Tuesday Tales - Green

 Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This group of writers create stories based on word prompts. This week our prompt is "green." Click on the author's name and go to her blog to read her story. Don't miss anyone. The stories are different and excellent. 

Thank you for stopping by. 

V.L. Locey (MM Contemporary Romance)

“I hate seeing shopping malls dying,” I lamented after exiting the Honda.

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Fiction)

“Fifteen feet to spare. You cut it close this morning!”

Tricia Andersen (Small Town Romance)

They ignored things that would taint their ideal little world, like adultery.

Susanne Matthews (Contemporary Romance)

If Dad wanted to find someone who would take one for the team, he needed to look elsewhere. 

Jean Joachim (Sports Romance)

The one welcome sight was the light layer of snow covering the ground.  

Tuesday Tales - Red

 

Welcome to this week's edition of Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog of current works in progress from a select group of authors.  Please click on the links to read the selections. Comments are appreciated. 

V.L. Locey (MM Contemporary Romance)

 “I’m fine. It’s okay," I said to hopefully wipe away the deep lines of concern on her brow.

Jean Joachim (MF Sports Romance)

What would he tell his mother? Or Uncle Charlie?

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Fiction)

Peggy felt like it was all a juggling act.

Susanne Matthews (Contemporary MF Romance) 

“Jealous boyfriend?” He cocked an eyebrow.

Jillian Chantal (Contemporary Fantasy)

"I was a prisoner of war myself, you know.”

Tuesday Tales - Persuasive

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This group of writers create stories based on word prompts. This week our prompt is "persuasive." Click on the author's name and go to her blog to read her story. Don't miss anyone. The stories are different and excellent. 

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V.L. Locey (MM Contemporary Romance)

The inside of the Audi was toasty warm. Pity my soul was such an ice chard. 

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Fiction)

“It’s just an expression, honey. A buttercup is a flower, a pretty little flower.”

Jean Joachim (Historical Romance)

“Mother!” he called out to her as she left the house. “Hurry! It’s almost sundown.”

Tricia Andersen (Small Town Romance)

Then why is he with her and not me?

Susanne Matthews (Contemporary Romance)

I laughed. “If that’s your best pickup line, it needs work.”

Tuesday Tales - Word Prompt "Fabric."

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This group of writers create stories based on word prompts. This week our prompt is "fabric." Click on the author's name and go to her blog to read her story. Don't miss anyone. The stories are different and excellent. Thank you for stopping by. 

JEAN JOACHIM (Historical Romance)

Sarah fingered the satin ribbons, enjoying the smooth feel of the fabric. 

VICKI LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance)

“Do we need pearls? I think we need pearls.”

TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction)

A thumbs up icon came flashing back.

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary Fantasy)

 She couldn’t pretend not to see this one.

TRICIA  ANDERSEN (Small Town Romance)

He didn’t need his babysitter ratting on him to Morgan.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Highlander Romance)

“We outpaced Keech by an hour or two at most.”

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

She couldn’t blame Mike for leaving her like this.

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where talented writers write to a word prompt. This week, the word is "annoying." Hop from blog to blog, reading each story. Comments are always welcome, too. Thanks for stopping by. 

V.L. Locey (MM Contemporary Romance)

Getting old sucked.

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Fiction)

I just want to learn to decorate houses in today’s time.

Jillian Chantal (Contemporary Fantasy) 

“Certainly not. More like acquaintances.”

Flossie Benton Rogers (Highlander Romance)

“What in the Sam Hill is the matter with you?”

Susanne Matthews (Holiday Romance)

He hated leaving her like this. Cassie was gone, but he would be damned if anyone or anything else died.

 

Tuesday Tales From the Word LIP

 

Happy Thanksgiving to those who will be celebrating this week. It's amazing how quickly time flies.

This week's Tuesday Tales Offerings are written to the word prompt LIP. Please take the time to visit each author and feel free to comment. We all love feedback! 

V. L. LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance) 

“I have my own make-up and a wig. And a dress!”

 

TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction)

But…some days she dreamed of a different life.

 

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Small town Romance)

It would be a whole new definition of being scared straight.

 

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary fantasy)

It was sure something to think about.

 

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

“Do you really think your wife will want your sister-in-law living with you?”

 

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Highlander Romance)

The woman’s eyes twinkled. “I am partial to those brave lads.”

Tuesday Tales – Picture Prompt #amwriting #freereads #excerpt

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, the place for weekly FREE READS! Click on the author's name and go to their blog. When you finished reading, return and move on to the next one. This week we’re writing to a picture prompt. There were several images to choose from. Each author wrote to one of the images below. Thank you for stopping by!

TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction)

Peggy sighed. “No, son. You’re not going out in the front yard naked.”

