Tuesday Tales – "Great" Prompt #amwriting #freereads #excerpt

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

Flossie Benton Rogers (Mystery)

“She’s not the be-all and end-all.”

V.L. Locey (MM Hockey Romance)

I was not one to be rash or rush into things.

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction Short Story)

Pauline knew she was dismissed, and the conversation wouldn’t go any further.

Jean Joachim (Romance)

A growl from his stomach reminded him he was beyond starving.

Jillian Chantal (Regency)

Where is that blasted man?

Susanne Matthews (Modern Historical Romance)

“Great. You do realize this is a match made in heaven.”

Tricia Andersen  (Greek god/paranormal Romance)

“You sure Aunt Dee isn’t going to kill you for holding her like that?”

Tuesday Tales – ‘String’ 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 the prompt ‘string. Thank you for stopping by!

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“Medicine-schmedicine. I remember the important things.”

V.L. LOCEY (MM Hockey Romance)

It was my job, my responsibility, to lead the men on and off the ice. 

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Greek god/paranormal Romance)

What good was eternal life and unlimited power if he couldn’t protect a mortal life?

JEAN JOACHIM (Women’s Fiction)

Cold, flattened peanut butter and jelly never tasted so good.

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Regency)

Charles’s stomach contracted and he found he could not catch his breath.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Mystery)

Shadows loomed in the space like giant cobwebs.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Modern Historical Romance)

No strings attached.

Tuesday Tales for May 12, 2020. It's Picture Prompt Time

Hello and welcome to this week's edition of Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog where writers incorporate a word or picture prompt into their works in progress. This week is this month's Picture Prompt day, and each post is limited to 300 words. Many of us have started new works, so check them all out. Feel free to leave a comment. 

Here are the pictures we've chosen.

And here are the scenes! 

V.L. LOCEY (MM Hockey Romance)

The macaw loved free time, stretching his bright blue wings he flew around my condo, coming to land on my shoulder after I’d dropped into the sofa.

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Greek god/paranormal Romance)

But he’d move Olympus and earth to save this innocent from a watery grave.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Mystery)

She gasped, and a hand flew to her unadorned throat.

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction Short Story)

There were some mementos that would remain private, keeping those memories for herself.

JEAN JOACHIM (Women’s Fiction)

How old was Aunt Sue? Old enough. No way would he tell her the truth. “It’s under control.”

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Regency)

So here he was, praying not to be seen.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Modern Historical Romance)

The four-slice toaster popped to punctuate his words.

TUESDAY TALES - Word prompt "FISH"

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week we're writing to the word prompt "fish." Click on the author's name to check out their story. Thanks for stopping by. 


JEAN JOACHIM (Pandemic Romance)
Men don't cry, right?


TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction Short Story)
“I’m going to go spend some time sorting things in the Pilot Room.”


TRICIA ANDERSEN (Paranormal/MMA Romance)
She was lucky. He had a whole lot more profanity bubbling inside him wanting to escape after seeing that picture.


FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Mystery)
I would be lucky if they hadn’t turned to wisps before the end of the pre-dinner cocktail.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Modern Historical Romance)
"Come to think of it, you picked that fishing spot.”