Monday, May 28, 2012

TUESDAY TALES - SHORT STORIES BY 12 WRITERS WRITTEN TO THE PROMPT "CHASE"

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! Thank you for stopping by. Please click on the name of the  author to go to their story.
JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary Romance, Rated PG-13)
"If You Loved Me"
“Now Meg, you know I was only joking…”
She bashed him with the pillow then fell into a laughing fit. 
CATHY GREENFEDER (Paranormal Romance)
"Mistress of Pendragon"
He held the crystal wand to her face and its light swerved and changed to the hologram image of a teenage boy, barefoot and running through a stream. The boy chased a teenage girl who resembled Stefani.
STEFAN ELLERY (Sci Fi)
Paul jumped when he heard a loud blaring alarm. The hallway he was in began to flash with red lights. He guessed that he and Silf had triggered an alarm.
KAREN CINO (Contemporary Romance)
“It feels so good to be home.” Alexandra sat on the couch with her feet up on the cocktail table sipping on a latte.  “I couldn’t wait to get out of the community hospital gown.  It feels great to be wearing my own clothes.”
Saturday morning, Little Pee Dee, South Carolina.  
Fourteen year old Leroy Taylor got off the Greyhound several days early at his grandparents than usual. He didn't want company on the bus and his glare kept anyone from sitting next to him.
MORGEN BAILEY (Fiction)
"The photo that no one else can get"
You’ve been chasing her for days, to get the photo that no-one else can get. She knows you’re there. There’s always someone there.  
LINDSAY DOWNS (Sensual mystery)
After she disconnected the call, she glanced at the laptop opened before her. With a smile she crossed off another item on her ‘Must Do List’.
LEE ANN SONTHEIMER MURPHY (Historical romance)
"A Merry Chase"
On Everett Brown’s arm, Katie strolled through the gates of the Pythian House with far less trepidation than she’d experienced alone.  As they moved toward the majestic structure, she wondered if it might be best to enter through the rear and thus draw less attention to her return.   
SHERRY GLOAG (Fiction)
He’d imagined it.  He was living a dream, no a nightmare.  He hadn’t come home to find the place locked down against him. 
DAKOTA TRACE (Erotic romance, PG-13)
 If steam could’ve physically come out of his ears, Zeke would’ve had plenty. He couldn’t remember ever being this angry – even in all of his time working as a Deputy Sheriff under Darrell. 

CAROLYN GIBBS (Romantic Suspense)
Claire stood still in the middle of the lobby, oblivious to the people walking around here as she watched the couple disappear into the crowd.  How was it possible the wife was still alive? 
TAINA VICARI (Fantasy)
Pacing back and forth Sabrina could only think of the mess she was in because she let Junior assist with Katriana. She should have known that he would fall for Katriana. She looked almost exactly like her.  


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Monday, May 21, 2012

TUESDAY TALES - STORIES WRITTEN BY 12 WRITERS TO THE PROMPT "PIE".

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! Thank you for stopping by. Please click on the name of the  author to go to their story.

Chaz took a big swig of the fine champagne when she left the room. Then a big breath and let it out slowly.
Billy got off the elevator with an extra large cup of coffee and a slice of key lime pie.  He had arrived a little too late to the cafeteria to get some real food.  
Ice Queen slipped from her seat and tip-toed her way to the cockpit. She knew or at least expected to be exterminated if she asked the question praying on her mind, but she needed to know.
MICHAEL CHARTON (Drama/humor)
Mayor Blumenthal was dressed in a three piece suit, heading to another ribbon cutting in Manhattan.  He stood in front of microphones, the place he liked to be the most before he cut the ribbon for the new Barclays building.
LEE ANN SONTHEIMER MURPHY (Sweet Historical Romance)
"The Drudgery of Pie"
Her arrival didn’t create much of a stir.  The director of the Missouri Pythian House, Dr. Patterson welcomed her in a casual, offhanded fashion and turned her over to the matron in charge of the widows.   
Ezekiel “Zeke” St. John jerked out of deep sleep at the muffled shout of pain and the sound of flesh hitting flesh. At first he thought it was nothing more than a vivid flashback from his last mission.
CATHY GREENFEDER (Paranormal romance)
"Moonlight Becomes Him"
Melinda cut her a piece of pecan pie. “So, how’d it go with your sister?”
Kate played with the fork on her plate and looked up at her friend. “Although she agreed to take Janssen’s case as a pro bono, she warned me to be careful. Even with my training in pts disorder, he had serious issues
His gaze went from her high heels up her beautiful tanned legs, past that sexy dress she was wearing today and met her gaze. 
“Well will you look at that?”  Maisie set her champagne flute on the table and stared towards the entrance.
“What?  Where?”  Florence, her grey coffered hair bobbing as she spun round in her chair, then bounced once more when her hand covered her wildly beating heart.
Silf pulled out a short stick that had been stuck at the back of her
clothing and a laser gun hidden below her waist. She tossed him the stick and he caught it in midair.
KATHLEEN TIGHE BALL (Modern Cowboy Romance)
"Summer's Desire"
Snow, glistening snow, blinding snow, blizzard or flurries Summer didn’t care. It was still cold and in abundance. It’d been a long week since Christmas. Every day she hoped that Clare would be leaving. Today she got her wish.  
TAI VICARI (Sweet Fantasy) 
"Please get me something delicious to eat" pleaded Katriana.

