Book One of the Milford-Haven Novels, based on the author's own hit BBC Radio Drama, introduces the beautiful coastal town and its several residents, including protagonist Miranda Jones. An ambitious young woman whose paintings are beginning to succeed in the competitive art world, she is also on an internal personal journey to establish her own sense of spirituality and purpose. Author Mara Purl is a former soap opera celebrity from "Days of Our Lives," as well as a former journalist from the London Financial Times and the Associated Press. Through her novel series she has established a loyal following in the Women's Fiction genre. Short stories appear as prequels to each novel, extending the twelve-book series.

What the Heart Knows: A Milford-Haven Novel, Book One

Literature & Fiction

Purl, Mara

Genre Fiction

Bellekeep Books

Can the heart keep secrets, even from itself? Without revealing her plans, artist Miranda Jones fled her life of privilege to start over in Milford-Haven. Her heart knew what she wanted to do, and where she wanted to be. But now she must figure out why she had to keep it all to herself.\nWhile she focuses on her first major art show in her new town, is she paying enough attention to the agent who handles her money, or to the odd absences of the man who claims to care about her? Why won’t he reveal his real career? And why does her own family keep a secret that could derail her new-found confidence? What is her own sister not telling her? Will her own heart unlock the secrets in her life?\nThough the book stands alone, it is also Book 3 in the critically acclaimed, multiple-award-winning, Amazon best-selling series, a multi-generational Milford-Haven saga. Based on Purl's hit BBC Radio drama Milford-Haven U.S.A.

Why Hearts Keep Secrets: A Milford-Haven Novel (Milford-Haven Novels)

Contemporary

Can an intuition save a man's life? Astronomer and competent mountain climber Cornelius Smith depends upon his intelligence for both his career and his hobby. Never before has he faced a situation where logical steps couldn't be followed to an inevitable conclusion. Yet even he couldn't possibly have imagined or predicted his experience in the Angeles Crest National Forest high above Los Angeles. Out for a pleasant hike on a warm Southern California day with a bare minimum of equipment he isn't prepared physically or mentally for his sudden challenge, nor for the intuition that seems to insist he make an illogical choice - or die clinging to a rock face. Can a man with apparently no way back up, and no way down - find an unexpected means of his own rescue seems to have been placed there for him ahead of time? How can he explain the persistent image of a tiny angel that seems to hover over him on the mountain? And what will he do with the illogical intuition that won't leave him alone? Though the e-book stands alone, it also extends the Milford-Haven Novels, the critically acclaimed, best-selling series, a multi-generational saga. Based on Purl's BBC Radio drama Milford-Haven U.S.A.

Where An Angel's On a Rope: A Milford-Haven Holiday Novelette (Milford-Haven Holiday Novellas)

Can a hummingbird dream? Artist Miranda Jones thinks so. Sensing the tiny injured bird that wings its way into her world still lives, she paints the creature's dream-garden and seems to reach into his very heart. She reached into her own heart to create a new life for herself in Milford-Haven, the small town of undiscovered beauty on California's Central Coast, where one of her dear friends is environmentalist Samantha Hugo - a brilliant PhD twenty years her senior who gave up a son years earlier. Though the e-book stands alone, it also introduces Book 1 of the Milford-Haven Novels, the critically acclaimed, popular series, a multi-generational saga. Based on Purl's BBC Radio drama Milford-Haven U.S.A.

When Hummers Dream: A Milford-Haven Novelette (Milford-Haven Novellas)

Short Stories & Anthologies

Can whales watch the humans who watch them? Miranda Jones is convinced they can and do. She's looking forward to her day of whale-watching off California's Central Coast. In preparation for a painting commission, she'll be photographing the migrating gray whales. Yet even while the boat plies the coastal waters, she senses a presence below the waves, one that speaks to her heart. The day-trip starts out peacefully enough. But the tables are turned when a whale of a different species turns out to be watching her. A rogue boat out of control . . . a rogue whale out of his normal location . . . what happens next will blow you right out of the water! Winner of four awards: Global E-Book Award, International Book Award, L.A. Book Festival Book Award, & SOuthern California Book Award. Though the e-book stands alone, it also introduces Book 2 of the Milford-Haven Novels, the critically acclaimed, popular series, a multi-generational saga. Based on Purl's BBC Radio drama Milford-Haven U.S.A.

When Whales Watch: A Milford-Haven Novella (Milford-Haven Novellas)

Can a soul hover after passing on? Can a person be unaware of her own death? Journalist Christine Christian had always been a pragmatist. Not even her own persistent intuitions could compete with her commitment to logic and to empirical proof. In fact, that's what had gotten her into to trouble in the first place. Of course, that very quality had also gotten her "the story" time and again, making her an award-winning reporter, a freelancer who'd managed to write her way into a respected series of television reports acclaimed by her peers and watched by millions of dedicated viewers. She always knew it was risky to ignore those pesky "feelings" of her. She ignored them one time too many. Or did she? Is it really too late to reverse her decision? Can she at least warn others? Come hell or high water-and it looks like she's facing down both-she's still determined to finish her story, even if there's only one person left who can hear what she has to say-investigator Senior Deputy Delmar Johnson. Will he listen? Will he allow his own thinking to exceed the bounds of reality as he's always known it? Will he help Chris prove there's more to life than what meets the eye? Though the story stands alone, it also extends the Milford-Haven Stories, part of the Milford-Haven Saga, the critically acclaimed, best-selling, multiple-award-winning series. Based on Purl's BBC Radio drama Milford-Haven U.S.A.

What the Soul Suspects: Milford-Haven Paranormal Novella (Milford-Haven Paranormal Novellas)

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