Reviews

"...Mara Purl’s enchanting novel What the Heart Knows...really draws the reader into the book. Purl skillfully tackles tough environmental issues. Detailed descriptions...eccentric characters and tantalizing storylines combine to make this book one that fans of romance will enjoy."

– BookWire

"Mara Purl's What the Heart Knows is a first class novel by a very talented writer with strong believable characters, a rapid pace delivery of story, and very tight writing that make this novel such a delight to read. Purl and Milford-Haven are off to a great start. I look forward to seeing other titles in this impressive series."

-- Gary Roen, Nationally Syndicated Bookreviewer

 “In Mara Purl’s books the writing is crisp and clean, the dialogue realistic, the scenes well described. I salute her ingenuity.”

 – Bob Johnson,
former Managing Editor,  The Associated Press

“Every reader who enjoys book series about small town life has a treat to anticipate in…Mara Purl’s Milford-Haven Novels.”

  – Dee Ann Ray, The Clinton Daily News
 

“… in a series of romantic novels centered in the fictional California coastal town of Milford-Haven, we meet…an intrigu[ing] cast of diverse characters.”

 – Fred Klein, Santa Barbara News Press
 

“Mara Purl’s characters have become old friends and I keep expecting one of them to give me a call!”

 – Nanci Cone, Ventura Breeze