 V.L.LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance)

He regarded me as most cats do humans who correct them.

 TRICIA ANDERSEN (Small Town  Romance)

The rascal in his pants was at it again.

 JEAN JOACHIM (Sweet, Historical Romance)

“I thought you wanted to talk?” Caleb said.

 SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

Actually, I like a good Merlot.

 FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Highlander Romance)

Her eyes moistened at the vintage pictures.

Tuesday Tales - Eighteen

 

Welcome to this week's edition of Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog of current works in progress from a select group of authors.  Please click on the links to read the selections. Comments are appreciated. 

V.L. Locey (MM Paranormal Romance) 

I felt my cheeks heat. “Thank you. You’re beautiful too.”

Jillian Chantal (Contemporary Fantasy)

Who knew there were so many churches back then? 

Tricia Andersen (Small Town Romance)

They might growl loud, but there’s no bite.

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Fiction)

Peggy tried to recall the peaceful carefree feelings she had the night before while searching for Bohemian images on Pinterest.

Jean Joachim (Sweet Historical Romance)

“Isn’t Sarah’s dress a little too, uh, well, revealing?” 

Flossie Benton Rogers (Highlander Romance)

“A castle! I’d love to see that.”

Susanne Matthews (Holiday Romance)

Was this what had happened to Luke when he’d first seen Cassie?

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "ARM".

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where talented writers write to a word prompt. This week, the word is "arm." Hop from blog to blog, reading each story. Comments are always welcome, too. Thanks for stopping by. 

JEAN JOACHIM (Historical Romance)

“Don’t be bothering, Miss Chesney. I don’t need help from the likes of you,” he bit out. 

V. L. LOCEY  (Gay Paranormal Romance)

Using my elbow I nudged the heavier interior door closed as well to keep the warmth and the cat inside. 

TRICIA  ANDERSEN (Small Town Romance)

“Yeah. Just thinking. So how do I make this shot?”

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

Lydia read on, oblivious to the wildlife around her.

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary fantasy)

  All that came out was, “Thomas Jefferson?”   

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

What if I pushed her away once too often?

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Highlander Romance)

“Pin your shawl, and we’ll head toward The Square.”

That's all. See you next week!

Tuesday Tales - Sweet

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week our group is writing to the word prompt "sweet." Click on the links to enjoy the excerpts and leave comments for the authors. Thank you for stopping by.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Highlander Romance)

"She's had time, cousin, nigh on thirty winters."

V.L. LOCEY  (MM Paranormal Romance)

That laugh of his did funny things to me. 

JEAN JOACHIM (Sweet Historical Romance)

Sarah stiffened, then curtsied. "Good day, Mr. Austin. How are Matthew and William?"

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

"I will!" Lydia blew her mother a kiss and dashed to the front door, grabbing her bundle on the way out.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

Luke had mentioned his twin was identical—but the same voice?

Tuesday Tales From the word BARE

Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales. This week our prompt is BARE. Please feel free to comment on each pos. We love to hear from our readers. YOU do make a difference.  Move from one author to the next to read them all!

V.L. LOCEY (MM Paranormal Romance)

 There among at least ten other men in flannel and denim stood Eason Dunne

 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

 

She wanted to journey to far off places and relish in new adventures – even if it only was through the print form and not in real life.

 

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

 I could see him now, as well as his shadow.

 

JEAN JOACHIM (Sweet Historical Romance)

“What?” Her eyes widened. “What did you say?”

 

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

Mike frowned. If there had been no contact between them, how had she known about the twins?

Tuesday Tales - Picture Prompt

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This is picture prompt week. Each author selects from among a group of pictures to inspire her story in some fashion. Above are the pictures chosen for this week. The excerpts must be 300 words or less. Please read all the stories, and leave comments for the authors. Thanks for visiting.

V.L. Locey (MM Paranormal Romance)

I lay there for a moment, Deuce resting on my chest, whiskers tickling my scruffy chin as he watched me with his cross-eyed stare, and reminisced. 

Susanne Matthews (Holiday Romance)

“Cassie? Who’s Cassie?”

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)

Mrs. Ellis was not amused at her daughter’s rogue statement.

Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)

A shadowy figure crept across the balcony.

Tuesday Tales - Paint

 Welcome to this week's edition of Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog of current works in progress from a select group of authors.  Please click on the links to read the selections. Comments are appreciated. 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“But Mother…” Lydia sighed in exasperation, “I was just getting to the good part.”

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

“She managed to spin everyone’s head around while she was here.”

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance) 

“That’s just it, Mike. You aren’t their legal guardian.”

JEAN JOACHIM - Historical Romance

“You look a mite flushed,” Martha said, casting a keen gaze on her granddaughter.

