Tuesday Tales – Picture Prompt #amwriting #freereads #excerpt

 

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. There were several images to choose from. Each author wrote to one of the images below. Thank you for stopping by!

TRISHA FAYE (Contemporary Fiction)

Peggy sighed. “No, son. You’re not going out in the front yard naked.”

 V.L.LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance)

He regarded me as most cats do humans who correct them.

 TRICIA ANDERSEN (Small Town  Romance)

The rascal in his pants was at it again.

 JEAN JOACHIM (Sweet, Historical Romance)

“I thought you wanted to talk?” Caleb said.

 SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

Actually, I like a good Merlot.

 FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Highlander Romance)

Her eyes moistened at the vintage pictures.

Tuesday Tales - Eighteen

 

Welcome to this week's edition of Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog of current works in progress from a select group of authors.  Please click on the links to read the selections. Comments are appreciated. 

V.L. Locey (MM Paranormal Romance) 

I felt my cheeks heat. “Thank you. You’re beautiful too.”

Jillian Chantal (Contemporary Fantasy)

Who knew there were so many churches back then? 

Tricia Andersen (Small Town Romance)

They might growl loud, but there’s no bite.

Trisha Faye (Contemporary Fiction)

Peggy tried to recall the peaceful carefree feelings she had the night before while searching for Bohemian images on Pinterest.

Jean Joachim (Sweet Historical Romance)

“Isn’t Sarah’s dress a little too, uh, well, revealing?” 

Flossie Benton Rogers (Highlander Romance)

“A castle! I’d love to see that.”

Susanne Matthews (Holiday Romance)

Was this what had happened to Luke when he’d first seen Cassie?

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "ARM".

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where talented writers write to a word prompt. This week, the word is "arm." Hop from blog to blog, reading each story. Comments are always welcome, too. Thanks for stopping by. 

JEAN JOACHIM (Historical Romance)

“Don’t be bothering, Miss Chesney. I don’t need help from the likes of you,” he bit out. 

V. L. LOCEY  (Gay Paranormal Romance)

Using my elbow I nudged the heavier interior door closed as well to keep the warmth and the cat inside. 

TRICIA  ANDERSEN (Small Town Romance)

“Yeah. Just thinking. So how do I make this shot?”

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

Lydia read on, oblivious to the wildlife around her.

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary fantasy)

  All that came out was, “Thomas Jefferson?”   

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

What if I pushed her away once too often?

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Highlander Romance)

“Pin your shawl, and we’ll head toward The Square.”

That's all. See you next week!

Tuesday Tales - Sweet

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week our group is writing to the word prompt "sweet." Click on the links to enjoy the excerpts and leave comments for the authors. Thank you for stopping by.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Highlander Romance)

"She's had time, cousin, nigh on thirty winters."

V.L. LOCEY  (MM Paranormal Romance)

That laugh of his did funny things to me. 

JEAN JOACHIM (Sweet Historical Romance)

Sarah stiffened, then curtsied. "Good day, Mr. Austin. How are Matthew and William?"

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

"I will!" Lydia blew her mother a kiss and dashed to the front door, grabbing her bundle on the way out.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

Luke had mentioned his twin was identical—but the same voice?

Tuesday Tales From the word BARE

Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales. This week our prompt is BARE. Please feel free to comment on each pos. We love to hear from our readers. YOU do make a difference.  Move from one author to the next to read them all!

V.L. LOCEY (MM Paranormal Romance)

 There among at least ten other men in flannel and denim stood Eason Dunne

 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

 

She wanted to journey to far off places and relish in new adventures – even if it only was through the print form and not in real life.

 

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

 I could see him now, as well as his shadow.

 

JEAN JOACHIM (Sweet Historical Romance)

“What?” Her eyes widened. “What did you say?”

 

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

Mike frowned. If there had been no contact between them, how had she known about the twins?

Tuesday Tales - Picture Prompt

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This is picture prompt week. Each author selects from among a group of pictures to inspire her story in some fashion. Above are the pictures chosen for this week. The excerpts must be 300 words or less. Please read all the stories, and leave comments for the authors. Thanks for visiting.

V.L. Locey (MM Paranormal Romance)

I lay there for a moment, Deuce resting on my chest, whiskers tickling my scruffy chin as he watched me with his cross-eyed stare, and reminisced. 

Susanne Matthews (Holiday Romance)

“Cassie? Who’s Cassie?”

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)

Mrs. Ellis was not amused at her daughter’s rogue statement.

Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)

A shadowy figure crept across the balcony.

Tuesday Tales - Paint

 Welcome to this week's edition of Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog of current works in progress from a select group of authors.  Please click on the links to read the selections. Comments are appreciated. 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“But Mother…” Lydia sighed in exasperation, “I was just getting to the good part.”

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

“She managed to spin everyone’s head around while she was here.”

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance) 

“That’s just it, Mike. You aren’t their legal guardian.”

JEAN JOACHIM - Historical Romance

“You look a mite flushed,” Martha said, casting a keen gaze on her granddaughter.

TRICIA ANDERSEN - Small Town Romance

To see him look at her like that filled her with a heat that she only felt in her dreams.