TUESDAY TALES - 14 WRITERS WRITING TO THE PROMPT "PALE"

Welcome to Tuesday Tales. To read each writer's story, click on their name and you'll go to their blog. Thank you for stopping by.
JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary Romance)
The Scent of Love
It had been three weeks since Jory got a letter from Bryce.
SARAH CASS (Historical Paranormal)
 Before Byron could ask the question he’d opened his mouth for, Dell cut him off. “Get out-both of you."
DAVEE JONES (YA Paranormal Romance)
Finding Love in a Black Lagoon 
He looked into her eyes, her face pale, almost sallow.
TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction) 
Bea slipped a fried egg onto Casey’s plate. “When’s yore next paycheck? We need some things from the store.”
V. L. LOCEY(M/M Historical)
“Is it routine to charge lawmen to ride upon your rails when they are in the midst of a criminal investigation?”
JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary)
“Good grief, you’re relentless, aren’t you?”
LINDSAY DOWNS (Suspense)
“I’d expect nothing less from you girl.” Collette then glanced to the others. “Out and don’t come back until I tell you,” she ordered.
IRIS BLOBEL (Sports Romance)

“Don’t you like me kissing you?” he asked with a big grin.

Letting out a big sigh, she replied, “I like them a bit too much.”
 MORGAN K. WYATT (Contemporary Romance)
The Inheritance
Chewing on a cookie, he appeared to consider her words. “You’re not one of those prudes who doesn’t believe in sex before marriage and all that?” 
STEFAN ELLERY (Thriller)
The trees were sparse in the park, but the thick oaks provided enough cover so she could avoided the police. She flitted from tree to tree following only the darkened paths.
JAMIE SALISBURY (Contemporary)
Max rolled her eyes and sucked in a deep breath. She knew bringing Ethan along to pick out new flooring for their kitchen was a huge mistake
SHERRY GLOAG (Fiction)
Whoever was responding, picked them up, said the right thing and yet something, deep within told Brenda her brother was not the author of his supposed letters.
KATHLEEN BALL (Western Romance)
She peered at him through the fringe of her eyelashes and watched him observe her with his startling blue eyes.
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Steampunk Romance) 
She crept her fingers across his bare flesh.  “Gideon, it is my body and my life.  I will share them with any man I please.  And right now, you are the one I wish to share it with.”