TUESDAY TALES - WRITERS WRITING TO THE PROMPT "FREE"

Welcome! Our word prompt this week is "free". Click on the writer's name to go to their blog and read their story.
JEAN JOACHIM (Sports Romance)
Griff approached the house slowly. The pug cowered then  raised his lip to show his teeth. 
TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction) 
“Nine hours? The little things are lucky to be alive still.” Dealing with Clyde Owens and his demands was now the furthest thing from Rosemary’s mind.
IRIS BLOBEL (Sports Romance) 
With her hands fisted in his shirt, she looked up and met his gaze. “Can’t you pretend for just one night that you like me?”
JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary)
They continued deeper into the darkness.
V. L. LOCEY (M/M Historical Romance) 
“Can you boys tell me where we can find the home of Caldwell Emerson?” I asked.
KAREN CINO (Contemporary Romance)
“I have to admit I’m a tad bit jealous of your new beginning.” 
“Why?”
“The adventure...the thrill of being free...the newness...”
MORGAN K. WYATT (Contemporary Romance)
 It felt as if she’d swallowed a fireworks factory. Levi was definitely the match. 
SHERRY GLOAG (Fiction) 
Children ran up and down, carefree in the no-car zone street, which yesterday had been packed with vehicles.
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Sports Romance) 
Here he was cradling her in his arms after saving her from falling, his lips dangerously close to hers.  They looked like they belonged on the front of a romance novel.
STEFAN ELLERY (Thriller) 
Karol pulled the SD card from her camera and shoved it into her computer.She brought up the pictures she had taken.
DAVEE JONES (Contemporary Romance)
Nothing was free, even happiness, it sometimes seemed.
KATHLEEN BALL (Western Romance)
Maverick rode Rumble over the terrain wishing he had more information about Anora and Andy. What woman in her right mind would believe her husband owned her?

TUESDAY TALES - 12 WRITERS WRITING TO THE PROMPT "FLYING"

Welcome to Tuesday Tales. Our writers are writing to the word prompt "flying". Click on the writer's name to go to their blog. Remember to come back and read all the stories. We thank you so much for coming.
JEAN JOACHIM (Sports Romance)
 After practice, Griff sat on a bench in the locker room, wearing only a towel wrapped around his waist.
JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary)
"I don’t know if I’m in the old west or at an airport.”
TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Romance)
“Damn him,” Rosemary grumbled. “I was supposed to have two more weeks."
V. L. LOCEY (M/M Historical)
“Truly you and your rather taciturn deputy are saviors!” Dr. Dante beamed while shaking my hand.
IRIS BLOBEL (Sports Romance)
She opened her eyes, and before she knew it, her mouth was on his.
MORGAN K  WYATT (Contemporary Romance)
The Inheritance
"Hell, I’m hot for you and I won’t deny it. Be more honest, if you’d acknowledge your attraction."
DAVEE JONES (YA, Contemporary)
Finding Love in a Black Lagoon
Leandra held up three fingers in a type of oath. “I promise, Caleb never said anything.” 
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Contemporary Sports Romance)
He reached across and took her hand in his.  This surprise was better than she could hope for.
STEFAN ELLERY (Thriller)
Karol had wanted to take a closer look at the photos she had taken, but the energy she expended the night before made her too bleary.
SHERRY GLOAG (Contemporary Romance)
She’d heard it all before. So the time factor changed. Increased, but what did Peter have to moan about?
KATHLEEN BALL (Western Romance)
From his scowl, Anora could tell he wasn’t buying her whole story and she cringed.
SARAH CASS (Historical Western)

“Quiet women don’t change the world,” Helen objected.
“You don’t have to take up a hatchet to be heard,” Kat countered.

PICTURE PROMPT THIS WEEK!

Welcome to Tuesday Tales. This is the picture we're writing to this week. Each writer is limited to only 300 words, more or less. Click on the writer's name to get to their story. Please return and read the rest of our stories. Thank you for coming!
JEAN JOACHIM (Western Romance)
Kay pulled the car off the road onto the shoulder. Risa opened the door and threw her backpack out onto the scruffy grass.
SARAH CASS (Historical Romance)
 “I’m not ashamed of what I am, certainly not of where I came from. I liked growing up here."
TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction)
“Oh hell no! Not my cats,” she muttered, more to herself than to the free spirit of the skies.
V. L. LOCEY  (M/M Historical)
They were the most gloriously stupid men I had ever met. 
JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary)
What was left of it anyway after showing up in what had to be the fanciest hotel in Pensacola looking like some sort of refugee.
IRIS BLOBEL(Sports Romance)

“C’mon princess. I make you some hot chocolate as well.”

