Tuesday Tales: From the Word CARELESS

 

Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales. Our word prompt is CARELESS and each scene is under 400 words. Enjoy! Feel free to comment on the posts afteryou've read them. 

V.L. LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance)

“No, I’m going to go home,” he informed me as he pulled on his shirt. 

 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“Bigger? I thought that the one they just made was huge.”

 

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

“It’s these murders. They’re cold-blooded and vicious.”

 

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

“He rear-ended her car and got his grill stuck on her bumper hitch.”

JEAN JOACHIM (Historical Romance)

Benjamin burst out laughing, his blue eyes sparkling with merriment. 

TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT - SOUND

 

It's time for Tuesday Tales again. This week our talented writers are writing to the word prompt "sound." Hop to each blog to read their story. 

JEAN JOACHIM (Sweet Historical Romance)

She shook her head. Josiah’s kiss had been nothing like Ben’s. “No.”

V. L. LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance)

Martin glanced up from his phone the disquiet on the air thick as molasses in January.

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“Word will get around. Probably in a day or two.”

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Small Town Romance)

It felt like she had been shocked by an electric wire.

FLOSSIE BENTON RODGERS (Cozy Mystery)

His lips lingered on my temple.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

He would look after those two little ladies as if they were his own.

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.

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

"I wish you didn't have to go."

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

"You taught Vivy well. She does know how to fry up an egg, you know."

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

How could she have a pity party without decent ice cream?

JEAN JOACHIM (Historical Romance)

"This is not good news," he said.

Tuesday Tales - Fight

 

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 Romance)

I spun from the window at the sound of Joy Ann’s meek voice. 

Susanne Matthews (Holiday Romance)

“Why not let me be the judge of that?” he argued. “We’re great together in bed, we have fun ... maybe you just don’t recognize love when you see it.”  

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction) 

The following week, Vivy came home with a unique story. “The prisoners are on strike.”

Tricia Andersen (Small Town Romance)

Morgan grinned at him. “Well, you didn’t ask.”

Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery) 

"All for that two-bit low-life."

Tuesday Tales - Bare

 

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 ‘bare.’ Thank you for stopping by!

 

TRISHA FAYE ( Historical Fiction)

When no one else spoke, she added one more tidbit to the conversation. “There was one sad thing that happened today.”

VL LOCEY (MM Contemporary Romance)

Oh yes, a toast to the groom and groom was coming up.

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Small Town Romance)

“Earth to Morgan. Come in, Morgan.”

JEAN JOACHIM (Historical Romance)

“And Miss Chesney, too? I’m a lucky man.” He shot her a dazzling grin.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

Did her friends really believe she was that big a drama queen, that emotionally fragile?

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

I bent down and pressed a palm to the dirt.

Tuesday Tales - Simple

 

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

Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)

She flexed her fingers over her plate as if an imaginary typewriter hovered over it.

Tricia Andersen (Small Town Romance)

Sometimes his stomach overrules his brain.

Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)

When I saw her glance my way, I gave a cheery wave as if nothing was on my mind.

Susanne Matthews (Holiday Romance)

Each keeping one child had been a simple solution to the problem. 

Jean Joachim (Historical Romance)

“Not too big for me.”

PICTURE PROMPT WEEK

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales. This week we're writing to picture prompts. Each author picks a picture and writes their story around it. Above are the pictures selected for this week. In addition, the author must confine the story to a maximum of 300 words. Please hop to all the authors and read all the stories. And we love to get comments, so feel free. 

Click on the author's name to go to their blog. Then return to read the next. Thank you for coming! 

JEAN JOACHIM (Historical Romance)

"Make sure that sheriff minds his manners. Or I'll have to give him a lickin'." 

V.L. LOCEY (MM Holiday Romance)

I removed the wrapping paper from my present. 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

“And that’s what tonight is. A special occasion.

TRICIA ANDERSEN (Small Town Romance)

She always wondered what it would be like to kiss him.

SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Holiday Romance)

In all honesty if she was sick, it was probably an illness of her own making.