tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57896028710446320652024-03-18T18:30:33.175-07:00Tuesday's TalesTales told by a gifted group of writers. A place where new books are born.Jean Joachim Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16614059778826802446noreply@blogger.comBlogger651125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-73001582322757773312024-03-18T18:30:00.000-07:002024-03-18T18:30:00.144-07:00Tuesday Tales- Mark<p> </p><h4 style="background-color: white; color: #29aae1; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #333333;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkMbsh2wOHBWIJm8peW13Oje3Y5bVum2hUrkFK0mkJphMtqaKhqsw4FKuv0MU6fn8ax3vZMarxvMIU04RzM6RFD4GxBqkJvQVjT9gAXQWxlqbGR5XNgdXvFJmqQhwE3KKRS4RXSp1nZczLE4JaJg1DwmsA2D7bBQOi7PnJ8brfGnMsya23dwqGH_IC7w/s320/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="256" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkMbsh2wOHBWIJm8peW13Oje3Y5bVum2hUrkFK0mkJphMtqaKhqsw4FKuv0MU6fn8ax3vZMarxvMIU04RzM6RFD4GxBqkJvQVjT9gAXQWxlqbGR5XNgdXvFJmqQhwE3KKRS4RXSp1nZczLE4JaJg1DwmsA2D7bBQOi7PnJ8brfGnMsya23dwqGH_IC7w/s1600/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></h4><h4 style="background-color: white; color: #29aae1; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where authors write stories to word prompts. Our word today is "mark." Click on the name of each author to go to her blog and read the free story. M</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">ake sure to visit all the authors. Thanks for your support!</span></span></h4><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://tuesdaytales1.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jean Joachim</a> (Women's
Fiction)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Terry burst out
laughing. “Glad you admit it.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2024-3-19-mark/" target="_blank">Flossie Benton Rogers</a>
(</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cozy Mystery)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“At this juncture he suspects
everyone.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/" target="_blank">Jillian Chantal </a>(Contemporary)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I poked absently at the dirt with a sharp stick I’d
picked up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2024/03/18/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-mark/" target="_blank">Susanne Matthews</a><b><span style="background: white;"> </span></b><span style="background: white;">(M/F Contemporary Paranormal
Romantic Suspense)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Marina cocked her
head. Queen Mab? It had a familiar ring to it.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Trisha Faye</a> (Historical
Fiction<span style="font-size: medium;">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">“Sorry,” Frank mumbled.
But Sarah didn’t think he really looked too sorry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /></span></span></div>Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08153037458860004412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-81034458811243244102024-03-11T20:09:00.000-07:002024-03-11T20:09:20.797-07:00Tuesday Tales - Swallow<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLoC9xBXRfokaidjzGF79FPQ7Vfy7FTflL6_KeKfhCFxp42y3BP36SScKDxwU8lihNJJ7-ISIMxQrr23l3YTij3y1vRasrEpvp_t9Bkcln7M9KCxaQOOhDhv8K5d9EcZlNxBYj9VvvMjgAICfnvUTGPb3pG4GPI9e9sWuDk6PijYMNIqIcuzfFNNnPDn3/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLoC9xBXRfokaidjzGF79FPQ7Vfy7FTflL6_KeKfhCFxp42y3BP36SScKDxwU8lihNJJ7-ISIMxQrr23l3YTij3y1vRasrEpvp_t9Bkcln7M9KCxaQOOhDhv8K5d9EcZlNxBYj9VvvMjgAICfnvUTGPb3pG4GPI9e9sWuDk6PijYMNIqIcuzfFNNnPDn3/s320/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h4 style="background-color: white; color: #29aae1; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where authors write stories to word prompts. Our word today is "swallow." Click on the name of each author to go to her blog and read the free story. Make sure to visit all the authors. Thanks for your support!</span></span></h4><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-swallow"><b>V.L. Locey (MM Hockey Romance)</b></a></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>"Uncle Jack, I helped make the meatballs,” Leo informed me as a bowl of salad was forced into my hands. </p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2024-3-12-swallow/">Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)</a></b></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I flung open the door to Jack and Dovie’s bedroom and flicked on the light.</p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2024/03/welcome-to-tuesday-tales-weeks-word.html">Tricia Andersen (Paranormal/Greek God Romance)</a></b></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> “You haven’t ever picked up a Greek mythology book?”</p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/">Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)</a></b></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">“That’s ridiculous. I still say there’s no way you can slide up a banister.”</p><p class="p2" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2024/03/11/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-swallow/">Susanne Matthews (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance Suspense)</a></b></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Marina cocked her head. “But and ben? What on earth is that?”</p><p class="p2" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com">Jean Joachim (Women's Fiction)</a></b></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The doorbell interrupted her sexy thoughts.</p></span></span></div></div><p></p>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426306856474619287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-80711484491443974122024-03-04T17:03:00.000-08:002024-03-06T10:55:34.883-08:00TUESDAY TALES - KICK<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpFrRCUAehZqEUhemnarIPF_BAq_jT1Cr_qKVun0nFBNl2fDFK7QCko-yyiTOkrD35uHft2MTLTWEkMvYGo3TIvUVonlk6MibmtM9Q3CFGPMaSDMPyZfGkmkDBpvokGMKRuD-7gegLPQE-JUZdTPjqrn2VUBCZRa1BUuSaC7h4cSukGJ7xMGwQ7Z9bUk/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpFrRCUAehZqEUhemnarIPF_BAq_jT1Cr_qKVun0nFBNl2fDFK7QCko-yyiTOkrD35uHft2MTLTWEkMvYGo3TIvUVonlk6MibmtM9Q3CFGPMaSDMPyZfGkmkDBpvokGMKRuD-7gegLPQE-JUZdTPjqrn2VUBCZRa1BUuSaC7h4cSukGJ7xMGwQ7Z9bUk/w320-h400/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Every week a small group of writers get together and post free stories written to a word prompt. This week the word prompt is "kick". Come and read the stories by these talented authors. You'll find them here: </span><br /><p></p><p><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">JEAN JOACHIM</span></b></a> (Women's Fiction)</p><p><span style="font-family: times; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She might be upset, and distracted, but, hell, she wasn’t dead.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2024-3-5-kick/"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS</span></b></a> (Cozy Mystery)</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">Startled, I leapt from the chair.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">JILLIAN CHANTAL </span></b></a>(Contemporary Short Story)</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> I take refuge under the big oak tree that gives the best shade.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2024/03/04/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-kick/"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">SUSANNE MATTHEWS</span></b></a> (MF/Contemporary Paranormal Romantic Suspense)</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The woman stopped abruptly, staring at her as if she were looking at a ghost.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #e69138;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2024/03/tuesday-tales-kick.html"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">TRICIA ANDERSEN</span></b></a> </span>(Greek God Paranormal Romance)</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Had her powers not been suppressed, he’d probably be turned into a chipmunk by now.</span></span></p><p><br /></p>Jean Joachim Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16614059778826802446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-67124072677055586352024-02-26T18:33:00.000-08:002024-02-26T18:35:42.610-08:00TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "ICY"<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOexdnisrbkv6TF9bnTPM1q5gL7SS5gY-SRmPvyQx6BoDrefQZAW0t6rYQE5YZKB8wJ0ylqTWWLoh1DBIx49nQZnYJjoRtEfd_W9pW0izu2lnhYtulC4Cj6-TxR_lDmdef60MnYRihGL_l7YkF9ixQoUIKumExuE8Dzf0B2KCXxQ4pidNTh4ljwieSuGD/s320/001%20tt%20LOGO.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="256" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOexdnisrbkv6TF9bnTPM1q5gL7SS5gY-SRmPvyQx6BoDrefQZAW0t6rYQE5YZKB8wJ0ylqTWWLoh1DBIx49nQZnYJjoRtEfd_W9pW0izu2lnhYtulC4Cj6-TxR_lDmdef60MnYRihGL_l7YkF9ixQoUIKumExuE8Dzf0B2KCXxQ4pidNTh4ljwieSuGD/s1600/001%20tt%20LOGO.