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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 13, 2009 at 1:23pm —
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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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 5, 2009 at 1:52pm —
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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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on December 4, 2009 at 4:51pm —
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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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 30, 2009 at 6:55pm —
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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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 28, 2009 at 4:13am —
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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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 22, 2009 at 2:01pm —
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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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 17, 2009 at 4:32pm —
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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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 15, 2009 at 9:21am —
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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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on November 7, 2009 at 4:37pm —
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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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 31, 2009 at 12:12pm —
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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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 31, 2009 at 9:50am —
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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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 24, 2009 at 3:36pm —
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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…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 21, 2009 at 4:03pm —
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A Corpse for Yew - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
As you read the excerpt below, picture a group of elderly ladies, all members of the Shamrock Historical Society due to their ancestors and proud of it. Picture these ladies standing in the middle of a cow pasture as they searc…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 14, 2009 at 4:32pm —
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Death of a Perfect Man - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
'The pump was indeed antique, and it would be a miracle if it functioned. An old beat-up white station wagon with several flat tires sat dejectedly by the office entrance. "Red Rock Inn Limousine" had been painted on…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 6, 2009 at 3:55pm —
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The Long Night Moon - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
'Metal hurtled out of control. Drivers slammed their brakes to the floorboard. Vehicles skidded in all directions. An ear-piercing scream went out, laying down an eerie quiet...'
Seventeen year old Darcie and nineteen year old Ian lost their parents in an auto accident ca…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on October 4, 2009 at 8:46am —
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And on the Surface Die - Lou Allin, Author
And on the Surface Die - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
'"Don't discount petty-ante crime," Ben Rodgers, her mentor in The Pas, had told her. "Sometimes they're part of a bigger picture, and it usually involves drugs. Why steal a…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 20, 2009 at 6:02pm —
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Man Corn Murders - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
'Now she was too weak to leave the bunk, her tongue swollen and her lips cracking against every shallow breath, and she prayed for blessed release back into a warm, wet womb, her own barren into eternity. The tears had surrend…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 12, 2009 at 5:39pm —
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Secrets by the Sea - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
'Far below, in a brilliant flash of lightning, Dana saw something move. Heart pounding, she brushed her hand across her eyes and leaned closer to the glass. She watched a dark shadow rise from the water - a human shadow wit…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 5, 2009 at 1:20pm —
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The Trojan Project - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
'A strange light appears in the night sky above the Cherviots. A mist descends, shrouding the hills and valleys. Is it a natural phenomenon or something more sinister?'
Sarah had planned to be at a friends house for the night and her two daughters were to stay with a neighbor until her husband Pete returned to pick them up. He and three of his field workers had gone up to Top Meadow to check on Pete's sheep herd. Bu…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 29, 2009 at 4:55pm —
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