Tuesday Tales - #Pencil

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Our word prompt is "pencil" this week.

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Joselyn Vaughn (Romantic Comedy)
She couldn’t find a clue to any hobby other than poor photography.

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Romance)

“Almost done. We’re going to take our wish list and use it to manifest the guys of our dreams.”

Davee Jones (Contemporary Romance)

"Write this down in pen, not pencil."  

Flossie Benton Rogers (Dystopian)

Being yanked and squeezed through an inter-dimensional door the size of a straw knocked the wind out of me.

V.L. Locey  (LGBT Zombie Rom-Com)

I sucked in a long breath then exhaled through my nose. "When are you planning on leaving?"

Tricia Andersen (MMA Romance)

Not that Cassidy had any desire to do this. She didn’t. The whole idea was barbaric.

Jean Joachim (Sports Romance) 

He rushed into the room to find the bed empty. Panic rose inside him. 

Karen Cino (Contemporary Romance)
The second the door of her hotel room closed, Jill plopped down on the bed and touched her lips.

Tuesday Tales - Word Prompt 'Save'

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Our word prompt is "save" this week.

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Susanne Matthews

Contemporary Romance

“Madame Summers, I have an international call for you,” the operator said.

Jillian Chantal

Contemporary Romance

“And I pay my debts in ale.”

Chrys N. Jay

Contemporary Romance

He was awesome in the bedroom part…it was just the getting and holding a job part that didn’t agree with him.

V.L. Locey

LGBTQ Hockey Romance

Sweet Mary Madonna, she had a kid.

Karen Cino

Contemporary Romance

Jill stood at the window, with her arms folded against her chest looking out the window

Flossie Benton Rogers

Paranormal Romance

Her breath came in painful gasps.

Joselyn Vaughn

Romantic Comedy

If it’s acting strangely, stay away, they can carry rabies.

Tricia Anderson

Steampunk Romance

He memorized the feel of her flesh. He would never get to touch it again.

Tuesday Tales - Writing to the prompt 'Swallow'

Welcome to Tuesday Tales.

Our word prompt is "swallow" this week.

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Joselyn Vaughn (Romantic Comedy)

She didn’t have the look of a cougar, but Jaiden was more familiar with the nature of the four-legged ones than the two-legged ones.

V.L. Locey(M/M Historical Romance)

"Are you two queer?" David asked as soon as Charlotte and Andrew were out of hearing range.

Iris Blobel (Contemporary Romance)

Placing the photo back into the diary I over carefully turned the pages. After all, this little book was almost twice as old as me.

Jean Joachim (Rural Romance)

Jackie stared back and forth from one to the other. She recognized a physical resemblance but had no memory of them

Trisha Faye (F/F Fairy Tale)

“My plan? I had no plans, nor any thoughts of what might happen. Reanna said ‘Let’s go’ and I followed her.”

Flossie Benton Rogers (HistoricalRomance)

She halted mid-stride.

Susanne Matthews (ContemporaryRomance)

She visualized getting to know Paul, in the biblical sense, in every room of the house, and almost died at his next words.

Davee Jones (Contemporary Romance)

“Wow, we really did spend hours with these things, didn’t we?”

Tuesday Tales - #tt1 - Hip

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This week's prompt is 'hip.'

Tricia Andersen (Steampunk Romance)

In moments the General would be dead, he would be blamed for the murder and her plan would fall into action. 

V.L. Locey (M/M Historical Romance)

Laughter greeted Andy and I as we walked past the partygoers jitney`s all lined up neat as pins.

Trisha Faye (F/F Fairy Tale)

Seeing Reanna standing there, so close and cozy with the visiting Princess from Zaylor, filled Nahla with a sense of dread and foreboding.

Jean Joachim (Contemporary Rural Romance)

Jory’s face colored. “It’s just that there’s going to be a wedding…”

“The waiter just said the same thing. I love weddings. What’s going on?”

Iris Blobel (Contemporary Romance)

It took all his courage, but he leaned in and gently touched her lips with his.