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where authors write stories to word prompts. Our word today is "ICY." Click on the name of each author to go to her blog and read the free story. Make sure to visit all the authors. Writing is our passion, and comments make our day!</span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2024-2-27-icy/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Flossie Benton Rogers</b></span></a> (Cozy Mystery) </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">He squinted. “What is that second key?” </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-icy-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>V.L. Locey</b></span></a> (YA Queer Hockey Romance)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I had skate every morning and Illia was working us all incredibly hard. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Trisha Faye</b></span></a> (Historical Fiction)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Just to make conversation and break the silence, she asked Faith, “So what book are you reading that has you so captivated?”</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2024/02/tuesday-tales-icy.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Tricia Andersen</b></span></a> (Greek God/Paranormal Romance)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Do I need to remind you who was there for you when the big guy kicked you out of paradise?</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Jillian Chantal</span></a> </b>(Contemporary Paranormal)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">No sign of the pirate ship either.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com " target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">Jean Joachim</span></a> </b>(Women's Fiction)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">That’s when the idea of an Italian meal hit her.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2024/02/26/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-icy-2/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Susanne Matthews</b></span></a> (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance Suspense)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">She straightened. “Really? No wolves or foxes?”</span></p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Flossie Benton Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152464840191762579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-33246679406042627172024-02-19T18:06:00.000-08:002024-02-19T18:06:55.602-08:00Tuesday Tales: From the Word WOOD<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwkh6WkdkF5oKNtv3eFYym7bx6Bai5YLdBa8jKr-o-cV6NtJuKpfSb9CeBteFAfJG236oBrcDm4qvEtTjk6eXjloxe3i7DZKz6P6HwIKua93Rr9dD6zSI4v0cqvAqW7vqSAj7clE_BaH887Bn3zyr-IA2GKPQTAgLQtrGyWGAkJtk4_AsdLU0Qt2Wn7xj/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwkh6WkdkF5oKNtv3eFYym7bx6Bai5YLdBa8jKr-o-cV6NtJuKpfSb9CeBteFAfJG236oBrcDm4qvEtTjk6eXjloxe3i7DZKz6P6HwIKua93Rr9dD6zSI4v0cqvAqW7vqSAj7clE_BaH887Bn3zyr-IA2GKPQTAgLQtrGyWGAkJtk4_AsdLU0Qt2Wn7xj/w320-h400/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><p><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p>Welcome to this week’s
Tuesday Tales. Our talented authors share their works in progress with you each
week, basing their 400-word scenes on a word prompt. This week, our prompt is
WOOD. Click on the author’s name to find their scene. When you finish, come
back and click on another. If you have time, please leave a comment or a like.
We love the support.</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-wood-2">V.L.
LOCEY</a> (YA Queer Romance)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Rolling to my side I swiped the contents sitting atop my
nightstand to the floor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: white;">TRISHA
FAYE</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> (Historical Fiction)</span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Two little girls off looking for fun without a
care in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2024/02/tuesday-tales-wood.html">TRICIA
ANDERSEN</a> (Greek god/Paranormal Romance)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; min-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">No man had ever had this kind of effect on
her, not since Orion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; min-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; min-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com/">JEAN JOACHIM</a>
(Women’s Fiction)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">His brow furrowed. If she wanted to talk to him, then who
could the voicemail be from? He touched the button</span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2024-2-20-wood/" style="background-color: white; text-indent: 0in;">FLOSSIE
BENTON ROGERS</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;"> (Cozy Mystery)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">“Wormwood,” Roy said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2024/02/19/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-wood/" style="text-indent: 0in;">SUSANNE
MATTHEWS</a><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance Suspense)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">“Beware Cat Sith.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Susanne Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068721366840259361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-34592152565666380312024-02-12T20:03:00.000-08:002024-02-12T20:03:13.193-08:00Tuesday Tales - Hand<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqe5SqS3kF68toyLpEGhj6Yghl6X5MZGX8-fIxZndPXlcJnJH41V4qygZZY4p7dAuFZPx6jduThI4FgxE2k0wtxLXYV2yyIJIGxEpJuICzCleeszdpCWHft5cL9Ngz2kZTPlWS6gmmLqdKP-N597lwaxV4COAL0k5rfiY5ZGKEQtK7iC67Q4aQ5rPdHmYg/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqe5SqS3kF68toyLpEGhj6Yghl6X5MZGX8-fIxZndPXlcJnJH41V4qygZZY4p7dAuFZPx6jduThI4FgxE2k0wtxLXYV2yyIJIGxEpJuICzCleeszdpCWHft5cL9Ngz2kZTPlWS6gmmLqdKP-N597lwaxV4COAL0k5rfiY5ZGKEQtK7iC67Q4aQ5rPdHmYg/s320/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h4 style="background-color: white; color: #29aae1; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where authors write stories to word prompts. Our word today is "hand." Click on the name of each author to go to her blog and read the free story. Make sure to visit all the authors. Thanks for your support!</span></span></h4><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Oh, don’t be a silly goose. You couldn’t eat a whole cow.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com "><span style="font-family: arial;">Jean Joachim (Women's Fiction)</span></a></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Disgusted with himself and his wife, he pushed to his feet and went to the window. </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2024-2-13-hand/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)</span></a></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So, he admitted I had only been here three days. Hallelujah. </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jillian Chantal (Contemporary Paranormal)</span></a></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“What the hell are you doing, Lu?” Malcolm barked in her ear. </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2024/02/12/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-hand/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Susanne Matthews (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance) </span></a></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the dim light, she watched the quick play of emotions dance across James’s face.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p></div><p><br /></p>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426306856474619287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-56008967352477572722024-02-05T17:59:00.000-08:002024-02-05T17:59:11.799-08:00TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "RUN" <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEdxyocdV3fPQEm-aG-20M7GgdbsB2BC6PSFDUti6Z3CnKu59DmSQN6ZliWDX-IHkF6jjKs5M6uxM_UjqKvdaB303pxeJgY5IbzMBk6HFOw79ZQUJcdt5g2Sa7BiKJRQJ_D-l5ucCQVoDkYuzQpzD5u6CdWdVSEyTMx5Ftfs1dIzaO5RBLZ7WK80g54c/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEdxyocdV3fPQEm-aG-20M7GgdbsB2BC6PSFDUti6Z3CnKu59DmSQN6ZliWDX-IHkF6jjKs5M6uxM_UjqKvdaB303pxeJgY5IbzMBk6HFOw79ZQUJcdt5g2Sa7BiKJRQJ_D-l5ucCQVoDkYuzQpzD5u6CdWdVSEyTMx5Ftfs1dIzaO5RBLZ7WK80g54c/w320-h400/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello and welcome to Tuesday Tales, where a group of authors write to a word prompt. This week the word prompt is "run". Please jump from author-to-author and blog-to-blog to read all the wonderful stories. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks for stopping by! </span></p><p><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com" style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">JEAN JOACHIM</span></b></a><span style="font-size: large;"> (WOMEN'S FECTION)</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">“Hey, Jen. How goes it?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-run-2"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">V. L. LOCEY</span></b></a> (MM HOCKEY ROMANCE)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> He sighed dreamily, his body melting, as his breath skimmed warm and moist over my shoulder.