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Martha A. Cheves's Blog – June 2011 Archive (13)

The Royal Dragoneers - M. R. Mathias, Author

The Royal Dragoneers – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘He saw that his bow was lying back where he had dropped it. His knife wasn’t at his hip either. Beyond the flames, he saw the shredded remains of the stag’s carcass. The dragon had torn half the meat away in only a few seconds. The trolls would have the…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 30, 2011 at 3:26pm — No Comments

Old Loves Die Hard - Lauren Carr, Author

Old Loves Die Hard – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

“We did have a good marriage,” she choked out. “If I hadn’t made that one mistake—” Clasping her arms around his neck she tried to kiss him.

While diving backwards to dodge her lips, he released her hold on his neck. “You threw me out of my own…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 29, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Dragonfly Dreams - Franki deMerle,Author

Dragonfly Dreams – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘Shortly before 2:30 AM, Daphne awoke from a vivid dream. She dreamt she was in Scotland and had just been widowed. Her husband had been murdered. It was some distant time in the past, and she was dressed in a long black gown with a stiff white headdress She could feel…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 25, 2011 at 5:50pm — No Comments

Mysteerie Manor II - Sharon Hays, Author

Mysteerie Manor II - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘The fateful day she walked into the Valencia Manor, her life had taken many turns. What had started out as a property investment opportunity had become an intriguing nightmare of unexpected events and mysterious, supernatural phenomenon. Murder, strange…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 24, 2011 at 3:53pm — No Comments

Sojorn With a Stranger - Kata Diablo, Author

Sojourn With a Stranger - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

“The doll was on my pillow when I returned to my room.”

“What madness is this?” Derek paced the hallway. “Someone is up to no good.” When he stopped to look at her, she reminded him of a frightened child. Her cheeks were pale, her eyes ringed with dark…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 20, 2011 at 7:50am — No Comments

Burn Out - Victoria Heckman, Author

Burn Out – An Animal Communicator Mystery – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

Cap continued to dominate the physical space and Shirley’s attention, but Elizabeth watched Missy, too. Missy was not happy with the attention Cap was getting. She distinctly said, He is always first. He’s always getting fussed…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 19, 2011 at 10:31am — No Comments

Energetics: The First Order - Daniel Ward Terre Britton, Authors

Energetics: The First Order – Review by Guest Reviewer Matthew Morrison

Three MIT scientists risk their careers, reputations and their lives bringing a new form of energy to life in ‘Energetics: The First Order’ by Daniel Ward and Terre Britton. Who wouldn’t want America to have a self-sustained energy source? Only the U.S. government and the “Big Energy”…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 17, 2011 at 3:04pm — No Comments

13 Horror Stories - John McDonnell, Author

13 Horror Stories – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

As the title states – 13 Horror Stories is made up of 13 horror stories. They range from The Beauty Part, which is a story about a woman who didn’t accept rejection, to Stuck, which is a story about a man who can’t get the image of a tree, a car and the moonlight…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 15, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments

The Body in the Gazebo - Kathern Hall Page, Author

The Body in the Gazebo – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘Where could she hid it? It wouldn’t do to have her daughter come across it. Not that Pix was nosy, but she sometimes put Ursula’s wash away, so the Sheraton chest of drawers was out. And the blanket chest at the foot of the bed that had been her…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 12, 2011 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Broken But Not Dead - Joyolene Butler, Author

Broken But Not Dead – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 11, 2011 at 4:01pm — No Comments

The Adventures of Larry the Alien - John McDonnell, Author

The Adventures of Larry the Alien – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘Murphy didn’t realize the guy at the end of the bar was an alien until he tried to flag him. The guy had been drinking for hours and was pretty scuppered at this point, but when Murphy said, “You’ve had enough, pal,” he suddenly found himself…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 7, 2011 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Borealis A Space Anthology Book 2 - Burkhart, Mitchell McMaster, Authors

Borealis – A Space Anthology Book Two – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

Shadows and Light – Stephanie Burkhart, Author

“Get it off me!” Elijah and Dax turned in the direction of the cry. A civilian dressed in a dark green overcoat ran past Korn, the latest bar to open on the main…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 6, 2011 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Sarah They're Coming for You - Susan Kronich, Author

Sarah They’re Coming For You – Review by Martha A Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘Each time the psychic buzzer sounded, she hoped the numbers indicated the time on the clock would be different, anything but the dreaded 3:33 a.m. Sarah knew the sound existed exclusively within her own head, unheard by all others. Still, she…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 1, 2011 at 3:59pm — No Comments