in the Pines story, using the following words from the fishing tournament:\u00a0 eggs, petticoat, gunshot wound.\u00a0 Adam had been reluctant to take sixteen-year-old Little Joe on a hunting trip, but when he is Incapacitated by a freak accident, only his baby brother stands between him and certain death.<br \/>\nRating: T\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count: \u00a016,760<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=47968\">On the Shores of the Lake \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Five vignettes of family life tied in some way to the shore of Lake Tahoe. The first four are prequel stories.<br \/>\nPG\u00a0\u00a0 5,345<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=40505\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the Trail and More \u2013 by BettyHT <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summary: Joe asks a question about Christmas that leads Adam to tell a story about coming West, and then there are more stories about Christmas with Marie and Elizabeth. Rating: PG\u00a0 Word Count: 5,126<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11981\">On the Warpath &#8211; by ChristyG <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Everyone take cover .\u00a0 Someone&#8217;s on the warpath.\u00a0 Just how will they rescue themselves?<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 1,645 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=46774\">On the Way West \u2013 by wx4rmk\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Though many people choose to write a story for the Advent Calendar, members are free to choose how they wish to respond to their prompt.<br \/>\nDrawn for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10365\">On this Night &#8211; by bahj <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben is lying on his death bed when three ghostly visitors from the past step in to change the course of fate.<br \/>\nRating K+ \/ Word count 1,410<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12353\">Once Upon a Christmas &#8211; by DebbieB &amp; JennieA <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0 With Christmas fast approaching, the Cartwrights race against time to prolong the magic of Christmas from fading on the Ponderosa.<br \/>\nRated: G\u00a0 16,570 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=45480\">Once Upon a Christmas<\/a>\u00a0 by AMG<\/p>\n<p>Summary: A story with a twist. It&#8217;s an any-Cartwright story category &#8211; it&#8217;s up to you to decide who the main hero is.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 PG-13, violence\u00a0 \u00a0Words:\u00a0 6,161<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12364\">Once Upon a Christmas &#8211; by JennieA &amp; DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0 With Christmas fast approaching, the Cartwrights race against time to prolong the magic of Christmas from fading on the Ponderosa.<br \/>\nRated: G\u00a0 16,570 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=61216\">Once Upon a Christmas Eve \u2013 by Heather-Chrysalis\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Anything is possible on Christmas Eve.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (1,350 words)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=46246\">Once Upon a Midsummer Night \u2013 by Heather-Chrysalis <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: One summer solstice night, Adam Cartwright time travels with the aid of a fairy ring to the year 1962. He meets an eleven-year-old girl and takes her to Dairy Queen on his motorcycle.<br \/>\nRated G\u00a0 \u00a0Wordcount: 3,707<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=932\">One (The) &#8211; by the Tahoe Ladies <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A tale of wills between a man and a horse<br \/>\nRated: K Word Count: 7830<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=3670\">One Bad Day &#8211; by Barbara <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 When it rains it pours for Adam who experiences a run of bad luck<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 6,100 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12770\">One Brother from Boston &#8211; by DonnaM <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Hoss and Joe invite Adam to come home from Boston for Christmas. Ben also has a hand in bringing &#8220;One Brother from Boston,&#8221; and so do an angelic helper and a stranger from Minnesota.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 6,910 word<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=3512\">One Bullet &amp; Holding to Hope &#8211; by freyakendra <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: <a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=3512\">One Bullet-&gt;<\/a>: Wounded and running out of time, Joe&#8217;s only hope is his ability to believe that a single bullet can make any difference at all. Keywords: SJS, JPM, drama<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=3512\">Holding to Hope-&gt;<\/a>:\u00a0 Sequel to One Bullet.\u00a0 In the wake of Annie Grainger&#8217;s murder, Joe&#8217;s family and hers are brought together in bitterness, compassion, and a shared need for hope: one, for survival of the body; the other, for survival of the soul.<br \/>\nWC \u00a010,200<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=7066\">One Candle &#8211; by Cheaux <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A tragic event in Virginia City sends shock waves across the globe and spurs Adam to return home to find the truth.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 16,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13064&amp;page=2\">One for the Ages &#8211; by Justafan <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A story of a friendship that ran deeper than blood.\u00a0 Submitted in response to a 2016 Pinecone Challenge.