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2024-2-6-run/"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS</span></b></a> (COZY MYSTERY)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Heat surged into my cheeks. Was he trying to trip me up? </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">TRISHA FAYE</span></b></a> (HISTORICAL FICTION)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hearing everyone burst into song together filled Sarah’s heart with joy.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2024/02/tuesday-tales-run.html"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">TRICIA ANDERSEN</span></b></a> (GREEK GOD PARANORMAL ROMANCE)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;">It felt like it took an eternity, and she knew from experience how long that was.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href=" https://jillianchantal.com/news/ "><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>JILLIAN CHANTAL</b></span> </a> (CONTEMPORARY PARANORMAL)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> It wasn’t like she could disappear.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2024/02/05/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-run-2/"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>SUSANNE MATTHEWS</b></span></a> (CONTEMPORARY PARANOMAL ROMANCE)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Technically, he had no right to go out to Fraser Hall. </span></span></p>Jean Joachim Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16614059778826802446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-23165761240963983162024-01-29T17:57:00.000-08:002024-01-30T08:08:51.970-08:00TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "STRONG"<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyC4e0Emk_PzDJ7jpJUZ400cT4NsXUF-DNloXr9QuBKN-3PVeTwCr9EEWyyQy-GP5rNzkbNNwWhXkieYGNSQodAtbTofQJ_J1LrVo1_qPEfk_q_t4bZcMnwO_XXepS3AdWdDGXjKrAKd_jRXvXSB1gPuH0HmHe9vKWv9413WnJ2QvP_rgZeHsFc6TilchG/s320/001%20tt%20LOGO.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="256" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyC4e0Emk_PzDJ7jpJUZ400cT4NsXUF-DNloXr9QuBKN-3PVeTwCr9EEWyyQy-GP5rNzkbNNwWhXkieYGNSQodAtbTofQJ_J1LrVo1_qPEfk_q_t4bZcMnwO_XXepS3AdWdDGXjKrAKd_jRXvXSB1gPuH0HmHe9vKWv9413WnJ2QvP_rgZeHsFc6TilchG/s1600/001%20tt%20LOGO.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h4 style="background-color: white; color: #29aae1; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where authors write stories to word prompts. Our word today is "STRONG." Click on the name of each author to go to her blog and read the free story. Make sure to visit all the authors. Writing is our passion, and comments make our day!</span></span></h4><div><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2024-1-30-strong/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Flossie Benton Rogers</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> (Cozy Mystery) </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I replied to question after question and repeats of the same. </span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-strong" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">V.L. Locey</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> (M/M Hockey Romance)</span></div><div style="color: #333333;">"I should be able to pick a tie without scurrying to Bryn.”</div><div style="color: #333333;"><br /></div><div style="color: #333333;"><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Trisha Faye</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> (Historical Fiction)</span></div><div style="color: #333333;">“Mama, Mama!” Elizabeth tugged at Sarah’s skirt. “Drums!”</div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><br /></div><div style="color: #333333;"><br /></div><div><div><a href=" https://jillianchantal.com/news/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Jillian Chantal</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> (Contemporary Paranormal)</span></div><div style="color: #333333;">“He killed his wife, too?</div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><br /></div><div style="color: #333333;"><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com " target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">Jean Joachim</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> (Women's Fiction)</span></div><div style="color: #333333;">“And you are?” he asked, his voice hoarse.</div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><br /></div><div style="color: #333333;"><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2024/01/29/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-strong-2/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Susanne Matthews</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance)</span></div><div style="color: #333333;">"Her father swore the stones were magical prisons created by a ruthless wizard who wanted to punish those who disagreed with him." </div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><br /></div><div style="color: #333333;"><br /></div></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2024/01/tuesday-tales-strong.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Tricia Andersen</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> (Greek God/Paranormal Romance)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;">There was a thin line between reason and sheer insanity. Artemis was barely holding onto it.</span></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></div>Flossie Benton Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152464840191762579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-45899853445955945352024-01-22T18:08:00.000-08:002024-01-23T06:43:23.856-08:00Tuesday Tales From the Word Water <p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Welcome to Tuesday Tales where talented writers write stories to word prompts. This week the word is “water". Click on each author's name to go to their blog and read their story. Don't forget to visit them all. Thanks so much for stopping by. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1o8bwXaJDa348ts00h1X0ZlkKnmMX6WAgwixnHLval3rRjtS5YAPRkjXN6tekUGCc5aqYKkWGHPRamZoX0gJ141x5exQoINhyphenhyphengFLJ4idGj2_1vniIZ4xhOkMM9OxVz7z2xIYW0NZd1OX9-z69W1-7fiiVpF0ZPAS3Mw8gKtmV2OIpijJxxLkfqBRrzE/s1350/new%20TT%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1o8bwXaJDa348ts00h1X0ZlkKnmMX6WAgwixnHLval3rRjtS5YAPRkjXN6tekUGCc5aqYKkWGHPRamZoX0gJ141x5exQoINhyphenhyphengFLJ4idGj2_1vniIZ4xhOkMM9OxVz7z2xIYW0NZd1OX9-z69W1-7fiiVpF0ZPAS3Mw8gKtmV2OIpijJxxLkfqBRrzE/s320/new%20TT%20graphic.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2024/01/22/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-water/#like-4538" target="_blank">SusanneMatthews</a> (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jerome had stiffened. “Are you accusing me of plagiarizing old Scottish
tales?” </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-water" target="_blank">V.L. Locey</a> (</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">M/M
Contemporary Romance"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">“No, Arlo, not so fine. Will you sit with me?”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/">Jillian Chantal</a> (Contemporary)</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.3in;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.3in;">Eventually she
stopped shivering and dried off. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.3in;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Trisha Faye</a> (Historical Fiction)</span></p><p></p><p><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>“You don’t look like you’re in skeleton condition yet,” she joked.<o:p></o:p></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2024-1-23-water/" target="_blank">Flossie Benton Rogers</a> (Cozy Mystery)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The objective had been to scare us straight.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Jean Joachim</a> (Women's
Fiction)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Come on,
come on. A little more exercise will do you good,” Terry said to Queenie,
dangling a treat in front of her nose. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p>
