Monday, February 13, 2012

TUESDAY TALES - FREE READS FROM 20 AUTHORS

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JEAN JOACHIM (Contemporary Romance)
"The Renovated Heart"
Kit Alexander ordered a Cosmopolitan and sat back, her heart racing in anticipation of tomorrow’s departure. After twelve years of marriage, a career in banking and raising an 11-year-old daughter, Kit was finally going to live her dream of becoming a published author. 

KHARISMA RHAYNE (Contemporary Military Erotic Romance - "R")
“Come on Sadie, we’ve been dating for eleven months now. I’ve been patient. Stay over tonight and let’s take the next step in our relationship,” Neil gave a serious look over his glass of tea as he sat across the table from her.

LINDSAY DOWNS (Sensual mystery)
Her eyes were focused ahead on the terrain; looking, searching for dangers. His, on the other hand, were on her and the gentle rise and fall of her breast.

CATHY GREENFEDER (YA Paranormal Romance)

When she looked at him in that way which turned his heart, he smiled.
She pushed him away. “Honestly, Jake, you’re turning serious on me. I need your help to solve this. If that experiment with the Ouija board is an indication it’s more complicated than I expected. Mary’s father killed him.”
SELAH JANEL (Urban Fantasy - PG)
Alyssa had no concept of how long they fell, but when they hit solid ground her knees crumpled out from underneath her. It took a good long time for the world around her to stop spinning and she bent her forehead over her knees in the hopes that the position might keep her from depositing her lunch all over Pike’s feet. He deserved it, but she doubted she had it in her at the moment to aim.

KAREN CINO
(Contemporary Romance)
With a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner behind them, Alexandra and Billy returned to Billy’s house to work on the menu.   Billy opened his front door and Alexandra gasped when she walked in.  Soft music played and in the living room were multiple bouquets of heart shaped balloons and about four dozen red, pink and white roses.

TAINA VICARI
(Fantasy)
It had been several days since the meeting in the woods had taken place. Sabrina was able to calm things down between Carmine and Ishmael. Giving them the security in knowing that she was ready to take her position in the war against the Angels.

MORGEN BAILEY
(General Fiction)
"Two Hearts"The surgeon had told you that you shouldn’t feel any different after the operation. Uncomfortable, yes, but you’re not sure what you are feeling. Elated? Strong. Youthful. Not how you’d expected but then you’d spent years feeling sub-human, on enough pills to be a walking Tic-Tac packet, so anything else would have been better.

STEFAN ELLERY
(Sci Fi/Fantasy)
Paul sat against the metal hut with his legs stretched out,  Silf’s head rested on his thighs.  He didn’t want her to bruise her head on the rough pavement.  In all his life he had never dreamt that he would have such close contact to a girl.

E.A. IRWIN
(Drama)

Bad news never got better. Horrific news ate your core. Walking through my house became surreal—a plod through wet cement while my shoulder bag beat against my side like a metronome measuring each pace.

MICHAEL CHARTON
(Fictional Drama)
Someone asked if I would be their Valentine.  I said I was flattered, but my heart is given to another.

RUTH A. CASIE (Historic Fantasy)
He’d go through the seven circles of hell to rescue Rebeka. “I should have anticipated… I should have warned her,” he said to the empty room. Lord Arik slammed his fist onto the wooden table and set the papers flying. Slowly, he sank into the chair, his elbows on the table-his forehead resting on his clasped hands. “I should have… I should have protected her.”

 
CHRISTINA COLE (Sweet Contemporary Romance)
The bell above the shop door jingled brightly. Putting a smile on her face, Angela Taylor set aside the bouquet she'd been working on and turned.
"May I help --"
She stopped short, blinked, and glanced at the bell.
No one stood before the tall, wooden counter.

LEE ANN SONTHEIMER MURPHY
(Contemporary Romance - Sensual)
Winter griped the mountains in a tight fist and the cold seeped through the thin tent into Tina’s bones.  No one ventured outside to tend the fires so each faded into ashes and the blustering wind carried those away.  Inside, she huddled against Nick within a cocoon of blankets and sleeping bags but she couldn’t get warm. 

CECILIA ROBERT
(Contemporary Romance)
My mind wandered as I gazed up the tall building. I swallowed hard forcing myself to focus on the flashing neon signs. House of Hearts. My thoughts stuttered, and my breath caught in my throat. What was it like inside?

KATHLEEN TIGHE BALL
(Modern Cowboy Romance)

"Summer's Desire"
Summer pulled away. The shock on her face scared him. He should have been honest with her from the start. She stepped backwards again shaking her head the whole time. "She has your eyes."


KERRY FLOWERS (Suspense)The mysterious man glances down at his watch, seeing the time, he exits the car and makes his way around to the back of her house and tests the door knob. An evil smile spreads from ear to ear as he discovered that the door is indeed unlocked.

DAKOTA TRACE (Erotic Romance - "PG-13")
It all started with this heart.  Paisley twisted the necklace between her fingers, watching as the heart-shaped locket spun slowly.  She’d been on top of the world when Kaleb had placed the golden trinket around her neck.

KAY SPRINGSTEEN (Contemporary Romance)
He stared out the window and she followed his line of vision, wondering what he was seeing, sensing it was not the snow falling as though being dumped from a giant salt shaker.“I was good at what I did.” His voice was low, his tone almost dead. 

LINNA DREHMEL  (Sci Fi)




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