Sleepless in Staffordshire

Haven Holiday

By: Celeste Bradley

Narrated by: Jessica Osbourne

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.

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Almost missed this one...

... because of one poorly pronounced word in the snippet/sample. It would have been a real shame, since my American ears only heard one other error in the whole book. But because I know how fast a badly pronounced word can jerk you out of the story I ALMOST passed it by. But it sounded so cute I decided to give it a try and I am very glad I did! I needed a lighthearted read, devoid of sex, of conspiracy or spies, devoid of head drama... I needed just exactly what I got and I enjoyed it very much. In the end the narrator was quite good, I’m glad I gave her a chance.