</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08153037458860004412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-66955822216373935112024-01-15T19:08:00.000-08:002024-01-21T05:34:23.048-08:00Tuesday Tales - Writing With the Word Prompt "Active"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4F6-2yuuVKM7k3GFB_1hSMABDTDFRlQsC4SlcRFmEpjZRCY1unsvtDOUe2ZUONjOqmpp82Y1RlhA9qm_5TwmIHzDbX8BKfJHDFBN3VUDCOMDGbiCmVPL2smbCoA8fliO63lFhmFBr8BT7QxzBNkWm7BcJ8t5hmDRUMW1GaPA_LFjFQYY2DCl9D9XD2-Z/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4F6-2yuuVKM7k3GFB_1hSMABDTDFRlQsC4SlcRFmEpjZRCY1unsvtDOUe2ZUONjOqmpp82Y1RlhA9qm_5TwmIHzDbX8BKfJHDFBN3VUDCOMDGbiCmVPL2smbCoA8fliO63lFhmFBr8BT7QxzBNkWm7BcJ8t5hmDRUMW1GaPA_LFjFQYY2DCl9D9XD2-Z/s320/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales where talented writers write stories to word prompts. This week the word is “active. Click on each author's name to go to their blog and read their story. Don't forget to visit them all. Thanks so much for stopping by. </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2024-1-16-active">Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“Where should I start?” I inquired dryly.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com">Jean Joachim (Women's Fiction)</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Marcy dragged an empty chair into the small area and sat on the other side of her father’s bed. </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/">Jillian Chantal (Contemporary paranormal)</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“And what is that nonsense scrawled on his conveyance?”</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2024/01/15/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-active/">Susanne Matthews (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance)</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As bad as the storm had been at sea, it would’ve been brutal in the air.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/">Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“He says he’s going to waste away to a skeleton sitting in the car if he doesn’t get some food in his belly.”</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2024/01/tuesday-tales-active.html">Tricia Andersen (Greek God/Paranormal Romance)</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You ride a dolphin like a champ.</span></p>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426306856474619287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-17171697324756905452024-01-08T17:06:00.000-08:002024-01-09T03:15:42.421-08:00TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "SONG"<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HY8FhnEogG2GegWYjnUGU88DPHZZCu2sIaq6vtW1ahxdcqios1HZwE8RY0hvdmpslP1A80s8BOzPvoxBo-qfxJBiplZ5boe3oi-267gAeojVqyYUrxHi9GR_Or4mQqWgWEIktIAjf9KjJRimH6ZUwGE_J7wPag56_S7VCMgjlxZM4ZBH-nZdbpN03KQ/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HY8FhnEogG2GegWYjnUGU88DPHZZCu2sIaq6vtW1ahxdcqios1HZwE8RY0hvdmpslP1A80s8BOzPvoxBo-qfxJBiplZ5boe3oi-267gAeojVqyYUrxHi9GR_Or4mQqWgWEIktIAjf9KjJRimH6ZUwGE_J7wPag56_S7VCMgjlxZM4ZBH-nZdbpN03KQ/w320-h400/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Howdy Do! This week our talented Tuesday Tales authors are writing tot he word prompt "song". Click on the name of each author and connect with their link to go to their blog and read their FREE story! So much talented and it's all available for free. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com "><b><span style="color: #e06666;">JEAN JOACHIM</span></b></a> (Women's Fiction)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“Stop it! He will. You’ll see.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-song"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">V.L. LOCEY</span></b></a> (MM Contemporary Romance)</span></p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I leaned into Donvino, just a little, and his fi<span style="color: #222222;">ngers tightened on my hand. </span></span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href=" https://jillianchantal.com/news/"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">JILLIAN CHANTAL</span></b></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">(Contemporary Paranormal)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">“You’re right. I’m already thinking it.”</span></p><p><span style="color: #500050; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">TRISHA FAYE</span></b></a> (Historical Fiiction)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“Contests? What kind of contests?” Sarah was intrigued.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2024-1-9-song/"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS</span></b></a> (Cozy Mystery)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I clutched the wheel and turned into the spin.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2024/01/08/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-song/"><b><span style="color: #93c47d;">SUSANNE MATTHEWS</span></b></a> (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When Fate decided to bring people together, she certainly pulled out all the stops.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Jean Joachim Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16614059778826802446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-70344254182336741162024-01-01T18:16:00.000-08:002024-01-01T18:16:58.715-08:00Tuesday Tales For January 2, 2024 from the Word LIGHTS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qN5pE907tEXyV3KnTy2p0e1ik9dO2zpGmUhu5p6rtXVhBy86TRTcYYMuo1Wyk1vSEYZ11N4pwSJjdFw8x_CF4ZfMQZgws4Q17DzpbCkXJfkGK6VMQy1RwAnX2ON4jcT7EaqL12y2W05pF1NFAJoivNDVsAEoXEqBVG3oy_9E2-6nNFYN9DQted2dDp8w/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qN5pE907tEXyV3KnTy2p0e1ik9dO2zpGmUhu5p6rtXVhBy86TRTcYYMuo1Wyk1vSEYZ11N4pwSJjdFw8x_CF4ZfMQZgws4Q17DzpbCkXJfkGK6VMQy1RwAnX2ON4jcT7EaqL12y2W05pF1NFAJoivNDVsAEoXEqBVG3oy_9E2-6nNFYN9DQted2dDp8w/w512-h640/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales. On behalf of all of us, I would like to wish you all and Happy and Prosperous New Year. This week, our word prompt is LIGHTS.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-lights">V.L. LOCEY</a> </span></b><span style="color: #222222;">(M/M
Contemporary Romance)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;">“Please
don’t share online.”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2024-1-2-lights/" style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>FLOSSIE BENTON
ROGERS</b></a><span style="color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;"> (Cozy Mystery)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;">Then
something unexpected happened to put a hex on my plans.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/" style="text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;">JILLIAN CHANTAL</span></b></a><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in;"> (Contemporary paranormal)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It was
weird to see a head talking under someone’s arm.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/" style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>TRISHA FAYE</b></a><span style="color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;"> (Historical
Fiction)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">“No, I don’t have time
to sit. Frank’s chompin’ at the bit to get home,” Sarah replied.</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></b><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2024/01/tuesday-tales-lights.html">TRICIA
ANDERSEN</a></span></b><span style="color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;"> (Greek god/Paranormal Romance)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Well,
maybe Ares shouldn’t sleep with other men’s wives.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2024/01/01/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-lights/">SUSANNE
MATTHEWS</a></span></b><span style="color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;"> (Contemporary Paranormal Romance)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;">The
rain continued unrelenting in its fury.</span></span></p>Susanne Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068721366840259361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-28099037796424958172023-12-25T20:57:00.000-08:002023-12-25T21:04:50.177-08:00TUESDAY TALES - END #freereads<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkoAyt3hL4bB9n9wdgUq8gxxFAc0aSQ7xBnJ-EyE6lxxu-aeGJUlH9OtX26C5L_1Jq4yZxC2dXLRCRClURUkpWCVEziMQf57lwNstp1vg_0ZUFOshBRdZJjVLJLVNEhopocBAfLRGHMpEhaLLi3v6N_F8l9Qg_A7K7Vw1mg4r67HRylptluUoHQm0YzE_/s320/001%20tt%20LOGO.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="256" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkoAyt3hL4bB9n9wdgUq8gxxFAc0aSQ7xBnJ-EyE6lxxu-aeGJUlH9OtX26C5L_1Jq4yZxC2dXLRCRClURUkpWCVEziMQf57lwNstp1vg_0ZUFOshBRdZJjVLJLVNEhopocBAfLRGHMpEhaLLi3v6N_F8l9Qg_A7K7Vw1mg4r67HRylptluUoHQm0YzE_/s1600/001%20tt%20LOGO.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><h4 style="background-color: white; color: #29aae1; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where ongoing stories incorporate word prompts. Our word today is "END." Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!</span></span></h4><div><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-12-26-end/" style="color: #29aae1;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;">FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">(Cozy Mystery)</span><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">"Were you surprised by the murder?"</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-end" style="color: #29aae1;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">V.L. LOCEY</span></a> (M/M Contemporary Romance)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We had twenty parcels here in Italy. Big parcels.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href=" https://jillianchantal.com/news/" style="color: #29aae1; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">JILLIAN CHANTAL</a> (Contemporary)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">"What the heck is that?"