{"id":26191,"date":"2006-09-02T15:36:30","date_gmt":"2006-09-02T19:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?page_id=26191"},"modified":"2026-08-11T15:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:00:33","slug":"stories-by-author-wrangler","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?page_id=26191","title":{"rendered":"Stories by Author &#8211; Wrangler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Latest Story:\u00a0 Forever in My Heart #2\u00a0 &#8211; <\/strong>most recent post 08\/07\/2026 (see Summary below)<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5101\">A Man Named Bill &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Suffering from amnesia, Little Joe is found in a remote town, and his rescuers attempt to reunite him with his family without causing any further trauma.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 22,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5908\">Always My Heart &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 This story addresses the arrival of Adam Cartwright after a ten year absence and how his return affects the remaining Cartwrights.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T ~ WC 25,500<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5055\">Always My Son #1 &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A stranger arrives in town with the intent of ripping the family apart by claiming he&#8217;s Little Joe&#8217;s real father.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 55,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5009\">Always My Son #2 \u2013 The Color of Love &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 This is a sequel to Always My Son.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K+ WC 18,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=61540\">Beautiful in My Eyes #1 \u2013 byWrangler\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Francois Balantaire, a spurned suitor of Marie Cartwright&#8217;s, travels two thousand miles and twenty years to seek vengeance on her by scarring her son, Little Joe.<\/p>\n<p>Rating T, WC 24,425<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=61682\">Beautiful in My Eyes #2 &#8211; No Night So Long \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: The sequel to &#8220;Beautiful in My Eyes&#8221;, Little Joe struggles with the scar Francois left on his face, the Cartwrights search for the attacker and Hop Sing has a plan.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 29,525 Links to stories in the series are included within.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=62273\">Beautiful in My Eyes #3 &#8211; Every Storm Runs Out of Rain \u2013 by Wrangler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: The &#8220;Beautiful in My Eyes&#8221; series concludes. Little Joe can no longer cope with his horrendous scar nor his hatred of Marie; the capture of Francois grows imminent.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 30,508 Links to stories in the series are included within.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=64551\">Because You Loved Me &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u201cDid Saunders shoot Little Joe, Ben?\u201d The sheriff asked.\u00a0 \u201cNo, Roy, I did,\u201d Ben answered succinctly, watching his youngest son glaring over at him from across the room.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 31,471<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4990\">Best Loved Son (The)\u00a0 &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: An accident during a hunting trip threatens to take the life of Ben Cartwright, later forcing him to reflect on his three sons and what they mean to him.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 16,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4421\">Best Medicine (The) #1 &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Ben struggles with saving Joe&#8217;s life having already dealt with an incompetent replacement physician. Followed by Malice A Forethought.<br \/>\nRated T\u00a0 WC 11,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4461\">Best Medicine (The) #2 &#8211; Malice Aforethought &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe finds himself desperate for his father&#8217;s help to save his life after the evil doctor Steven Hale gets a hold of him and injures him in an act of revenge.<br \/>\nRated: T, WC 28,000<br \/>\nLinks to stories in the series included within.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=56947\">Best Medicine #3 \u2013 Coup De Grace \u2013 by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Joe pays the ultimate price when he seeks vengeance on evil Dr Hale who maimed his leg and got off scot-free.<br \/>\nRating T-13, WC 43,800<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=60899\">Calling Up Angels \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: When a little boy is left in Little Joe&#8217;s care, he hopes to adopt him however problems arise which might prevent the adoption. A tale of love and loss. Rating T, WC 19,348<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=50494\">Ever With You \u2013 Wrangler<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Summary: Little Joe couldn&#8217;t believe it when Pa turned his back and walked away. Adam had been injured and it was Joe&#8217;s fault and Ben refused to get him out of the charges or even post bail. Now after six weeks in the Virginia City jail Joe must face Pa for the first time and make a tough decision about his future. A lesson about love, the tough kind.<br \/>\nRating T\u00a0 (word count 21,290)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4501\">Every Purpose Under Heaven #1 &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0Thieves invade the Ponderosa, setting devastating events into motion. Now Little Joe struggles to find a way to get over what happened to him that horrible night.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 36,000 Part one, links to stories in the series included within.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4993\">Every Purpose Under Heaven #2 &#8211; Another Season &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Ben hires newcomer Luke Thrasher but his ties to an old enemy of Joe&#8217;s shocks everyone and sets Joe up for murder charges.