Tuesday Tales: From the Word STORM

 

Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales. On behalf of myself and the rest of our authors, I want to wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year.   This week, we writers used the word STORM as our writing prompt. Please read each offering. Feel free to comment. We love feedback! 

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

I kicked up some whitetails, pausing to admire their grace as they bounded off, shaking wet snow from bushes.

 PATSY FAYE (Sweet M/F Romance)

The tour guide’s chatter drew Stephanie’s attention back to the historic home and away from her handsome date.

 FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

“You’re the only soul who can reach the top of the tree to place the angel.”

 TRICIA ANDERSEN (M/F, M/M/F Paranormal Romance)

Sometimes it sucked being the smallest adult in their tiny, unique family.

 

JEAN JOACHIM (M/F Sports Romance)

Dale took his hand. “Don’t be scared. It’ll be okay.”

“I’m not scared,” he lied.

 SUSANNE MATTHEWS (M/F Paranormal Romance)

“To my knowledge, she’d never manifested to anyone until the day my mother attacked me.”

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "STAR"

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, with stories incorporating word and picture prompts. Our word today is STAR. Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

"We’ve got a group of senior citizens to whip up into a merry brood!”

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

The old man in the John Deere ball cap yelled something at me then sped off, speeding in this instance being a roaring twenty miles per hour.

JEAN JOACHIM (M/F Sports Romance)

"Oh, yeah. He forgot. That's what family does. They pick you up from the airport. He had a lot to learn.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (M/F Paranormal Romance)

"The difference in her didn't show until later."

TRICIA ANDERSEN (M/F, M/M/F Paranormal Romance)

"You know that you are a rock star, right?"

Tuesday Tales - Picture Prompt

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, with ongoing stories shared by a select group of authors. Word and picture prompts are incorporated into our works in progress. This is picture prompt week! We each chose a picture from a batch and were limited to 300 words. Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!

Patsy Faye (Sweet M/F Romance)

No, no, no, she chided herself. This can’t go anywhere.

Jillian Chantal (Contemporary)

“Whatever you’re selling, I either already have, don’t need or just plain don’t want.”

Jean Joachim (M/F Sports Romance)

“Don’t think about  the stupid bet with Trunk. Maybe he’ll never find out.” 

Susanne Matthews (M/F Paranormal Romance) 

Aunt Selma smiled. “Yes. I’m sure he could read people as well as you can.”  

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT - SPIDER

 

Welcome! We are writers writing to a word prompt or picture prompt each week. This week the prompt is "spider". Read each writer's work, then hop on to the next writer and read their story. Click on the writer's name to go to their blog. Thanks for stopping by. 

JEAN JOACHIM (MF Sports Romance)

Dale bit her lip, thinking, What have I done? I’m just like a spider who eats her mate. 

V. L. LOCEY (MM Hockey Romance)

  I stared at the text in wide-eyed wonder.  

PATSY FAYE (Sweet M/F Romance)

Get a grip, girl. It’s only a lunch date.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (MF Paranormal Romance)

The pinched look from last year had all but vanished.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (M/F Paranormal Romance)

“I was scared I would betray my oath and do more harm than good.”

Tuesday Tales – stingy #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 the prompt ‘stingy.’ Thank you for stopping by!

 

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

“Oh please, call me Criswell.”

 JEAN JOACHIM (MF Sports Romance)

“Dale? What time is it? Why are you calling? Are you in trouble?” her brother asked.

 FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Fantasy)

A blob of purple came toward her.

 JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary Fantasy)

But this guy was obnoxious and she wanted to see him go down.

 SUSANNE MATTHEWS (M/F Paranormal Romance)

At one time, I thought Colby and I might … might be more, but it didn’t work out that way.

 TRICIA ANDERSEN (Paranormal Romance M/F, M/M/F)

It destroys the curse.

 PATSY FAYE (Sweet M/F Romance)

Robbie tipped the brim of his hat and sent Rachel a look of pure relief.

Tuesday Tales: from the Word Turkey

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, with ongoing stories shared by a select group of authors. Word prompts are incorporated into our works in progress. The word this week is Turkey which is appropriate as it is Thanksgiving week. Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors and leave a comment if you like. 

Jean Joachim ((M/F Football Romance)

“Why? You got somewhere else to go for Thanksgiving?”

V. L. Locey (M/M Contemporary Romance)

Chef Mike shot me a look that one might see on a wolverine about to strike.

Jillian Chantal (M/F mystery fantasy)

“We each lost a pretty awesome brother, didn’t we?”