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/12/25/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-end/" style="color: #29aae1; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;">SUSANNE MATTHEWS</span></a> (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“Am I boring you, my lady? I tend to get carried away talking about food preparation."</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div>Flossie Benton Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152464840191762579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-62217984591441447792023-12-18T20:19:00.000-08:002023-12-18T20:19:17.574-08:00Tuesday Tales - Cream<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TVh59Oz4tB6ISbGpEf48a_6axcXffNfHxP4gR7C-QhNQtzxFL6pYz7zN8SwmiBIeZOSDycy0JERY1GbuQ0koXjQIDIru6PD05HTMQbg2xJLeDlAsB9EJKaVc9BrnajkvTBCooZ831UBskCKYz_KKF2kXh4QyipjhC-DASFvM5P8fsl-X7PCBiVKP_ZKW/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TVh59Oz4tB6ISbGpEf48a_6axcXffNfHxP4gR7C-QhNQtzxFL6pYz7zN8SwmiBIeZOSDycy0JERY1GbuQ0koXjQIDIru6PD05HTMQbg2xJLeDlAsB9EJKaVc9BrnajkvTBCooZ831UBskCKYz_KKF2kXh4QyipjhC-DASFvM5P8fsl-X7PCBiVKP_ZKW/s320/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales where talented writers write stories to word prompts. This week the word is "meet". Click on each author's name to go to their blog and read their story. Don't forget to visit them all. Thanks so much for stopping by. </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-12-19-cream/">Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)</a></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I leaned toward him. “What have you heard?”</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/">Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)</a></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">“Better hurry then, woman. You know how I love me your pear honey on biscuits.”</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com">Jean Joachim (Women's Fiction)</a></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">With his mind totally focused on his wife, it was not the time to be talking to another attractive woman. </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/">Jillian Chantal (Contemporary)</a></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">“I believe it is called ‘giving you your space’.” </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/12/18/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-cream-2/">Susanne Matthews (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance)</a></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Why did she get the sense that he wasn’t being completely honest?</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2023/12/tuesday-tales-cream.html">Tricia Andersen - Greek god/Paranormal Romance</a></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">“You aren’t making sense, Sis.”</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426306856474619287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-53960800852501217402023-12-11T18:00:00.000-08:002023-12-12T06:41:58.767-08:00Tuesday Tales - December 12, 2023- Meet<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdS5jMRSVFvWql-hB2jrbamY-UygmlDLXr-MXA3YYPVF48MeHatacJpmyqNwPHsCb75cm35shmWuG1bxegr5WdLcxP4ecULFE188BWBBo4HA-zF00xPaLUp5lA_JdLshq8p64y6-25ZobwxerfR0q_mLAnWCQ5IPJzQlE8Y6ogPXjdaov9knFRkrQ1mKw/s1350/new%20TT%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdS5jMRSVFvWql-hB2jrbamY-UygmlDLXr-MXA3YYPVF48MeHatacJpmyqNwPHsCb75cm35shmWuG1bxegr5WdLcxP4ecULFE188BWBBo4HA-zF00xPaLUp5lA_JdLshq8p64y6-25ZobwxerfR0q_mLAnWCQ5IPJzQlE8Y6ogPXjdaov9knFRkrQ1mKw/s320/new%20TT%20graphic.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales where talented writers write stories to word prompts. This week the word is "meet". Click on each author's name to go to their blog and read their story. Don't forget to visit them all. Thanks so much for stopping by. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2023/12/tuesday-tales-meet.html?m=1" target="_blank">Tricia Andersen</a> - Greek
god/paranormal romance</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He looked like a weekend
warrior that spent most of his life behind a CEO’s desk</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-12-12-meet/" target="_blank">FlossieBenton Rogers</a> (Cozy Mystery)<o:p></o:p></span></p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px;"></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Swirls of </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">vapor lured
my taste buds.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/" target="_blank">Jillian Chantal</a> (Contemporary)</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.3in;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.3in;">“That pretty much sums it up.”</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.3in;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.3in;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://joachimbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">JeanJoachim </a>(Women's Fiction)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Did you hear from Clare?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/12/11/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-meet-2/" target="_blank">Susanne Matthews</a> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">(M/F
Contemporary Paranormal Romance with Paranormal Elements.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Leave me?” Marina screeched. “Here? Alone?”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p>Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08153037458860004412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-17613115808158170922023-12-04T18:24:00.000-08:002023-12-04T18:24:07.608-08:00TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "STRONG"<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOxs9D7ffrjjkbkjZfs5xe1UgRl7xB32jx30IjCLCCOyj1VA0SqfTHL5dxw9kH9-o7xmpuBVUU8gHHuosP-yOUvwq0zeSGUAT-MmeCUpcRBu3GQQb5J0QQFLbqCgfDQy8J3LwK6yQbgGdqY9utqzf44Uh4ZX4K6QhvwIGusN3cheWmeXoDovdRpnyTa4/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOxs9D7ffrjjkbkjZfs5xe1UgRl7xB32jx30IjCLCCOyj1VA0SqfTHL5dxw9kH9-o7xmpuBVUU8gHHuosP-yOUvwq0zeSGUAT-MmeCUpcRBu3GQQb5J0QQFLbqCgfDQy8J3LwK6yQbgGdqY9utqzf44Uh4ZX4K6QhvwIGusN3cheWmeXoDovdRpnyTa4/w320-h400/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Howdy Doodles! Welcome to Tuesday Tales where talented writers write stories to word prompts. This week the word is "strong". Click on each author's name to go to their blog and read their story. Don't forget to visit them all. Thanks so much for stopping by. <p></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">JEAN JOACHIM</span></b></a> (Women's Fiction) </p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Chewing a nail, she kept checking her watch. Even though it was only
eight thirty, she hurried down the sidewalk.</span></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-stray"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">V. L. LOCEY</span></b></a> (M/M Contemporary Romance)</span></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> The feel of water sprinkling my face woke me up.</span></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/"><b><span style="color: #c27ba0;">TRISHA FAYE</span></b></a> (Historical Fiction)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;">“It can’t wait? You can’t run over tomorrow </span>and talk to her?”</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-12-5-strong/"><b>FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS</b></a> (Cozy Myst</span>ery)</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: large;">A soft laugh tinkled out into vacant spaces.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">JILLIAN CHANTAL</span></b></a> (Contemporary Mystery)</span></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> He was on the floor with a vast amount of blood near his head. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/12/04/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-strong/"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">SUSANNE MATTHEWS</span></b></a> (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance)</span></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">There was something magnetic about the man that drew her to him.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2023/12/tuesday-tales-strong.html?m=1"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">TRICIA ANDERSEN</span></b></a> (Greek God M/F Paranormal Romance)</span></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I’m a vestal virgin. I have no offspring.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p>Jean Joachim Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16614059778826802446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-64152114994017391782023-11-27T17:00:00.000-08:002023-11-28T02:05:53.778-08:00Tuesday Tales - Foolish<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3x_AXVPTqiEmHyB2IKR7idF2a7ABN9xKHKRfp_x1Q4b2HGr7AYabyWMa4ON_Wxj6idiuTUZRDXD4zS4jSLBsT5mfV3Ob4EP521jwnepewNi43W-YhT3iKs98CpGnSr4E9il8eFfcD65Gd1XKVAz9_XZPOX7jC__oqFeFzQ2faAo1owVDxi6CJxbOMfM/s1080/NEW%20TT%20LOGO.