For book/ebook authors, publishers, & self-publishers

Martha A. Cheves's Blog (365)

Dream Walker - Velda Brotherton, Author

Dream Walker – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts

“Hear that, Injun,” Doaks snarled. “They don’t want me to kill ye. What do you think?” She wanted to cry out that she was a white as she was red. White like her father. It would mean nothing to these men. To them it only…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 25, 2011 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Bullets & Bandages - Robert Saniscalchi, Author

Bullets and Bandages – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts

“Where have you guys been?” I said. “We ran out of time! My buddy here needed help, but now he’s dead!” They tried to calm me down. The flight medic replied, “We’re sorry about your man. We left the base…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 23, 2011 at 9:09am — No Comments

Unsavory Delicacies - Russell Brooks, Author

Unsavory Delicacies – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds

Unsavory Delicacies is made up of three short stories that will give you a taste of tantalizing suspense.

Crème Brulee…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 19, 2011 at 4:41pm — No Comments

Trouble Starts, Pane Follows - David and Linda Broughton, Authors

Trouble Starts, Pane Follows – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds

Ralph is the claims chief for a very large insurance company. The disembodied voice is trying to be sweet, but it’s not…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 16, 2011 at 2:57pm — No Comments

We're Not Blended - We're Pureed - Diana Lesire Brandmeyer Marty C. Lintvedt, Authors

We’re Not Blended We’re Pureed – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds

A circle is a symbol of unity, eternity, and completeness. The wedding ring represents eternal love and the persistently renewed promises of a couple. Some Scandinavian women wear three bands: one each for engagement, wedding, and motherhood. In medieval England, a bridegroom would slide the ring partway up his bride’s thumb, index, and middle finger, saying “In… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 14, 2011 at 5:31pm — No Comments

Because We Care - Fran Lewis, Author

Because We Care – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds

‘As the primary and only caregiver for my mom who has Alzheimer’s I have had to develop different ways to keep myself active and my mind stimulated. All too often as a caregiver you become so immersed in taking care of the needs of…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 12, 2011 at 3:56pm — No Comments

The Knowledge of Good and Evil - Glenn Kleier, Author

The Knowledge of Good & Evil - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds

‘He stared into his empty glass, unsure where to begin or how much to reveal. He didn’t want to frighten them into paralysis, but he couldn’t mislead them. The sad part was, despite his best efforts to

hide and protect them, their… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 10, 2011 at 3:27pm — No Comments

The Fright Factory - William R. Potter, Author

The Fright Factor – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds

‘Wesley saw motion from the corner of his eye. Jesse wandered into the room. “Howzit going?” He had a length of chain and a padlock. He looped the chair between the two chairs, pulled up the slack, and then clicked in…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 3, 2011 at 4:43pm — No Comments

Noble - David K. Hulegaard, Author

Noble – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts

‘Her name was Jane Emmett and she was pretty much just your average seventeen year old girl, or at least that’s what everyone in town thought about her. She had grown up in Ashley Falls and came from…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 2, 2011 at 9:20am — No Comments

Nick, of Time - J. A. Carlton, Author

Nick, of Time - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds

“…please, won’t somebody help me?” his voice barely touched the darkened space while he did his very best to… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 29, 2011 at 6:30pm — No Comments

An Uncommon Family - Christa Polkinhorn, Author

An Uncommon Family – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts

“Mama?” she whispered. She saw the woman only from behind, but the bounce in her step, the long, reddish-blond hair flowing down her back, swaying left and right, the tall, slender figure – it must be her mother. She tossed the…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 25, 2011 at 2:19pm — No Comments

How to Tell a Great Story - Aneeta Sundararaj, Author

How to Tell a Great Story – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts

‘The art of storytelling is not just about standing before a whole lot of people and saying the first thing that pops into your head. It is about communicating your thoughts, ideas and vision to people in an…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 24, 2011 at 2:27pm — No Comments

Cold Hearted Son of a Witch - M. R. Mathias, Author

Cold Hearted Son of a Witch – Dragoneers Saga Book II – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts

‘The Crown Prince lay peacefully, as if asleep, inside the currently green-colored magical field. He was afflicted with the Goblin King’s poison, a terrible stuff that had…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 22, 2011 at 5:32pm — No Comments

Infinite Exposure - Roland Hughes, Author

Infinite Exposure - Guest Review by Matthew Morrison

Roland Hughes creates an intriguing jambalaya with his latest offering: Infinite Exposure. He mixes the raw carnage of high finance and international banking with a murky broth of covert… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 19, 2011 at 5:23pm — No Comments

Dead End - Leigh Russell, Author

Dead End – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts

Abigail’s head hurt. She was afraid something was wrong with her eyes. She couldn’t see anything. A heavy weight was pressing down on her chest. She fought against a feeling of nausea, and tried to turn her head but…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 18, 2011 at 8:44am — No Comments

For Every Action There Are Consequences - Gail Baugniet, Author

For Every Action There Are Consequences – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts

‘Back in my office, I set Jed’s report aside and turned my attention to the witness statements. Neighbors had reported loud noises and shouts coming from the only bungalow in the…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 16, 2011 at 4:06pm — No Comments

The Attitude Girl - Mila Bernadkin, Author

The Attitude Girl – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds

“Watch where you’re going, you dork,” I hear suddenly from the right side. It’s pretty-blond-but-really-dumb-and-mean Heather Stone, insulting a quiet, brilliant nerd, Norman Fixx, for accidently touching her shoulder with a…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 10, 2011 at 5:57pm — No Comments

Legends of Tsalagee - Phil Truman, Author

Legends of Tsalagee – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts

“One day I was out looking, as I did pretty regular back then. It was in November. A rainstorm had come through the night before and left it cold and damp. The woods dripped, and dark thick clouds still filled the day. Anyway,…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 8, 2011 at 5:19pm — No Comments

Walking Through Walls - Karen Cioffi, Author

Walking Through Walls – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds

"Twelve-year-old Wang longed to be an Eternal. He craved wealth…and power. Spending his time learning about these mystics took his thoughts away from the certain fate of slaving in the wheat fields all his life, like his father. The wheat fields might be good for some, but not for Wang. He had higher…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 5, 2011 at 3:43pm — No Comments

Now My Life Begins - Shirley A. Roe, Author

Now My Life Begins – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds

‘The train began its approach to Edinburgh’s Waverly Station. Jenny stared in fascination at Edinburgh Castle, perched high above the city, with its high rock precipice protecting all that had lived…

Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 25, 2011 at 3:24pm — No Comments