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Mara Purnhagen cannot live without a tall caramel latte, her iPod, or a stack of books on her night stand. She has lived in Aurora, Illinois; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Dayton, Ohio and Duncan, South Carolina. She presently lives outside Cleveland, Ohio with her family and two cats.




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Average rating: 3.69 · 2,832 ratings · 572 reviews · 6 distinct works · Similar authors
Past Midnight (Past Midnigh...
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 1,154 ratings — published 2010
One Hundred Candles (Past M...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 521 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions
Raising the Dead (Past Midn...
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
Beyond the Grave (Past Midn...
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
Haunting the Night (Past Mi...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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“You could have all the crazy thoughts you wanted, as long as you smiled and kept them to yourself.”
Mara Purnhagen, Past Midnight

“Who cares what other people think? Don't let the opinions of others define you.”
Mara Purnhagen, Past Midnight

“I didn't avoid my problems. I just didn't feel as though I had to focus on them every minute of every day. And telling people about certain aspects of my life would only create trouble. If I was guilty of anything, it was of trying not to bring new problems into my life. That wasn't avoidance. That was logical thinking.”
Mara Purnhagen, One Hundred Candles

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“Everybody that went away suffered a broken heart. "I'm coming back some day," they all wrote. But never did. The old life was too small to fit anymore.”
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“And it may be that love sometimes occurs without pain or misery.”
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message 11: by Cameron

Cameron Hi Mara! Thanks so much for accepting my friend request! I'm not sure if you remember me because it's been a while, but I was at the book signing at the Books and Co. in Beavercreek, Ohio. I was the one who asked you about the best way to write a query letter and we emailed each other back and forth for a while. My writing is going well! I'm not published yet, but I've had interest displayed in some of my stories. I'm close, I know it! Thanks again for all the help you gave me!

~Cameron


message 10: by Debra

Debra Derbyshire Hi Mara.... I got my signed copy of Beyond the Grave today!!!! Thank you soooooo much and I am starting the series today!!!


message 9: by Sarah

Sarah Hi thanks for the friend request! :)


Christie Hi Mara! Thanks for the friendship!


Aleeeeeza hi mara, thanks for accepting my add! can't wait to read beyond the grave, as soon as it releases :)


Kate (Nomalicious Reads) Hi Mara!
I just started and finished Past Midnight and Raising the Dead yesterday and can't wait to get my hands one One Hundred Candles! I've always been a bit fan of ghost stories, and I love what you've done so far! You must have done a ton of research :) can't wait for more!

-Kate


Cheryl Landmark Thanks for accepting my friend request, Mara.


William O'Brien Hi- Just to let you know...
Peter: a Darkened Fairytale
AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW!!! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER
http://www.authorhouse.co.uk/Bookstor...
Best wishes, William


message 3: by Becky

Becky I finished Past Midnight earlier today and loved it! Can't wait for the second installment. Alas, you have to be 18 to download Raising the Dead...4 months away doesn't count.
But anyway, Past Midnight was great, and as someone who lives in Charleston, I would like to thank you for doing it right in your book. So cool to find a book with at least some of it set locally! Especially one with a good story. :)


William O'Brien Hi Mara - Thank you for your friendship.
Please visit my website http://www.peteradarkenedfairytale.co.uk
to view a sample page and many other snippets about the book.
Expected release date mid-late Jan.
Best wishes, William


Kai (Amaterasu Reads) Hey Mara,

Thanks for the friend request! I am so excited to read One Hundred Candles! I've read Past Midnight and I love it! :)


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