Okay, so this starts off as your typical rom-com. The girl opens her dream shop in a small village, and meets a guy who has opened a shop of his own, they clash, and they're attracted to each other as well. It's all the familiar setting we're used to and as a rom-com reader, I am happy with it.

But then things get a little unusual and mysterious artwork keeps showing up in each shop, nobody knows who left it there. When Jack and Kate put the pictures together, they are transported back into the past to the lives of the former owner of Kate's shop, Clara, her daughter Maggie, and her partner Arty. It was lovely to see the past story unfold with each new picture and through the secret they share, Kate and Jack begin to get closer and slowly unravel the mystery of the past and find a future together. The mystery and the romance were both evenly paced, neither taking over from the other and both at a good rate to keep things interesting.

It was nice to see a leading man with a disability, the way different people react to him and how he handles his life being in a wheelchair, his attitude and outlook on life were honest yet refreshing. Kate was a feisty heroine, not one for giving in when things got tough and she was a good match for Jack.

If you like your romances with a hint of mystical magic in the air, then this is definitely a book you should consider. And also try the first in the series, The Little Flower Shop by the Sea. Both are part of the St Felix series, but can easily be read as stand-alone stories. I've yet to read the middle book of the series which is Daisy's Vintage Cornish Camper Van but I am looking forward to that with great relish.