Welcome to this weeks Tuesday Tales to the word prompt ring.  This is the continuing story of two middle-aged women starting their lives over again.  “I would feel so much better if he was cheating on me with another woman, but a man, how embarrassing.” “Listen, no one needs to know the truth but you and me.” “I know.   Now I have to figure out what to do.” “Settle things up here and come and spend some time with me.   I can use the company and you’ll have time to sort through things.” “Exactly.   That’s what I was just thinking.   I’ll stay with you for a few weeks, if that’s okay and while I’m there, I’ll look for an apartment.” “That would be wonderful, but you can’t run away from your problems here.   You have to rectify what your game plan is with Brian.” “I’m going to pour us a glass of wine and meet you at your house. I just saw the moving van pull up,” she announced. “Thanks, I’d love that.”   Erika ran down...

The restaurant was vacant when he walked in.   Earlier he had called the Bayou asking if he could drop off a bag for later on that evening when he came back in with his girlfriend.   Reaching into the bag, he took out a wrapped box, and carefully placed it under the table in the back of the restaurant at a table near the lit fireplace. A few hours later, Suzie and Charlie arrived for their dinner reservation. When Charlie said they were going to the Bayou, she wore her black and ivory dress to the Mardi Gras theme restaurant.   The waitress led them to the table in the back.   Once they were seated Charlie ordered a bottle of Presecco.   Within minutes, the waitress was back and popped opened the Italian champagne.   From the moment the champagne touched her lips, she feel in love with the sweet bubbly taste. Suzie looked at the menu, which was handed open to her.   The first thing she spotted was a hummus appetizer.   When...

I have a very special guest blogging today.  Paranormal author, Flossie Benton Rodgers will be sharing a tidbit of her new novel Lord of Fire Whtchfae Book 5 in the series. If you love paranormal, you will enjoy reading Flossie's whole series. Please join me in welcoming Flossie. Blurb: When The Hawk meets his Wytchfae, the result is spontaneous combustion. Garnet McAnna chases the demon responsible for attacking and enslaving innocent fae familiars. She never expected to run headlong into a mesmerizing stranger known as The Hawk. Nor did she anticipate the way his masculine power kindles a womanly flame within her. Exiled from an elite warrior's brigade, Lord of Fire Gabriel Hawk guards his heart and his solitude. He wants nothing to do with the world of men or the realm of fae. Then a beautiful Wytchfae bursts into his life, stirring desire and sparking need. Garnet is on a dangerous mission, and he can't let her face the evil alone. What els...

Welcome to Secret Cravings Publishing 3rd Anniversary Celebration.  Being a part of the SCP family has been an honor.  The books are wonderful, their author's are sensational, and our publisher is phenomenal. Our blog hop runs from January 15th through January 30th.  I will be giving away two copies of Circle of Friends, the first book in the Mystical Wonders Series.  Secret Cravings Publishing is giving away some great prizes: First Place: Ipad2 Second Place: Kindle HDX Third Place: $50 Gift Certificate Fourth Place: $25 Gift Certificate  The rules for this drawing are simple – visit all the authors on this blog hop, and make note of the letter on each one. Once you have them all, email the author's name with the letter you find in their blog and send your answers to Dawne Prochilo at Secret Cravings Publishing. My letter is somewhere below.   Mystical Wonders - Circle of Friends  (Book 1) Madison Morina, college profess...

Welcome to Tuesday Tales Holiday Blog Hop. I'd like to take this time to thank everyone who has visited my blog.This has always been my favorite time of the year. I love driving around with my kids looking at all the Christmas lights.  As hectic as the holidays get with the shopping and cooking, I still like the warm feeling of the holidays leave me with. I am giving away your choice.  Roses, The Boardwalk or Mystical Wonders - Circle of Friends (Book 1).  Please leave me your name, email address, the book you'd like along with the format in the comment section.  I'd also love to hear what your favorite thing to do is during the holidays. Madison Morina, college professor, meets Sal at the college’s pep rally.  They hit it off, but Madison still has her doubts regarding their relationship. Shari Stafford, a clairvoyant, hairdresser, finds love when she hires a carpenter to do renovations on her house. She has a special gift of reading mi...

For me, Christmas has always been a magical time of the year.  It was always a time for our family to get together.  One of our rituals was going to church on Christmas Eve, and on the way home driving around looking at all the houses decorated.  Then it was back home for the seven fish dinner along with endless desserts. To this day, I still keep up the tradition of driving around looking at the Christmas decorations with my kids.  The cookie process is a week long adventure.  I love making a dozen different kinds of cookies.  The top of the list are my seven layer cookies and chocolate crinkles. Mystical Wonders Series Circle of Friends  Book 1 Madison Morina, college professor, meets Sal at the college’s pep rally.  They hit it off, but Madison still has her doubts regarding their relationship. Shari Stafford, a clairvoyant, hairdresser, finds love when she hires a carpenter to do renovations on her house. She has a special...

Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales to the word prompt Loose.  Sorry for the hiatus,but hopefully I will be back every week continuing with my new story, "From Me to You."  This is a draft.  So please excuse the mistakes.   “I have to admit I’m a tad bit jealous of your new beginning.” “Why?” “The adventure...the thrill...the newness...” “The newness of what?” “Of starting over again.   The thrill of the first kiss...the first time he touches you...” “If anything is going to be touching me under the covers, it’s going to be the vibrator you bought me last Christmas.” “And is it still in the box?”   Sophia asked leaning her shoulder into hers. “Don’t be a wise ass,” Erika laughed.   “You know how I feel about using toys.   If I’m going to have any kind of orgasm, it’s going to be with a real man.” “Come on loosen up.” Giggling she added, “just think of it this way, it stays hard all the time, it do...

Welcome to this weeks Tuesday Tales.  This week we are writing to the word prompt hard.  This is a first draft, unedited, so please excuse the mistakes. “It's so hard accepting that my husband ran off with a twenty-five year old. I did everything right, always being there for him, and all for absolutely nothing,” Erika said holding back her tears. “He’s the fool.   People will mistake his girlfriend for his daughter.   He is never going to be able to keep up with her.   Besides, she is so full of herself and nothing to look at. Erika laughed. Sophia always had a way of saying the right words to make her feel better. But the truth be told, his girlfriend was gorgeous. She didn't have a trace grays or a single wrinkle of her round face.   She was plump in all the right places.   Erika didn’t hate her, she was just envious of her youth. “The only thing that still hurts is the fact that he made me look stupid in front of my friends...

Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales to the word prompt building.  This is the opening scene in my new contemporary novel called From Me to You. This is a draft so please pardon if there are a few errors.    Boxes sat in the middle of the vacant room on the newly refinished hardwood floors.   The decision to pick up and move had been evident for the past few months.   Erika sat down on the old red beer cooler and wondered if she made the right decision in leaving everything behind.   Deep down she realized she had, no other choice.   She needed to leave the past behind in order to move forward. Standing, she walked to the garden window, parted the curtains and admired her garden. For the first time in twenty years, all the flowers were blooming at once. Maybe that was a sign for things to come.   Erika took this as a sign that everything would be all right.   Not knowing what the future held in the n...