Junior flashed his devilishly handsome smile her way and motion to her that he would be right back.  He made his way to the kitchen where the cook Helga was preparing dinner.




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Monday, May 14, 2012

TUESDAY TALES - PIC PROMPT!!

Welcome! Thank you for coming. Here is the picture our 13 writers are creating 300-word stories around this week. Click on the name of the writer to go to their blog and read their story.
“Do you know the stone arch in the ramble in Central Park?”
“I try to stay out of the ramble, I always get lost there,” Megan confessed. 
MICHAEL CHARTON (Drama)
New York City Homicide Detective Rosalie Grimaldi took a walk in Central Park to clear her head from what had been going on with some of her cases.  She kept hearing crime was down in New York, but you wouldn’t know it from the files on her desk. 
SELAH JANEL (Fantasy/Supernatural Romance)
"Beyond the Arch"
One did not go past the Guardian Arch. It was a simple enough rule. 
MORGEN BAILEY (Crime)
"A Bad Feeling" 
He had a bad feeling about this one. 'Body under bridge' never brought about a good one but tonight...
LINDSAY DOWNS (Sensual Mystery)
She smiled as the archway came into view. She noticed the way the artisans had positioned the stones reminded her of a similar bridge near her chateau in Saintes-Maries-de-le-Mer.
STEFAN ELLERY (Sci Fi)
It had been so many years that Trop had a decent meal. When he first came to the bridge it felt like home, it kept him dry and managed to keep out the cold.
DAKOTA TRACE (Erotic Paranormal - Rated R)
With a pounding heart, Alyssa approached the arch. It was as if her feet were possessed. 
Claire felt the fallen leaves crunch under her sneakers as she and Sam hiked through the Ramble in Central Park. They were taking a break from planning their novel, and also doing research, since the park was prominently featured in their story.
"Running for a Reason"
Running hard and fast, her breath caught but Elizabeth knew the gate must be near.  As familiar with Central Park as with the streets of her neighborhood she’d find it.  And when she did, she’d be home free with the rich woman’s purse in hand.
James strode down the park path until he saw the archway, their archway. He stopped short warring with himself. He needed to see her, yet something held him back. 
KAREN CINO (Contemporary Romance)
Drake leaned against the wall in the arched stone walkway.  Living across the street from Central Park had always been one of his dreams since he was a young lad growing up in Liverpool, London.
She didn't notice him watching her as he stood a distance before the archway. He just wanted to take a moment so he could remember this scene of her beauty surrounded by nature. He swallowed the lump in his throat and took a breath in.
"Darkness and Light"
A bit like her life really, Sharon thought, as she approached the narrow aperture. Shadow and sunlight bathed the bridge in stark contrasts...

 

 

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Monday, May 7, 2012

TUEDAY TALES, STORIES BY 14 WRITERS

Welcome! Thanks for coming. Today we have 13 writers writing short pieces to the word prompt "finger". Click on the author's name to go to the story on their blog. Enjoy the first few sentences to see which story you want to read first.

Megan refreshed her lipstick and straightened her skirt. When she looked up, there he was standing in her doorway.
DAKOTA TRACE (Erotic Romance)
Sitting around the huge dining room table, Kaleb could feel the tension building in the room.  He wondered for the hundredth time if this was wise. 
CATHY GREENFEDER (Paranormal)
"Moonlight Becomes Him"
  Janssen clasped her hands. The touch electrified her fingertips. She jumped back.
  “Oh, I’m sorry,” he said. “I guess it’s a bit of static.” 
SELAH JANEL (Urban Fantasy)
Angel craned her neck up and swallowed hard against the acrid smoke taste and the blood that flowed from where she’d bit into her cheek when her car went over the guardrail. Her stomach churned and her legs didn’t feel quite right at all, but those were the least of her problems. 
He had listened intently to her story, only asking questions when necessary. His eyes never left hers, even though her gaze was distant.
KAREN CINO (Contemporary Romance)
Billy slid the card back into the envelope.  Within seconds, he stood at her side.  Alexandra opened and closed her eyes.
LINDSAY DOWNS (Sensual Mystery)
Once advisories, now friends, the two women returned to the hotel. An uneasy truce, at least on her part, existed between them.
“Officers, you have the warrant to search the place.  In fifteen minutes come in, unless I shout or fire my service weapon, then of course you come in sooner.
MORGEN BAILEY(Fiction)
Beginning: Using the height of the moon as a guide, Tom headed in its direction, the only other company the bare trees of the Australian outback.
Silf pulled out a can from a bag that hung at her waist. It looked
very much like a can of spray paint, she pressed the top with her
finger and sprayed him.
SHERRY GLOAG  (Romantic Suspense)
Something was off. Sacha couldn’t put his finger on it, but his personal alert system had gone haywire. 

