Closer Than You Think (Milford-Haven, Book 2)
"It's the story of a tourist town trying to maintain innocence, and it uses human conflicts and relationships to illustrate environmental issues such as development and off-shore oil drilling.  For instance, Miranda Jones, a shy environmental artist, ends up dating a man whom she does not know is an oil magnate...Using the characters, the concept and the fictional California coastal town from her series, Purl takes advantage of the novel's format to beef up the depth and motives of the characters."  --The Gazette, Sunday, September 14, 1997