Lydia has been married five times and after her last divorce decides to move to driftwood bay to be near her daughter.
She becomes friends with Martin and helps him restore peoples precious items.
They become close friends and Lydia wants to take part in the local dance contest and starts to practise with Martin when she has a bad fall while hanging flower baskets and badley sprains her ankle.
A Lovley story about freindship and love in later life.

Another fantastic novel with great characters and settings. This is the latest in this series and if you haven't read the other books I recommend you do. 5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley, author and publisher for this ARC

A fantastic instalment in the Cornish Cove series. Fresh starts, mending relationships and fixing broken hearts. Well written and a great read.

I loved this installment and visit back to Driftwood Bay. This time the story centres on Lydia. Lydia is Meredith's mum and she comes back to Driftwood bay to try and make a mends and rebuild her relationship with her daughter, but also after several divorces, she needed to find herself.

The sense of community in this book is amazing and so so charming. We meet characters from the previous books and they provide some comedy moments as well. It also covers some pretty big and current issues as well. It is so refreshing to read a book where the main characters are older.

This was a story about how it's never too late to follow your dreams and find yourself along the way. It would be the perfect beach read. Really easy to read, sweet, romantic and the perfect book to lose yourself in for a few hours.

Really enjoyed this latest instalment of this series, I like the the characters and setting and look forward to the next one!

I like reading about more mature characters and also the mother-daughter relationship and I found both in this novel. This is a heartwarming story set in a small seaside town. The characters are nice and together they create a very supporting community. There are some twists and turns in the plot, and there is some worry, too, but 'All's well that ends well'.
I can recommend this novel to anyone whowants a peaceful couple of hours with a nice book.

What a delight! The Cornish Cove series by Kim Nash is such a wonderful, lovely, and heartwarming series. It is like a breath of fresh air. I love how this series focuses on community, friendship, family, relationships, and real-life issues. Like the other books in the series, Making Memories at the Cornish Cove is well written, charming, and a joy to read.

Lydia has moved to Driftwood Bay to be closer to her daughter, Meredith. After being married five times, Lydia is ready to focus on herself and the one love she gave up - dancing. She brushes off her old dancing shoes, finds a dance partner in Martin, a widower who owns the local antique restoration business.

I love how Kim Nash has the characters experiencing real life issues such as injury, loss, grief, health issues, marriage, and aging. I appreciate how her characters react and behave in realistic and understandable ways. As I mentioned above, I love the focus on community and friendship. This book has a positive and heartwarming message, it's never too late to start over or pursue your dreams. That second chances exist, humor is the best medicine, and there is power in positive relationships.

Delightful, heartwarming, and well written.


Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

Great little book. Didn’t realise until I was halfway through that this is from a series. It didn’t matter and the story was great anyway. I have this series pencilled away to catch up on.
I liked the relationships between Meredith and Lydia and the friendships between them and Martin and Dianna!
This was a lovely sunny book filled with warmth and friendships

Thank you NetGalley for this arc in exchange on an honest review.

A wonderfully bright colourful cover

Driftwood Bay, anyone who has read the previous books will have been excited to return…and so was I, I have loved the books and always enjoy my temporary stay in the beautiful village

We meet Lydia, Meredith’s Mum, who has decided time is of the essence and wants to rekindle her relationship with her daughter….and while she is at it how about a bit of dancing in the Bay’s ballroom comp

Things don’t always run smoothly of course and we have a story of love, laughter, tears and hope

I love the characters, every one and soooo enjoy the atmosphere of the book and story , Vi is a ‘one’ and very funny with her inappropriateness that she manages to get away with, I think we all know a Vi 😀

Kim Nash never fails to uplift and hug you with her books, its great to ‘feel good’ whilst reading and this book and series makes you feel that way, constantly

A lovely dedication from the author sets the tone for the book

As always it was a pleasure being at Driftwood Bay and spending time with the fab characters 🤗

What a treat I've had. I got to read these books back to back. I reread the first book just to freshen myself with the characters and it was just as good the 2nd time around. I then dived into book 2, as soon as I finished that I started book 3. I could have happily continued if more books were available. I could read about Driftwood Bay, the characters and the goings on all day long. I want to live in Driftwood Bay.

I'm loving how the author has decided not to just focus on one couple/person through these books and has chosen to keep the area as a focus and allow us to follow the lives of the different character that live there.

In this outing we follow the life of Lydia. What a great character she was. After 5 husbands Lydia proves there is 'life in the old dog yet'. A repaired relationship with her daughter Lydia shows that if you can, you should. a great attitude to life.

By the time I had read this book I really felt like I'd spent time with some old friends. I felt like I knew so much about the characters that I actually knew them as people. Not just a beautiful read but a very realistic, uplifting, escapism read. I'm a huge fan of Crime thrillers but having read one of this authors books, I have had to read each and everyone since. There are not many authors that can take me away from my usual reads but Kim Nash has become a must read author for me and I will admit I often go in blind not having read what the book is about. I don't need to, I know I'll love it.


Get yourself a cuppa and a big piece of cake and get stuck in. This really is a beautiful uplifting read. Bravo Miss Nash for making me smile, laugh and maybe shed a tear or two. This series has been just the tonic I needed right now.

Cornish Cove
✔︎ 1. Hopeful Hearts at the Cornish Cove (2023)
✔︎ 2. Finding Family at the Cornish Cove (2023)
✔︎ 3. Making Memories at the Cornish Cove (2024)

An absolutely gorgeous book that stole my heart.
So many touching moments that had me emotional.
Easy to read and get swept along with the characters who I felt like I already knew.
I adored it!
Many thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for an early copy.