Morgan Wyatt (Faerie Lights: Glimmer, Magical Realism)

“I’d heard you were born here, but truly you know nothing. "

Joselyn Vaughn (Romantic Comedy)

“The security alarm went off in your home office.”

Jillian Chantal (Historical paranormal)

The bullet smacked into the German’s head.

Susanne Matthews (paranormal/romance/suspense)

Lightning split the sky, thunder roared, and the ground shook.

Davee Jones (Contemporary Romance)
"The pain shot through my hip, shattering my consciousness."

Tuesday Tales - Where #Authors #Write to a #Prompt: STOLEN #Reading

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Iris Blobel (Contemporary Romance)

He ordered their drinks and met her gaze again with a smile. It took her a lot of effort not to shiver with lust.

Tricia Andersen (Romantic Suspense)

By the third sake bomb, she was naked beneath him in his bed.

V.L. Locey (M/M Historical Romance)

“You do realize that you set me up with a woman?” I asked, my brown loafer tapping the hardwood floor steadily.

Susanne Matthews (Paranormal/Romance/Suspense)

"Faith’s a lot easier to have when you’ve got a job, a car, and a sturdy roof over your head."

Jean Joachim (Sports romance)

Two weeks of total bliss. They were never out of sight or touch with each other.

Jillian Chantal (20th century historical)

“You know this person?” Yana asked.

Trisha Faye (F/F Fairy Tale)

“You have to. It’s your responsibility to the kingdom.”

Flossie Benton Rogers (Paranormal Romance)
"Maybe I'm a nitwit."

Davee Jones (Erotic contemporary)

Stolen kisses are the best.

Tuesday Tales - Paint

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! Our word prompt this week is "paint". Our writers create stories to the word prompt. Click on the writer's name to go to their blog. Don't forget to return and read all the different stories.

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V.L. Locey (M/M Historical Romance)

“And where do I draw the line?” I asked, turning my head to look right into his stunning grey eyes.

Tricia Anderson (Steampunk Romance)

Here are the sentences: Emma tightened her hold on Gideon’s hand as she curled closer. Katarina met Gideon’s glare. “Gideon.”

Davee Jones (Erotic Contemporary)

"You'd look incredible in body paint."

Jillian Chantal (20th Century historical)

And who would’ve thought a vampire would be someone who liked the early part of the day?

Morgan Wyatt (Fantasy/Late Historical)

"No good would come from hooking up with a heathen.”

Jean Joachin (Sports Romance)

Helen, huh? Using Harley. What if he picks her, thinking she’s in love with him?

Joselyn Vaughn (Romantic Comedy)

She never wanted to know what he thought. 

Susanne Matthews Paranormal/romance/suspense)

Shoving her fist angrily into the bread dough once more, Charley pounded the white ball viciously, as if it were somehow to blame for every bad thing that had happened to her in the last five years.

Chrys N. Jay (Contemporary Romance)

“C’mon, fess up…after all the complaining you’ve done about how closed off I’ve been…”

Tuesday Tales - Writing to a #prompt - #nasty

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Joselyn Vaughn (Romantic Comedy)

Though the thought warmed her heart, she knew it wasn’t true.

Morgan Wyatt (Contemporary Sweet Romance - The Love Talisman)

Save me.  Was I ever that stupid-acting?

Susanne Matthews (Hello Again, Paranormal/romance/suspense) 

Bill shifted slightly, slowly easing a sleeping Charley off his shoulder and onto the pillow.

Jillian Chantal (Contemporary Romance)

Grown-ups were much more complicated.

Iris Blobel (Contemporary Romance)

He loved flying, loved being up in the air, the sensation of no ties, and gazing at the wonders Mother Nature had to offer.

V.L. Locey (M/M Historical Romance)

Cooper and I had to make do with using the tailgate of his truck as an outdoor seat to watch the fireflies come alive.

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Fiction)

I tossed a pack of hamburger buns in my cart and considered myself lucky.

Jean Joachim (Sports romance)

Sentence:  The team was warming up in the workout room before practice when they heard a commotion.

