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THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE by Krys Family Friendly
Hoss Cartwright often wondered what side he would be on should the war come...
Hoss Cartwright often wondered what side he would be on should the war come...
Featured Stories
First to Die by Pt29646 PG-13
A slightly longer and revised version of a story I wrote for a writing prompt...
A slightly longer and revised version of a story I wrote for a writing prompt...
Faith by adamant PG-13
After a life-shattering event, can Adam's lost faith in himself and humanity...
After a life-shattering event, can Adam's lost faith in himself and humanity...
A Brother's Love by Sharry PG-13
Adam and Joe are forced to spend an unplanned night in the woods rekindling...
Adam and Joe are forced to spend an unplanned night in the woods rekindling...
She Walks In Beauty (for Dusty) by Threem PG-13
This is purely fanfiction, my take on WHN with this episode of a Bonanza...
This is purely fanfiction, my take on WHN with this episode of a Bonanza...
The Vacation by Tracy PG
The daughter of an old friend visits the Ponderosa. Something wonderful happens...
The daughter of an old friend visits the Ponderosa. Something wonderful happens...
A Single Shot...And After by debpet2 PG-13
A single gunshot has devastating consequences for the Cartwrights and those...
A single gunshot has devastating consequences for the Cartwrights and those...
The Power of Love by BensReader Family Friendly
An accident occurs, leaving Ben in an underground cavern, surrounded by darkness...
An accident occurs, leaving Ben in an underground cavern, surrounded by darkness...
You're Gonna Get It! by littlejoenice Family Friendly
April Fool's Day pits the two younger Cartwrights against Pa and older brother.
April Fool's Day pits the two younger Cartwrights against Pa and older brother.
Invisible Mending by ansinico PG-13
One day in the life of Joseph Francis Cartwright, or is it just a moment, or...
One day in the life of Joseph Francis Cartwright, or is it just a moment, or...
Cracked Up by Bahj Family Friendly
After finding his wife's favorite platter broken, Ben enters the ring with Little...
After finding his wife's favorite platter broken, Ben enters the ring with Little...
No Strings by Bejules G
Plagued by dreams, things go from bad to worse for Joe when Adam is sent an...
Plagued by dreams, things go from bad to worse for Joe when Adam is sent an...
Wayfarer's Return by CowgirlAtHeart Family Friendly
Written for the "A Winter's Tale" writing challenge. After having been...
Written for the "A Winter's Tale" writing challenge. After having been...
Somewhere Along a Trail by Elizabeth Holmes G
Twenty-two year old Hoss is caught in a snowstorm on a mountain trail. ...
Twenty-two year old Hoss is caught in a snowstorm on a mountain trail. ...
After Forever by RedShirt PG-13
A Cartwright son -- with family of his own to rely on -- returns to the Ponderosa...
A Cartwright son -- with family of his own to rely on -- returns to the Ponderosa...
The Perfect Moment by PlatoofthePonderosa Family Friendly
Sue Ellen Terry tries to figure out what love is. WHIB for “The Sisters.”
Sue Ellen Terry tries to figure out what love is. WHIB for “The Sisters.”
Eagle's Nest by Sierras G
It is spring, and the winter has passed. Five-year-old Little Joe wanders off...
It is spring, and the winter has passed. Five-year-old Little Joe wanders off...
WELCOME TO BONANZA BOOMERS' LIBRARY!
Effective January 2019, all stories must be at least 2,500 words. Shorter stories are welcome on our main board in our Fan Fiction forum.
Please register here in our Library. Library registration is separate from our discussion forums. Use your same username (pen name) as you have in our forums to avoid confusion.
Authors that are adding a story for the first time must get approval from our Librarian, Patina. Private message your complete story to Patina, via our Bonanza discussion forum, and she or one of the members of the Beta Readers team will review your story.
This Library is for Bonanza stories only. Any stories featuring the Bonanza cast in other roles are not permitted.
We allow cross-over stories; however, the Cartwrights must be the main characters in the story. Any character from the other TV story must not supersede the Bonanza characters in the progression of the plot.
Library submissions should be free of major typographical and grammatical errors. You are free to request a beta reader to help you. A list of our beta readers and our beta reader team leader can be found in our discussion forums.
All stories must have a rating of G, PG, or PG-13. There are no R Rated stories permitted.
All stories must be complete. Incomplete stories can be posted as a WIP in our Fan Fiction forum on our main board.
You may edit your story at any time after you've submitted it, but you may not add any additional chapters to your story. Added chapters bumps your story to the top of our Library home page and that pushes somebody else's story down a notch and someone else's off this home page screen completely.
You may add 1 picture to your story.
An author may add no more than one story per week. After 7 days, you are free to add a second story.
Don't post your story title in all CAPS.
