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Dead Game - Jennifer Chase, Author

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



Five flat screen computers sat on a table in a semicircle configuration, each with a video playing.  Upon closer inspection, all computers had the same video performing only at different moments in the action sequence.  They kept…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 8, 2014 at 3:18pm — No Comments

The Deepest Dark - Joan Hall Hovey, Author

The Deepest Dark - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish - (I couldn't put this book down!)



She had started for the kitchen when she stopped in the doorway between the living room and kitchen, thinking she'd heard a noise outside.  She listened.  Heard it again.  A…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 30, 2014 at 9:29am — No Comments

After Armageddon - Brian L. Porter, Author

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



Imagine a world devastated by the unthinkable, a global war enveloping almost every nation on Earth.  Imagine the death, the disease and the wholesale slaughter of million upon million of our fellow beings.  This,…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 29, 2014 at 11:32am — No Comments

And Don't Bring Jeremy - Marilyn Levinson, Author

And Don't Bring Jeremy - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

"Adam?”  
I turned around to see what Eddie wanted.  
“We— Mark and Danny and me—well, we were thinking…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 26, 2014 at 8:05am — No Comments

Nightmares Can Be Murder - Mary Kennedy, Author

(Pre-order now for this September 2 release!)

 

Nightmares Can Be Murder - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish



I felt a little chill go through me, but I tried to keep my tone neutral and plastered a bland expression on my face.  "Bad dreams happen for a…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 23, 2014 at 11:34am — No Comments

The Orange Moon Affair - Afn Clarke, Author

The Orange Moon Affair - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish



 "I saw the FIM-92 Stinger ground-to-air missile spearing up toward us from the far ridge.  My reactions were slow and for a fatal moment I watched the white smoky trail from the rocket motor arc its way…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 20, 2014 at 12:14pm — No Comments

Compulsion - Jennifer Chase, Author

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



Detective Rivas wastes no more time and clicks on the first email.  It quickly loads several photos and a video showing a man clearly digging in a deserted rural area.  The detective's blood turns cold and he feels sweat trickle down…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 11, 2014 at 11:30am — No Comments

Echoes of Mercy - Lynette Hall Hampton, Author

Echoes of Mercy - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and a Dish



"As I said, I noticed you bring the flowers for your husband's grave,"  I was grappling for words to explain the situation.  She nodded and I went on.  "Shortly after you left, there was a disturbance in the graveyard.…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 8, 2014 at 12:31pm — No Comments

Murder in the Air - Marilyn Levinson, Author

Murder in the Air - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish



Lydia Krause is present when the discovery of a body puts a stop to all work on the Twin Lakes' newest addition that includes a miniature golf course and putting green. The body is removed and sent to the lab, which…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 6, 2014 at 1:45pm — No Comments

Contrived - Jay Deb, Author

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

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 1, 2014 at 8:25am — No Comments

This House is a Home - Philip Nork, Author

This House is a Home - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds, A Book and A Dish

"Just go in and do your business,” Uncle Rich said as we approached the wooden shack.  “This is old school all the way.  Do me a favor though. See if you can find any toilet paper in there."  
I was stunned.  What…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 29, 2014 at 10:33am — No Comments

Ghost Writer - Lorna Collins, Author

Ghost Writer - Review by Martha A Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish



 "I don't believe in ghosts," I used to tell anyone who'd ask.  I'm a 'techie,' a computer programmer.  I deal with data and facts, not fiction and fantasy.  So how did I get mixed up with a temperamental, egotistical, rude, smart,…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 24, 2014 at 12:07pm — No Comments

The Demeter Code - Russell Brooks, Author

The Demeter Code - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish



The grounds surrounding the cottage had every kind of electronic surveillance and anti-trespassing device imaginable, including a German shepherd named Roosevelt.  If…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 18, 2014 at 9:11am — No Comments

Stranded in Time - Kelli Sue Landon, Author

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



"You know how it started?  There was a crack in that wall.  I didn't discover it until I worked there for about six months.  I subbed for the teacher, and I just had to use the bathroom.  Normally I used the one we had in the…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 10, 2014 at 2:30pm — No Comments

St. Louis Hustle - Claire Applewhite, Author

St. Louis Hustle - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish



From the day that Angel moved into her apartment, the bills in the mail rack spilled out of the holder like garbage.  Now, in a neat pile, they looked like a deck of playing cards.  Nice, but not her style.  Suspiciously, she…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 8, 2014 at 11:20am — No Comments

Chick and the Homestead Chickens of Grymme Creek Hollow - David Boyette, Author

Chick and the Homestead Chickens of Grymme Creek Hollow - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish



Many years ago a young man from the city decided to be a pioneer so he loaded up his belongings and started a homestead in Grymme Creek Hollow which, by the way, was in the Ouachita…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 5, 2014 at 11:00am — No Comments

The Deputy - C. M. Albrecht, Author

The Deputy - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish
Just half a block from the sub-station, crossing the railroad track, Wayne's eyes caught sight of a wiry bandy-legged little guy walking along by the track.  The man limped slightly, and from the look of his oversize coat and…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 29, 2014 at 1:51pm — No Comments

The Dark Before Dawn - Laurie Stevens, Author

The Dark Before Dawn - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish
Dr. B sniffed and repositioned his glasses atop his nose.  "This last case you were on - you assaulted a grandmother."...  "Grandma had a twelve-gauge shotgun lying on a table in plain view from the front door.  Her…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 22, 2014 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Murder in Paradise - Larry K. and Lorna Collins, Authors

Murder in Paradise - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

"But you're retired," she objected several times during the discussion.  "You're not getting into any dangerous work, are you?"  "No," I insisted.  "I'm just helping Detective Duke with investigative procedures, evidence gathering…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 17, 2014 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Legacy of the Tropics - Mary Deal, Author

Legacy of the Tropics - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

Promises:
“Why don't you sleep in our house, Mama,” Pablo asked. “So we can be a family, like my friend Jose next door. His mama and papi live together. A renter lives in their cottage.”
Pablo,…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 11, 2014 at 3:26pm — No Comments

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