Despite romance not being my usual genre, I absolutely love the Driftwood Bay series, so I've been looking forward to Making Memories At The Cornish Cove since I finished the previous book, and it did not disappoint! I love Kim Nash's easy style of writing and how she effortlessly transports us to Driftwood Bay. Her descriptions are beautiful, so much so that I really want to live there myself, but it's the sense of community that really draws me in. The characters’ relationships with each other are often complex, but so we'll drawn, and I love the way that Kim Nash reintroduced characters from her previous books which reinforces that sense of community.

The protagonist of Making Memories At The Cornish Cove is Lydia Robinson, the mother of Meredith, who is a regular character throughout the series. Kim Nash has previously touched upon the relationship between Lydia and Meredith, but I loved seeing how things happened from Lydia's side and getting to know her better. Lydia clearly has a colourful past and I loved learning more about this and how she became the person we see in the novel.

There are some real laugh out loud moments in Making Memories At The Cornish Cove, which I really enjoyed, but as always, Kim Nash touches on some much more serious issues and she is brilliant at this. She makes some poignant observations about the importance of memories and family, particularly as we get older, which gave me pause for thought as I was reading.

I really hope there is more to come from this series.

Lydia is Meredith’s mum, and she has settled well in the bay. Except, sometimes she feels lonely, even though she keeps herself busy and involved in their wonderful community.

Martin is Clem’s dad, and he does a lot of restoration work, which Lydia also helps him with. They are the best of friends and are always having a laugh.

When Lydia’s neighbour, Celia, decides it’s time to go gallivanting off to Australia, she has her sister, Dianne, come to stay and look after all her animals. Dianne and Lydia soon strike up a great friendship, and Dianne is a source of comfort for Lydia, as well as being there for her through thick and thin.

When Driftwood Bay decide to put on a charity ballroom dance competition, Lydia ropes in Martin to be her partner. As expected, it’s not long before things go wrong and Lydia is left feeling devastated.

What can I say about this amazing book that I haven’t already said about the other books in this series?

It’s like coming home to your family and feeling all snug and cosy. I received a warm welcome back to Driftwood Bay.

What a character Vi is, she nearly caused me problems (due to my age) by laughing so much! She is totally inappropriate but hilarious in the way that only someone in their dotage can be.

I felt for Meredith going through the change. It is a hard thing for some of us women to go through, and I thought it was amazing of the author to bring it up and make it part of the storyline.

It was a lovely idea to have Lydia and Meredith still growing their relationship as mother and daughter, especially after the years spent apart. I could feel Lydia’s worry and unease at the past, I willed her to move on.

This is a tale of old and new, memories, and new beginnings. A story that made me laugh as well as shed the odd tear.

My thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book definitely did not disappoint. Loved catching up with the characters from the previous books and loved hearing Lydia's story. Couldn't put the book down.

[arc] I’ve read the first two books in this series, and loved both. This one is the story of a seventy-something mum falling in love after her fifth divorce.
It’s a cute summer read, but the plot was really predictable and dull in places.
I felt frustrated with the leading lady’s tunnel vision, and really didn’t take to her. (This may well be a “me” problem, but I found her stubbornness and secretive nature really frustrating).
If you’ve read the first two books, it’s worth reading to catch up with the other characters. I wouldn’t recommend it as a standalone though.

Driftwood you will always have my heart. I have loved my journey back in the cornish cove and have loved catching up with all the other characters from the other 2 books.

Its an easy read that I flew through and can't wait to read the next instalment from Kim.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Not content with getting us all obsessed with lighthouses, now Kim Nash has turned our heads to dancing!
I have thoroughly enjoyed the last two books in the Cornish Cove series, and this third was a wonderful addition. In Makin Memories, we focus on Lydia, the mother of the first Cove main character, Meredith.
Lydia is a woman of a certain age. In her seventies, she has been divorced several times and finally wants to put herself first. She is sent a box of old belongings that starts a cascade of memories from when she fell pregnant with Mere, and feelings arise once it starts.
Lydia loved dancing competitively, though no one knew this. An opportunity to take part in a competition brings many thoughts back to the forefront of her mind, including how she could improve her relationship with her daughter and whether, at 71, she is too old for romance.
What a lovely story! Easy to read and such fun, with plenty of revisits to the characters from the first two books, but enough in them for you to read as a stand-alone.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for an ARC.

It was good to be back at the Cornish cove with this next instalment in the series and felt like reconnecting with old friends.

This instalments focuses on the character of Lydia meridiths mum and of the relationship between mum and daughter the author has the ability to get to the heart of human emotion and writes about real and relatable situations in a very heartfelt way.

The book dedication was also simply beautiful and a fitting tribute to the authors aunt.

A warm and engaging book written in Kim's unique heartwarming 'down to earth' style with realistic characters and a relatable plot. And hooray for the main character being an older woman. Lydia is a delight and her relationship with Meredith is wonderful. Kim's book are like a rainbow of love, hope and friendship that will brighten up your day.

This is the third book in what I can only describe as a fabulous series 💕.

The series is based in Driftwood Bay, Cornwall and each book focuses on different residents in the bay but we do catch up with everyone in each book. What a lovely community it is.

I really feel a connection with all of the characters and think of them as friends, if that makes sense.

One character made be laugh out loud every time she opened her mouth ........ Vi, she is a woman of a certain age who says exactly what she thinks, she's hilarious.

The stories are heartfelt, warm and lift your spirits so much and I really hope we hear lots more from Driftwood Bay.