Bonanza Stories

Candy is the most interesting man I've ever met. He seems to always have a reason to smile. But all other men have let me down in the past; I refuse to allow his perfect smile or crystal clear blue eyes get the best of me. The feeling of his hand gripping me that first day in town seems as though its engraved in my mind. Almost as if my arm had a memory of that feeling; a feeling that would never fade. Despite what Little Joe says, I shall continue to ignore it. A man like Candy would never lower himself to a woman like me. DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN THESE CHARACTERS OR STORY SETTING. THIS IS FANFIC FOR THE TV SERIES BONANZA AND TAKES PLACE AROUND SEASON 10.

In an instance of ' When Worlds Collide...' - and two author friends on Wattpad: 'Sarah Hendess' and 'Jane Linnegar', collaborate on a story - Adam and Beth Cartwright, and their kids, from Jane Linnegar's stories get a surprise visit from Adam's cousin, Dr. Josephine ( 'Josie ' ) Cartwright from Sarah Hendess' ''A House United " series. In this first comedy collaboration, Josie has moved to Nevada to open her medical practice. Mayhem ensues when Adam and Beth's eldest daughter, Sarah, spots an old homestead on the Ponderosa, that is rumored to be haunted, and draws just about the whole family into a real paranormal adventure... This story would make the most sense - and the many 'blanks' would be filled in - if you've read my other stories, first,in their proper order, just to see how Adam came to have a wife, and family ! If you don't plan to read my other stories ? 'Knock your socks off ' - and I really hope you enjoy this story ! ;)

After being falsely accused of a young girl's murder, Joe's struggle for survival brings two families together on a journey of hope.

Shelia Johnson can't wait to marry her fiancé, Little Joe Cartwright. They have many plans for their future together, that is until she gets captured and held hostage by a family of outlaws named the Lassiters. She realizes very quickly that she only has two days left to live, two days without her hazel eyed cowboy and the family who she loves more than anything in the world. Yet she won't go down without a fight and even though she is tied hand and foot, she's determined to decide whether or not she is going to live or to die... This short story is a WHI (what happened instead) for the season seven episode Five Sundowns to Sunup.

Here's some of my craziness about Bonanza. It's stuff that doesn't fit into "Ponderosa Daughter" like short stories, head cannons, pics, memes, quotes and other random junk

This, "episode," is set probably somewhere in between seasons eight and nine of Bonanza. Credit for the title goes to my good friend, JennaFogarty724 PS. On hold. Apologies.

Do you enjoy the Western Bonanza? Do you laugh when reading crazy funny memes? Then this is for you. Join Little Joe, Hoss, Adam, and Pa (Ben) as I put them through a bunch of funny memes! 😋 Adam: I know where you live 🗡

Little Joe Cartwright meets a lady doctor who ends up saving Adam's life.

Lucy Cartwright is helping her older brother Hoss and twin brother Joe to deliver glycerine, but she feels the boys aren't giving her credit for the work she's doing. Soon, after she and Joe have an argument, she tries to prove herself, but it ends up getting her in the shack when the cat knocks over the bottle, causing an explosion and Lucy to go blind. Now, she must go through life, possibly forever, without her sight. Meanwhile, Joe feels that he is responsible for what happened to Lucy and won't come near her, irritating her further. Can the twins work their feelings out? And what happens when Miss Dobbs from the Blind Institute comes to teach Lucy? Based on the episode "The Stillness Within", and told from my OC, Lucy's, POV.

When in town one day getting supplies, Ben runs into an old acquaintance from before he went to sea. He invites her and her three daughters to stay on the Ponderosa until they can get settled elsewhere since her oldest daughter is Virginia City's new schoolteacher. While catching up on the past with this friend, he realizes that it feels like all those years that they were apart never happened and that they just picked up where they left off. Sparks begin to fly again when she agrees to court him. Together they solve multiple problems and in the end become almost like one family instead of two. Read this fourth and final book of the Romancing the Ponderosa series to see the Cartwright family grow even more! (This is not a standalone book and in order to understand the story the other three books must be read first.)

A class? A family? But is it still considered family even you need to kill your "loved ones" just to stay alive? What's the reward for topping the spree?

In this 'retro' story, a 13 year old Adam Cartwright helps his nearly 7 year old brother, Hoss, deal with the school bully, Jeremy Fitch. A bully that loves picking on the kids that are 'different'. With help from his Pa, too, Hoss proves to his family, and friends, just what he's 'made of', and truly proves 'the mark of a boy '. This is a 'retro - stand alone' story, and can be read at any time, and be easily followed and understood, whether you've read my other stories, or not.