TRICIA ANDERSEN - Small Town Romance

To see him look at her like that filled her with a heat that she only felt in her dreams.

Tuesday Tales: From the Word CARELESS

 

Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales. Our word prompt is CARELESS and each scene is under 400 words. Enjoy! Feel free to comment on the posts afteryou've read them. 

V.L. LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance)

“No, I’m going to go home,” he informed me as he pulled on his shirt. 

 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“Bigger? I thought that the one they just made was huge.”

 

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

“It’s these murders. They’re cold-blooded and vicious.”

 

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

“He rear-ended her car and got his grill stuck on her bumper hitch.”

JEAN JOACHIM (Historical Romance)

Benjamin burst out laughing, his blue eyes sparkling with merriment. 

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT - SOUND

 

It's time for Tuesday Tales again. This week our talented writers are writing to the word prompt "sound." Hop to each blog to read their story. 

JEAN JOACHIM (Sweet Historical Romance)

She shook her head. Josiah’s kiss had been nothing like Ben’s. “No.”

V. L. LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance)

Martin glanced up from his phone the disquiet on the air thick as molasses in January.

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“Word will get around. Probably in a day or two.”

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Small Town Romance)

It felt like she had been shocked by an electric wire.

FLOSSIE BENTON RODGERS (Cozy Mystery)

His lips lingered on my temple.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

He would look after those two little ladies as if they were his own.

Tuesday Tales - Picture Prompt

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This is picture prompt week. Each author selects from among a group of pictures to inspire her story in some fashion. Above are the pictures chosen for this week. The excerpts must be 300 words or less. Please read all the stories, and leave comments for the authors. Thanks for visiting.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

"I wish you didn't have to go."

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

"You taught Vivy well. She does know how to fry up an egg, you know."

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

How could she have a pity party without decent ice cream?

JEAN JOACHIM (Historical Romance)

"This is not good news," he said.

Tuesday Tales - Fight

 

Welcome to this week's edition of Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog of current works in progress from a select group of authors.  Please click on the links to read the selections. Comments are appreciated. 

V.L. Locey (MM Romance)

I spun from the window at the sound of Joy Ann’s meek voice. 

Susanne Matthews (Holiday Romance)

“Why not let me be the judge of that?” he argued. “We’re great together in bed, we have fun ... maybe you just don’t recognize love when you see it.”  

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction) 

The following week, Vivy came home with a unique story. “The prisoners are on strike.”

Tricia Andersen (Small Town Romance)

Morgan grinned at him. “Well, you didn’t ask.”

Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery) 

"All for that two-bit low-life."

Tuesday Tales - Bare

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, the place for weekly FREE READS! Click on the author's name and go to their blog. When you finished reading, return and move on to the next one. This week we’re writing to the prompt ‘bare.’ Thank you for stopping by!

 

TRISHA FAYE ( Historical Fiction)

When no one else spoke, she added one more tidbit to the conversation. “There was one sad thing that happened today.”

VL LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance)

Oh yes, a toast to the groom and groom was coming up.

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Small Town Romance)

“Earth to Morgan. Come in, Morgan.”

JEAN JOACHIM (Historical Romance)

“And Miss Chesney, too? I’m a lucky man.” He shot her a dazzling grin.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

Did her friends really believe she was that big a drama queen, that emotionally fragile?

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

I bent down and pressed a palm to the dirt.

Tuesday Tales - Simple

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week our group is writing to the word prompt "simple." 
Click on the links to enjoy the excerpts and leave comments for the authors. 
Thank you for stopping by.

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)

She flexed her fingers over her plate as if an imaginary typewriter hovered over it.

Tricia Andersen (Small Town Romance)

Sometimes his stomach overrules his brain.

Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)

When I saw her glance my way, I gave a cheery wave as if nothing was on my mind.

Susanne Matthews (Holiday Romance)

Each keeping one child had been a simple solution to the problem. 

Jean Joachim (Historical Romance)

“Not too big for me.”

PICTURE PROMPT WEEK

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales. This week we're writing to picture prompts. Each author picks a picture and writes their story around it. Above are the pictures selected for this week. In addition, the author must confine the story to a maximum of 300 words. Please hop to all the authors and read all the stories. And we love to get comments, so feel free. 

Click on the author's name to go to their blog. Then return to read the next. Thank you for coming! 

JEAN JOACHIM (Historical Romance)

"Make sure that sheriff minds his manners. Or I'll have to give him a lickin'." 

V.L. LOCEY (MM Holiday Romance)

I removed the wrapping paper from my present. 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“And that’s what tonight is. A special occasion.

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Small Town Romance)

She always wondered what it would be like to kiss him.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

In all honesty if she was sick, it was probably an illness of her own making.