Haven Books Publishing News Summary for 2004

Milford-Haven Short StoriesFeaturing the same beloved little town, andsome of your favorite characters, ChristmasAngels is a collection of five stories thatstand on their own -- or fit into the series ifyou're a follower. These inspiring stories area perfect holiday read and may be ordered asspecial gifts for next year.Read about December's book tour and book events

Coming Soon! NEW for 2005On Valentine's Day, look for the specialpreview edition of Katherine ShirekDoughtie's Aphrodite in Jeans. Then on July4th, get ready for an explosive launch of thisdynamite book of essays: Adventure Talesabout men, midlife and motherhood. Funnyand brave, revealing and uplifting, shockingand reassuring. This will be a must read in2005 -- and beyond.Join the discussion at www.aphroditeinjeans.com

The Milford-Haven NovelsNext up will be NEW EDITIONS of these wonderful novels.With a thanks to all who have been our Key Readers for the TestMarketing editions, we make the shift. So watch for LAUNCHNEWS. Meanwhile . . . these Test Marketing Editions willshortly become Collectors' items, so purchase your copies beforethey're archived . . .

The Milford-Haven Audio NovelsAvailable on Cassette and CD

New this year -- the audio book of What theHeart Knows -- including the newly revised text.Continue the story with the audio book of CloserThan You Think (book 2 in the series)

Both are unabridged and performed by the author, completewith various accents and including the original Milford-Havenmusic.

Haven Books is still enjoying great successwith audio books Stickeen, and Travels inAlaska (John Muir classics). Narrated bythe "Voice of Alaska NPR" Lee Salisbury,and featuring original sound effects byDavid L. Krebs and gorgeous originalmusic by Marilyn Harris, both are now available either oncassette or on CD.

The original BBC episodes of Milford-Haven U.S.A. are available on both cassetteand CD, and make for fun listening. Theyfeature an all-star professional cast, originalsound effects, original music, andcompelling story-lines that kept BBClisteners tuning in.

Visit your favorite little town at www.milfordhaven.com.

Vicki Hessel Werkley's Girl-On-Fire, winner ofthe Independent Publisher's Award for 2001 inmulti-cultural fiction. This book is rapidly on itsway to becoming a classic and is recommendedboth for adult readers and for young adults.

Mary Shelley–In Her Own Words Winner of the 2003 Peak Award, this is theprofessionally produced audio of the one-woman play by Mara Purl & Sydney Swire,complete with special effects, music, and ahaunting performance of the author of"Frankenstein."

Erin Gray and Mara Purl's Act Right is aleading Performing Arts text. With anecdotesand humorous stories from behind the scenes inHollywood, this is a manual for beginningactors; an insider’s guide to the film andtelevision business, and just a great read foranyone who enjoys watching TV or film.

Look for the HAVEN BOOKS BOOTH attwo major book events this year. L. A. TimesFestival of Books Sunday, April 25 on theUCLA campus; and Book Expo AmericaJune 3 - 5 at the Javits Convention Center inNew York City.

Read more about all our books and audios at www.havenbooks.net.All may be purchased at www.amazon.com.

To check for author signings and other events, click EVENTS at www.havenbooks.net.

Milford-Haven News Summary for 2004www.milfordhaven.com

Milford-Haven, U.S.A.is On The Air!!!For the FIRST time, the hit BBC radio drama is on the air inAmerica! So far, we have just three stations. We hope to expandour broadcast area in 2005.

Milford-Haven comes Home to theCentral Coast on KTEA in CambriaThis is where it all started! Cambria---the real town upon whichMilford-Haven is loosely based---now has an excellent radiostation. Milford-Haven USA is on the air every Sunday eveningat 5p.m. and is once again one of the most popular shows on theair.

KCAA 1050 AM San BernardinoA flagship station for the new Air America network, KCAA isnow broadcasting Milford-Haven USA to about 1 million newlisteners in California's huge Inland Empire, whichencompasses several medium-sized cities and many smalltowns. One favorite small town is Wrightwood, on the edge ofthe Angeles Crest National Forest, where the short story "AngelOn a Rope" takes place. Listen to Milford-Haven live on Sundayevenings at 4 pm -- we may move to 5 pm.Link from www.milfordhaven.com, or go directly to www.kcaaradio.com.

YUSA Dallas TexasCreated and operated by Bill Bragg Yesterday U.S.A.Radio is an original, just as its owner is. This wonderful station---which broadcasts over the Cable TV channel in Dallas---alsohas listeners all over the U.S. and all over the world throughstreaming audio at www.yesterdayusa.com.If you're not in the Dallas area, listen live over the internet onSunday evenings at 7 pm Eastern time, 4 pm Western time, 5pm Mountain, 6 pm Central.

The December 04 Book Tour &Radio Show PromotionTaking advantage of the synergy between theoriginal Milford-Haven radio drama, and thenovels based on the show, Mara did 7 bookevents in California and Colorado.Actors Terry Gardner and Roger Kern--bothmember of the original cast, and now gettingfamous again in the new Haven Books radiocampaigns--performed live at Mara's BordersBooks signing in San Luis Obispo. For theBarnes & Noble signing in Corona, ourbroadcast station KCAA provided a banner, as did our Cambriastation KTEA for the SLO event.

Haven Books hosted its first BookLuncheon in Colorado Springs.Organized by Lauren Tyson, who hasjoined the company as marketing andsales consultant, the event was such asuccess we plan to do more in thefuture! Lauren also arranged for Marato provide the December program tothe Women's Literary Club of ColoradoSprings, a prestigious hundred-year-old literary group.

A very special treat for Marawas reading her stories to patients atEvans Army Hospital, Fort Carson,Colorado on Christmas Eve.

Mara Purl at Barnes

& Noble,

San Luis Obispo

Mara Purl at Borders, San Luis Obispo

with KTEA owner, engineer and

broadcast banner

Terry Gardner & Roger

Kern perform commercials

live

Mara Purl with Lauren

Tyson, Events & Marketing

Consultant for Haven Books

Lauren Tyson, Mara Purl,

and Women’s Literary Club

Officers

Mara Purl signs “Christmas Angels” at

Barnes & Noble, Corona, California,

with KCAA Broadcast banner