Christmas Angels (Milford-Haven Stories) [Paperback]

Mara Purl (Author)

Book Description

Series: Milford-Haven Stories | Publication Date: December 2003

Inspiring short stories from Milford-Haven. It’s Christmas in Milford-Haven, and each character has a dilemma perhaps only an "angel" can solve. Meet the beloved residents of America's favorite little town on California’s gorgeous Central Coast, where Christmas may never come at all, unless people listen to their Christmas Angels.

Editorial Reviews

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"In 'Last Angel on the Tree' Mara Purl captures our gentle yearning for a sweeter holiday season; beautifully written." -- Kathe Tanner, The Cambrian

"Mara Purl’s 'Hardware Angel' is beautifully told, with exquisite detail and gripping scenes...suspenseful and riveting." -- Sam Summerlin, New York Times Books Syndicate, Former President

About the Author

Mara Purl is the creator of "Milford-Haven, U.S.A.," the only American radio serial broadcast on the BBC where it had a listenership of 4.5 million. She now adds short stories to the novels that extend her fictitious town, providing more detail in her background of current events, and more depth in character development. Ms. Purl has won awards for her writing and was named Woman of the Year 2002 by the Los Angeles County Commission for Women.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Haven Books (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584362901
• ISBN-13: 978-1584362906
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,655,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mara Purl is the author of the popular and critically acclaimed Milford-Haven Novels which so far have won fifteen literary awards. Mara has recently signed with Bellekeep Books, an imprint with Midpoint Trade Books in New York, which will premiere the hard-cover launch of the series on 10-10-11. Her beloved fictitious town first appeared as Milford-Haven, U.S.A. ©, the first American radio drama ever licensed and broadcast by the BBC where it reached an audience of 4.5 million listeners throughout the U.K. Mara wrote for the Associated Press and the Financial Times of London, among many others. As an actress, she's best known as "Darla Cook" on Days Of Our Lives. Mara is a national spokeswoman for Women's Fiction, also speaks on creativity and personal transformation, and performs audio books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Delightful, Inspirational, Christmas must-read!, November 30, 2010

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This review is from: Christmas Angels (Milford-Haven Stories) (Paperback)

If you're not familiar with the Milford-Haven novels, this book is a perfect introduction to the charming sea-side village in central California and its intriguing residents. If you've already visited Milford-Haven, either through the books or through the award-winning radio drama they're based on, this holiday collection of interwoven stories is like a delightful, inspirational holiday visit with some of your favorite characters:
Miranda Jones, the beautiful, intuitive professional artist and environmentalist; her sometime boyfriend, Zackery Calvin, scion of the town's wealthiest family and the area's most eligible bachelor, who is torn between Miranda and his old girlfriend, social-climbing Cynthia Radcliffe; Sally O'Malley, owner/proprietor of Milford-Haven's favorite restaurant, pregnant with the child of one man and newly married to her high-school sweetheart, Tony Fiorentino, paraplegic Vietnam veteran, woodworker, and hardware store owner; Cornelius Smith, scientist and outdoorsman; And Kevin Ransom, tall, handsome construction worker.
See how each one encounters the magic of a Christmas angel in their own unique ways, and you'll be sure to make this one of your annual "must-reads" every holiday season.