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Sculpting the Heart: Surviving Depression with Art Therapy - Joyce White, Author

Sculpting the Heart – Surviving Depression with Art Therapy – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

A quote from Author Joyce White, “poets and artists… we make everything a game. We play connect-the-dot with words and feelings, paying close

attention to the sound and flower of our…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 11, 2010 at 4:55pm — No Comments

Adam's Treasure - Diane Wylie, Author

Adam’s Treasure (an Historical Romance that will keep you turning the pages) – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘Oh, my! What have I done? To ride away with a man who had put his hands under her skirt, tried to steal her prize, and broke into her bedroom didn’t make

much sense. However, staying there with that other man, Dawson, coming

after her had not been a…

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The Way - Cathie MacDonald, Author

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

‘No wonder people are stressed out. How can one become…

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My "Our" site A Book and A Dish has been nominated for the Best Entertaining Blog. This site is made up of my reviews for your books and the recipes you submitted to go with your review. Voting for this site helps build… Continue

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Button Hollow Chronicles - The Leaf Peeper Murders - Loni Emmert & P. I. Barrington, Authors

The Leaf Peeper Murders – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘The lovely Indian summer midmorning sun of Button Hollow, New

Hampshire, shown on her when the elderly Mrs. Anne Jolie Watson smelled

trouble, literally. She had just begun to water the last of her flower

beds when the unwelcome smell of chlorine rose to her nostrils like

chemical petals on the wind. She sniffed the air in… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 4, 2010 at 1:52pm — No Comments

Children of Dreams - Lorilyn Roberts, Author

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

‘Nepal is the forty-eighth poorest country in the world. Out of a

population of eighteen million, six million drink water we wouldn’t give

to our dogs… later I would find out what drinking contaminated water

could do to a seven-year-old child…. Nepal’s per capital income was only

$180 per year, one of the lowest in the world and the… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 3, 2010 at 4:22pm — 1 Comment

Sculpting the Heart's Poetry - Joyce White, Author

Sculpting the Heart’s Poetry – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

This is Joyce White’s 4^th Edition in Sculpting the Heart Series. Her uncanny ability to create a poem from a painting or sculpture is quite amazing as well as different. Reading her…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 31, 2010 at 3:42pm — No Comments

Foreclosure - Herman L. Jimerson, Author

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

(The downfall of our real estate market) – “This entire matter revolves around sub-prime loans. When the government began to deregulate the

business sector nearly ten years ago, it opened a large door for

businesses to become engaged in practices that were legal, yet…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 29, 2010 at 5:13pm — No Comments

This is the Place - Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Author

This Is The Place – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘UTAH 1959’ Sky Eccles sat in the old ’49 Buick convertible she shared with her mother, its fenders riveted with salt decay from the Utah roads….

She sat in silence looking at her grandparents’ house at the edge of…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 28, 2010 at 3:55pm — No Comments

Olivia and the Little Way - Nancy Carabio Belanger, Author

Olivia and the Little Way – Review for American Author's Association by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘She hated feeling nervous, but she couldn’t help it. Today was the first day of fifth grade at her new school. Two big things in one day. She

thought of all of the other kids at St. Michael’s School who were

probably…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 24, 2010 at 6:47pm — No Comments

Road Closed - Leigh Russell, Author

Road Closed – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

“We’re evacuating the neighboring houses,” a voice called out. “We need to move all those cars, now,” another voice barked. A movement nearby

caught Sophie’s attention. Two men were carrying a stretcher, its small

load covered. Sophie stumbled over to it. The…

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Frugal and Focused Tweeting for Retailers - Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Author

Frugal and Focused Tweeting for Retailers – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘Once upon a time in the early days of Twitter everyone said, “I don’t get Twitter.” Time magazine…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 15, 2010 at 3:55pm — No Comments

Rightfully Mine - God's Equal Rights Amendment - Aggie Villanueva, Author

Rightfully Mine – Reviewed by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

Zelophehad’s eyes fluttered. “Bring my daughters and my half brothers. I want all my family here – to bless them.” His eyes succeeded in opening and as

Rizpah…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 13, 2010 at 4:15pm — No Comments

Payback in Wayback - Lynda Coker, Author

Payback in Wayback – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘Self-derision mocked him. What did he expect after spending twelve

years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit? How did he forget the

4,380 days he’d waited for answers, and for the woman who never came?

Was it not supposed to matter? Truth was – it did. It was why he’d

come back to Wayback.’

Corey had served his… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 9, 2010 at 5:19pm — No Comments

Lighting the Dark Side - William R. Potter, Author

Lighting The Dark Side - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

Bent, Not Broken

He set his mug on the kitchen counter; and he knew that the mug was

nineteen inches from the refrigerator, nineteen from the sink, eleven

from the backsplash, and eleven more from falling to the floor. He

washed his hands for exactly one hundred and nineteen seconds and ran a

hand… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 6, 2010 at 4:20pm — No Comments

Your Teen Apostolate: Accepting & Sharing the Love of God - Andre Bottesi & Michele Bondi, Authors

Your Teen Apostolate: Accepting and Sharing the Love of God – Reviewed by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat for American Author's

Association

It’s such an inspiration to read a book written by a young…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 2, 2010 at 5:38pm — No Comments

Edith's War - Andrew Smith, Author

Edith’s War – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

“You know,” said Anna. “We all think we’re so clever. I know I used to be too proud. I had a good husband, three handsome boys who speak English

and get along so good at school. Three fish and chip shops, a nice house

– I thought I have it made. And the bang, suddenly it all disappeared.

When a war happens, it shows you we don’t know nothing. War… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 25, 2010 at 4:36pm — No Comments

Dead of Knight - A Jack Staal Mystery - William R. Potter, Author

Dead of Knight – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

“It’s a good day to die,” he said quietly. “Pardon?” “Happy birthday,

Kim.” “What?” She retreated a step. “How did you know it’s my

birthday?” Tyro clenched the lighter in his fist, pulled back and

struck a quick blow to her throat. The porcelain cup of steaming coffee

burst from her grip and smashed to the ground. Her… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 19, 2010 at 6:29pm — No Comments

Sounds of Murder - Patricia Rockwell, Author

Sounds of Murder – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘Pamela followed Kent, running behind him around the corner of the main hallway towards the experimental computer laboratory at the far end of the side

hallway. She could see in the distance that the door to the lab was

wide open and the lights were on. Kent ran through…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 10, 2010 at 4:28pm — No Comments