Sarah Cass (Fantasy)

“Remember,” the melodic voice of her mistress carried through the dimly lit room. “From this point on you have no name.”

Flossie Benton Rogers (Paranormal Romance)

“It’s been a long stretch since my last home cooked meal.”

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Tuesday Tales - Where #Authors #Write to a #Prompt: CUP

From all of the Tuesday Tales authors our condolences to all those who have lost a loved over the last few days during the violence in France and Beirut.

Our heart goes out to you all.

When something so severe happens in the world, a wave of shock and disbelief comes over us and numbs us. There's never a right or wrong in how and when we go on with our daily life,

so today's posts are written respectfully with those who passed in our minds.

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Iris Blobel (Contemporary Romance)
Worry shot through him, and he wished he’d transferred her number to his phone.

V.L. Locey (M/M Historical Romance)

Exhaling a lungful of fine Turkish, my bleary eyes widened when Ross Coleman pulled into the driveway.

Davee Jones (Romance)

I'd take my wine in a coffee cup, I'm not some kind of snob.

Morgan Wyatt (Sweet romance)

Paychecks always made people happy, except when they didn’t show.

Jean Joachim (Sports Romance)

Hank was in the visitors lounge on the phone.

“She’s been up and at it for twelve hours. I don’t know how much more she can take.”

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Fiction)

It always sat empty and neglected, looking forlorn as if no one loved it anymore.

Jillian Chantal (Contemporary Fiction)

“My name’s not Missy,” she called out.

Susanne Matthews  (Romance/Suspense/Paranormal)

"I had nightmares about snipers and roadside bombs, but in the end he died here, because of me.”

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Sarah Cass (Fantasy)

Being borne among the fairest maidens in the land, she’d been hand-picked to avoid the drudgery of life in the kitchens with her mother, or in the laundry with her aunt. Instead, she was among the princesses most favored handmaidens.

Joselyn Vaughn (romantic comedy)

How was she ever going to choke these down?

Flossie Benton Rogers (Paranormal Romance)
Hannah trudged up the steep stairwell toward the hotel's exterior landing.




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Tuesday Tales - picture prompt

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This week we’re writing to a picture prompt, so the snippets are only 300 words each.

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V.L. Locey (M/MHistorical Romance)

Andy and his new wooden horse were spinning in circles. I fiddled with my tie.

Iris Blobel(Contemporary Romance)

“The lovely GPS lady took me on a tourist tour first it seems. I thought I have a coffee and reboot her.”

Joselyn Vaughn (RomanticComedy)

“It implies using my eyes.”

Trisha Faye (MainstreamFiction)

“Mule…whatever… Just tell me what it looks like.”

Jillian Chantal(Contemporary)

“You crack me up about that song. I know you hate it for some reason.”

Jean Joachim (Sports Romance)

“Don’t like virgins?”

“I prefer my women experienced.”

Susanne Matthews (paranormal/suspense/romance)

Golden leaves crunched beneath the tires of the tandem bike they rode.

 

 

TUESDAY TALES - #prompt - Corn

Welcome! Thanks for stopping by. Our word prompt is "corn" this week. Click on the writer's name to go to their blog. Remember to return to read all the wonderful stories here. 

V.L. Locey (M/M Historical Romance) 

Morning came, and with it the realization that kids are agents of Lucifer. 

Iris Blobel (Contemporary Romance)

“I haven’t seen him since then. I have nothing to do with whatever trouble he’s in.”

Jean Joachim (Sports Romance)

As he climbed the stairs with a box of books balanced on his shoulder, Bullhorn Brodsky shook his head slightly to remove the sexy, come-hither, naked fantasy of Samantha Drake in his brain.

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Romance)

"I know you love the past. But don't you believe in progress at all?"

Susanne Matthews (Hello Again: paranormal/romance/suspense)

“I noticed the dreamcatcher and drawings earlier.”

Joselyn Vaughn (Romantic Comedy)

“Is this—” she couldn’t even finish because she never expected this moment to happen and certainly not like this.

