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Series: 29
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Chapters: 2703
Word count: 13768462
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Ruth by TLR G
Based on the episode "The Savage".
Featured Stories
Sunset on the Ponderosa by pony Family Friendly
We all know the Cartwrights will live forever in our hearts. This is the simple...
She Walks In Beauty (for Dusty) by Threem PG-13
This is purely fanfiction, my take on  WHN with this episode of a Bonanza...
The Indignity of It All by Terina PG
A routine day of rounding up strays turns into a comedy of errors. Disclaimer:...
A Man Named Missouri by Patina G
Ben has hired a new hand to help with the branding. Is there more to him than...
The Hunt for Danny Miller by Annie K Cowgirl PG
When Little Joe searches for a friend against his father's wishes, he finds...
The Power of Love by BensReader Family Friendly
An accident occurs, leaving Ben in an underground cavern, surrounded by darkness...
Cecile by adamant PG-13
Adam falls in love with a unique young woman but neither her family nor Ben...
I Loved Her First by Frannie Family Friendly
Hoss deals with his daughter getting married.
Each Step, A Journey by Tracy Family Friendly
Travel with Adam as he makes his way home to the Ponderosa.
Year of the Snake by Gillie PG-13
This story was written for the 2012 Ponderosa Nightmare thread. The night holds...
Never Judge a Book .... by ansinico Family Friendly
Tracy's Autumn at the Ranch Challenge. Homeward bound after four years in Boston. ...
A Big Mistake by littlejoenice G
The Ponderosa deed is put up for stakes in a poker game... and it's all Little...
No Strings by Bejules G
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...
Eagle's Nest by Sierras G
It is spring, and the winter has passed. Five-year-old Little Joe wanders off...
A Young Man's Autumn by Elizabeth Holmes PG
1859 in northern Nevada is the setting for this short piece of historical fiction. ...
The Night Before by Tahoe Lee G
As Adam prepares to tell Peggy her father is dead, it coincides with the anniversary...
The Red Sash by Lisal PG
Ben is forced to live through one of his worst nightmares.  
A proud day for Joe Cartwright and Virginia City by Karol G
  The story takes place on a spring day, April 3, 1861 to be exact. The...
Expanding Horizons by flabirder Family Friendly
Eighteen year old Adam is about to expand his horizons and start a new chapter...
Sparks and Shadows by KatieC Family Friendly
Two times Adam decided to leave (pre-series + post-season 6).
A Scream in the Night by janet0312 Family Friendly
Ponderosa Nightmare Challenge 2022 Hoos, Little Joe and Sam the Bartender uncover...
Adam and the Christmas Hippopotamus by Heather-Chrysalis G
Inspired by my favorite holiday song "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" Characters:...
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WELCOME TO BONANZA BOOMERS' LIBRARY!

REGISTRATION FOR OUR LIBRARY IS NOW LOCATED ON OUR FORUMS. Visit us in The Board Room for details on how to get a Library account. Registration on our forums is separate from our Library.  Library membership is required for reading and commenting on stories.

Reviews on stories you enjoyed are required for continued membership.  Please take the time to leave a review.  Authors are exempt from this requirement.

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.

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.

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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 missing scene from "The Search". Adam and Ann have to wait several hours until sundown when they can put their plan into action...
Rated: PG-13
Categories: Drama, Romance, What Happens In-Between?
Characters: Adam Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3248 Read Count: 20 Published: 03/08/2023 Updated: 03/08/2023
Summary: FeatureInspired by my favorite holiday song "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright, Inger...
Rated: G
Categories: Comedy, Holiday, Prequel
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 9431 Read Count: 26 Published: 12/29/2022 Updated: 12/29/2022
Summary: Joe is very unhappy about the way things are going at home and school and thinks of a way to get away. Written for the 2022 celebration...
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Action/Adventure
Characters: Ben Cartwright, Hoss (Eric) Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2835 Read Count: 28 Published: 10/31/2022 Updated: 10/31/2022
Summary: This story was written for Halloween Challenge 2022. The young cousin of an infamous scientist finds his way to Virginia City...
Rated: PG
Categories: Action/Adventure, Holiday
Characters: All
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4441 Read Count: 22 Published: 10/27/2022 Updated: 10/27/2022
Summary: Ponderosa Nightmares 2022 The pick of Virginia City's youths and males are invited to a party but who will be or want to be the...
Rated: PG-13
Categories: Holiday
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright, Hoss (Eric) Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6868 Read Count: 39 Published: 10/23/2022 Updated: 10/23/2022
Summary: One of the Cartwright sons runs into more trouble than he can handle when he disobeys his father and makes a trip he'd hadn't...
Rated: G
Categories: Mystery, Drama, Holiday
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright, Hoss (Eric) Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 9075 Read Count: 53 Published: 10/23/2022 Updated: 10/23/2022
Summary:   Hop Sing, a little railroad station in the middle of nowhere, and a mystery he will need to solve if he wants to ever...
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Holiday, Mystery
Characters: Hop Sing
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 15977 Read Count: 14 Published: 10/19/2022 Updated: 10/19/2022
Summary: FeaturePonderosa Nightmare Challenge 2022 Hoos, Little Joe and Sam the Bartender uncover a secret in an abandoned house.
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Mystery
Characters: Hoss (Eric) Cartwright
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2845 Read Count: 29 Published: 10/16/2022 Updated: 10/16/2022
Summary: Adult situations and language. Adam helps a friend in a desperate situation and Sibella learns something about Adam's past that...
Rated: PG-13
Categories: Mystery
Characters: Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright, Hoss (Eric) Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright, Sheriff Roy Coffee
Series: None
Chapters: 9 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 30284 Read Count: 49 Published: 09/21/2022 Updated: 09/21/2022
Summary: Adam takes a much needed vacation but when he needs it extended his letters don't exactly sound like him. Is he just pranking?
Rated: Family Friendly
Categories: Action/Adventure, Comedy
Characters: All
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 7517 Read Count: 34 Published: 08/02/2022 Updated: 08/02/2022
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