<br \/>\nRating MA, WC 52,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4987\">Every Purpose Under Heaven #3 &#8211; Dru &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: When Hoss falls in love with Drucilla Carrington it leads to trouble when Little Joe remembers where he met her and it&#8217;s not where a lady should&#8217;ve ever been.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 27,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=50219\">Every Purpose Under Heaven #4 &#8211; All Our Yesterdays \u2013 by Wrangler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 In the long-awaited conclusion of the Every Purpose Under Heaven series, the family helps Joe as he seeks closure.\u00a0 Along the way he is forced to deal with a friend&#8217;s struggle, a gunfight, an injury and an unplanned pregnancy.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 PG\u00a0 (36,630 words)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=57169\">Fifteen Minutes \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: When Ben is told that Little Joe is dying, they board a stagecoach and begin the race against time to save his life.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 36,200<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=66973\">Forever in My Heart #1 &#8211; by Wrangler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Little Joe waits by the grandfather clock for Pa&#8217;s return.\u00a0 As the hours tick away, Joe grows fearful that something&#8217;s happened to Pa, while reflecting on the times he&#8217;s worried his father by coming home late.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 4674<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=67951\">Forever in My Heart #2 &#8211; by Wrangler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Pa&#8217;s point of view is highlighted as he puts his own spin on the story that Little Joe told in &#8220;Forever in My Heart&#8221; regarding his youngest son&#8217;s penchant for coming home late.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 6,402<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=57186\">Harm\u2019s Way \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Two opposites collide, a serial killer targeting young men and 17 year old Little Joe whose cavalier attitude puts him in harm&#8217;s way.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 31,000,<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4498\">Hellbent, Population \u2013 98<\/a> \u2013 by Wrangler<\/p>\n<p>Summary: On a layover in the town of Hellbent, Ben and Joe encounter more than they ever expected. Now they recount their story to Hoss and hope he believes them.<br \/>\nRating T WC 16,326<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=60064\">I\u2019m Already There \u2013 by Wrangler \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Little Joe doesn&#8217;t know what to do with himself when Pa is delayed and can&#8217;t make his seventeenth birthday. A simple sweet tale.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 3326<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=65057\">I Am Your Child &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 When his relationship with Little Joe is strained, Ben reflects on his feelings towards his own father.\u00a0 A letter from the past reveals the true cause of the problem.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 22,323<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=61512\">I Will \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Little Joe is consumed with guilt when his best friend is accidently shot and killed. Unable to forgive himself, Joe heads down a dangerous self-destructive path.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 21,861<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=56815\">If Silence Keeps You \u2013 by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 With word of Ben Cartwright&#8217;s death, the three Cartwright brothers must decide if they&#8217;ll keep the Ponderosa going in order to preserve their father&#8217;s legacy.\u00a0 Meanwhile, it&#8217;s Little Joe whose nightly dreams propel him to search for the truth about how his father perished and if he&#8217;s really dead.<br \/>\nRating &#8211; T, WC 28,200,<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=58306\">If Your Heart Cries Out Tonight \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Little Joe reflects back to when he challenged an important decision that his father made. Now, at seventeen, he discovers why Pa was right.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 10,225<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=65198\">In Between Heaven and Earth &#8211; by Wrangler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Lorne Greene gets more than expected when Michael Landon suffers a break from reality and thinks he\u2019s Little Joe while they are rehearsing up at Eagle\u2019s Nest.\u00a0 Later, rallying the rest of the cast, everyone placates Little Joe hoping to snap Mike out of it. Inspired by \u201cBetween Heaven and Earth\u201d.<br \/>\nRating T,<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=57936\">In This Life \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: When Joe arrived in Savannah to be Clay&#8217;s best man he never knew he&#8217;d be running for his life after contracting yellow fever. Now home, he recounts the terrifying details to his family.<br \/>\nThe First Born<br \/>\nRating T, WC 47,230<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=66957\">It Will Be Me &#8211; by Wrangler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben discovers, twelve years after the fact, that he had hurt Little Joe and now must reconcile what happened that sad day to begin the healing process.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 4,980<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=64622\">Killer &#8211; by Wrangler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 At fourteen the kids in school harassed Little Joe calling him &#8220;killer.\u201d Now, at seventeen, that name comes back to haunt him, putting his life in jeopardy.