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Olivia's Gift - Nancy Carabio Belanger, Author

Olivia’s Gift – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

“He set before me a book of nature; I understood how all the flowers He has created are beautiful, how the splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not take away from the perfume of the little violet or the…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on March 20, 2013 at 4:51pm — No Comments

Willowtree - Mike Bove, Author

Willowtree – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

Friday, September 24. Exactly three weeks ago Keely and I found a dead body near the golf course. How did that discovery affect my life? It became one-major third of my life. My wife,…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on March 15, 2013 at 5:03pm — No Comments

Dimensions in Time - Lawrence Johnson, Sr., Author

Dimensions In Time - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

'Aunt Judy gave him a smile as she walked over to the old desk near the window. She reached into the bottom drawer of the battered oak desk and pulled out a cigar box and tattered dog-eared copy of the novel…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on March 12, 2013 at 4:01pm — No Comments

A Teacher Grows in Brooklyn - Albert Mazza, Author

A Teacher Grows in Brooklyn – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

‘At the village we were greeted by our hosts and tribe members. My girls were again paired with one family and I was to be hosted that night by Susan. Her home was a block building with “outside plumbing.”…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on March 8, 2013 at 9:21am — No Comments

Never Say Neigh - Noah Vale with Mary I. Farr, Authors

Never Say Neigh - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh,Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

It takes a long time to train a human. None of this “get them broke in thirty days and into competition by age two” philosophy works with two-legged partners. It takes time and creativity on a horse’s part to get past…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 24, 2013 at 1:13pm — No Comments

LIcense to Lie - Terry Ambrose, Author

License to Lie – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

“You lied about not knowing what Richard was upset about. Did it have something to do with Roxy?” The color drained from Tommy’s face. He grabbed the towel he’d hung over his shoulder and began to wipe the bar. “I-I…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 19, 2013 at 5:05pm — No Comments

Ghost Hunters Diary, Vol. 1 - T. M. Simmons, Author

Ghost Hunting Diary – Volume I – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

The Green Room is haunted by a Confederate soldier, but for some reason, he only appears in the summer. He had been wounded in the Civil War and found his way…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 18, 2013 at 10:30am — No Comments

Confessions of a Predatory Lender - Irma Fritz, Author

Confessions of a Predator Lender – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

“During the eighteen months the Otts have had their home, they have paid only part of the interest and none of the principal. Now, that the reset date has arrived, I’m not surprised that shock and awe has set…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 14, 2013 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Suzanne's Kitchen 'Come on In' - Suzanne Rexford, Author

Suzanne's Kitchen - An A-Z Kitchen Guide - 'Come on In' - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

What is 'Brown Betty?' What is 'Enamelware?' What is 'Gratin?' What is 'Light Beer?' What is a 'Snow Pea?' What is 'Quinoa?' If you know the answers to these questions, see if…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 5, 2013 at 5:08pm — No Comments

Road Trip - Mari Sloan, Author

Road Trip – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

"Molly was the only person who knew what really happened in the cave and Anna realized she was never going to tell. When asked, Molly met her eyes with a dark, glazed look and walked away. Not one more word was ever said…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 2, 2013 at 3:13pm — No Comments

The William S Club - Riley Banks, Author

The William S Club - Review by Martha A Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

Damon’s grandfather pulled a heavy brass key from around his neck. For as long as he could remember that key had hung there, a visual reminder of a lifetime of secrets. ‘I want to know the moment she boards the…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on January 30, 2013 at 3:37pm — No Comments

Time Out - Mary Allen Sochet, Author

Time Out – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

I never thought it would turn out this way. Growing old, fat, wrinkled, gray. Going to funerals way more than weddings. Watching our friends’ children die.

When we were kids back in the North Country, we would…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on January 19, 2013 at 1:31pm — No Comments

One Rainy Summer - B. J. Robinson, Author

One Rainy Summer – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

Quietly, I dragged a chair over the soft beige carpet, took my seat, and pulled aside the curtain. Granny stood at the bottom of the ladder with a man a full head taller, and the two of them headed for the woods on…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on January 11, 2013 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Dead Man Haunts - T. M. Simmons, Author

Dead Man Haunt – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

Twila and I see ghosts. We talk to ghosts. We actually hunt ghosts and enjoy the heck out of our quests. We love to prowl old buildings and graveyards, day and night, study the history of them, and occasionally chat…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 30, 2012 at 12:37pm — No Comments

Looking for Pork Chop McQuade - Darlene Franklin-Campbell

Looking for Pork Chop McQuade – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

‘My illicit love affair began with a jar of homemade pickles. The whole thing started the same day Uncle Faucett got arrested for indecent exposure. I’d gotten up before daylight to fix breakfast for Bob. Then…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 17, 2012 at 4:35pm — No Comments

Yesterday's Daughter - Sallie Lundy-Frommer, Author

Yesterday’s Daughter – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

Grace stared at the large stranger who filled her small apartment with his mammoth presence and suddenly felt very warm. She shook her head from side to side trying to dislodge the chaos that his words brought…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 7, 2012 at 4:06pm — No Comments

The Devil's Garden - Brady Christianson, Author

The Devil’s Garden – Reviewed by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and a Dish

The conference room was full of police officers, social workers, and attorneys from the district attorney’s office. The staff psychologist, Dr. Coffee, was in attendance as well. Everyone was trying to piece…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 4, 2012 at 5:29pm — No Comments

Legends of the Lake - Philip Nork, Author

Legends of the Lake – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

While driving you’d pass many cow pastures, large corn fields, and farms to the left and the right of you, as you drove slowly to avoid the most worn down areas of the road. The further you progress, the more…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 18, 2012 at 1:10pm — No Comments

Psychs - A. H. Amin, Author

Psychs – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

My parents are leaving in an hour for a visit and my little sister always sleeps late during vacations, I couldn’t wait anymore for them to leave. I looked at the spirits surrounding me and said. ‘Let’s talk’ I said,…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 9, 2012 at 3:38pm — No Comments

Can We Come In & Laugh, Too? - Rosetta Schwartz, Author

Can We Come In and Laugh, Too? – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds, A Book and A Dish

‘When I was very young the only transportation was street cars. There were o buses, elevated systems, or cars. Henry Ford was still working on his Model T. As for airplanes, I believe the Wright Brothers…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 6, 2012 at 10:22am — No Comments