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a0537 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10366\">One Golden Summer &#8211; by bahj <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Thirteen-year-old Hoss has to deal with changes, both at home and within himself. In the midst of his confusion a young girl enters his life. She gives Hoss a new perspective and together they share &#8220;One Golden Summer&#8221;.<br \/>\nRated: Family Friendly \/ Word count: 20,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=62753\">One Good Turn \u2013 by VickiC.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Trouble for the Cartwrights in San Francisco. Ben finds out that deeds he did in his past come back to haun him; fortunately, it&#8217;s the good deeds that prove to be most useful.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 PG\u00a0 (8,580 words)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2043\">One Hell of a Trip &#8211; by JoanS <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben finds it necessary to take a young Little Joe on a long stagecoach trip.<br \/>\nRated: K\u00a0 7,090 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=50570\">One Helluva Day \u2013 by Meggy <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong>\u00a0Adam, Hoss and Little Joe manage to test their father&#8217;s patience many times over in the space of one day. All four encounter a &#8216;first ever&#8217; for the Cartwright family.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (12,200 words)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4494\">One Hour &#8211; by JoeC <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: In one hour good and bad\u00a0can happen.<br \/>\nRating T\u00a0 675 words .\u00a0 Warning: Don&#8217;t read it if you are a sensitive person<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1347\">One in One Hundred and Thirty &#8211; by KateP <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0\u00a0 The story is an attempt to look at the effects of epilepsy on a sufferer and their family. Oh, and the title refers to the number of epilepsy sufferers in the U.K at present &#8211; it really is that common. Rated: K+\u00a0 20,180 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=7248\">One Last Goodbye &#8211; by slaine89 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A look into the last few moments of Hoss Cartwright&#8217;s life. My tribute to both the character and the actor that played him.<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 1,170 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13505\">One Little Two Little Three Little Thunderbirds &#8211; by McFair <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0A friend of Ben&#8217;s comes for a visit, bringing with him his three daughters and a dark secret from his past. At first it appears the greatest danger the visit presents lies in the insanity of a trio of young females in the Cartwright household. All too soon it becomes apparent that Gil Jenkins&#8217; demons have not been laid to rest and threaten not only him, but the Cartwrights as well.<br \/>\nRated: PG-13 \u00a0WC 79,400<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12258\">One Lucky Man &#8211; by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0A prank, an accusation, and a journey to death&#8217;s door, shows all of the Cartwrights and a few others, just how lucky one man can truly be.<br \/>\nRating: \u00a0PG\u00a0\u00a0 19,650 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12259\">One More Brother &#8211; by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A WHN story for Credit for A Kill.\u00a0 When the shooting stopped and the last remaining Jordan brothers were pronounced dead, Joe Cartwright sighed in relief, his troubles were over.\u00a0 Or so he thought; what he hadn&#8217;t counted on was that Luke, Virgil, Boone and Walt Jordan had one more brother, and that brother was set on revenge.<br \/>\nRated:\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 7,000 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=61496\">One More Day \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben shares his thoughts about both the tragedy and triumph he experiences when Little Joe is blinded.\u00a0 Based on the episode, &#8220;The Stillness Within&#8221;.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 7430<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=24029\">One Night &#8211; by SJR Cartwright<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Adam encounters a sweet angel in San Francisco.\u00a0 Written for the R-Rated Anniversary Challenge.<br \/>\nRated:\u00a0 MA (sexual content)<br \/>\nWord Count:\u00a0 2350<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13965\">One Night in Bear River &#8211; by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Having delivered the herd, the Cartwrights were only planning to spend one night in town before heading home.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 6,960 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10350\">One of a Kind &#8211; by MissJudy <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: This \u201cwhat happens later\u201d story for Thanks for Everything, Friend, picks up after Tom Wilson has been dead for several months and a woman comes to Virginia City with one goal in mind: to kill Adam Cartwright for his role in Tom\u2019s death. She holds Adam at gunpoint as she presses her case against him, and he tries to help her see the truth before she pulls the trigger.<br \/>\nRating: K\u00a0 Word Count: 9492<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11894\">One of Those Days &#8211; by HelenA <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Did you ever known anyone to have &#8216;one of those days&#8217; that stretched into an entire week?\u00a0 No?\u00a0 Well sit back and let Joe tell you all about it.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0\u00a0 20,630 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=3669\">One Out of Six &#8211; by Heike <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe and five of his school mates are playing a game that may come to a deadly end.