Our Library has a side bar for featured stories. I will alternate those features now and then. Only members who participate in our Bonanza discussions forums will be featured and no stories with titles in "all caps" will be featured.
Any stories not meeting the above criteria will run the risk of their story being removed.
Most Recent
Summary: A new school teacher comes to town and Adam and Hoss fear their little brother is growing too attached to her. Little do they...
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Action/Adventure, Drama, Prequel
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright, Hop Sing, Hoss (Eric) Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright, Sheriff Roy Coffee
Series: None
Chapters: 12 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 50224 Read Count: 46 Published: 11/12/2019 Updated: 11/12/2019
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Action/Adventure, Drama, Prequel
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright, Hop Sing, Hoss (Eric) Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright, Sheriff Roy Coffee
Series: None
Chapters: 12 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 50224 Read Count: 46 Published: 11/12/2019 Updated: 11/12/2019
Summary: Written for Ponderosa Nightmares 6. Hero: Doc Martin; Villain: Demon; Plot element: fire.
Rated: PG
Categories: What Happens Next?
Characters: All
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2525 Read Count: 33 Published: 11/01/2019 Updated: 11/01/2019
Rated: PG
Categories: What Happens Next?
Characters: All
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2525 Read Count: 33 Published: 11/01/2019 Updated: 11/01/2019
Summary: An unexpected piece of Adam's past catches up with him prior to the Cartwrights' annual autumn roundup. When Joe is targeted...
Rated: PG-13
Categories: Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright, Hop Sing, Hoss (Eric) Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright, Sheriff Roy Coffee
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 18838 Read Count: 49 Published: 10/30/2019 Updated: 10/30/2019
Rated: PG-13
Categories: Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright, Hop Sing, Hoss (Eric) Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright, Sheriff Roy Coffee
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 18838 Read Count: 49 Published: 10/30/2019 Updated: 10/30/2019
Summary: 1859 in northern Nevada is the setting for this short piece of historical fiction. Tensions were high between European/American...
Rated: PG
Categories: Action/Adventure
Characters: All
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6137 Read Count: 61 Published: 10/20/2019 Updated: 10/20/2019
Rated: PG
Categories: Action/Adventure
Characters: All
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6137 Read Count: 61 Published: 10/20/2019 Updated: 10/20/2019
Summary: Written for the 2019 "Autumn at the Ranch" challenge.
As autumn draws to a close, Little Joe goes to Arizona to see if...
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Romance, Sequel
Characters: Little Joe Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3976 Read Count: 29 Published: 10/17/2019 Updated: 10/17/2019
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Romance, Sequel
Characters: Little Joe Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3976 Read Count: 29 Published: 10/17/2019 Updated: 10/17/2019
Summary: What happens when the Cartwrights meet a vampire on the Ponderosa
Rated: PG
Categories: Action/Adventure
Characters: All
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 7300 Read Count: 33 Published: 10/13/2019 Updated: 10/13/2019
Rated: PG
Categories: Action/Adventure
Characters: All
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 7300 Read Count: 33 Published: 10/13/2019 Updated: 10/13/2019
Summary: Tracy's Autumn at the Ranch Challenge.
Homeward bound after four years in Boston. Adam, after witnessing a glorious autumn...
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Prequel
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4607 Read Count: 85 Published: 10/11/2019 Updated: 10/11/2019
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Prequel
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4607 Read Count: 85 Published: 10/11/2019 Updated: 10/11/2019
Summary: Thanks to Hoss' girlfriend, Adam is forced to perform a song in the Virginia City Fall Festival. My entry for the "Autumn at the...
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Comedy
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright, Hoss (Eric) Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5981 Read Count: 45 Published: 10/08/2019 Updated: 10/08/2019
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Comedy
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright, Hoss (Eric) Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5981 Read Count: 45 Published: 10/08/2019 Updated: 10/08/2019
Summary: A WHN for both the episode 'A Time to Step Down' and 'Lonely House'. Five years have passed and Trock has been released from prison...
Rated: PG-13
Categories: Drama, What Happens Next?
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright, Hoss (Eric) Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 14 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 62276 Read Count: 148 Published: 09/30/2019 Updated: 09/30/2019
Rated: PG-13
Categories: Drama, What Happens Next?
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright, Hoss (Eric) Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 14 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 62276 Read Count: 148 Published: 09/30/2019 Updated: 09/30/2019
Summary: In this sequel to A Life That Matters, Adam returns to the Ponderosa with his new bride and grandfather.
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Sequel
Characters: All
Series: None
Chapters: 17 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 31439 Read Count: 384 Published: 09/05/2019 Updated: 09/05/2019
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Sequel
Characters: All
Series: None
Chapters: 17 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 31439 Read Count: 384 Published: 09/05/2019 Updated: 09/05/2019
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