The Clockmaker by Roxan Burley

Thank you @RoxanBurleyAuthor @AcornAndInk @LoveBooksTours For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Clockmaker is a fantasy genre, and it’s 55 pages long. This is an absolutely gorgeous story, which I was drawn to from the second I picked up the book. I really wished that the book was longer because it was so good. The story is about Eleanor, who takes over her aunt's flower shop, and it’s set in Devon in a place called Totnes. Which is one of my favorite places. Strange things start to happen in her shop, and when she goes upstairs behind a locked door, there is a clockmaker who shouldn’t be there. The story is written exceedingly well, and there’s so much in it for a short story. I love the magical element in the story. I really liked Eleanor. I thought she was lovely, and I also liked the clockmaker. He fascinated me immensely. The story is easy to get into and is at a superb pace that you can keep up with. Beautiful read. I would definitely read more from Roxan Burley in the future. This is absolutely a must-read, five stars. Blurb When Elenora Grey inherits her late aunt’s flower shop in the sleepy Devon town of Totnes, she hopes for nothing more than a quiet fresh start. But Time & Thyme is no ordinary florist. Beneath the ticking clock of East Gate Arch, strange things begin to stir — flowers bloom out of season, a cash register writes its own orders, and upstairs, behind a locked door, is a man who shouldn’t exist. He calls himself the clockmaker. Calm, unreadable, and impossibly out of time, he knows more about the shop — and Elenora’s past — than he ever admits. As Elenora rebuilds her life from the ashes of fear and regret, she’s drawn into a world where grief takes root and time itself can heal… or haunt. Tender, atmospheric, and quietly magical, The Clockmaker is a story about second chances, the ghosts we carry, and the courage it takes to let time move forward again. Author bio Roxan Burley is an author who delves into the intense world of urban fantasy, one where the segregation of magic has a powerful resonance on her characters abilities to change society. She also runs her own business as an interior designer. She lives in rural Devon where she is converting a barn with her husband, two children and their many pets. She spent her childhood lost in the world of magic and the possibilities it could create. She finally put pen to paper, despite the challenge of being dyslexic, with her debut adult novel Bloodstream of Moonlight in her Equal Rise series.