Newsletter Archives

2023

August – Replenish
July – Revelation
June – Readership
May – Restoration
April – Renewal
March – Responsive
February – Romance
January  – Resolution

2018

Happy Holidays
New Novelette – When Angels Paint
Companion Novelette – Where an Angel’s On a Rope
Holiday Book Club visits
Coming February – Book Drama Event

Autumn Excitement
“Otters” wins the American Fiction Award
Sea Otters Awareness Week – special promo
Coming – October – InDScribe, Burbank
Coming – October Authors League presentation
Coming – October Watermill in New York City
Coming – November – Subtext for Sisters in Crime
Coming – December When Angels Paint

Summer Travels & Performances
June – ASIJ Reunion in California
June – Davidson Reunion in North Carolina
June – Utah Writing Retreat during Flute School
June – Chaco Canyon
June – Mesa Verde
July – Highway 1 reopens
Otters – new awards for a great summer read
Coming – August Julia Morgan in Oakland

A-MAY-zing Month of May
Tokyo school reunion in California
Special Mother’s Day sale — When Otters Play
Perfect Reads for Moms promotion with Tammy Grace
Inaugural Writers in Action Conference SLO
Coming – Julia Morgan
Coming – Watermill

January February recap of Wows
January Arroyo Grande Book Club Super-Meeting
January Publishing at Sea
January ship-board signing
February Sweetheart Sale with Tammy Grace
February Blog – Author at Work Otters at Play
Coming – March Tucson Festival of Books
Coming – March Spring Fling Author Tea Party
Coming – May Writers in Action Conference
Coming – Julia Morgan updates
Coming – Watermill

2012

pinkheartwhite200x177Milford-Haven Newsletter Recap 2012
December Books for the Holidays
This Holiday’s GIFT to you . . . a whale of a tale!
Your Cozy, Inspiring Holiday Short Story!
Holiday Book Tea!
Heart Cockle & Placuna Charms
Kirkus Review
ForeWord Magazine Review
Blog Tour & Book Tour MARA-thon!
What Warms My Heart

November 2012: Milford-Haven Book Tour
Milford-Haven is . . . Where the Heart Lives
Where the Heart Lives – E-edition
November MARA-thon Tour
When Whales Watch – the Prequel
Indie Book Tour Continues — Mapping the Journey of your Heart
Mara’s Indie Book Tour
Indie Book Tour Event #4 at Coalesce Bookstore – Morro Bay
San Luis Obispo Tribune
Indie Tour Event #5 at Bank of Books – Malibu
Indie Book Tour Event #6 – The Book Loft – Solvang
Indie Book Tour Event #7 – Chaucer’s – Santa Barbara
Indie Book Tour Event #8 – Kepler’s Books – Menlo Park
MARA-thon Blog Tour

October 2012: Milford-Haven is Where the Heart Lives
Milford-Haven is . . . Where the Heart Lives
Where the Heart Lives – E-edition
Advance Reviews
October & November MARA-thon Tours
Indie Book Tour – Mapping the Journey of your Heart
Mara’s Indie Book Tour
Book Launch & Event #1 at Tattered Cover
Women Writing the West Conference  Albuquerque, NM
NBC Albuquerque – Good Day New Mexico Media Interview
Indie Tour Event #2 at Moby Dickens – Taos, New Mexico
Indie Book Tour Event #3 – Willowbrook Church, Phoenix, AZ
AZ-TV “Morning Scramble” Media Interview
MARA-thon Blog Tour – Coming Soon!
When Whales Watch – The Prequel

halfhearts200x177August 2012: Milford-Haven Colorado Book & Jewelry Tea
Milford-Haven Book & Jewelry Tea
The Milford-Haven Charms
Charm #1 – The Heart Cockle Charm
Charm #2 – The Placuna Charm
Silpada Jewelry

June 2012: Milford-Haven on Amazon’s Bestseller Lists
Milford-Haven . . . Amazon Bestseller #5
Women’s Lit & Fiction Bestseller: #10
Romance Bestseller: #5
Family Saga Fiction Bestseller: #1
Contemporary Fiction Bestseller: #1
When Hummers Dream – the Prequel
Whose Angel Key Ring: Mover & Shaker
When Whales Watch: Coming in September
Where the Heart Lives