LEE ANN SONTHEIMER MURPHY (Sweet romance)
"Arrival"
Her toes in the too tight buttoned up shoes ached by the time she walked the distance from the train depot out to the Pythian House on the northern edge of Springfield.   Katie wished she hadn’t chosen the shoes but her worn out boots with holes in the soles looked ridiculous with the new black on black striped suit with the pleated skirt. 
 KATHLEEN BALL (Modern Cowboy Romance)
"Summer's Desire"
Summer opened her eyes and looked at the clock. She wished she go could back to sleep. She’d spent a restless night hoping that Clare wouldn’t ruin Rachael’s Christmas.
CAROLYN GIBBS  (Romantic Suspense)
Nancy reached out and grabbed the bed post. She felt light headed and needed to sit. Claire looked over and saw her friend’s reaction, and stopped talking to Sam.

 

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Monday, April 30, 2012

TUESDAY TALES - STORIES FROM 12 WRITERS

Thank you for stopping by! This week we let every writer pick the flowers they wanted to write about. Daffodils was an idea but no one was restricted to that. Here are this week's stories. Click on the writer's name to go to their story on their blog.

JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary romance)
Tuesday night, Megan kept Andy, they worked until nine o’clock to get the plan perfect for Chaz the next day. She dragged herself home, exhausted

Glancing at the address Kaleb had scrawled on a slip of paper before leaving yesterday morning, Paisley checked the house number one more time. While she wasn’t totally familiar with this area of New York, the directions he’d given her were easy enough to follow.

LEE ANN SONTHEIMER MURPHY (Contemporary romance)
"White Roses and Red Poppies"
  Tina chose the name Jeton for her son.  She knew the child within would be a boy, a strong child who would grow up into a warrior like his father.

 LINDSAY DOWNS  (Sensual mystery)Ice Queen cocked her head sideways only to perceive a knowing smile on her capture. 
Oh crap, my cover’s blown, Ice Queen not only thought but knew.

TAINA VICARI (Fantasy)
It had been several days since the incident that left Katriana in a state of catatonia. Junior had read romance novels to her while she lay in bed. He spent as much time with Katriana as possible.


KAREN CINO (Contemporary romance)

Billy never left the hospital.  He spent the evening in the small waiting room down the hall from Alexandra’s room.  Leaving the hospital wasn’t an option.  God forbid anything happened to Alexandra, he wanted to make certain he was only seconds away.


MORGEN BAILEY (General fiction)
"Daffodils, Eddie! Mum's favourites are daffodils. What are these?"
"Gerberas, my love," Eddie replied, deflated. "It's all the shop had left."
Her eyes fluttered open. She stood at the lodge door. He emerged out of the low heavy mist and stepped toward her. His stride was sure and strong. His gray eyes sparkled like lightning.

STEFAN ELLERY (Sci Fi)
Paul continued with his false pleasantries, the host of the party and his captor seemed thrilled at his feigned acceptance. He could not say that the party was uninteresting to him.
 
KATHLEEN TIGHE BALL (Modern cowboy)
"Summer's Desire"
The night didn’t play out as he expected. He tried everything to get a moment alone with Summer. She was quite adept at avoiding him.
CHRISTINA COLE (Sweet contemporary romance)
As I strolled through Grandma's garden, stopping to touch a tender bloom or to pluck away the weeds, memories warmed my heart.  
Zinnias meant friendship, sunflowers were wishes, and the gray-green moss symbolized charity.  

She prided herself for being in good shape, but nothing could prepare her for the strenuous rowing expedition she just pulled off. She worked harder than the brief time she had a fitness trainer yelling at her, another get-in-shape-fast scheme that didn’t fare well

 
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Monday, April 23, 2012

TUESDAY TALES - FREE READS FROM 14 AUTHORS, PROMPT "CAR"

Thank you for coming! To read the stories, simply click on the author's name and you will be taken to their blog. Enjoy!

JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary Romance)
"If I Loved You"
 She saw color creep up his neck for the first time and it made her smile.
KHARISMA RHAYNE (Contemporary Military Erotic Romance)
"Military Measures"
It seemed like forever while I stood with my hands just resting on his body. I heard a car zoom down the street and screech to a stop, likely forgetting the stop sign that was newly placed there. 
LEE ANN SONTHEIMER MURPHY (Contemporary Romance) 
"Something Borrowed, Something Blue"
Without a sheer, gossamer veil edged with lace or a long white gown, Tina’s wedding day arrived on schedule. The sun peeked over the eastern horizon into a soft blue sky with just a few puffs of cloud and rose into glory to shine over a green landscape blooming with flowers.
KAREN CINO (Contemporary Romance) 
The police car pulled away from the front entrance of the emergency room.  Billy took a deep breath, grateful that he wasn’t taken out of the hospital in handcuffs. 

STEFAN ELLERY (Sci Fi) 
Paul was led out into the audience and under instructions he held a tray of orderves for the guests to pluck. Of course they were not as interested in the moving food as they were in him. 

LINDSAY DOWNS (Sensual Mystery)  
From the table inside the coffee bar Ice Queen had a clear view of the hotel’s front entrance. The abduction of Ashleigh’s partner, if that’s what he was, had been so smooth no one had raised any alarms. 

E.A. IRWIN (Crime) 
Sally exited the mini mart sucking a cherry-flavored Slurpee that matched her painted lips, and headed toward the gas pumps to fill her car. 

IRIS BLOBEL (Romance) 
On her way back to the house she had quickly stopped at the little grocery store for a few fresh items for Mia’s lunch box and dinner that night. 
CHRISTINA COLE (Sweet Contemporary Romance) 
"In the Driver's Seat"

Margaret Beaumont opened the door of the old Buick roadster and slid inside. She stared at the bewildering array of levers, knobs, and gauges spread out before her 
MORGEN BAILEY (Fiction) 
"Appearances Can Be Deceptive"
Sitting outside the bank isn’t your idea of fun. They said they wouldn’t be long but whenever Ernie’s involved you know his clock works differently to everyone else’s.
SHERRY GLOAG (Contemporary Romance) 
The cultured voice fairly thrummed with satisfaction. “He’s heading North.”
“North you say? Are ye sure?”
Claire stood behind the lush tropical trees, held her breath and watched the bridegroom as he finally walked away in the opposite direction. Great, Claire thought. 
Shock rolled through Paisley.  She hadn’t expected his revelation.
TAINA VICARI (Thriller/suspense) 
The day was just as dismal as the couple before. Johnny had sat for hours watching the door of the house on Clyde Street. No movement, nothing but an occasional bird or squirrel on the front lawn.






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Monday, April 16, 2012

TUESDAY TALES - FREE READS SHORT STORIES WRITTEN TO ONE OF THESE PIX PROMPTS

 This week, for a change of pace, our writer are writing 300-words stories to one of these pictures. Come back tomorrow to connect to the stories. For today, enjoy the pix!

 



Click on the writer's name to go to their blog and see the rest of the story:
JEAN JOACHIM - (Contemporary romance)

“That’s the surprise?” Caroline turned her gaze toward the four men on the dune.
“I won them at the auction...a group date with the Farrell brothers.”

DAKOTA TRACE (Erotic Romance)
Hooking my leg over the post, I watched – no correct that - I stared as my BFF’s brothers, all four of them were washing off in the horse trough, their torsos bare, but looking sexier than sin in jeans and hats. Did they notice me – not likely! 

 LEE ANN SONTHEIMER MURPHY  (Contemporary romance)
"The Manning Brothers on the Flying A Ranch"
  Bare skin glistened in the summer sunlight and heat radiated off four male torsos.  Elise braked the car and stared at the luscious sight, the best thing she’d seen all day.   

STEFAN ELLERY (Contemporary)

He was set up, the last thing Pete wanted was to have a confrontation with anyone. He didn’t care how skinny or tough they were. 

SELAH JANEL (Fantasy)
"The Jinn's Daughters" 
They were formed from nothing. The lithe bodies, the long limbs, the come-hither poses were not and then they simply were. 

RAWIYA (m/f/mmm, PG/Snarky)
“Damn!” Lydia licked her lips and ogled the four hot men sent to greet her. “This will be a lot harder of a job than I thought. 

 MORGEN BAILEY  (Fiction)
Knowing she wanted to be an actress, her flatmate Tim had sold it to her as an opportunity to get in front of the camera, but neglected to tell her the camera wouldn’t be shooting at the time.
TAINA VICARI  (Contemporary)
Janice had no idea how hot it would be the day of the photo shoot.  She had protested from the start, although she needed the money. She was a landscape photographer and now because of funds she was taking pictures of half-naked cowboys for a new record label. 

KATHLEEN TIGHE BALL  (Modern Cowboy Romance)
Spring Fitzgerald eyed each shirtless cowboy before her. Something wasn’t right. She was supposed to be the Resident in Charge of these grown men? 

 
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