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 34,374<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4481\">Legacy of Honor &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A frightened young woman&#8217;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<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4469\">Love\u2019s Last Whisper #1 &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Twelve years after the loss of Marie Cartwright a man with a grudge against Ben commits the unthinkable; the desecration of Marie&#8217;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.<br \/>\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 103,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11992\">Love\u2019s Last Whisper #2 &#8211; Checkmate:\u00a0 The Return of Bristol Ford &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 66,200 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=57147\">Memoir \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: When Joe tries to break a black stallion he learns that he should&#8217;ve listened to his Pa as the cost proves to be too high..<br \/>\nRating T\u00a0 WC 11,120<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=57225\">Morpheus \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0 <\/a>\u00a0Summary: Joe wreaks havoc during his many attempts to save Pa from being killed after having a recurring nightmare. This comedy\/drama was written to celebrate Michael Landon&#8217;s life and his request to remember him with laughter.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 13,600<\/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=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=5372\">Promise Trilogy (The) #1 &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0A ghostly apparition haunts Ben after Little Joe is feared dead. \u00a0Can an act of fate restore that which is lost?<br \/>\nRating T, WC 31,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5369\">Promise Trilogy (The) #2 \u2013 The Jonah &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe struggles to come to terms with what happened during the stagecoach attack while dealing with townsfolks who deem him to be a Jonah for having been the sole survivor.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 30,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5367\">Promise Trilogy (The) #3 \u2013 With Wings as Eagles &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Lone Eagle seeks to kill Little Joe after sparing his life in &#8220;The Promise&#8221;. Can Joe endure the torture planned for him?<br \/>\nRated T, WC 34,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4424\">Raising the Stakes &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Joe sits down at a high-stakes poker table and gambles with something he can&#8217;t afford to lose.<br \/>\nRated T\u00a0 WC 19,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=64101\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reaching Back for Yesterday &#8211; by Wrangler<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summary: When a woman from Marie&#8217;s past helps Little Joe reconnect with his mother in a mysterious and dangerous way, Ben finds out and tries to stop her before it&#8217;s too late.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 31,959<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=58065\">Remember When \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben recalls a bittersweet moment from the past when a special gift from Little Joe caused a big misunderstanding.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 2,568<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=5904\">Remembering You &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 This story was written to finally explain the death of Hoss Cartwright. In her mind at the time, the author felt it should be addressed, since the television show chose not to explain the absence of that very pivotal character. You will probably be able to spot the lack of mangling, but, hopefully will like this peek back to where it all began.<br \/>\nRated:\u00a0 T\u00a0 WC 11,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4308\">Requiem &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A man seeking revenge makes three attempts at killing Little Joe, will the third time be the charm?<br \/>\nRated T, WC 36,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4287\">Simeon Bridge &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 As Little Joe lays trapped under wreckage of his wagon, he is rescued by Hoss who is lying comatose at home.\u00a0 He then has to convince his father that what he experienced was real.<br \/>\nRated T, WC 19,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=60863\">Someday Soon \u2013 by Wranger\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Sorting through a box of mementos, Ben finds a gift Little Joe made when he was five and recalls how it helped the Cartwrights through their first Christmas without Marie.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 12,520<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6179\">Star of the Show (The) &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: The town&#8217;s Christmas pageant brings down the curtains in epic proportions. Will there be Peace on Earth?<br \/>\nRating: K WC 4300<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=56311\">Stay in the Darkness #1 \u2013 by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: After Joe is found alive after months spent in captivity, his family&#8217;s joy is short-lived. Now Ben, Adam, and Hoss must decipher why Joe adamantly insists that for the rest of his life he must &#8220;Stay in the Darkness &#8221;<br \/>\nRating\u00a0 T-13. Word count 40,990<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=56643\">Stay in the Darkness #2 &#8211; New Light \u2013 by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: The Cartwrights go after the Dalton brothers and Joe struggles to face the horrors done to him in the cabin in order to leave the darkness and come into A New Light.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 MA (graphic violence and adult subject matter) WC 56,939<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=56870\">Stay in the Darkness #3 &#8211; Chiaroscuro \u2013 by Wrangler<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0Summary:\u00a0 When his father is kidnapped Little Joe dons an alias and a disguise as he heads off to search for him.\u00a0 Meanwhile, Adam and Hoss go in another direction to find Pa and soon realize that he hadn&#8217;t been the target all along.