May 2012: Milford-Haven in Springtime in Kentucky and Ohio
Milford-Haven in Springtime in Kentucky and Ohio
Looking for the Perfect Mother’s Day Gift?
Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington, KY
Generosi-Tea in Cincinnati, OH
Readers Love the Milford-Haven Novels!
Twenty Year Celebrations

March 2012: Milford-Haven Marching Through the Chapters
Milford-Haven Marching Through the Chapters
The Prequel Short Story
Coming Next Fall – Book Two
Readers Love the Milford-Haven Novels!
Twenty Year Celebrations

heartpinkcircles200x177February 2012: Milford-Haven in California
Milford-Haven Western Book Tour – California
A Heart Book for Valentine’s Day
Uni-Tea in Santa Barbara
The Book Loft – Solvang
Sandy Nathan
Home Territory for the Milford-Haven Novels
Rockstar Radio in Denver
Publishers Weekly Review
Readers Love the Milford-Haven Novels!

January 2012: Milford-Haven in New Mexico
Milford-Haven Western Book Tour
Moby Dickens Bookstore in Taos
Barnes & Noble Albuquerque
Publishers Weekly Review
Readers Love the Milford-Haven Novels!
Winter Western States Book Tour Schedule in the Press Room

January 2012: Milford-Haven in Arizona
Milford-Haven Western Book Tour
The Worm Bookstore in Sedona
Westbrook Village Fine Arts Center, Peoria
Willowbrook Church Women’s Group, Peoria
Barnes & Noble Pima & Shea – Scottsdale
Publishers Weekly Review
Readers Love the Milford-Haven Novels!
Winter Western States Book Tour Schedule in the Press Room

2011

December 31, 2011: A Brief Recap of 2011 Publishing News
December 17, 2011: December Books Perfect Gifts for the Holidays
December 2, 2011: Milford-Haven for Libraries

rose-petal-heart400x353November 2011: November Books Warm the Hearth-Fire
Publishers Weekly Review
What the Heart Knows contest
Lake Forest Women’s Club
Mystery Tea with Margaret Coel
eBooks
What My Heart Knows

October 2011: October Books Take Flight
What the Heart Knows – National Launch!
A Charmed Life
Hummer Update
Autumn Tour Schedule
Changing Hands

September 2011: September Leaves are Turning
What the Heart Knows
eBooks
Hummer Update
Autumn Tour Schedule
An Elevated View
September California Events
A Book in Hand

heartstree400x400_gjdblcou_August 2011: Blog Tour
Blog Tour Week #1
Blog Tour Week #2
Blog Tour Week #3
Blog Tour Week #4

July 2011: July in Colorado
Pool Par-Tea
Connective-Tea

June 2011: June Books Leafing Out
eBook Preview
Fabulous team at Book Expo America
Connecting with Book Expo America Readers
Summer Socie-Tea Events
The Author’s Platform
Blog Lessons

May 2011: May Books in Bloom
Fabulous Team at the L.A. Times Festival of Books
First Members of New Socie-Tea
Press Room
World of Authoring
Book Expo America
Blog-adocious

heartribbon400x267April 2011: April Showers of Books
New Socie-Tea
L.A. Times Festival of Books
Press Room
Book Expo America
World of Reading
Blog-O-Rama

March 2011: Marching Forward
Editing
Seismic Resonances
Geography of the Heart
Discovering my Heart in Cambria
Discovering Roots in Wales
Connecting Hearts in Cambria
New Plot Line
Blah Blah Blogging

February 2011: A Valentine From My Heart to Yours
A New World of Publishing
Opening New Doors for My Readers
What Will Stay the Same / What Will Change
Writing & Re-Writing
Transformation

2010

heartinbook400x332December 2010: Happy New Year 2010!
Milford-Haven Novels – Plot Summaries
Women’s Fiction – What Is It?
Women’s Fiction vs. Men’s Fiction
Service Clubs
Libraries – Morro Bay
Milford-Haven Teas
Book Festivals, Book Signings and Book Conferences