<br \/>\nWC 850<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6506\">One Shot &#8211; by rh2006fan <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A normal trip to the saloon turns tragic. I wrote this back in the summer, you may need some tissues with this too&#8230; Warning: Character death<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 1,450 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=3890\">One Somewhere in the Night (The) &#8211; by Calim11 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Adam and Hoss are lost and must make their own way home on different paths.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 13,885 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1697\">One Special Night &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: The Cartwrights await a VERY special delivery, leaving one of them to wonder what their future will hold.<br \/>\nRating: K\u00a0 1,705 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6491\">One Step Closer #1 \u2013 For Loves Sake Only &#8211; by MissJudy <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Adam promised Laura that he&#8217;d be back for their engagement party. But he&#8217;s delayed and during that time, he unexpectedly meets his first love &#8211; a young woman he knew in Boston. After an evening spent talking, they realize that they still love each other, yet they know that it can&#8217;t make a difference. Life and time have sent them in opposite directions and they part again, while wondering what might have happened if they had taken one step closer.\u00a0 This is a what happens during, and after the episode, Triangle.<br \/>\nRated: K+ WC 10,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6503\">One Step Closer #2 \u2013 \u2018Til Death Do We Part &#8211; by MissJudy <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Adam&#8217;s getting married! He&#8217;s moved to Boston to help his grandfather, and has begun to build a good life there, including an engagement to the girl he fell in love with during college.\u00a0 Their wedding is set to coincide with an unexpected visit from Ben Cartwright.<br \/>\nAll is well until Adam&#8217;s fiancee disappears and Ben and his son set out to find her. Adam battles a worsening illness along with the lies of those involved. He must rely on help from those more familiar with the city and at one point despairs as he asks his father why the women who love him&#8230;die. Will there be a wedding or will Adam sink further into loneliness and pain as another opportunity for love is torn away.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 WC\u00a0 82,700<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6508\">One Step Closer #3 \u2013 Two Broken Hearts &#8211; by MissJudy <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Adam is back in Boston after a 12 year absence. His career has taken off in a prestigious engineering firm; he\u2019s happily married to his college sweetheart, and he\u2019ll be a featured performer at an upcoming choral production. But the life he\u2019s made is destroyed in three weeks after a beautiful stranger hires him to build a wine cellar. He loses his job; his wife thinks he\u2019s having an affair with the stranger, and he\u2019s forced to participate in a federal crime, knowing that he won\u2019t live through it, but hopes to stay alive long enough to protect the people he loves.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0\u00a0 WC\u00a0 28,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6512\">One Step Closer #4 &#8211; In Search of Safety &#8211; by MissJudy <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Following a harrowing experience in Boston, Adam and his new wife head west to the Ponderosa for a visit, hoping to relax where they feel safe. Unfortunately Little Joe is not happy with their presence. Hoss helps sort things out between his brothers, but when one problem is solved, the Cartwrights \u201cwelcome\u201d two more unexpected visitors. A misguided act by one of these guests brings near tragedy. This is a story of new lessons learned while old feelings are dealt with. It ends with Melinda and Adam in London, still wondering whether they can ever escape the trouble that seems to shadow them.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 36,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6525\">One Step Closer #5 &#8211; From Two to Three &#8211; by MissJudy <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Adam and his wife, Melinda, are living in England, and getting ready to welcome their first child. After a fall on the stairs, Adam must face the fear of losing his wife and child, and he comes to terms with his own lingering grief over his mother&#8217;s death.\u00a0 We also see\u00a0the family back on the Ponderosa waiting impatiently for the arrival of a new Cartwright. The story returns the young parents to the states where a number of surprises await &#8211; including a visit from some Nevadans, and one old foe who leaves them reeling.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 45,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13792\">One Step Closer #6 \u2013 Changes in Fate &#8211; by MissJudy <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben, Hoss and Little Joe head to Boston to be with Adam after receiving the devastating news\u00a0that the entire Wadsworth family had perished at sea. \u00a0The Wadsworths had adopted Adam into their family when he\u2019d been a student, and they\u2019d renewed their support and friendship when he\u2019d returned to marry Melinda and start a family twelve years later. Ben and the two brother find Adam coping, but staggering under the weight of his pain. Adding to his loss, Adam\u00a0may lose his command over Wadsworth Engineering\u2013the firm he\u2019d helped make into a thriving business\u2013when Frank Wadsworth\u2019s will names an heir. Will this accumulation of loss be the final straw for Adam? Can\u00a0the love and support of his family: his father and brothers from the West, and his grandfather, wife and children in the East,\u00a0sustain him as he faces\u00a0the absence of even more people he\u2019d loved?