Flossie Benton Rogers (Paranormal Fantasy)

 “For all I know, he may be dead somewhere—or in jail.”

Susanne Matthews (M/F Paranormal Romance) 

There were days when I probably was as dunderheaded as that turkey.

TUESDAY TALES: PICTURE PROMPT WEEK!

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, with ongoing stories shared by a select group of authors. Word and picture prompts are incorporated into our works in progress. This is picture prompt week! We each chose a picture from a batch and were limited to 300 words. Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Fantasy)

Word for Angel, sweetness.

V. L. LOCEY (M/M Romance)

"Hey," my brother called as I flipped a golden brown pancake over. "Coffee ready?"

TRICIA ANDERSEN (M/F, M/M/F Paranormal Romance)

It was twice his size and he wasn't a small guy.

JEAN JOACHIM (MF Sports Romance)

"She has another life now. New family."

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Fantasy Paranormal)

"I don't even want to know."

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (M/F Paranormal Romance)

I'd hoped to convince the town council that it could be saved.

Tuesday Tales: from the Word PAN

 

Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales. Our word prompt this week is PAN. Enjoy the scenes from our current works in progress. Feel free to comment. We love feedback.

PATSY FAYE (Sweet M/F Romance)

“Why, you’d think someone would have snatched him up by now.”

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Fantasy)

“You can never have too much sparkle.”

 JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary/mystery)

So, something the old ghost finds distasteful?

 JEAN JOACHIM (MF Sports Romance)

Pushing up, her gaze panned the room from one end to the other and spied a bookcase.

 SUSANNE MATTHEWS (M/F Paranormal Romantic Comedy)

“You know, one of the men asked me today if I knew Hester’s maiden name.”

 TRICIA ANDERSEN (Paranormal Romance (M/F, M/M/F)

 Being a hacker had its perks.

Tuesday Tales: From the Word STICKY

 

Welcome to November and this week's Tuesday Tales. Our word prompt is STICKY. Check out all the pasts. We love comments, too.

V.L. LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance)

“Please don’t say a word about this trip on social media.”

 FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Fantasy)

An ocean breeze swept the deck.

PATSY FAYE (Sweet M/F Romance)

“Umm…Rach…you have a problem making up your mind?”

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Regency M/F Romance) 

Jane slapped her hand on the table top.

 JEAN JOACHIM (MF Football Romance)

“They move on? Don’t you move on?”

 SUSANNE MATTHEWS (M/F Paranormal Romantic Comedy)

How she would love to see a picture of him, but Aunt Selma had told her years ago that all the photographs had been destroyed.

Tuesday Tales - Mint

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where a group of authors share stories based on word and picture prompts. This week's word is "Mint”. Click on each author's name to read the excerpt. Comments make our day!

V.L. Locey (M/M Contemporary Romance)

What a glorious creation ice cream is. 

Patsy Faye (Sweet Romance)

Robbie groaned. “Don’t tell me you’re one of those.”

Tricia Andersen (M/F Paranormal Romance) 

A second later, there was carnage.

Jillian Chantal (M/F Regency) 

Except it is not, is it? 

Jean Joachim (M/F Football Romance)

Trapped, Dale didn’t know what to do. Her eyes grew moist.

Flossie Benton Rogers (Paranormal Fantasy)

“Sing with me, Angel. Jump in on the chorus.”

Susanne Matthews (Mild M/F Paranormal Romance) 

She is determined not to break her oath.

TUESDAY TALES - PICTURE PROMPT WEEK!

 

Welcome to picture prompt week! This week we make pictures available and each author picks one and writes to it. The authors are limited to only 300 words on their story, too. It's a challenge! Hop from blog to blog and read each one. They are all so different, but great works by talented authors. Here are all the pictures that are being used. Thanks for stopping by!

JEAN JOACHIM (Football Romance)

Now it was her turn to laugh. 

V. L. LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance)

I handed Eli a gummy bear. “That sounds like a comic book villain.”

PATSY FAYE (Sweet Romance)

“You need to tell her about places close around here. Like the Stockyards, and—”

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Romance)

“Your magic has always been about music.”

JILLIAN CHANTAL  (Regency)

 “I guess you look sturdy enough.”

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Paranormal Romance)

You were dead. All of you.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Mild Paranormal Romantic Comedy)

Like vultures coming across a fresh kill, the men attacked the plates.

Tuesday Tales - Plant

 

 

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 ‘plant.’ Thank you for stopping by!

 

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

Every time I tried to kiki and paint I had a mess.

