Rated: G
Summary: Hoss' ready sympathy is aroused and the
brothers have a difficult cattle drive.
Title: It seemed a good idea at the time
Rated: G
Summary: Joe causes chaos in
Virginia City and needs his brothers help to extricate himself.
Title: Working Together
Rated: G
Summary: Joe wants to be
accepted as fully grown but with Adam hurt the responsiblity is all his
and somehow it isn't such an attractive idea.
Title: Brothers
Rated: G
Summary: A robbery stretches
finances at the Ponderosa and gives the brothers real problems.
Title: Mistaken
Identity
Rated: G
Summary: Joe tries to borrow
money from his eldest brother, not expecting the disastrous
consequences.
Title: The Waif
Rated: G
Summary: Adam finds his
curiosity leads him into an unexpected commitment
Title: The Lawyer
Rated: G
Summary: This is the first
chapter of a Catrwright Saga involving all four of the family,
explaining Adam's absence but with his eventual return.
Title: Homecoming
Rated: PG
Summary: Chapter 2 of my
saga. A sequel to The Lawyer. Adam returns home but finds problems.
This is a WHN to the episode 'A time to step down'.
Title: Home to Stay
Part 1
Rated: G
Summary: This is part 3 of my Cartwright Saga. A sequel
to Homecoming. Adam meets the new school marm.
Title: Home to Stay
Part 2
Rated: G
Summary: Adam inadvertently brings trouble to the Ponderosa
but the brunt falls on Joe.
Title: Home to Stay
Part 3
Rated: PG
Summary: Trouble mounts at the Ponderosa but the
Cartwrights plan their fight back.
Title: Home to Stay
Part 4
Rated: PG
Summary: The fight with Addison and its aftermath.
Title: Honeymoon
and
Arguments part 1
Rated: PG 13
Summary: The saga continues. Adam and Carole head east on their
honeymoon but life isn't as easy for other members of the family.
Title: HONEYMOON
AND
ARGUMENTS part 2
Rated: PG 13
Summary: The conclusion of this chapter of the saga. Adam
helps his youngest brother but they aren't prepared for the problems
Hoss causes when they return to Nevada
Title: Double dating
Rated: G
Summary: Ben and Hoss both
have big plans for Saturday night but somehow its Adam and Joe who have
the most fun.
Title: Joe and
Marie Part 1
Rated: G
Summary: Next part of my saga.
Joe avoids Marie when he gets home until his eldest brother interferes.
Title: Joe and
Marie part 2
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe finally copies
his eldest brother and gets married but inadvertently causes trouble
for Adam
Title: Joe and
Marie part 3
Rated: PG
Summary: Christmas is followed by trouble as Pardoe
exacts his revenge.
Title: Joe and
Marie part 4
Rated: PG
Summary: As Adam slowly recovers his brothers act to help
him and the Cartwrights take on the Bank of California again.
Title: Joe and
Marie conclusion
Rated: PG
Summary: As the year moves on
a visit and the prospect of a new house allow Joe and Marie to have fun
as she awaits the birth of her child.
Title: Adam and Carole
Rated: PG
Summary: This follows on from
Joe and Marie. As Joe comes to terms with his loss he tries to help his
eldest brother as Adam awaits the birth of his child.
Title: A European Trip
Rated: G
Summary: Joe goes with
Adam and Carole as unpaid nursemaid cum porter as they treat themselves
to a visit to England for Christmas. Adam finds himself very grateful
his brother accepted his offer. Sequel to Adam and Carole as the saga
continues.
Title: Aftermath
Rated: PG13
Summary: As the
brothers get back to work on the Ponderosa, their trip to Europe brings
belated consequences.
Title:
A Busy
Summer
Rated: PG13
Summary: Adam and his
brothers are very busy with the ranch and the mines, while Meg helps
Carole get over her miscarriage and in turn finds happiness.
Title:
A Tree falls
Rated: PG13
Summary: Next chapter
in my saga. Near disaster for the brothers as they survey the west side
of the Lake.
Title: San Francisco Trip
Rated: PG
Summary: An accident causes a
change in plan and for Joe at least a very pleasant interlude.
Title: A Stranger from the Past
Rated: PG 13
Summary: With a new baby
due, two very different men come to Virginia City looking for Adam and Joe gets
more than a little involved.
Title: A Sense of Blame
Rated: PG
Summary: When things go
wong Joe can't stop his eldest brother blaming himself.
Title: The Medicine Man
Rated: PG
Summary: The massed Indian
tribes attack and Hoss needs his brother's help.
Title: Courtship and Cattle drives
Rated: PG
Summary: In the aftermath
of the Indian trouble the brothers have some unusual jobs and Joe finds himself
back in San Francisco able to spend time with Nita.
Title: Angels with Red Hair?
Rated: PG
Summary: Hoss is hurt again
in an accident but finds more than he expected in the hospital.
Title: Ransom
Rated: PG
Summary: While Joe 19 is
away alone on business, near disaster hits at the ranch as his eldest brother
finds trouble.
Title: Thieves
and Murderers (Click on title to email author for story)
Rated: R-rated (for adult situations and explicit sexual situations)
Summary: The brothers help
Roy to track down the gang stealing payrolls but pay a very heavy price.