<br \/>\nRating: PG \u00a0 52,135 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4320\">One That Got Away (The) &#8211; by Cheaux <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 More than a fish story . . . this tale recounts how loss, memories, and discovery shape the friendships we form and the people we become.<br \/>\nWC 9700\u00a0 Rated:\u00a0 T+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=46991\">One that Got Away (The)<\/a> \u2013 by Candyfan<\/p>\n<p>Summary: When Candy brings in a murderer, the murderer escapes prison and comes looking for revenge on Candy.<br \/>\nRating and Reader Alerts: G<br \/>\nWords:\u00a0 7,980<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11803\">One That Wouldn\u2019t Get Away (The) &#8211; by Visage <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Sheriff Roy Coffee has had it with prisoners escaping his jail. \u00a0This one isn&#8217;t getting off so easily!<br \/>\nRated: K\u00a0 1,040 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10367\">One Week &#8211; by bahj <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: After discovering he has only one week left to live, Little Joe, in an effort to be remembered fondly, turns it into a week that no one will ever forget.<br \/>\nRated: Family Friendly \/ Word count: 17,175<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2004\">One Word at a Time &#8211; by Harper <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Adam hasn\u2019t been home from college long before he clashes with the hands\u2014but maybe that\u2019s what he wanted&#8230;.<br \/>\n1,505 words\u00a0 Rating K+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13469\">One-Way Ticket for the Pleasure &#8211; by mumu74 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 I hope, you&#8217;ll have so much pleasure reading it as I had, writing it&#8230; The handsome Adam Cartwright will be in the middle of an amazing adventure. R-Rated, because that story was written for the R-Forum writing challenge.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 MA\u00a0\u00a0 2,250 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2201\">Only (The) #1 &#8211; by Donna <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben sends Joe to New York on business, but also to help him overcome his inner turmoil at being the only son left on the Ponderosa.<br \/>\nRated K+\u00a0 ,435 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2211\">Only (The) #2 -Adjustments &#8211; by Donna <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Sequel to &#8216;The Only&#8217;, Joe awaits Merrie&#8217;s arrival west, and finds himself having to deal with Walsh once again as Walsh and the Empire Railway threaten the Ponderosa.<br \/>\nRated K+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2417\">Only (The) #3 &#8211; Finding the Way Home &#8211; by Donna <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A sequel to The Only and Adjustments. The success of the Ponderosa causes a long time enemy to seek its destruction, using whatever means possible.<br \/>\nRated K+\u00a0 13,545 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=17649\">Only a Brother Can Know &#8211; by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUMMARY: Adam is back, but he and Joe are at odds. Ben is surprised to find out why, but the big surprise is in what the brothers reveal in their conversation.<br \/>\nrating = T word count = 1238<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=18367\">Only Fifteen &#8211; by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A short WHN for &#8216;He Was Only Seven&#8217; &#8212; a moment on the way back home.<br \/>\nRating: G\u00a0 Word Count: 1863<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5644\">Only One Left &#8211; by DestinyAdams <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 He is the only one left.\u00a0 Joe reflects. Written for the August Chaps and Spurs. Tissue warning!<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 1,150 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=46052\">Only Six Beers \u2013 by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: In this prequel story, a young Hoss gets talked into something that has unpleasant consequences, but they are not the ones he expected.<br \/>\nRating: PG\u00a0 Word count: 1909<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5611\">Only Skin Deep #1 &#8211; by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 When a chance thief breaks into the Ponderosa, Joe finds himself at the mercy of a killer who looks only too familiar.<br \/>\n9,170 words \u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5608\">Only Skin Deep #2 &#8211; Toil and Trouble &#8211; by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Joe becomes the victim of a series of attempts on his life. Why does everyone insist they have seen Adam around, when he is visiting a friend back east?<br \/>\n11,060 words \u00a0 Rated: R<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5329\">Only Skin Deep #3 \u2013 Wolf in the Fold &#8211; by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Joe\u2019s nemesis returns. Will he survive this encounter?<br \/>\n9,755 words \u00a0 Rated T<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=7114\">Only Skin Deep #4 &#8211; A Fresh Start &#8211; by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Joe is sought out by a woman who wants him to help her husband. But when Joe discovers who the woman&#8217;s husband is, he wants nothing to do with him. Will he take no for an answer?<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 10,975<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=37571\">Only the Truth Can Fix This<\/a> \u2013 by BettyHT<\/p>\n<p>Summary: A &#8216;guest&#8217; at the Ponderosa reveals a secret that Adam had warned his father would inevitably be found out.\u00a0 The family has to deal with the aftermath of the cruel truth.<br \/>\nRating: T \u00a0 Word count: 12,471<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10368\">Operation Barn Dance &#8211; by bahj <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Some women are worth a lot of trouble . . . but not all of them . . .