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Paranormal Romance)

That’s the evil that we’re dealing with.

JEAN JOACHIM (Football Romance)

“How come you don’t answer me?” he asked.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Romance)

“Inhale. Reach for the sky.”

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Regency)

His stomach obviously did not either since it was protesting as loud as his brain.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Mild Paranormal Romantic Comedy)

Maybe she’d been a bit abrupt, but she was way past taking orders from jerks like him and Stu.

Tuesday Tales - Orange

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where a group of authors share stories based on word and picture prompts. This week's word is "Orange”. Click on each author's name to read the excerpt. Comments make our day!

Jean Joachim (Sports romance)

Dale arrived at the stadium early.

Patsy Faye (Sweet Romance)

She had no intention of getting up close and personal to a cowboy.

Flossie Benton Rogers (Paranormal Romance)

“Think mermaid! Think mermaid!”

Jillian Chantal (Regency)

Never again. Never. 

Tricia Andersen (Paranormal Romance)

Dakota scowled at him. “You got a helicopter handy?”

Susanne Matthews (Romance)

No matter what his name was, he would be Louis the Lip to me. 

Tuesday Tales - Fall

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where a group of authors share stories based on word and picture prompts. This week's word is "Fall”. Click on each author's name to read the excerpt. Comments make our day!

V.L. Locey (M/M Contemporary Romance) 

He smiled so sinfully it was hard to breath.

Susanne Matthews (Romantic Comedy)

His grin deepened to one with all the eagerness and joy of a wolf waiting to pounce on a rabbit.   

Jillian Chantal (M/F Regency) 

  “Watch yerself, wench.”

Patsy Faye (Sweet M/F Romance) 

“No one ever had a secret around Blabbermouth Amy.”

Flossie Benton Rogers (M/F Paranormal Romance)

Communion with a cat, could you beat it?

Jean Joachim (M/F Sports Romance)

“This will never work. Why did I have to fall for her?”

Tuesday Tales - Picture prompt week!

 

This week is picture prompt week where our authors write their stories to a picture. Several pictures are offered and each author picks the one that works best with her story. Each author will put the picture she's selected on her blog. 

They also have to confine their story excerpts to only 300 words. Sometimes that's a challenge!! Hop on to each one, read their story, and leave an encouraging comment. Thanks for dropping by. 

JEAN JOACHIM (Sports Romance)

“Damn, Robbie. You’ve been around so many women, haven’t you listened?”

PATSY FAYE (Sweet Romance)

Both tipped their matching tan, felt Stetsons at the same time. Both uttered “Howdy, ma’am” in unison.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Romance)

The red ball of a setting sun bobbled on the horizon, as if uncertain whether to stay or go.

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Regency)

How will I ever get it clean?

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Romantic Comedy)

And just like that, my rubber backbone turned to steel.

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Paranormal Romance)

In the last few hours he had seen things that were beyond unusual. They were horrifying, 

Tuesday Tales - Anxious

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where a group of authors share stories based on word and picture prompts. This week's word is "Anxious”. Click on each author's name to read the excerpt. Comments make our day!

Susanne Matthews (Romantic Comedy)

The cat spoke bird?

V.L. Locey (M/M Contemporary Romance)

“When did you become an expert on drag performances?  

Jean Joachim (Sports romance)

He's never met a girl like her before. 

Patsy Faye (Sweet Romance)

“Nope, when I moved here, I swore off men.”

Flossie Benton Rogers (Paranormal Romance)

Hugo was flying to Japan?

Jillian Chantal (Regency) 

He stuffed a bit more meat in his mouth and chewed it, anxious to be gone. 

Tuesday Tales - Sign

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where a group of authors share stories based on word and picture prompts. This week's word is "SIGN." Click on each author's name to read the excerpt. Comments make our day!

V.L. Locey (M/M Contemporary Romance)

"Perhaps we can even become friends as we work together to get your that crown.”

Susanne Matthews (Romantic Comedy)

Before I could close it, a raccoon raced into the house and up the stairs.  

Patsy Faye (Sweet Romance) 

“Cheesecake? You’re not going to eat cheesecake anymore?”

Flossie Benton Rogers (Paranormal Romance)

“G-godmother,” she stammered.

Jean Joachim (Sports romance) 

After glancing up at the clock, he noticed it was his time for the massage. 

Jillian Chantal (Regency)

A girl in a skirt showing off her lovely bosom could cause only trouble.  

Tricia Andersen (Paranormal Romance)

The ‘for-your-greatest-desire-sign-on-the-dotted-line' dude himself.