Tuesday Tales - Picture Prompt

Welcome to Tuesday Tales. We're a group of writers sharing the challenge of writing to a shared word each week. This week, we're writing to a picture prompt of our choosing. Settle in and enjoy the snippets! Click on each author's name to go to their entry.

V.L. Locey  (MM Hockey Romance )
No parties, no sex, no falling in love with this girl's eyes or that guy's lips.

Flossie Benton Rogers (Medieval Knight Romance)
The frenzied barking of dogs quickened her heartbeat.

Tricia Andersen (Paranormal/Greek Romance)
“Yes. My turn. How did you withstand two of Zeus’s thunderbolts?”

Jean Joachim (Big City Romance)

At the hotel, Maggie had mastered the art of cleaning up while remaining invisible.

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)

“No comments from the peanut gallery. We all know that my days of remembering are gone.”

Susanne Matthews (Holiday Romance)
“Given the look on Santa’s face, I’m not sure I want to know.”  

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "FIRED"

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, the place for weekly FREE READS! Click on the author's name and go to their blog. Comments are always appreciated. When you finished reading, return and move on to the next one. The word prompt this week is “fired.” Thank you for stopping by!

V.L. Locey (MMM Paranormal Romance)

“Let him feed from me.”

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)

On the way out to the car, Sophie mused about why Grandma thought her son worked on the Grotto, a site built long before she herself was even born.

Tricia Andersen (Paranormal/Greek God Romance)

“You deal with me. Not her,” Freddy demanded.

Jillian Chantal (Historical )

“These say I’m free?”

Susanne Matthews (Holiday Romance)

She hadn’t been on skis in more than twenty years and would probably fall flat on her face the first time she went out on the slopes.

  

Flossie Benton Rogers (Medieval Knight Romance)

Alis awoke to sounds of morning stirring.

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "TALL"

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! Our word prompt this week is "tall." Click on the author's name to go to her blog. Comments are always welcome. Thanks for stopping by. 

JEAN JOACHIM (Big City Romance)
Maggie made a face when Burt shoved a mug of steaming hot coffee at her at 5 a.m.

V. L. LOCEY (MMM Paranorml Romance)

“Even if that company is the undead?” Vincente asked as he followed me into the humble but homey cabin. 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“I think I fell in love with him that very day. Never did look back.”

DAVEE JONES
His tall frame took up most of my bed. 

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Historical)
Esther stepped off the porch.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Medieval Knight Romnce)
Despite his almost feral urge to do so, this wasn’t the time to reassure her.

Tuesday Tales- Snow

Welcome to Tuesday Tales. We're a group of writers sharing the challenge of writing to a shared word each week. This week, we are writing to the word prompt of snow. Settle in and check out our variety of uses of the word. Click on each author's name to go to their entry.

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)

 The more time she spent visiting Grandma, the more she discovered how her initial thoughts were in error.

Tricia Anderson (paranormal/Greek god romance)

Unfortunately the miles between them might destroy the world.

V.L. Locey (MMM Paranormal Romance)

I drove the sleek Jaguar that Vincente had bought several years ago, way before I came into his life.

Flossie Benton Rogers (Medieval knight romance)

 She was a distraction, the sort he wasn’t accustomed to.

Davee Jones:  (Romance) 

"I was only interested in the snow cones and cotton candy. I liked watching it, but I wasn't as fascinated as you were."

Jean Joachim: (Modern historical Romance)

“Aggie, it’s been two weeks and this pip ain’t got a job. Rent’s due in another week,” Burt said.

Jillian Chantal: (Historical)

It was sure to be the gossip of the whole town by daylight.

Tuesday Tales - Picture Prompt

This week is a picture prompt week. Our writers can pick from any of these pictures to use to inspire their stories. The writers are limited to 300 words only for their stories. Click on the writer's name to go to their blog and read their work. 

V.L. LOCEY (MM Paranormal Romance)

Imagine having a centipede skitter over the nape of your neck after you’ve gone to bed but not being able to leap up to brush the bug off because the damn sun might touch you and turn you to dust. 

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Medieval Knight Romance)

Due to the tight quarters at this end of the table, her hip was pressed against his.

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

She willed herself to speak slowly and softly. “Grandma…what year is it?”

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Paranormal/Greek god Romance)

It struck again like lightning across the sky. The sight froze the blood in her veins.

JEAN JOACHIM - (Modern historical romance)

Maggie climbed the subway stairs, anxious to reach the street and fresh air.

DAVEE JONES - (Romance)

Snow fell quietly out the window, and my baby rested his sleeping head on my bosom.

Tuesday Tales: Greasy

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, the weekly blog post where a select group of authors share scenes from their current works in progress with you. Scenes are based on word or picture prompts and limited to 300 or 400 words. This week, we have a word prompt, GREASY, and scenes are no more than 400 words long. Take time to read them all. Feel free to comment and let each author know what you think. We all love feedback!

V.L. LOCEY (MM Hockey Romance)

“No way I could forget,” I told him as he painted my knuckles with tender kisses.

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Paranormal/Greek god Romance)

“I don’t want them. I want you.”

FLOSSIEBENTON ROGERS (Historical Knight Romance)

The guests seated at the dais had quieted, no doubt in deference to their rumbling stomachs.

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“But I don’t know why you call me your angel now. You never called me that when I was little.”

JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary Romance)

After a climbing three staircases, they entered a tiny two bedroom apartment.

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Historical)

“I’m calling us free.” 

DAVEE JONES (Romance)

“It must’ve gotten into something greasy during the storm.”

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

Lee nodded and left her to it, knowing she needed to feel the child against her—hadn’t he done the same thing?

Tuesday Tales - Bracelet

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. Thank you for stopping by!


V.L. Locey (MM Hockey Romance)
“You okay with me taking a shower here?” I asked, placing a hand on his knee and shaking him awake.

Jean Joachim (Contemporary Romance)
Resigned to her father’s decision, Maggie packed her bag.

Davee Jones (Romance)
“It’s a bracelet.” Heidi whispered, her head bowed again. 

Susanne Matthews (Holiday Romance)
Lee stared at the tableau before him—the woman he’d fallen in love with, holding his niece whose words had probably shattered her soul.  

Tricia Andersen (Paranormal/Greek god)

Even if something were to happen between us, he’ll wake up someday and want someone younger. It’s inevitable.

Flossie Benton Rogers ( Sumerian Mythology)

“We speak of the old ones who from heaven to earth came.”

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction) 

Sophie dropped her gaze to the clock on the dashboard and groaned.