She stood and saw Oliver come over. “Please don’t tell him,” she whispered. 
MORGAN K. WYATT (Contemporary Romance)
The Inheritance
 “Do you think I don’t know how to use my own body? “
STEFAN ELLERY (Sci Fi)
This wasn't the best way to spend a weekend, digging a hole in the ground and burying a father who had died fifteen years earlier. The scenery makes it bearable , snowy mountains reaching into the skies.
DAVEE JONES (YA Contemporary)
Finding Love in a Black Lagoon
"Caleb hit the road with thoughts running rampant in misguided directions."

TUESDAY TALES - 9 WRITERS CREATING STORIES TO THE PROMP "SAVAGE"

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! Thank you for stopping by. Our writers are writing to the prompt "savage". Click on the writer's name to go to their blog. Please remember to return and read the other stories.
JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary Romance)
Her long black hair swung down to cover her very low neckline a bit. She tossed it back with a snap of her head.
SARAH CASS (Contemporary Romance)
“To point out that your head isn’t always screwed on right when it comes to women.”
V. L. LOCEY (M/M Historical Romance)
 “I would ask you to lower your weapon, Sir, as we are lawmen as you can see.”
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Steampunk Romance)
She would be asleep for quite a while as her body freed itself of the poison.  When she woke and was strong, he would get some answers from her.
LINDSAY DOWNS (Regency Mystery)
“Except for some of their food, haggis for one and the way they talk.”
JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary) 
The waitress set their food down and scooted away as if to escape the rancor emanating off Philip.
STEFAN ELLERY (Thriller)

The horror that laid in front of her weakened her body, the depth of the savage cruelty for someone to do such a think put a strain on her mind. 

MORGAN K. WYATT (Contemporary Romance)
The Inheritance
Get that thought out of your head, soldier. That type of thinking leads to danger.
KATHLEEN BALL (Western Romance)
In the far corner of the stall, Anora curled up on the scratchy hay trying to make herself smaller. Closing her eyes, she wished she could be invisible

TUESDAY TALES - 13 WRITERS WRITING TO THE PROMPT "LEMON"

Welcome to Tuesday Tales. Click on the writer's name to go to their story. Thank you for coming. We hope you stop back and read all the stories. 

JEAN JOACHIM (Football Romance)

Evan towered over the pretty, curvy woman with auburn hair named Molly. She squinted up at him.

SARAH CASS(Contemporary)
“What if you don’t trust your heart?” Though she’d kept her words quiet, Regan could still feel Myrtle’s strong gaze on her. 
TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)
“All the orange trees are nice here,” Bea said. “But I shorely wish they didn’t have to use those dad-gum, nasty smudge pots.”
V. L. LOCEY (M/M Historical)

 “Good thing you took up being a lawman instead of being a criminal,” the bruiser said before he drove his elbow into the thin glass window behind us. 

IRIS BLOBEL (Sports Romance)

“C’mon, say it!” she coaxed.

“Say what?”
MORGAN K. WYATT (Contemporary Romance)
The Inheritance
Half the time she looked  like a deer caught in  the headline. The other half she reminded him more of a wildcat, an angry one. 
LINDSAY DOWNS (Suspense)
“Not me woman it’s you. How long have you known?” Martina insisted , sitting on the chaisse beside her.
JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary)
“If wearing pretty shoes is atonement for sin, I must have really offended someone recently since this pair is actually hell on earth.”
KATHLEEN BALL (Western Contemporary Romance)
Maverick squinted his eyes against the glaring sun bouncing off the new snow trying to follow her footsteps.
DAVEE JONES (Contemporary Sports Romance)
Multiple Scorgasms
"Seriously, I'll squirt lemon juice in your eye if you don't leave me alone." 
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Steampunk Romance)
His heart raced in terror.  Emma was inside.  Dying.  And he built this contraption to be indestructible.
SHERRY GLOAG (Romance)
Where had that thought come from, and was it true? Was she running from her past, too afraid to face a future without the solid foundations she’d grown up with?
STEFAN ELLERY (Thriller)
Kelley opened her eyes and squeezed them shut, a sliver of sunlight broke through a crack in her curtains and rested on her her face. 

