TUESDAY TALES - LAMP #amwriting #freereads

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where ongoing stories incorporate word and picture prompts. Our word today is "LAMP." Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

“Smash my pumpkins!” Robin exclaimed, lurching from her seat. 

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Greek god/Paranormal Romance)

“Eert. Wrong answer. I work for demons, but I’m not one of them.”

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Halloween)

Monte crossed his arms and scowled at me. 

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (M/F Contemporary Romance with Paranormal elements)

She reached for the photograph of a handsome man with dark hair and blue eyes, her eyes.

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

A few weeks later, Sarah stood stirring a skillet of fried potatoes and realized that she hadn’t touched her quilt squares for several weeks.

JEAN JOACHIM (Women's Fiction)

She shot him a frosty look. 

Tuesday Tales- August 8, 2023- Wood

 Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where ongoing stories incorporate word and picture prompts. Our word today is "WOOD." Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!

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

 Maybe lifting weights would purge the horror of my reaction to Henry from my skull.

JeanJoachim (M/F Woman's Fiction)

Bad enough he didn’t have his wife but picking up after the pooch and pretending to like it set his teeth on edge.

 FlossieBenton Rogers (Cozy Mystery) 

“Six dozen thumbprints in the works.”

Jillian Chantal (Halloween)

An eerie howl in the woods startled us all. 

Tricia Andersen (Greek god/paranormal romance) 

He had to admit it to himself, she was easy on the eyes.

Tuesday Tales - Cold

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where ongoing stories incorporate word and picture prompts. Our word today is "COLD." Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!

V.L. Locey (M/M Hockey Romance)

“So, has he taken tea?” I asked and got a grunt from Barnaby.

Jillian Chantal (Contemporary)

His use of light was absolute genius.

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction) 

“I know that we…” she paused, pointed to her chest, and then motioned towards Sarah, “don’t want to be left out.”

Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)

“I twinkled that one this morning before you arrived,” Kitty declared.

Jean Joachim (Women's Fiction)

At six a.m., the creature breathing on Terry’s ear should have been his wife, Clare, not their pug, Queenie, placing her cold nose against his temple.

Tuesday Tales - Anxious

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where ongoing stories incorporate word and picture prompts. Our word today is "ANXIOUS." Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!

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

My mouth fell open.

Tricia Andersen (Greek God/Paranormal Romance)

Where are you going, big guy?

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)

“Century of Progress just opened back up again last week. May 26^th I think she said.”

Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)

I glanced at the array of suitcases and shot Robin a skeptical look. 

Jillian Chantal (Contemporary)

Time to ramp up the presentation.

TUESDAY TALES - WRITING TO THE WORD "PLUG"

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where ongoing stories incorporate word and picture prompts. Our word today is "PLUG." Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

“How the Yosemite Sam do you know?” 

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

 I stormed over to the Cabriolet, my sight red with ire, and gave his foot a good swat. 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

Sarah groaned and lowered her head into her cupped hands. “Oh, my Lord, my head is spinning.”

JEAN JOACHIM (M/F Small Town Romance)

“You had quite an impact on him.”

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (M/F Contemporary Romance )

She’d been the popular one with all the friends while I’d been the oddball.  

 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 the prompt ‘die’. Thank you for stopping by!

V.L. Locey (M/M Hockey Romance)

Once she was prettied up all cherry red – the gloss so deep it would be like gawking at yourself in a mirror – she’d be ready to roll.

TrishaFaye (Historical Fiction)

“I know Elizabeth would enjoy more play time with Doris,” Sarah said.

FlossieBenton Rogers (Cozy Mystery) 

“I always wondered if my mother caught a glimpse of the floaty lady.” 

JeanJoachim (Small town romance)

“What the hell are you doing, Marty?

Jillian Chantal (Contemporary)

“And how does milking a cow do that?” 

Susanne Matthews (M/F Contemporary Romance)

 "I’ve been carrying the guilt around for too long."  

 

Tuesday Tales – Writing to the word ‘black’ #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 the prompt ‘black’. Thank you for stopping by!

 

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

“If you give me ten minutes I can ride to the chalet with you.”

 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“Yes, must be the heat. What was it you asked me?”

 

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

“We called her that because we could see right through her!”

 

TRICIA ANDERSEN Greek god/paranormal romance

Historically, you’re all really bad at it.

 

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary)

  “No sense of adventure?”

 

JEAN JOACHIM M/F Small Town Romance

“No trouble at all. Come on, let’s go.”

 

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (M/F Contemporary Romance)

“Karen. It’s been a while.” Zak, his face flushed, disentangled himself from her.