When Eagles Roost: Milford-Haven Novellas

by Mara Purl

Do eagles own the skies over Alaska? Artist Miranda Jones thinks they might. She and astronomer Cornelius Smith head north for their honeymoon. But first, they each have a month-long teaching contract at University of Alaska, Fairbanks. With their respective work completed, they head to a romantic wilderness lodge in a fiord off Katchemack Bay. Miranda is delighted to discover they share their beach with an aerie of eagles, whom she begins to sketch and paint. But things get tense when a chick falls from its nest high in the trees. Things get worse when Miranda's kayak flips over, trapping her under water. Though the book stands alone, it also is a midquel for Book 4 of the Milford-Haven Novels, the critically acclaimed, best-selling series, a multi-generational saga. Based on Purl’s BBC Radio drama Milford-Haven U.S.A.

270 pages, Paperback

Published August 29, 2026

About the author

Why do we read? Because reading throws open a window into new realms of possibility...windows that become doors as we walk through them.
The world I've created is "Milford-Haven" -- a small coastal town on California's somewhat undiscovered Central Coast. It's a town of both small town simplicities and global complexities. But it's also a town of infinite possibilities...YOUR possibilities. It's a place to discover the next chapter of your life.
I thought I was writing fiction...but it turns out I'm writing women's fiction. Men are included in my stories every step of the way, but we see situations mostly from the perspective of the women in the story. Are these women like you? Or like some of the folks you know? Join the conversation and find out!