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. 

Thank you for stopping by! 

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 and Evil

Tuesday Tales:May 28, 2019 From the Word Evil

Hello again and welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales, the blog where select authors share scenes from their works in progress with you. Take time to read them all. Comments are always appreciated.

This week, we have the word prompt, EVIL, and each post will be 400 words or less. Enjoy! 

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Paranormal/MMA Romance)

There is evil in this world, one your puny Yankee mind couldn’t comprehend.

VICKI LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance)

He certainly had the look and carriage of duke or a czar, and maybe even the wardrobe as well.

 JEAN JOACHIM (Urban Fantasy)

Who could I trust?

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Fantasy)

The man's got a touch of pure wicked about him.

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary)

Giving up, I flushed the toilet—just in case someone was standing outside—Weird quirk of mine.  

 SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Historical Romance Suspense)

"Anselme Raymond has been found."

Tuesday Tales - Crazy

Welcome to Tuesday Tales. This week our word prompt is crazy. Click on the author's name to go to their blog. Don't forget to come back and read all the stories. Thanks for stopping by.

TRISHA FAYE - Historical Fiction
Elsie bit the inside of her cheek and focused her attention back on her tutor.

JILLIAN CHANTAL - Historical 
He nodded and remained silent with an eager expression on his face. 

JEAN JOACHIM - Holiday Short Story
“Are you crazy?” Molly asked her twin brother, Keith.
“Aw come on,” Keith whined.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS - Christmas Romance
She was married, and married was off-limits.

TRICIA ANDERSEN - MMA Romance
“I think I’m upgrading. There isn’t enough money in the world that compares to how you make me feel when you just look at me.”

Tuesday Tales Potshot

Welcome to Tuesday Tales. This week our word prompt is potshot. Click on the author's name to go to their blog. Don't forget to come back and read all the stories. Thanks for stopping by. 

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Christmas Sweet Romance)

At least the boots would keep the back of her legs from getting freckled with mud.  

TRICIA ANDERSEN (MMA Romance)

"Aren't you a sweet talker? Do you say that to all the girls you wine and dine?"

TRISHA FAY (Historical Fiction)

Elsie scooted out the door as dawn’s first light barely broke across the Iowa terrain.

V. L. LOCEY (MM Hockey Romance)

One stupid joy ride with the championship trophy in my new convertible Mustang and this mess was the result.

Tuesday Tales - Word Prompt Restless

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "Restless"

JEAN C. JOACHIM (Small Town Romance)
“Damn it, Charles, I told Aunt Mary to sell that monstrosity years ago!”  

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)
“But I don’t want to work in the kitchens. I don’t like to cook and bake all day.”

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Greek God/Paranormal Romance)

“Alright, beautiful,” she murmured. “Let’s see what you’ve got.”

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal)

When charged, the crystal thrummed with power.

V.L. LOCEY (MM Hockey Romance)
"Hand to God, I did not go into that bar to start something."

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Historical Romance)

“Michaud has no reason to fear. Okwaho never misses.”  

Tuesday Tales Picture Prompt

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! Our motley group of writers share a snippet of their work with you. Each week we write based upon a word prompt. However, once per month, we write to a picture prompt, as you will see in the following posts.  Follow the links to read the individual contributions. We thank you for checking out each authors' blog. 

V.L. Locey (MM Hockey Romance)

The coffee shop had fresh baked muffins so big you needed two hands to hold them. 

Susanne Matthews (Historical Romance)

“Do you think the woman on the ship have all been fortunate enough to fall in love with their husbands?” she asked.  

Jean Joachim (Contemporary Romance)

As grandma always said, “there’s good everywhere, if you look for it.”    

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)

The green threads of jealousy wrapped around Alice like a tight cord.

Davee Jones (Contemporary Romance)

One day these dilapidated doors will open once again with a stately flourish. 

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 - Tree

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "TREE"

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 "tree". Thank you for coming!

TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction)

Peggy glanced up and bit back the retort that was on the tip of her tongue.

 

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Contemporary Romance)

MJ nodded, too confused by Paul’s words and actions to say or do anything else.

 

DAVEE JONES (Contemporary Romance)

A tree was the perfect memorial.

 

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Paranormal Vintage Romance) 

Let night fall like a curtain rather than fade like a song.

 

JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary Romance)

Cassie returned to her apartment, poured a glass of wine, stripped off her clothes and slipped on a shift before she called Ned.

 

Tuesday Tales - Word Prompt, Gold

Tuesday Tales- October 11, 2016-Word Prompt Gold

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

Davee Jones - (Contemporary Romance)
Might as well go for the gold.

 Vicki Locey - (Contemporary Romance)

 Women of all sizes, colors, and shapes bounced around to a dance remix of Deborah Cox’s “Play Your Part” as my foot bounced to the beat.

 Jillian Chantal -(Murder Mystery)
"You had a motive to kill her then."

  Susanne Matthews - (Contemporary Romance)
 "You make it sound so simple."

Tricia Andersen - (MMA Romance)

Usually it was a sound that made her so happy. Today nothing could break her out of her funk.