First of all, beautiful cover and as I read, exactly how I pictured Ida, our heroine.

Ida is embarking on a quest to fit all the pieces together needed for her business of making perfumes. She uses serum in her perfumes, which is also used in the making of the ever popular potions in this Victorian world.

Nick is a potions specialist and recovering addict. He has a nose for potion ingredients and has been seeing the problem of potion strength and endurance lacking recently. Their quests collide on a train where they form a partnership and travel together.

Lots to love about this book. I enjoyed Catherine’s writing style and found her potions world interesting but not overwhelming. Humorous with unique characters. I really enjoyed all the dialogue.

It’s very action packed, road trip romance. I loved seeing France, Italy and India through their eyes. This story was reminiscent of Amanda Quick to me, in a good way. Just fun characters that are involved with a whimsical aspect, working together and forging that bond that turns into love.

I actually wasn’t loving Nicks nickname for Ida, or the reason behind it, but the way it was addressed and called out in the story made me laugh and forgive it all. I will certainly be giving her other books a try.