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3x_AXVPTqiEmHyB2IKR7idF2a7ABN9xKHKRfp_x1Q4b2HGr7AYabyWMa4ON_Wxj6idiuTUZRDXD4zS4jSLBsT5mfV3Ob4EP521jwnepewNi43W-YhT3iKs98CpGnSr4E9il8eFfcD65Gd1XKVAz9_XZPOX7jC__oqFeFzQ2faAo1owVDxi6CJxbOMfM/s320/NEW%20TT%20LOGO.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where a group of talented authors write to a word prompt. This week the word is "foolish" in any form. I hope you'll read all the stories and leave comments. The authors love to get feedback. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-foolish-2">V.L. Locey</a> (M/M Romance)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I chewed on my orange as I tried to decipher if she were being sincere or sarcastic. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/">Trisha Faye</a> (Historical Fiction)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Fourth of July festivities. Sarah hadn’t even been thinking about that.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2023/11/tuesday-tales-foolish.html">Tricia Andersen</a> (Greek God/Paranormal Romance)</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">But I’m her little brother.</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-11-28-foolish/">Flossie Benton Rogers</a> (Cozy Romance) <br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">“</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Go to the library.”</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://joachimbooks.blogspot.com/">Jean Joachim (Women's Fiction)</a><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Anger steamed through his veins. The more he obsessed, the madder he got.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/11/27/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-foolish-2/">Susanne Matthews</a> (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance) <br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There was no damn way she’d fallen asleep on a public bench after one glass of beer.</span></span><span style="color: #888888;"><br clear="all" /></span></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #888888; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span></div><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></p>V.L. Loceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07412184990781515157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-44535698571941979852023-11-20T19:51:00.000-08:002023-11-20T19:51:35.826-08:00Tuesday Tales - Meet<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVdm_Mtf93KG6L_rp_op6iIOgz2c8T9QcDev0g34CIM5BMzF_rkyfoJBi6UJUoMarOBFexInozAeaZcZw_KxWJPcbRLNHR-2D7vo06oVPmNQe17vtnpqG44X6DZhcbNxpsXBpUE5rQkTUHpXotVH9QF5jqL0Xteqeeg4dheoZXBclvPO1t2fLMF2X-761/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVdm_Mtf93KG6L_rp_op6iIOgz2c8T9QcDev0g34CIM5BMzF_rkyfoJBi6UJUoMarOBFexInozAeaZcZw_KxWJPcbRLNHR-2D7vo06oVPmNQe17vtnpqG44X6DZhcbNxpsXBpUE5rQkTUHpXotVH9QF5jqL0Xteqeeg4dheoZXBclvPO1t2fLMF2X-761/s320/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h4 style="background-color: white; color: #29aae1; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where ongoing stories incorporate word and picture prompts. Our word today is "meet." Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!</span></span></span></h4><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-meet"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>V.L. Locey (M/M Contemporary Romance)</b></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Donvino, he of the biceps and thighs and sparkling eyes.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-11-21-meet/"><b>Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)</b></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I swiveled to where the spirit had been standing. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)</b></span></a></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Both women were emmeshed in the stitchery circle of friends. Which one should she go talk to?</span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com "><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Jean Joachim (Women's Fiction)</b></span></a></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“What did the doctor say,” snapped a female voice from the doorway. </span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Jillian Chantal (Contemporary paranormal)</b></span></a></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">She sat back on her heels and let out a small moan of pity for the deceased.</span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></p><table cellpadding="0" class="cf gJ" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; display: block; margin-top: 0px; width: auto;"><tbody style="display: block;"><tr class="acZ" style="display: flex; height: auto;"><td class="gF gK" style="display: block; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; max-height: 20px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap; vertical-align: top; width: 1027.84px;"><table cellpadding="0" class="cf ix" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; width: 1027.84px;"><tbody></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/11/20/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-meet/"><b>Susanne Matthews (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance)</b></a></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“It isn’t a big deal,” she lied. “Is there anyone who can come and get me?”</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426306856474619287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-76528509697721902242023-11-13T18:00:00.000-08:002023-11-14T06:38:37.490-08:00Tuesday Tales- November 14, 2023<p> </p><h4 style="background-color: white; color: #29aae1; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where ongoing stories incorporate word and picture prompts. Our word today is "Narrow." Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!</span></span></h4><div><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxlxy3IHOhM6n5aevlEst6H7u5uLwwZ5v9eSMibF-4OWQr8tT0AnDJ8bYEP8PmYfOxneQyXod4i3xbDf9leF6UHIMOCW1uVxc7TBtYsjyIqbQoIjmHFATxcS-jmMD-3gB5ODjFqWGnbDUtGFMTT4KdKqWBTPlZb611NAyhmzEvHrA02DLRqACdDhNcCs/s1350/new%20TT%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxlxy3IHOhM6n5aevlEst6H7u5uLwwZ5v9eSMibF-4OWQr8tT0AnDJ8bYEP8PmYfOxneQyXod4i3xbDf9leF6UHIMOCW1uVxc7TBtYsjyIqbQoIjmHFATxcS-jmMD-3gB5ODjFqWGnbDUtGFMTT4KdKqWBTPlZb611NAyhmzEvHrA02DLRqACdDhNcCs/s320/new%20TT%20graphic.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-narrow" target="_blank">V.L. Locey </a>(</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">M/M
Contemporary Romance)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> We
hit some pretty nasty air pockets then.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2023/11/tuesday-tales-narrow.html" target="_blank">Tricia Andersen</a> ( Greek
god/Paranormal Romance) </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">Zeus is fortunate that I
didn’t just go back to Olympus so I could be left alone.<o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Trisha Faye </a>(Historical
Fiction)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">As soon as the pastor
uttered his final ‘Amen’ and turned to leave the pulpit, Sarah left her pew and
beelined for James Scott.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-11-14-narrow/" target="_blank">Flossie Benton Rogers</a> (Cozy Mystery)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="background: white;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“No, we’d have two corpses instead of one.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/" target="_blank">Jillian Chantal</a> (Contemporary) </p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.3in;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.3in;">“I didn’t think
that far ahead.”</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.3in;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.3in;"><br /></span></p><p class="Body" style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://joachimbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jean Joachim </a>(Women's Fiction)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">“What bachelor thing?
I’m still a married man.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/11/13/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-narrow/" target="_blank">Susanne Matthews</a> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">(M/F
Contemporary Paranormal Romance with Paranormal Elements.)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It was
