Sleepless in Staffordshire

Haven Holiday Book 1 - This funny, heartwarming historical holiday romance - Grief-stricken widower Lord Matthias Waterford, master of Havensbeck Manor, sends messages in a bottle to his lost wife and child. He throws them into the river by night, never knowing they are being found and read by spirited vicar’s ward Bernadette Goodrich! A Christmas Ball brings the two together in a plot by a mischievous little brother and an interfering butler! By turns heartfelt and hilarious, Sleepless in Staffordshire is a charming Regency romance take on the romantic Nora Ephron film 'Sleepless in Seattle' starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Characters spring to life with Jessica Osbourne's skilled narration.