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Never Say Neigh - Noah Vail with Mary I. Farr, Author

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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 24, 2013 at 1:37pm — 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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 2, 2013 at 3:35pm — No Comments

Looking for Pork Chop McQuade - Darlene Franklin-Campbell, Author

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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 17, 2012 at 4:41pm — No Comments

Vanishing Act in Vegas - Morgan St. James Phyllice Bradner, Authors

Vanishing Act in Vegas (A Silver Sisters Crime Caper) – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of A Book and A Dish,…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 23, 2012 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Another Bad-Dog Book - Joni B. Cole, Author

Another Bad-Dog Book – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of A Book and A Dish, Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 4, 2012 at 5:19pm — No Comments

Things That Make Me Nuts -Annette Bergman, Author

Things That Make Me NUTS – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on January 2, 2012 at 4:23pm — No Comments

A Dead Red Cadillac - R. P. Dahlke, Author



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



‘I hung up, and with hands that palsied, I grabbed the nearest set of keys and drove our old farm truck into Modesto.  I ignored the familiar rattling of the loose drive shaft, the torn vinyl…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on July 10, 2011 at 2:00pm — 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,…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 28, 2011 at 3:40pm — No Comments

The Fashion Police - Sibel Hodge, Author



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



‘This was going to be a piece of cake.  I would just sneak around, posing as an inconspicuous shopper, and snap a few pictures of Clark stacking shelves.  Why had I been so worried about this job?  It…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on May 21, 2011 at 4:50pm — No Comments

Stay Tuned for Murder - Mary Kennedy, Author

 

Stay Tuned for Murder – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
 
‘I ran down the list of suspects, feeling more frustrated by the moment.  Chantel Carrington was the first name that leap into my mind.  Why did I think of her as a…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on March 1, 2011 at 3:59pm — No Comments

Ghost in Trouble - Carolyn Hart, Author

Ghost in Trouble – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
‘Suddenly I heard an odd crackling.  The sound was ominous, out of the ordinary, frightening.  I looked up and for an instant froze in horror.  An enormous vase directly above the cul-de-sack…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 19, 2010 at 2:13pm — No Comments

Murder at Cuyamaca Beach - Sue McGinty,Author



Murder at Cuyamaca Beach – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat



‘We settled in water up to my waist and turned to face each other. Hands intertwined, we jumped up and down in the waves like idiots in a Monte Python

movie. I relaxed a bit. Moving around definitely made me warmer.

“Oof.” Something hit me, sending a sharp pain into my side. I…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 9, 2010 at 4:20pm — No Comments

Jobless Recovery - L. C. Evans, Author



Jobless Recovery – Second Addition – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat



Dear David R. Griffin:
By now you are aware of the unprecedented opportunity Markham-Hook Conglomerate has encountered. I am sure you rejoice at our good fortune

and wish us every success in our leap forward into the global future.…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 6, 2010 at 2:35pm — No Comments

We Interrupt This Date - L. C. Evans, Author



We Interrupt This Date – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
‘My mother hadn’t stopped talking about my shortcomings and my need to plunge back into the dating world since the moment we’d stepped out the

door of her condo. “You’re already forty and not getting a moment

younger. Shall I tell Stanley you’re interested? I…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 15, 2010 at 4:43pm — No Comments

Land of Mountains - Jinx Schwartz, Author



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



‘Yep, that first year in Haiti was a ring-tailed tooter. I’d learned a new language, met a zombie, survived polio and malaria, and nearly started a revolution. I couldn’t wait for 1954.’



Elizabeth Ann, called Lizbuthann by most, is originally from Texas, but will soon find herself in what will become her "beloved" Haiti. Hopefully for her parents, she… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 3, 2010 at 9:41am — No Comments

Tales From Gundarland - Hank Quense, Author



Tales From Gundarland – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat



‘The planet was named Gundar after the omniscient god who accidentally created the universe with an explosive sneeze caused by snorting a

larger-than-average dose of his favorite recreational powder. The

nodules of spittle flew through space and eventually solidified into

suns,…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 23, 2010 at 3:56pm — No Comments

Miss Hildreth Wore Brown - Anecdotes of a Southern Belle - Olivia deBelle Byrd, Author



Miss Hildreth Wore Brown – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
Weddings
‘I woke up the other morning, took one look in the mirror, and went and called my children. “You have to get married. My face is falling.

People are going to think I’m the grandmother of the bride/groom…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 19, 2010 at 3:49pm — No Comments

Flashing My Shorts - Salvatore Buttaci, Author



Flashing My Shorts - Review by Martha A Cheves, Autor of Stir, Laugh, Repeat


When I picked up Flashing My Shorts I had no idea of what to expect. What I found was the creations of a man who can take any word, object or feeling and turn it into a short story.

Reading Buttaci’s writings was almost like reading poetry.



In…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 20, 2010 at 5:31pm — No Comments

Button Hollow Chronicles - 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 1:13pm — No Comments

Reel Murder - Mary Kennedy, Author





Reel Murder – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
‘It was giving me a little chill to think that the murderer was probably right here on the set with us. It had to be someone connected with the Death Watch production,

didn’t it? So many possibilities. I’d…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 2, 2010 at 2:01pm — No Comments

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