impossible for her to be wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></div>Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08153037458860004412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-89382651684733316722023-11-06T18:50:00.007-08:002023-11-07T07:47:53.357-08:00TUESDAY TALES - RUN #amwriting #freereads<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTXN_vc0mpjb0CprJAdCGIqj_-eh3O7nxyJO50BjVXzF4THfi4WkXyhG36vFjrfn0wRbJgQzVZY7O_QFn7IMum8Tis3mmIgg1rIU2SZtdfw6rA9-pRDRAzurG8K7wMLPK3UTM-4ckX90dvh6pT2Z5E5tMwDha9kUMwdwkJ-AXhaSwpGucW_o1BIy7txRU/s1350/LogoNew2023-1-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTXN_vc0mpjb0CprJAdCGIqj_-eh3O7nxyJO50BjVXzF4THfi4WkXyhG36vFjrfn0wRbJgQzVZY7O_QFn7IMum8Tis3mmIgg1rIU2SZtdfw6rA9-pRDRAzurG8K7wMLPK3UTM-4ckX90dvh6pT2Z5E5tMwDha9kUMwdwkJ-AXhaSwpGucW_o1BIy7txRU/s320/LogoNew2023-1-3.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p><br /></p><h4 style="background-color: white; color: #29aae1; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where ongoing stories incorporate word and picture prompts. Our word today is "RUN." Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!</span></span></h4><div><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-11-7-run/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;">FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;">(Cozy Mystery)</span><br /></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Detective Pelier pointed emphatically toward the inn.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-run" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">V.L. LOCEY</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> (M/M Romance)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The crews in my great-grandfather's day would have used ladders, moving from tree to tree, picking each olive by hand. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">TRISHA FAYE</span></a> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">(Historical Fiction)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">That boy’s going to be the death of me. Never still for a moment and can’t stay clean for longer than five minutes.</span></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com " target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">JEAN JOACHIM</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: #333333;">(Women's Fiction)</span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“If you expect to get excused from every challenging assignment, Miss Carter, perhaps you’d better transfer to journalism,” he’d said.</span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/11/06/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-run/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;">SUSANNE MATTHEWS</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance)</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“So what happened to my uncle?”</span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/" target="_blank">JILLIAN CHANTAL</a> (Contemporary/paranormal/murder mystery)</span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">As soon as she was over the seawall, she saw the person floating in the water.</span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Flossie Benton Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00152464840191762579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-49530566868625165302023-10-30T20:00:00.003-07:002023-10-31T04:09:28.232-07:00Tuesday Tales - Scary <p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNMI53wWiRcVBE05Awj5xXBdulGa-lzvKj6snntlOUdgCVAfzY8-fJWneB-y6XsOnR84cBd4-LUq-ql617w6mntzVGSnhzgnDqVhGrPba_H7nOyT-XPlzV3B7cfkugbhRi1FnsmecE4jX63PaF-UbM9wOgSZtSs0DynfBewoGJtlb7sNYZhyphenhyphen35PxFTGc/s1080/NEW%20TT%20LOGO.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNMI53wWiRcVBE05Awj5xXBdulGa-lzvKj6snntlOUdgCVAfzY8-fJWneB-y6XsOnR84cBd4-LUq-ql617w6mntzVGSnhzgnDqVhGrPba_H7nOyT-XPlzV3B7cfkugbhRi1FnsmecE4jX63PaF-UbM9wOgSZtSs0DynfBewoGJtlb7sNYZhyphenhyphen35PxFTGc/s320/NEW%20TT%20LOGO.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where a group of talented authors write to a word prompt. This week the word is "scary" in any form. I hope you'll read all the stories and leave comments. The authors love to get feedback. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2023/10/tuesday-tales-scary.html?m=1">Tricia Andersen</a> (</span><span style="background-color: white;">Greek god/paranormal romance)</span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">You know you’re scary, right?</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-10-31-scary/">Flossie Benton Rogers</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">(Cozy Mystery)</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">If I’d known I’d be hiking into the woods chasing a spirit, I’d have pulled on boots.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/10/30/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-scary/">Susanne Matthews</a> ((M/F Contemporary Romance with Paranormal Elements)</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">Sighing, she found a place to sit and wait. What else could she do?</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/">Jillian Chantal</a> (Contemporary) <br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I didn’t want to get near that puddle of blood. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://joachimbooks.blogspot.com/">Jean Joachim</a> (Women's Fiction)<br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: New;">“When is she coming back?”</span></span></div>V.L. Loceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07412184990781515157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-70496174871482923772023-10-23T17:03:00.000-07:002023-10-23T17:03:59.590-07:00TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "CLEAN" <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI62XFfvsMyBd4FWj6_QIQOkEMKQuk8r0pQvbX-YjTdDo0oXpu6M-azatK-QrxouPCqwI4WW7PNhjQzisIROuFsjLhzfproAQO0h5dIQESObsqAB3XM5SiiAu0mvfcEh5ouox6QzX4oUzOBVURJO0TJWIY09R1ZYi89OsAlMRhij5cDeaSjfDPe5_Ka5s/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI62XFfvsMyBd4FWj6_QIQOkEMKQuk8r0pQvbX-YjTdDo0oXpu6M-azatK-QrxouPCqwI4WW7PNhjQzisIROuFsjLhzfproAQO0h5dIQESObsqAB3XM5SiiAu0mvfcEh5ouox6QzX4oUzOBVURJO0TJWIY09R1ZYi89OsAlMRhij5cDeaSjfDPe5_Ka5s/w320-h400/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where a group of talented authors write to a word prompt. This week the word is "clean" in any form. I hope you'll read all the stories and leave comments. The authors love to get feedback. <br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">JEAN JOACHIM</span></b></a> (Women's Fiction)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hell, sure he was jealous.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-clean"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">V. L. LOCEY</span></b></a> (M/M Hockey Romance)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> “Dude, haggis is good!”</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-10-24-clean/"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS</span></b></a> (Cozy Mystery)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once a person murders, what happens when someone else gets in his way?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/10/23/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-clean/"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">SUSANNE MATTHEWS </span></b></a> (M/F Contemporary Romance with Paranormal Elements)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Where was everyone?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">TRISHA FAYE</span></b></a> (Historical Fiction)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The tomatoes were coming in like gangbusters and she was trying to get them canned up as fast as she could.</span></span></p><p><br /></p>Jean Joachim Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16614059778826802446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-80009232002200620892023-10-16T19:11:00.001-07:002023-10-16T19:11:20.545-07:00Tuesday Tales: From a Picture!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNTve5tRLETSZ3qzPv6Pf50l45Jdoi4sOTEdRlYsmF60d1VSOGK67b1vFJcXoXZ0A_SB9jd2wMP6Ij09-Q_plsCq63Yw65HyMtJSilT-C-Eyqt2UGMqUwnfSj9t1cmVGPqxpmbEKUW5BMFCVH0BrAoE72RR3uKFG2gRoboZw8SX8lUJlsaJo32O4_3-Rx/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNTve5tRLETSZ3qzPv6Pf50l45Jdoi4sOTEdRlYsmF60d1VSOGK67b1vFJcXoXZ0A_SB9jd2wMP6Ij09-Q_plsCq63Yw65HyMtJSilT-C-Eyqt2UGMqUwnfSj9t1cmVGPqxpmbEKUW5BMFCVH0BrAoE72RR3uKFG2gRoboZw8SX8lUJlsaJo32O4_3-Rx/w512-h640/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales. It's been a while since we based our selections on a picture prompt, and when we do, we are limited to 300 words. Here are the pictures used this month.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeT1i9CqTK3iMZAX2kKWJ_HlE1xzJ9NKYVEFTyVayTn3SKnLY_hCgekhP7WgrEOXgQxFVTtyy886qcKc13eOP609xglG8BiweRQGAuGdRBwDH8tJcBVtNsy7GDjlMsX01RmSE2ZlSHFBpvxKVodvDbB19mT6p4XhqmU2yesHZdYO18GWk5bKo3NKf2cJm/s640/night%20sky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeT1i9CqTK3iMZAX2kKWJ_HlE1xzJ9NKYVEFTyVayTn3SKnLY_hCgekhP7WgrEOXgQxFVTtyy886qcKc13eOP609xglG8BiweRQGAuGdRBwDH8tJcBVtNsy7GDjlMsX01RmSE2ZlSHFBpvxKVodvDbB19mT6p4XhqmU2yesHZdYO18GWk5bKo3NKf2cJm/w300-h400/night%20sky.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BzMxcdgPJZImX7JFx2FNLVr8l1wPSSuIGCd5wwDBAZOsRN4Cb4IJ87mmGKXhks6oquXWdoJnhy10T1wqGYUUIgGX1fBaBFufjbER3laBk0g7XNIGVNobAxdw5LBduNIcfVu0y0x40aZ5DNaVKgZmBUiyL9ZEFOnNTbF726p1CPoY4Is2E-o2-FuxhRXK/s1389/apples.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1389" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BzMxcdgPJZImX7JFx2FNLVr8l1wPSSuIGCd5wwDBAZOsRN4Cb4IJ87mmGKXhks6oquXWdoJnhy10T1wqGYUUIgGX1fBaBFufjbER3laBk0g7XNIGVNobAxdw5LBduNIcfVu0y0x40aZ5DNaVKgZmBUiyL9ZEFOnNTbF726p1CPoY4Is2E-o2-FuxhRXK/w400-h238/apples.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0Cu5C_FO9iUZ_AP3GttM5K-Fbo19uu4yWr1mBZK73QlUE420eB7S9trMF0NA7UxGO-sRLRQaKAs5KphQ5shupdvb1-Xhc-vVQmISz5G2KxkpCitc_Fm-8361NGMnkSMW66cJfpGjSgpwzIGo0kXyJxS3Ikk_5lvZ0nJeZUWMYaj-OUb70cxLM8916-6e/s320/jugs%20and%20cupboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0Cu5C_FO9iUZ_AP3GttM5K-Fbo19uu4yWr1mBZK73QlUE420eB7S9trMF0NA7UxGO-sRLRQaKAs5KphQ5shupdvb1-Xhc-vVQmISz5G2KxkpCitc_Fm-8361NGMnkSMW66cJfpGjSgpwzIGo0kXyJxS3Ikk_5lvZ0nJeZUWMYaj-OUb70cxLM8916-6e/w300-h400/jugs%20and%20cupboard.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Take the time to read each post by clicking on the author's name. Feel free to leave comments. We all love feedback.</span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/">JILLIAN