Flossie Benton Rogers  (Paranormal Romance)

“Did your hi-jinks in the ocean result in a cold? Benny said he fished you out.”

Morgan Wyatt (The Love Talisman: Contemporary Romance)

Really car radio. Is that the best you can do?

Tuesday Tales - Where #Authors #Write to a #Prompt: STEEL

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Joselyn Vaughn (Romantic Comedy)

There was no way she was changing out of her yoga pants today.

  

Iris Blobel (Contemporary Romance)

“Tell me about this Prince Charming,” he whispered, his husky voice doing all sorts of things inside her.

  

V.L. Locey  (M/M Multicultural Romance)

“Go ahead, Andy,” Bartlett cajoled, “This is your uncle Jon. He`s come to take care of you.”

  

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Fiction)

“I can be loud too,” I protested. “Next week I’ll be the noisy one.”

  

Jillian Chantal (WWII historical)

“You don’t get it, do you?” Declan tossed his bag over his shoulder and walked away from her.

  

Flossie Benton Rogers (Paranormal Romance)

When the craft reached the edge of the water, Knob picked her up as if she were a leaf and tossed her in.

Tricia Andersen (Contemporary Suspense)

 “Then proceed carefully. I want you all back in one piece. Understand?”

Susanne Matthews (Contemporary)

Charley groaned as her body violently protested whatever she’d done to it. 

Tuesday Tales - Where #Authors #Write to a #Prompt: PEN

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Iris Blobel (Contemporary Romance)

Ethan’s mouth twitched when he saw Matt looking away while holding back a gag in his throat.

V.L. Locey  (Multicultural Romance)

“Are you any good at math?” he asked.

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Romance)

The aromatic stroll through the greenhouses receded to the back of her mind once she stepped into the verdant oasis hidden behind the old farmhouse.

Jillian Chantal  (Regency)

“Hurry then,” Jonquil said. “Remember, I get to be first.”

Flossie Benton Rogers (Dystopian Romance)

Pete collapsed against the slats of the mildewed shack, as if his legs could no longer support him.

Tricia Andersen (Romantic Suspense - Family Ties)

“I never wanted her to know. She’s my little angel. She always has been. Now in her eyes I’m evil.”

Morgan Wyatt (Romantic suspense)

“A few of my client’s husbands referred to me as the devil. That was one of the nicer names.”

Susanne Matthews (Contemporary)

Charley waved at her hostess and pulled out of the driveway, heading back up Highway 47 to the Trans Canada. 

Jean Joachim (Modern Historical)  

Maggie turned pleading eyes to John. He took a deep breath and placed his hand on the young man’s shoulder.

Tuesday Tales - Picture Prompt - Trees

This week, we have a picture prompt and each author is limited to 300 words on their post using this picture as inspiration. Be sure to check out each post by clicking on the author's name to take you to their website.

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V.L. Locey (Multicultural Romance) 

Jonah, being the youngest of his brood and a first-class instigator, opened the days festivities.

Iris Blobel (Contemporary Romance)

He leaned in and placed a kiss on her forehead. “I’ll be only a minute or two.”

Sarah Cass (Contemporary Romance)

“If you wanted my attention you really only had to say hello.”

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Romance)

“So, I never liked the taste of crow, but I need a giant serving of it now.”

Joselyn Vaughn (Romantic Comedy)
In her experience, men, especially those nearing retirement, weren’t interested in applying advice from a health coach.

Tricia Anderson (Romantic Suspense).

Chills ran up Ame’s spine as a voice approached from behind her. She turned slowly to find the three men that asked for her standing there, the one named Oliver wearing an evil grin. “Look what we’ve found, boys,” he purred.

Morgan Wyatt (Romantic Suspense)

“It sounds so ominous. Like the end of the world.”

Jean Joachim (Modern Historical)

“Penn, you’re fourteen, time you learned to walk your own dog,” John said, handing the leash to the teen.

Flossie Benton Rogers (Paranormal Fantasy Romance)

The man brandishing the sword no longer resembled a zombie. 

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