TUESDAY TALES - 10 WRITERS WRITING TO THE PROMPT "AUTHOR"

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! Our word prompt this week is "author". Please click on the name of the writer to go to his or her blog. Thank you for stopping by!
JEAN JOACHIM (Sports Romance)
She’d been in a daze since she lost Zander, staring out at the world with unseeing brown eyes
V. L. LOCEY (M/M Western Historical Romance)
He seemed torn for a moment, as if he contemplated using the whip in his hand upon us.

TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction)
Nora grinned and briskly wiped her hands together. “After this, paper pusher Clyde can take those proper height fence posts and put them where fence posts don’t belong.”
IRIS BLOBEL(Sports Romance)
“Marky baby, we have to break up,” she said by way of answering the phone.
A bark of laughter echoed through the phone and Sarah disconnected the call instantly. 
JILLIAN CHANTAL (1950's historical)
This author needs a refill at the well of creativity and is hoping its on the way.
STEFAN ELLERY (Thriller)
“What I want?” Don creased his eyebrows. “I saw you at the crime scene.” Karol felt the butterflies in her stomach.
MORGAN K. WYATT (Contemporary Romance)
The Inheritance 
You were good  with me. She kept the thought behind her teeth where it belonged.
ROS NAZILLI (Erotic Fantasy)
She had broken their spell and they would not be best pleased.
KATHLEEN BALL (Western Romance)
That night Anora curled up in her bed and tried to calm herself. All evening, Maverick had given her speculative glances and it made her uncomfortable.
DAVEE JONES (Contemporary Romance) 
"I should have been an author, but I wound up here."

TUESDAY TALES - PICTURE PROMPT!

Welcome! Our writers are writing 300-word pieces to this picture prompt. Click on the writer's name to go to their blog. Please visit everyone. Thank you so much for coming.
JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary Romance)
She sank down into a wicker chair and propped her feet up on the small bench. Moving her dad into an assisted living facility had been exhausting.
IRIS BLOBEL(Sports Romance)
His heart ached, though, seeing her now in bed. He’d have given anything to slide next to her and wrap his arms around her petit waist.
V. L. LOCEY (M/M Historical Romance)
The Emerson ranch announced its wealth loudly.
TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction)
A grin spread across Nora’s face. “A fundraiser. And yes, my sweetem’s, you are definitely involved.”
ROZ NAZILLI(Contemporary)
On the pretext of changing from the ghastly Bridesmaid dress into something a little more sophisticated for the evening reception, Amanda practically jogged the half mile to the Guest House, threw on jeans and a tee-shirt and crammed everything into her overnight bag.
DAVEE JONES (Contemporary Adult Romance) 
"My brothers all work in the family business, so, my parents are in good hands with passing the company along." 
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Sports Romance)
Avery huffed.  You are impossible.  But you love me for it.
MORGAN K. WYATT (Contemporary Romance)
The Inheritance
 I did the one thing no man should ever do. I was honest.
STEFAN ELLERY (Contemporary YA)
Jonas walked up the steps of the porch and kicked in the screen door.

SARAH CASS (Historical Western Romance)

“I was buildin’ it for Betsy, then she up and died.”

TUESDAY TALES- 12 WRITERS WRITING TO THE PROMPT "MOTHER"

 

Welcome! Our word prompt this week is "Mother" in honor of Mother's Day. Click on the name of the writer to go to their blog. Don't forget to come back and read all the stories. 

JEAN JOACHIM (Sports Romance)

The pug opened his eyes and lifted his lip to show his teeth. He growled a low, menacing sound. 

TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction)

“Settle down Lenox, You’re next,” Rosemary called out to the towering Great Dane with her paws perched on the top of the face, her jowls hanging taller than the caretaker’s head. 

V.L. LOCEY (M/M Historical Romance)

“He asks that if they tell us where the Boyden boy is will we take them with us. He misses his mother."

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary)

“Doctors are the worst patients.”

TRICIA ANDERSEN(Sports Romance)

Right now he needed to hit something repeatedly.  He glanced down at his scarred knuckles.  Maybe until they started to bleed.  Whatever it took to purge those memories from his mind. 

IRIS BLOBEL (Sports Romance)

Placing her hand on his hard chest, she pushed him away. “No wonder you haven’t been with a girl for a long time. Your foreplay sucks, Marky.”

KAREN CINO (Contemporary Romance) 

Erika was taken back by her gesture.  Sophia wasn’t one to cry or show any emotion.  The last time she cried was at her mother’s funeral over ten years ago.

STEFAN ELLERY(Thriller)

Karol heart lurched as she realized she didn’t lock the door, before the man could twist the door and pull it open she locked it.

MORGAN K. WYATT(Contemporary Romance)

The Inheritance

Not much had changed in their world while hers had undergone a seismic shift.

SARAH CASS (Historical Western Romance)

 Kat bowed to her sister. “To Martha, the most hypocritical person in Dominion Falls.”

DAVEE JONES (Contemporary Romance)

"Yea, I just said medical school was the easy way out."

KATHLEEN BALL (Western Romance)

He avoided women if he could and they usually got the message except for his neighbor Joleen. She was determined to rope him to the alter and it wasn’t as though they’d ever had a date.

TUESDAY TALES - WRITERS WRITING TO THE PROMPT "FREE"

Welcome! Our word prompt this week is "free". Click on the writer's name to go to their blog and read their story.
JEAN JOACHIM (Sports Romance)
Griff approached the house slowly. The pug cowered then  raised his lip to show his teeth. 
TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction) 
“Nine hours? The little things are lucky to be alive still.” Dealing with Clyde Owens and his demands was now the furthest thing from Rosemary’s mind.
IRIS BLOBEL (Sports Romance) 
With her hands fisted in his shirt, she looked up and met his gaze. “Can’t you pretend for just one night that you like me?”
JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary)
They continued deeper into the darkness.
V. L. LOCEY (M/M Historical Romance) 
“Can you boys tell me where we can find the home of Caldwell Emerson?” I asked.
KAREN CINO (Contemporary Romance)
“I have to admit I’m a tad bit jealous of your new beginning.” 
“Why?”
“The adventure...the thrill of being free...the newness...”
MORGAN K. WYATT (Contemporary Romance)
 It felt as if she’d swallowed a fireworks factory. Levi was definitely the match. 
SHERRY GLOAG (Fiction) 
Children ran up and down, carefree in the no-car zone street, which yesterday had been packed with vehicles.
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Sports Romance) 
Here he was cradling her in his arms after saving her from falling, his lips dangerously close to hers.  They looked like they belonged on the front of a romance novel.
STEFAN ELLERY (Thriller) 
Karol pulled the SD card from her camera and shoved it into her computer.She brought up the pictures she had taken.
DAVEE JONES (Contemporary Romance)
Nothing was free, even happiness, it sometimes seemed.
KATHLEEN BALL (Western Romance)
Maverick rode Rumble over the terrain wishing he had more information about Anora and Andy. What woman in her right mind would believe her husband owned her?