Once upon a time in a far away land called Manchester, there lived a beautiful maiden named Daphne Moon. She shared a modest house with her parents, Harry and Gertrude, and her annoying brothers; Simon, Michael, Peter, Billy, Nigel, David and Stephen. She loved her family dearly and they were very happy, but she envied what every other girl in the land seemed to have; true love.

"There's no such thing as true love!" Her mum always said when she caught Daphne gazing out the window. For her only daughter could never resist a wedding announcement; an event signaled by trumpets that could be heard for miles and miles.

"How can you say that?" Daphne countered one day when she was feeling especially bold toward her mum. "What about you and Dad?" Her father was a romantic in every sense of the word, but obviously her mother couldn't see that.

"Your father and I are very happy with the way things are." Her mum explained. "We met, we got married and had children. End of story."

"But what about the romance?"

"Daphne, I don't have time for this!" Her mum said. "Now please get the table set for dinner! Your brothers will be home soon!"

With a sigh, Daphne did as she was asked, but secretly she couldn't wait for her father to arrive home. And when he did, she ate her dinner quickly, hoping to catch him alone so that they could have a heartfelt talk.

Luckily she did find him alone, working diligently in the shed on what looked to be yet another elaborate project. He worked so hard but received so little in pay in return. After all he did to support their family, it didn't seem fair. But she loved him unconditionally just the same. He was deep in concentration and she approached him slowly, taking great care not to disturb him. But he looked up, smiling when he caught a glimpse of her.

"Hello, Love. I thought you'd be reading your romance novels."

"I don't have time for stories, Dad. I want real romance!"

"Someday Daphne you're going to find the man of your dreams. Someone who will love you as though you're the only woman in the room."

Daphne hung on his every word, asking him all sorts of questions about the one thing she wanted most.

"Dad, how will I know when I've found true love?"

Her father smiled and kissed her cheek. "My sweet little girl, when you find true love you won't have to ask if it's real, because your heart will give you the answer."

And at that moment, Daphne vowed to find someone with whom to fall in love with. No matter how long it took.