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Essentially Yours - Aaron Paul Lazar, Author

Essentially Yours - A Tall Pine Mystery - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds, A Book and A Dish

**Hurrying up the cement path, I climbed the…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on May 14, 2013 at 5:56pm — No Comments

Missing Clayton - Bev Irwin, Author

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

Clayton awoke to shivers running up and down his body. The blanket had slipped while he slept, and now, only partially covered him. The short-sleeved puppy-dog T-shirt he wore left his arms exposed and goose bumps covered the bare area. …

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on May 12, 2013 at 3:56pm — No Comments

Kidnapped by the Cartel - Karen D. Scioscia, Author

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

Day three in hell began with Steve finally falling into a fitful sleep around three o’clock in the morning. He woke up at five. It took almost an entire pot of java to clear his head. He sat at the…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on May 11, 2013 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Divorcee.Biz - Eileen Thornton, Author

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

“We had twenty people requesting meetings last night,” Connie told Jenny, as she and Sadie strode into the office. “That’s great news,” Jenny replied. “I know it’s early days, but it looks like our venture into the…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on May 7, 2013 at 12:52pm — No Comments

Seasons in Purdah - Anjuella Floyd, Author

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

“James’ entry into Sahel’s life had at the very least unleashed an ability to communicate with those living on other levels of life. Through holding James’ hands, Sahel had entered James’ thought space and experienced…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on April 25, 2013 at 5:43pm — No Comments

Dead Man Talking - T. M. Simmons, Author

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

A second later Katy continued with a resigned sigh, “He says his death was a murder, but not deliberate murder. That he can’t find eternal rest until the deed is exposed.” That got to me. The ghost must have known it…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on April 22, 2013 at 5:24pm — No Comments

Shadows of Doubt - Mell Corcoran, Author

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

He circled her slowly, enjoying the cool feel of plastic as it crinkled under his bare feet. The poor girl was exhausted, he could tell by hr soft low whimpers that came fewer and further between now. She had…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on April 9, 2013 at 5:10pm — No Comments

Slightly Cracked - Susan Whitfield, Author

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

After eighteen holes of golf with his pals, Clayton ran into the kitchen from the mud room with a white face, his underwear dropped to his knees. Mackie Sue flung her spoon into the sink.

“Clayton, what on…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on April 6, 2013 at 6:39pm — No Comments

Bertha & Tillie Sisters Forever - Fran Lewis, Author

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

My mean and horrible cousin said, “Bertha is the one that started the spitball fight in the bathroom. She was throwing them at everyone, and even hit the guards in the face when they tried to stop…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on April 3, 2013 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Without Consent - Bev Irwin, Author

Without Consent – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

He probed for the next vessel, clamping and cutting in a similar fashion. The cavity brimmed with blood and he couldn’t see. But now, it didn’t matter. He had what he wanted. He lifted his hand. He felt resistance. A Tiny…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on March 30, 2013 at 5:09pm — No Comments

Ghost Hunting Diary Vol. 2 - T. M. Simmons, Author

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

I don’t much care for my days and nights getting mixed up, but since I won’t take sleeping pills unless I’m desperate, I hadn’t taken any this night. Being ghost-sensitive, though, I had realized that the ghosts were…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on March 28, 2013 at 5:59pm — No Comments

Calm Before the Storm - B. J. Robinson, Author

Calm Before the Storm by B. J. Robinson– Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

“We’ve been feeding and medicating her intravenously and trying to get her to eat, but all she does is push food around on her plate. I found toast crumbs in her sheets and the bacon…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on March 24, 2013 at 3:00pm — No Comments

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