\u00a0 Just a short &#8220;cheesy&#8221; story:0<br \/>\nRated: Family Friendly \/ Word count: 2317<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5485\">Options &#8211; by EPM <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Two brothers separated, each thinking the other is dead.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 9200<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=35324\">Orange You Glad It\u2019s Christmas \u2013 by Puchi Ann\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 It was a simple request and one that could not be granted due to circumstance beyond their control.\u00a0 Or could it?<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 6,880 words<br \/>\n<em>Note:\u00a0 This story was written for the Bonanz Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=14342\">Other Plans &#8211; by Home Alone <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Ben has met a woman in town with a tragic past.\u00a0 Drawn together by a common thread of lost love, their friendship grows until one night one of them makes a proposal for a closer relationship.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0\u00a0MA\/R\u00a0 Word Count:\u00a0\u00a01755<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=934\">Other Side of Valor (The) &#8211; by the Tahoe Ladies <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: There is another side of every story that remains just beyond your grasp sometimes.<br \/>\nRated: T &#8211; Word Count: 7540<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=16776\">Other Sons (The) &#8211; by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0This is my entry for the Missing Man Challenge. \u00a0The episode is The Other Son and Adam has been added to the story line. \u00a0The rest of the story of moving the nitroglycerin across the mountains remains intact.<br \/>\nrating = T \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 word count = 7768<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=50181\">Our Blood \u2013 Wrangler \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 After his father is shot, Joe fights to keep him alive while hiding a deadly secret<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 Teens\u00a0 28,900 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=955\">Our Favorite Story &#8211; by acspeej <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A storm is raging outside, and the children are fearful because their father is very late getting home. They ask the woman to read their favorite story &#8211; it distracts and soothes them. It&#8217;s a very romantic story.<br \/>\nRated K\u00a0 3,875 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5396\">Our Little Joe &#8211; by BnzaGal <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Written for the Michael Landon&#8217;s 2011 Birthday &#8211; Literary Exercise where we had to put all the words of the song &#8220;Be Patient with Me&#8221; somewhere in our story.<br \/>\nRated: K\u00a0 1,295 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=15346\">Our Little Town &#8211; by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe and Mitch show off their school project.\u00a0 Written for a Pinecone Challenge\u00a0 June 15 , and expanded for the Michael Landon Birthday Challenge.<br \/>\nRating: K\u00a0 \u00a0Word Count: 1490<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=47022\">Our Mother\u2019s Keeper<\/a> = by Jeanie Cartwright<\/p>\n<p>Summary: Hoss and Adam are attacked and robbed on the way home from a trip. Adam is injured and it\u2019s up to Hoss to save his brother\u2019s life and get him safely home to the Ponderosa. During the journey, Hoss reflects on an important bond he shares with his older brother.<br \/>\nRating: PG-13 for violence, bloodshed and mild profanity<br \/>\nWords:\u00a0 18,300<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12260\">Our Secret Love\u2019s No Secret Anymore &#8211; by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0 Only one man that Ben knows of can be held responsible for Ben&#8217;s youngest son&#8217;s injuries, Austin Baker.\u00a0 But why, after nearly twenty years, would an old friend want to seek revenge on Ben Cartwright?\u00a0 A secret love from Ben&#8217;s past may hold the key that unlocks the door to the mystery and Ben&#8217;s heart.\u00a0 Ben shares his secret with Adam and Hoss to help them understand why their brother was so badly beaten.<br \/>\nRating: \u00a0G\u00a0 10,275 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1293\">Out of Boredom Comes Fishing &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: It&#8217;s only been a few months since Adam left the Ponderosa; this story finds Hop Sing and Little Joe in the kitchen, talking.<br \/>\n990 words \u00a0 Rating K<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=14198\">Out of Discord &#8211; by MaryS <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Joe and Adam find are at odds after a misunderstanding, but soon find the themselves with only each other to rely on for survival.<br \/>\nRated: G \u00a0 16,900 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=14053\">Out of Mind &#8211; by Diana G <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 When Adam is found with a bullet in his back, Roy&#8217;s explanation is unbelievable.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20,720 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=14887\">Out of the Darkness &#8211; by Sierra Girl <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0The murder of a friend, and the ensuing trial, lead an exhausted Adam to confront deeply buried fears and long-held guilt about events in his past. Will he come out the other side unscathed and able to face up to his father?<br \/>\nRating: T \u00a0 Word Count: 23,980 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6324\">Out of the Shadows &#8211; by debpet <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 An empty warehouse, a mysterious but vaguely familiar stranger and a blue shirt. 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