<br \/>\nRating T-13 WC 42,240<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=60588\">Stay in the Darkness #4 \u2013 The Sound of Surviving<\/a> \u2013 by Wrangler<\/p>\n<p>Summary: Though his family thinks he&#8217;s paranoid due to the trauma of the past year Joe insists he&#8217;s acting instinctively. Now he faces one final battle to prove he&#8217;s a survivor and no longer a victim.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 37,040<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=57574\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third Son (The) #1 &#8211; by Wrangler<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summary: The Cartwrights find mystery and danger when Little Joe is gifted a strange present by Ben&#8217;s late uncle; which proves to be a curse when Joe is attacked. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rating T, WC 41,000<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=57704\">Third Son (The) #2 &#8211; Devil\u2019s Hold (The) \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: The lives of the Cartwrights are turned upside down when Joe falls into an old well setting the stage for more mystery and danger.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 38,900<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=57883\">Third Son (The) #3 \u2013 Payback \u2013 by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: It&#8217;s time for payback when Little Joe is unwittingly duped by Pete Timmons, setting the stage for one final battle between them. .<br \/>\nRating T, WC 22,067<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=63713\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through the Years &#8211; by Wrangler \u00a0 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summary: Ben gets word that Joe is lying wounded in Sand Dust after being chased through the desert by a psychopath and hurries to find him while reflecting on the lives of all his sons. Inspired by &#8220;The Hunter.&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rating T, WC 28,821<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=64872\">To Kill a Cartwright &#8211; by Wrangler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Alone on the set of the Bonanza reunion, Michael Landon and Lorne Greene encounter a sniper who wants to kill a Cartwright. Now they&#8217;ll have to summon their inner Pa and Little Joe to survive.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 6226<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=62207\">Trouble Magnet (The) \u2013 by Wrangler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: All Ben Cartwright wanted was one day without Little Joe getting hurt in some way.\u00a0 Pa learns never to tempt fate again once he returns home that night.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 10,618<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=62731\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trouble Magnet #2 (The) &#8211; by\u00a0Wrangler<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summary: Little Joe proves again that he&#8217;s his own worst enemy and a trouble magnet when he causes so much mayhem at the ranch that it leaves Pa stunned. Link to &#8220;The Trouble Magnet&#8221; included within.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rating T, WC 13,489<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=63897\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trouble Magnet (The) #3 \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summary: When Little Joe goes six weeks without getting into trouble Pa allows him to stay home alone thinking that he was no longer a trouble magnet. Pa was very wrong. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rating T, WC 16,585\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=60441\">Truth Be Told (The) \u2013 by Wrangler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: There&#8217;s trouble brewing when Pa accuses his youngest of coming home drunk on several occasions but Little Joe insists he&#8217;s innocent. The truth proves to be unpredictable.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 13,401er<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4330\">Whatever It Takes #1 &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Whatever it Takes is the first story in this series. When Joe is seriously injured, the remedy serves to be much more harsh than anyone expected.<br \/>\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 22,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4329\">Whatever It Takes #2 \u2013 Absolute Faith &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Two men seek revenge on Little Joe by forcing him to use the medicine which had almost killed him before.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 32,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4326\">Whatever It Takes #3 \u2013 A Part of the Main &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe travels to San Francisco to help one of Dr. Peele&#8217;s patients and encounters danger and a strange turn of events when Ben gets there.<br \/>\nRated T, WC 22,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4324\">Whatever It Takes #4 \u2013 Mustard Seed &#8211; by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Paralyzed after suffering a rare stroke, Little Joe will need faith the size of a mustard seed in order to fully recover.<br \/>\nRating T, WC 45,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Permission was given by Wrangler for DebF to write the next story in this series:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=4312\">Whatever It Takes #5 \u2013 To Help a Stranger &#8211; by DebF <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: This is the 5th story of this series.<br \/>\nRated: T WC 19,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=49899\">Whatever It Takes #6 \u2013 Of One Breath &#8211; by Wrangler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 After the death of his dearest friend, Joe takes a downward spiral.\u00a0 Can his father stop him before he surrenders to old temptations?<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 (24,890)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=60158\">When October Goes \u2013 by Wrangler\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben disowns Little Joe; Adam fights him in town and Hoss ignores him. 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