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Fast Track - John DeDakis, Author

Fast Track - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'I prefer to see the world not in blacks, whites and grays, but in rainbow colors. The contrasts can be stark, and there can still be room for individual expression, but there are boundaries, too. Choosing the right colors for the painting of your life can be an adventure.'.... But what… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on January 6, 2010 at 4:34pm — No Comments

Return to Whittakerville - Shirley A. Roe, Author

Return to Whittakerville - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat "I lie here thinking of what could have happened to her with that lunatic. I wonder if Jebediah will ever leave us in peace? The man has been dead for twenty years but still he haunts me."... "I k… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on January 5, 2010 at 4:29pm — No Comments

Knowing the Struggle is Over! - K. M. Johnson, Author

Knowing the Struggle is Over! - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat K. M. Johnson is a remarkable woman. She has been in the U. S. Army for 12 years. She served her first four years on active duty, the other eight in the Reserves. She recently completed her 12 month tour… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on January 3, 2010 at 11:32am — No Comments

Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia - Patricia Neely-Dorsey, Author

Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat I don't think I've ever picked up a book that brings back as many memories as Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia. And the memories were all good memories. It made me remember growing u… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 30, 2009 at 4:20pm — No Comments

Lost Witness - Laura Elvebak, Author

Lost Witness - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'Barky looked forward to celebrating his sixteenth birthday by getting high. He grinned at his reflection in the storefront window, admiring the Mohawk he had shaped with a discarded razor in the Shop-N-Stop restroom. With a furtive s… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 29, 2009 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Tilly's Tale - Harry Porter, Author

Tilly's Tale - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat First let me say that I'm an animal lover. It doesn't matter what the animal might be, I love them all but dogs are my favorite. They give non-conditional love no matter what you may do to them or how you may treat them. After readi… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 27, 2009 at 11:20am — No Comments

CEOs Don't Cry - Joselyn Vaughn, Author

CEOs Don't Cry - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat '"Could this day get any worse?" Leslie Knotts muttered to herself, eyeing the watermark-circled hole in the ceiling tiles above her head. Thudding and muffled expletive rumbled from the hole. She yanked her cashmere scarf from her… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 13, 2009 at 1:23pm — No Comments

Cheater BBQ - Mindy Merrell & R. B. Quinn, Authors

One of my favorite recipes from this book 1 bath of brine (recipe in book) One 3 lb. pork loin vegetable oil 2 Tbl. Cheater Basic Dry Rub (recipe in book) Brine the loin for 4 - 6 hours in the refrigerator. Heat oven to 500 degrees Drain loin, discarding the brine. Rinse and pat dry. Place the lo… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 5, 2009 at 1:52pm — No Comments

It's in the Eyes - Charles Toftoy, Author

It's in the Eyes - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat '"Please get him." Lars looked down at her and flashbacked three years, as if he was seeing his own daughter at the morgue. Candance Hawthorne, the fourth rape and murdered coed, was almost an identical twin of Lars' daughter, L… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 4, 2009 at 4:51pm — No Comments

Moments of Mine - Jerry M. White, Author

Moments of Mine - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat The Trouble with Trouble The trouble with trouble Is it takes so long To make things right That once were not wrong To forget and move forward To put out of our mind The mischief that hounds us We can't leave behind The trouble with trouble Is that it's so hard to see It ha… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 30, 2009 at 6:55pm — No Comments

Pretty Poison - Joyce and Jim Lavene, Authors

Pretty Poison - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'The man was face down in one of her attractive wicker baskets filled with anemone bulbs. It was part of the autumn scene she'd created, complete with scarecrow and pumpkins. He'd obviously fallen forward, dragging the scarecrow fro… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 28, 2009 at 4:13am — No Comments

The Whittaker Family Reunion - Shirley A. Roe, Author

The Whittaker Family Reunion - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'The boy stared straight ahead aware of the other's interest. His young mind was reeling. Can I trust this doctor? Will those men find me and possibly kill us both? Can I tell him that the men are after me… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 22, 2009 at 2:01pm — No Comments

The Fall of Augustus - Sarah Wisseman, Author

The Fall of Augustus - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'Victor stepped into the elevator shaft and looked up. "This should make a good shot," he said motioning to the video tech. The elevator light gleamed on his distinguished sweep of dark hair touched with gray. The camera… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 17, 2009 at 4:32pm — No Comments

Bertha Fights Back - Fran Lewis & Jr. Author Dani Nicole Miller, Authors

Bertha Fights Back - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'Walking into my homeroom class, I realized that something was definitely going on and I was beginning to think that I might not want to know what it was. One of the boys, Dan, looked at me and then at his cell phone and b… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 15, 2009 at 9:21am — No Comments

Of Dreams and Nightmares - Shirley A. Roe, Author

Of Dreams and Nightmares - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat "There will be no gala ball for you this year Martha, you are to be married to Jebediah Whitaker in a fortnight." John raised his voice interrupting Martha in mid sentence. "Father, you are joking. But what kin… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 7, 2009 at 4:37pm — No Comments

To Hell in a Handbasket - Beth Groundwater, Author

To Hell in a Handbasket - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat What will a wife do to protect her husband? In A Real Basket Case Claire sets out to prove that she didn't sleep with her physical trainer and her husband didn't kill him when he found him straddling her in bed. Th… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 31, 2009 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Letters From Heroes - World War I and World War II - Edward T. Cook, Author

Letters From Heroes - World War I and World War II - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'Dearest Ruth, I am working tonight until midnight and will be thinking about you and wishing I could be by your side. To me it seems like eternity since the last time I saw you. Can't help… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 31, 2009 at 9:50am — No Comments

A Spirit of THANKS!

This is so COOL! I would have never imagined that there would be an online community exclusively for authors AND publishers. This thing is like FACEBOOK, only better. Because I can network with people who share my passions, reading, writing, and publishing. I can connect with the most important people right from my office. And it couldn't have come at a better time. I just completed my second novel! The Title is WHEN THE PETALS FALL, a story about the twists and turns that one finds while seekin… Continue

Added by L. Renee Roberts on October 25, 2009 at 9:18pm — No Comments

Dispel the Mist - Tempe Crabtree Mystery Series - Marilyn Meredith, Author

Dispel The Mist - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'Her next dream was a nightmare. Tempe knew she was on the reservation, but it was different looking as familiar places often are in dreams. The buildings all seemed dilapidated and badly in need of repair through she couldn't s… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 24, 2009 at 3:36pm — No Comments

Golden Conspiracy - A Jacsen Kidd Mystery - Robert James Glider, Author

Golden Conspiracy - Robert James Glider, Author

Golden Conspiracy - A Jacsen Kidd Mystery - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat 'After hearing our account of the gruesome events, the seamen aboard the Santa Ynez were convinced, along with their captain, that the devil's minions… Continue

Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 21, 2009 at 4:03pm — No Comments