Title: Pipeline Problems
Rated: PG
Summary: The Cartwrights
have major problems with the projected pipleine but Hoss has other things on his
mind, as does his eldest brother.
Title: Guests For Christmas
Rated: PG
Summary: Hoss is planning his wedding and Nita arrives on the
Ponderosa for the first time as the Cartwrights look forward to Christmas.
Title: A Turbulent Preacher
- Part 1
Rated: PG
Summary: As the Cartwrights prepare to clebrate Hoss and Sue's
wedding the preacher causes more problems for them.
Title: A Turbulent Preacher
- Part 2
Rated: PG
Summary: Events the day after Hoss' wedding distract him from
his honeymoon as he has to help his brothers with the threat of real trouble hanging
over them.
Title: Joe and Nita
Rated: PG
Summary: Nita's family try to cause trouble in the run up to
their wedding.
Title: Ben and Beth
Rated: PG
Summary: A very busy day in town for Adam brings unexpected
news for Ben.
Title: Banks, Pipelines
and Railroads
Rated: PG13
Summary: The Cartwrights find business can bring long hours
of work, celebrations or explosive fights.
Title: Lost
Rated: PG
Summary: The family are very preoccupied with wills, new houses
and problems with children as the wather slowly improves and the years work can
start.
Title: A New Operation
Rated: PG
Summary: As the family celebrate expansion Ben begins to feel
ill.
Title: A Slow recovery
Rated: PG
Summary: Ben slowly recovers his strength but his recovery
is at risk when disaster threatens his two eldest sons.
Title: Celebrations
Rated: G
Summary: The pipeline is finally completed and a housewarming
party for the two new houses.
Title: Forest Fire
Rated: PG13
Summary: Lightning hits the ranch after a long dry spell and
the cartwrights have to fight fire and fear for each other.
Title: The Bank of California, part 1
Rated: PG
Summary: As Adam slowly recovers from his burns, the stock market and their business colleagues cause major problems for the Cartwrights and the whole State.
Title: The Bank of California, part 2
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe and Hoss try to keep Adam under control while Ben is in San Francisco as the Bank of California becomes ever more vulnerable.
Title: A Premature Birth
Rated: PG13
Summary: Adam is very grateful for his brothers and their wives as Carole goes into premature labour.
Title: Trail Drive
Rated: PG
Summary: The Cartwrights finally decide who is going with the drive, which hits weather problems.
Title: Robbery and Assault
Rated: PG
Summary: With Adam busy on the drive Hoss and Joe await the births of their childen. Crime in Virginia City is high and the Cartwrights aren't immune.
Title: Virginia City on Fire
Rated: PG
Summary: Adam returns from the drive and meets his father and brothers in town, just in time for the major conflagration in Virginia City.
Title: Rebuilding Virginia City
Rated: PG
Summary: As Adam and Ben struggle to help rebuild the town, Hoss and Sue wait impatiently for the birth of their first child.
Title: Catching Up
Rated: PG
Summary: Joe finally catches up with his brothers as Nita has her baby.
Title: Christenings, Commissions and Christmas
Rated: PG
Summary: The Cartwrights celebrate their luck with their close friends, despite some embarrassment.
Title: Spanish Land Grant chapter 1 - Lost Friend?
Rated: PG
Summary: Adam's friend Jess is planning to leave the Ponderosa. This carries on chronologically from the Lawyer series.
Title: Winter Ills
Rated: PG
Summary: 'Ben is unwell and passes it onto his family with dire consequences.
Title: Knight Errant
Rated: PG
Summary: Chapter 3 of The Spanish grant saga. Adam sets out on an errand to help a friend of Joe's but finds some unexpected problems.
Title: Advanced Warning
Rated: PG 13
Summary: As Adam recovers at home three women bring him advanced warning of an attempt to claim the Ponderosa under an old Spanish Land Grant.
Title: Family Rows
Rated: PG
Summary: Adam finds putting his plans into action more difficult than he'd expected, especially when his brothers come home.
Title: Family Rows part 2
Rated: PG 13
Summary: Chapter 6 in The Spanish Grant Saga. Adam finally finds out how long he has to keep up the act but the final break looms closer.
Title: Family Rows part 3 (Click on title to email author for story)
Rated: R-rated (for sexual content)
Summary: Adam finally has to make Dinah happy while the rest of his family get increasingly worried about his behaviour and Hearst makes his first overt move.
Title: Family Rows part 4
Rated: PG 13
Summary: Illness leads to more people finding out the truth, but the writ is served and eventually Adam has to tell his family. This completes this part of the story which will continue in 'The Court Hearing'
Title: The Court Hearing
Rated: PG-13
Summary: Adam and all his family travel to Sacramento and the case finally comes to court.
Title:The Long Journey Home
Rated: PG 13
Summary:The case is won and Adam can take time to recover but he pushes himself to get home for the twins birthday and then finds it very difficult to get back to normal, needing his father's help.
Title:Troy's Last Stand
Rated: PG 13
Summary:Celebrations at the Ponderosa are followed by trouble again as Troy makes his move.
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