Thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for this ARC.

This is book 4 in the Broclington series. I haven't read the other three but I think this can be read as a standalone.

This is a queer romance about Imogen Finnegan, who is a physiotherapist  and is setting up a holistic complementary therapy business for pain management (she suffers from Fibromyalgia herself) and Kim Macpearson, receptionist at brother Jake's vet practice. She has another brother called Callum who is a GP. 

Kim isn't gay or at least she doesn't think she is, until she meets Imogen, and sparks fly. The romance is slow-burn and sweet. Immy's chronic illness is explained clearly, and we learn a lot about pain management therapy. There is one episode of homophobia and Callum behaves horribly, attacking Immy twice because he thinks she's a charlatan. I thought that conflict was solved a little too neatly at the end.

However, Imogen is quite secure in who she is - it's Kim who has a lot of soul-searching to do, about her sexuality and about what she wants to do with her life. She does not have a lot of self-confidence and needs quite a bit support from Imogen to start her creative interior design business.

The small-town and family vibes are strong, with both women having annoying brothers, and everyone knowing everyone. The story is predictable but given an edge with the fibromyalgia topic and the fact it's the only one out of the series that's a queer romance.

All in all, this is a light-hearted, humorous and fun read with a sweet, heartwarming romance. The lovely cover made me pick it up, the original story made me read on.