TUESDAY TALES - 12 WRITERS WRITING TO THE PROMPT "HUG"

Welcome back to Tuesday Tales! Thank you for coming. Click on the writer's name to go to their blog. Don't forget to return and read the rest of the good stories. 

JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary Romance)

Evan Montgomery hugged his niece, Kathy, for the last time.

“Not so hard.”

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

 Mister Price smiled at us. He seemed to smile a great deal.

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

Her arms ached to hold babies. Babies; they were her favorite.

SARAH CASS (Historical Romance)

“He is my friend. If we stop that aspect of our relationship for a short time or a long one, that won’t change.”

IRIS BLOBEL (Sports Romance)

“Right here, sweetheart,” he said as he slid into her. “Feel me?”

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary Romance)

“Are you nuts?” he asked, then held up his hand as she opened her mouth, “no, wait. Don’t answer that. Of course you are.”

LINDSAY DOWNS(Suspense)

Dressed again in loose fitting jeans, since her stomach still hurt from the gunshot wounds, and t-shirt Jessica stepped out of her room to be met by Ronny hiding behind a mildly angry Collette.

STEFAN ELLERY(Thriller)

John stripped his cloths off and the them in the trash they were stained with blood, he even took his underwear off and disposed of them.

DAVEE JONES (Erotic Contemporary Romance)

Multiple Scorgasms

I gave her a handshake and she leaned in impulsively for a hug. Maybe I lingered a moment longer than I should have, but, she smelled good. 

KATHLEEN BALL (Western Romance)

A more frightened filly, he’s never seen. When she turned around her dark blue eyes widened and her mouth gaped. 

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Steampunk Romance)

Gideon Alexander belongs to me.  I have worked a long time to possess the man. 

MORGAN K. WYATT (Contemporary Romance)
The Inheritance
 Didn’t need to know if he was divorced because he’d start dating as he implied to Melody, but because the last thing he needed was Angelique showing up. His life was complicated enough.

TUESDAY TALES - PICTURE PROMPT- 12 WRITERS

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week we have a picture prompt. Some used the mirror, above. 

 

 And some used the picture above. All are restricted to 300 words for each story. Click on the writer's name to read their story. Then return to read the rest. Thank you for coming!
JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary Romance)
The Scent of Love
Jory practically ran up the steps and banged open the door. 

“Aunt Rita?” She shouted. 

SARAH CASS (Urban Fantasy)

“It carries a lot of power.” Red drew closer, but avoided touching the reflective pane. 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“C’mon, we’re gonna be late,” Mae tugged at Francie’s hand.

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary)

She half-rose from her chair as if compelled to investigate the area.

LINDSAY DOWNS (Regency Mystery)

“Can’t those ladies do as I ask,” he mumbled then set off after them.

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Steampunk Romance)

"Sophia gave it to me one morning when I rose from her bed.  I was fascinated so she gave it to me.  It is a shame I had to kill her.  Katarina paid me handsomely to do so though."

IRIS BLOBEL (Sports Romance)

Oliver stepped behind her and placed his hands on her hips.

“I like the colour of your eyes,” he whispered as their eyes met in the mirror.

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

When we emerged from that cattle car we were indeed a pitiful sight.

MORGAN K. WYATT (Contemporary Romance)

The Inheritance

 Just when she was trying to like Levi a bit and think better of him, he had to go make some crack like that. 

KATHLEEN BALL (Memoir/Guest Post)

He used to say”What stories that mirror could tell if it could talk.”

STEFAN ELLERY(Thriller)

The blood on his hand was thick and even rinsing it underwater didn’t completely take it off. They were now stained with red, he scrubbed his hands with a nail brush, but all he did was open up his own skin.

DAVEE JONES (Contemporary Romance)

Nights Under Shining Armor

 “I don’t know a thing about the Renaissance period. But, the clothes are cool.” Audrey Ryan lifted her skirt away from her feet and did a slight pirouette in the dressing room. 

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