Summary:  It was a long winter, and Hoss and Joe were hoping to have some fun at Adam's expense, but it doesn't work out as well as they thought. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rating:  G Word Count:  1247 "So, Joe, you done sent them flowers and chocolates to Miss Abigail like we planned?" "Hoss, of … Continue reading The Prank (by BettyHT) →

Summary:  Eight stories.  You Can't Go Home Again revised --  Adam leaves and gets a career after suffering a terrible loss, lots of complications occur in Nevada before and after he attempts a return home.  Alone Again revised -- Adam is feeling betrayed and alone as he makes a new life. Home Again revised -- … Continue reading You Can’t Go Home Again series (by BettyHT) →

Summary:  There are two main stories and a short epilogue story.  A Rolling Stone --  Adam is discontented on the Ponderosa and finds a more satisfying career with travel although he's still close to home. There is romance, and there are numerous references to the episode The Avenger with OCs from that one included in … Continue reading Laine and Adam series (by BettyHT) →

Summary:  It’s a romantic farce as Ben goes to talk to the new school teacher with an invitation to dinner.  Things get very complicated very quickly with an unexpected consequence you might expect in a farce. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rating:  PG Word Count:  1734 Slowly and deliberately, Ben made sure his tie was just … Continue reading First Comes Marriage (by BettyHT) →

Summary:  Ben is insulted and enlists Hoss in an effort to get even with the man who insulted him. Hoss is at first reluctant but finds he has as much fun as his father in the quest to get even. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rating:  G Word Count:  1201 As Ben gathered his boots and … Continue reading Father and Son Escapade (by BettyHT) →

Summary:  There are three stories.  In Bustin' Loose -- Broken Dreams, Adam leaves  the shambles of his dream in Boston and takes an entirely different direction for his life in Colorado but doesn’t tell his family what he is doing. Meanwhile Joe has a romance.  In Dream Catcher,  Adam’s former fiancée creates trouble for him … Continue reading Dream Series (by BettyHT) →

Summary:  There are four stories.  Angela's Story -- Acting in a wholly uncharacteristic way, Adam meets a saloon girl on a trip and begins to fall in love, but will the Cartwright Curse strike again?  Who Are You? -- What would happen if you lost some of your short term memory and it never came … Continue reading Angela and Adam stories (by BettyHT) →

Summary:  Short prequel and contemporary vignettes of the boys growing up and living on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rating:  PG Word Count:  4300 Chapter 1 Ben Cartwright walked from his house after returning home from a long day of working in the pastures building fences to protect his first herd … Continue reading On the Shores of the Lake (by BettyHT) →

Summary:  Twelve-year-old Little Joe Cartwright looks at his big brothers and is impatient to be as tall as they are and wants so much to break horses, but then he asks that most important question and gets an answer he definitely didn't expect. It's another of those tall tales his brother can tell so well. … Continue reading Will I Get Any Taller? (by BettyHT) →

Summary:  In a strange town, Adam is in jail facing charges for his behavior. The behavior was completely out of character for Adam, and luckily the sheriff is willing to listen and to investigate. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rating:  T Word Count:  1100 It was a bright sunny day as Sheriff Del Burke walked into … Continue reading What Happened? (by BettyHT) →