Tuesday Tales - Lonely

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! The word prompt this week is "Bark." Click on the author's name to go to their blog and read their story. Make the rounds of these excellent stories. 

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V.L. LOCEY - MM Hockey Romance

The moon was a fat ball of white in the dark night sky.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS - Cozy Mystery

“Now she’s as dead as he is.”

TRICIA ANDERSEN - Greek god/Paranormal Romance

Just a couple of drinks then he could go home and wallow in his broken heart

SUSANNE MATTHEWS - Romance Suspense

“Madre de Dios, no. We found her here,” he struggled to speak English.  

 

TRISHA FAYE - Historical Fiction

Ruth Ann giggled amidst the sniffles. “And a band-aid…for the really big ones!”

JEAN JOACHIM - Small Town Romance

“Maybe nothing good in a restaurant, but how would you feel about buying and restoring a bar?”

Tuesday Tales - Picture Prompt Week

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, the place for weekly FREE READS! Click on the author's name and go to their blog. When you finished reading, return and move on to the next one. This week we’re writing to a picture prompt. The authors chose one of the pictures from this selection. Thank you for stopping by!

JEAN JOACHIM (romance)

An eerie feeling surrounded him. He had no idea what to expect, and Dr. Cary Metcalf did not like surprises.

V.L. LOCEY  (MM Romance) 

“Candy, Sir?” I looked up from my conversation with my boss and into the most soulful, sensual, walnut colored eyes I had ever seen.

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Paranormal/MMA Romance)

“Oh. The nice folks who brought us gasoline and matches so we could torch a house.”

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction Short Story)

They raced down the street to Mr. Hansen’s store.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Mystery) 

Tire tracks rutted the earth before the final turn into the cemetery.

SUSANNEMATTHEWS (Modern Historical Romance)

"It’s always easy when the client knows exactly what she wants and her wishes line up with my ideas." 

Tuesday Tales Picture Prompt January 2018

Welcome to this week's edition of Tuesday Tales, the closed blog hop where a group of writers share their work in progress with you, the readers. Each week's entry is based on a word or picture prompt. This week, we write to a chosen picture prompt.  Follow the links to read the individual posts. Make sure you visit everyone. There's something here for everyone! Enjoy!

Here are the pictures the writers could choose from. 

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS  (Dark Fantasy Romance)“Who’s the smarmy dude with the foot-long?”

TRICIA ANDERSEN  (Paranormal/Greek God Romance)A smile spread across Pan’s lips. “Ares, it’s good to see you, old man.”

JEAN JOACHIM (Women’s Fiction)There was no more avoiding it, Stan was coming home today.

TRISHA FAYE  (Historical Fiction)“Now you know we don’t have any dog house and you’d never spend the night there.”

V.L. LOCEY  (MM Hockey Romance)I glanced to my right and got a smile that could shame the moon from a man almost too beautiful for words.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS  (Women’s Fiction)As long as Michael wanted me there, nothing else mattered.

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Thriller)

“Why should we tell you anything, Cop?” the biggest, meanest looking one asked.

DAVEE JONES (Romance)Grief is the kind of heartache you feel past your bones to your blood cells, permeating your actual basic body compositions.

Tuesday Tales and Word Prompt Staple

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "STAPLE"

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! Click on the author's name and go to their blog. When you finished reading, return and move on to the next one. The word prompt this week is "staple". Thank you for coming!

TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction)

The woman tucked a few stray, silver tresses behind an ear and leaned in closer. “Hi, I’m Wanda.”

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Contemporary Romance)

The boat hit a wave, sending her crashing into the gunwale and she gasped. 

 

DAVEE JONES (Contemporary Romance)

At least I wouldn't interfere from home.
 

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Vintage Romance) 

Loud snoring erupted from the front room.

JEAN JOACHIM  (Rural Romance)
Rick thought about his life. He leaned on his knees and petted his companion as he wondered what his next steps would be.

 V.L. LOCEY   (M/M Hockey Romance)

But then I saw Layton Foxx in that tiny room and all my plans kind of went left of center.

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Paranormal/Greek god romance)
“I will change your mind.”

KAREN CINO  (Contemporary Romance)
This will be your outcome if you don’t stay away from Charlie.  These words encrypted on two tarot cars had not only haunted her, but had changed the course of her life.
 

Tuesday Tales - Writing to Number

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "NUMBER"

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! Click on the author's name and go to their blog. When you finished reading, return and move on to the next one. The word prompt this week is "number". Thank you for coming!

TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction)

But for now, for these few hours, she could relegate her concerns to the back of her mind and enjoy the sisterly camaraderie.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Contemporary Romance)
How could anything as fragile as this house on stilts withstand such a battering?

DAVEE JONES (Contemporary Romance)

They had my number.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Vintage Romance) 

The waves stroked her lotion into coconut scented beads.

 JILLIAN CHANTAL  (Regency Era Romance)

“I must confess, I even failed as an altar boy.”

JEAN JOACHIM  (Contemporary Romance)
Deserted by his adoring public, his friends, the three women he'd been sleeping with and even his mother, he had become a recluse.

V.L. LOCEY   (M/F Hockey Romance) 
“Is your husband happy about coming to Philly?” I asked Cami.

Tuesday Tales - WORD PROMPT "TRACK"

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "TRACK"

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! Click on the author's name and go to their blog. When you finished reading, return and move on to the next one. The word prompt this week is "track". Thank you for coming!


TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction)
"Once I had a 'Mrs.' in front of my name, Derek didn't like me going to school and being out in the evenings."

V. L. LOCEY  (M/M Hockey Romance)

This was my time now and I was going to bask in the limelight until I was burnt.

KAREN CINO (Contemporary Romance)

That night, Jill lay in bed for the longest time not being able to fall asleep.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Contemporary Romance)

MJ gasped, knowing her cheeks flamed. "Mama!"

DAVEE JONES (Contemporary Romance)

A little sleepy, I closed my eyes hoping for a little catnap before the rolling pain struck again.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Vintage Romance) 

He knocked a nickel in the juke box and punched E9.

JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary Romance)

Boom! There it was. The answer to her problems.

 

 

Tuesday Tales Picture Prompt December 20

Tuesday Tales- December 20, 2016-  Picture Prompt

In this week's edition of Tuesday Tales, we're writing to a picture prompt. Picture prompts are 300 words based upon a chosen beautiful scene. Enjoy the tales!

Davee Jones - (Contemporary Romance)
"Snow is so mysterious, you know?"

Vicki Locey - (MM Hockey Romance)
Beau. The word was growing on me.

Susanne Matthews - (Contemporary Holiday)
Bill frowned. “Maybe not predict it, but you seem determined to influence it.”

Flossie Benton Rogers  (Paranormal Romance)

She pointed to another bench down by the fountain.

 Tricia Faye (Christmas Romance)
Inside, a gaily decorated home shone brightly in contrast to the darkness around her.

Tuesday Tales - Word Prompt Island

Tuesday Tales- November 29, 2016-Word Prompt Island

 

In this week's edition of Tuesday Tales, we're writing to the prompt "island". Enjoy the tales!

Davee Jones - (Contemporary Romance)

 Lola’s first annual Texi-Tropical Mixer appeared successful.

Vicki Locey - (M/M Hockey Romance)

 “Bandit drove the Trans-Am. Snowman drove the rig,” I pointed out. 

Susanne Matthews - (Contemporary Romance)

 “Padre?” she asked, feeling the Earth start to spin again. 

Tricia Andersen - (Paranormal MMA Romance)
“Explain it to me. I thought once you mate, you mate for life. Why has my mate left me?”

 Tricia Faye (Historical Fiction)
"You make them fancy words up yourself?"

Jean Joachim (Contemporary Holiday Romance)

He pulled up to the gorgeous, Neo-Renaissance townhouse.

 

Tuesday Tales From a Picture October 18, 2016

Welcome back to Tuesday Tales, the place where wonderful books are born. Today, our authors bring you the colors of autumn. The beautiful reds, oranges, golds, and browns are fitting for this week’s picture prompt. This week, the bloggers had a choice any one of the following three pictures. Here they are:

Quite diverse, wouldn't you say? Read on to see how creative they’ve been!

V. L. LOCEY     F/F Hockey Romance

“You look like a librarian,” Hannah said when I reached our table.

TRISHA FAYE     Contemporary Romance

As everyone else stood, Corecia held a hand in the air as if she were a school girl waiting for permission to speak.

DAVEE JONES     Contemporary Romance

“Food became the center of our lives, did we ever think about anything else?” Visits to our favorite café became more than routine, it made us an us.

 SUSANNE MATTHEWS     Contemporary Romance

“You’re comparing our wedding to a loaf of bread?”

JEAN JOACHIM (Holiday Sports Romance)
  "I was hoping Tuffer and I could have some time alone. I think there's something he wants to ask me." She stared at her hands. 

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Romance) 

Ivy checked the clock. Ten minutes until midnight.