*Times posted are Pacific Time zone.
May 1 – 4, 2025 all day
May 4, 2025
“When Birds Sing”
National Bird Day
eBOOK LAUNCH
Join Mara for a 4-day Amazon event
May 1, 2, 3, 4, 2025
Delightful social media posts, curated fellow author recommendations, FREE ebook, beautiful print book also available.
Mara Purl – Presenter (Author & Performer)
It’s a Book! It’s a Play! It’s Both!
Volumes of Pleasure Bookshoppe
1016 Los Osos Valley Rd.
Los Osos Bay, California
Volumes of Pleasure Bookshoppe Website
http://www.volumesofpleasurebookshoppe.com/
Sunday, May 4, 2025
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Mara Purl, Anne R. Allen, Tony Piazza, Lida Sideris, Christine Ahern, Rolynn Anderson
Join these awesome Central Coast authors for their popular “Book Drama” Event! Wearing multiple hats, acclaimed coastal mystery authors shall alarm, intrigue, delight & amuse you with their dramatic skills as they take turns performing scenes from their latest works!
Book Signing & Light refreshments following the performance!
Colorado Authors Hall of Fame Induction Gala
September 6, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Mara Purl, Founding Board Member
Join Mara and Fellow Board Members of the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame
For the Third Biannual Induction Ceremony & Gala Evening
Mara Purl – Presenter (Author & Performer)
It’s a Book! It’s a Play! It’s Both!
Coalesce Bookstore
845 Main Street
Morro Bay, California
Coalesce Bookstore Website
https://coalescebookstore.com/
Sunday, October 12, 2025
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Mara Purl, Anne R. Allen, Tony Piazza, Christine Ahern, Rolynn Anderson
Join these awesome Central Coast authors for their popular “Book Drama” Event! Wearing multiple hats, acclaimed coastal mystery authors shall alarm, intrigue, delight & amuse you with their dramatic skills as they take turns performing scenes from their latest works!
Book Signing & Light refreshments following the performance!
Milford-Haven Lighthouse Tour:
A 35-year Celebration of the Novels, Radio Drama & Podcast
October 18, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join Mara and her amazing Milford-Haven Team including Cast Members & Engineer, Artists & Marketers, Followers & Fans for a fabulous Tasting of local wines & cheeses at a historic lighthouse property!
Enjoy sunset from the lighthouse overlooking gorgeous Avila Bay.
A private event at the Point Luis Lighthouse
https://www.pointsanluislighthouse.org/
Sherryl Woods & Mara Purl
Live Facebook Conversation with Q&A and giveaway contest
http://www.Facebook.com/Writerspace
February 23, 2026
1pm Pacific/ 4pm Eastern
Mara Purl – Presenter (Author & Performer)
Series Building: Creating Sustainable Plots & Characters in Series Fiction
Nipomo Library
918 West Tefft Street, Nipomo, CA
May 2, 2026
10:00am – 3:00pm PT
Coastal Dunes Branch
California Writers Club
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Saturday, May 2, 2026
10:00am – 12:30pm PT
Sharing techniques and insights from her own successful Milford-Haven series, Mara will share 4 key components for successful fiction series writing:
Core Elements-Core Values – These will define how unique and strong your writing will be.
Theme & Premise – Plot Blueprints, Bookstore & Website homework.
Character Arcs – Development of each character, how they interact, back stories, goals.
Crystal Clear Characters – Deep dive using techniques to develop details about each character.
This is an interactive program with handouts.
Plan to enjoy a working session that will make a difference in your writing!
Book Signing & Light refreshments following the presentation
Mara Purl – Presenter (Author & Performer)
It’s a Book! It’s a Play! It’s Both!
Volumes of Pleasure Bookshoppe
1016 Los Osos Valley Rd.
Los Osos Bay, California
Volumes of Pleasure Bookshoppe Website
http://www.volumesofpleasurebookshoppe.com/
Sunday, May 3, 2026
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Mara Purl, Anne R. Allen, Tony Piazza, Lida Sideris, Christine Ahern, Rolynn Anderson
Join these awesome Central Coast authors for their popular “Book Drama” Event! Wearing multiple hats, acclaimed coastal mystery authors shall alarm, intrigue, delight & amuse you with their dramatic skills as they take turns performing scenes from their latest works!
Book Signing & Light refreshments following the performance!
“Where Eagles Roost”
eBOOK LAUNCH
Join Mara for this Amazon event
August 6, 2026
Delightful social media posts, curated fellow author recommendations, FREE ebook, beautiful print book also available.
“With the Clouds Over Miami” by Mara Purl
January 25, 2027
National Florida Day
eBOOK LAUNCH
Join Mara for a 3-day Amazon event
January 25-26-27, 2027
Can a young woman on her first mission take down the cleverly vicious CEO of a family empire?
Can she play her part, manage her team, and guard her heart all at the same time? The unscrupulous greed and amoral plans of the three Pliant brothers are designed to ruin the ecology of one Caribbean country after another. What will it take to stop them? This mission will require two family enterprises against one. It all starts in Florida, with a romantic interlude in gorgeous Biscayne National Park—a significant connection? Or an untimely distraction? Then the action picks up in Miami, where Morgan Jones-Smith and her team assemble to complete their strategies. Then the team and their quarry embark on the spectacular Monarch Cruise Line Ship, sliding through the sparkling Caribbean waters en route to St. Maartens. Will they arrive safely? Will they uncover what Pliant has hidden in their personal cargo? Will Morgan’s cover be blown? Will someone be tossed overboard in the dark of night?
Beware the gathering storm . . . With the Clouds Over Miami