CHANTAL</a></span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"> (Contemporary Romance)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tonight, it was as if
there was no moon at all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-10-17-picture-apples/">FLOSSIE
BENTON ROGERS</a> </span></b><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in;">(Cozy Mystery)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I sipped apple tea and
thought things over.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/">TRISHA FAYE</a></span></b><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in;"> (Historical Fiction)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">“Close your eyes and go to sleep, you
rascal,” Frank said as he fought back a chuckle.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"> </span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/10/16/tuesday-tales-from-a-picture-30/">SUSANNE
MATTHEWS</a></span></b><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in;"> (M/F Contemporary Romance with Paranormal Elements)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Maybe it was the magic
of the stones making him so loquacious.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Susanne Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068721366840259361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-39334465320462789632023-10-09T16:06:00.005-07:002023-10-09T16:06:58.088-07:00Tuesday Tales – Writing to the word ‘curly’ #amwriting #freereads #excerpt<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyULHzA4uEVxvMM316r5PEQf9hGV5XitR8qI2qLEd7zcxJgTv3ELS3pw9SJYQholvW1od60LwmGlaHM5aFwh5SwV5TpAMYSyD7HzI2mug7UWrKbGa0o_jcthcI1LOY37aJLqJgDJy7gvCuoAk3EnqJXFogzWkyaAmybM7O5yW_fOQDIdDfoRXBDP6Hc_I/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyULHzA4uEVxvMM316r5PEQf9hGV5XitR8qI2qLEd7zcxJgTv3ELS3pw9SJYQholvW1od60LwmGlaHM5aFwh5SwV5TpAMYSyD7HzI2mug7UWrKbGa0o_jcthcI1LOY37aJLqJgDJy7gvCuoAk3EnqJXFogzWkyaAmybM7O5yW_fOQDIdDfoRXBDP6Hc_I/w389-h486/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">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.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This week we’re
writing to the prompt ‘curly.’ Thank you for stopping by!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">TRISHA FAYE</span></span></a> (Historical
Fiction)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Not gonna go pack
the lunch up yet though. I know they’re still a long way from being done.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-curly"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">V.L. LOCEY</span></span></a> (M/M Hockey
Romance)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Did you two want
food?” he enquired with an accent thickened with a Slavic flavoring.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-10-10-curly/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">FLOSSIE
BENTON ROGERS</span></span></a> (Cozy Mystery)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I witnessed an
orange blob of light hovering low to the ground.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2023/10/tuesday-tales-curly.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">TRICIA
ANDERSEN</span></span></a> Greek god/paranormal romance<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">You all? Loyalty
is a foreign concept to you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">JILLIAN CHANTAL</span></span></a> (Contemporary)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I wasn’t convinced
this was a hoax.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/10/09/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-curly/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">SUSANNE
MATTHEWS</span></span></a> (M/F Contemporary Romance with paranormal elements)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">If this was the
same man, how had he followed her here?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">JEAN JOACHIM</span></a> </span>(Women’s
Fiction)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Yeah. Your
husband. Remember me?”</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>Trisha Fayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14848362774277170679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789602871044632065.post-26670195405042768472023-10-02T18:00:00.018-07:002023-10-03T06:35:36.500-07:00Tuesday Tales - from the word ICY <p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where ongoing stories incorporate word and picture prompts. Our word today is "Icy." Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAtCcIolhDAn9fd8n8qlxqvtgzsxDm3N2GyHcqFY-XzLD7PcPdJXftDJk8A6o6jDaPTrOTFZGokbtMm6zXb9vAE6_GPHpagQvldZYngt8zFjwKAzTV793pbTxFXvR70l9rQSGYrfxAP952sfQoMXkTO0jmW5Ai8JVxT4cWjbQ03CcqKXG6t5-kDW4Wnw/s1350/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAtCcIolhDAn9fd8n8qlxqvtgzsxDm3N2GyHcqFY-XzLD7PcPdJXftDJk8A6o6jDaPTrOTFZGokbtMm6zXb9vAE6_GPHpagQvldZYngt8zFjwKAzTV793pbTxFXvR70l9rQSGYrfxAP952sfQoMXkTO0jmW5Ai8JVxT4cWjbQ03CcqKXG6t5-kDW4Wnw/s320/001%202023%20NEW%20LOGO.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPFrB8OuMikWATpuj_9Mg4P-zomSY4ecYw3ChB5ZwyllnLd32x-H72D6UisjxdX2KzONgDp9Z8bgBQ1R3faH7KrhLErO6V_bHOKJ1X6CAG6VmNKDIyij3ugN09vz-axvM1n4b1d6DT1iEHxlbjDJ9NgFbuwnE8axvizDPT_4Dzhsyu6MRQUzP7ORm7-4/s960/91456918_10218914790799589_7888604103721353216_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="742" height="26" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPFrB8OuMikWATpuj_9Mg4P-zomSY4ecYw3ChB5ZwyllnLd32x-H72D6UisjxdX2KzONgDp9Z8bgBQ1R3faH7KrhLErO6V_bHOKJ1X6CAG6VmNKDIyij3ugN09vz-axvM1n4b1d6DT1iEHxlbjDJ9NgFbuwnE8axvizDPT_4Dzhsyu6MRQUzP7ORm7-4/w20-h26/91456918_10218914790799589_7888604103721353216_o.jpg" width="20" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://vllocey.com/tuesday-tales-icy" target="_blank">V.L. Locey</a> (</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">M/M Hockey Romance) </span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> I worked the </span><strong style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">ice</strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> with
my skates, scraping it up into small mounds.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://flossiebentonrogers.com/tuesday-tales-2023-10-3-icy/" target="_blank">Flossie Benton Rogers</a> (Cozy Mystery)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">An interesting exchange occurred not
long after Bon Bon left</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://vintagedazecolumn.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Trisha Faye</a> (Historical Fiction)</span></p><p></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">“Well, I’ll be
jiggered. I must be tired for that to be so funny to me.”</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://jillianchantal.com/news/" target="_blank">Jillian Chantal</a> (Contemporary/Halloween)<o:p></o:p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">While it was nice not to have my brains
splattered on the staircase, I was a bit freaked out. </span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://joachimbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jean Joachim </a>(Women's Fiction)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Terry stood
in the shadows and watched Jen walk away</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #888888; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://aroundthedream.blog/2023/10/02/tuesday-tales-from-the-word-icy/" target="_blank">Susanne Matthews</a> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">(M/F
Contemporary Romance with Paranormal Elements.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
stranger’s icy eyes froze him in place.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://anauthorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2023/10/tuesday-tales-icy.html?m=1" target="_blank">Tricia Andersen</a> (Greek god/paranormal romance)</p><p style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">She only had a brother for a short while but if anything ever happened to Freddy, she would burn the world to the ground then collapse in the ashes.</p><p style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"></span><p></p>Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08153037458860004412noreply@blogger.com0