#Review: Finding Family at the Cornish Cove by Kim Nash @KimTheBookworm @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #BoldwoodBloggers #newrelease #blogtour #CornishCove #romance #secondchances #RespectRomFic

It’s a real pleasure today to be joining the blog tour for Finding Family at the Cornish Cove, the latest book in the new series from Kim Nash, and sharing my review. Published by Boldwood Books on 3rd October, it’s now available as an e-book (free via Kindle Unlimited), in paperback, and as an audiobook. My thanks to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for the invitation and support, and to the publishers for my advance e-copy (provided via netgalley).

I’ll rein myself in for once, and not tell you yet again how much I’ve loved Kim’s writing from her very first book – but if you pop her name into the search bar, you’ll find enthusiastic reviews of every single one. Did you read her first book with Boldwood, Hopeful Hearts at the Cornish Cove? You don’t need to have done so to enjoy this one, but it really was just gorgeous – the book hug we all sometimes need, with an escape to the seaside, the warmth of Meredith’s new friendships, and that fantastic chemistry between her and handyman Clem. I thought it was wonderful – you can read my review again here. I was really looking to returning to Driftwood Bay, finding out what was happening in everyone’s lives…

Family is everything…

 

For years, Gemma has been running her late mother’s café with devotion, and when an opportunity comes to buy out her next-door neighbour and expand, she jumps at the chance.

 

She knows she will do her mother proud – keep her legacy going strong – but deep down she knows there’s still something missing.

 

But sometimes family are those you choose, or those who choose you! With a growing community of supporters cheering Gemma on, will she really spend the rest of her life alone?

 

And with some new faces at her blossoming bistro, perhaps romance may also be on the cards?

If you read the first book in this lovely series, you’ll already have met Gemma – on hand with hot drinks and cake from her seafront cafe when Meredith was coming to terms with the realities of moving to her dilapidated lighthouse, and providing support when she needed it most. This book picks up her own story, at the point when she’s grasped the opportunity to extend the cafe that used to belong to her mum into the empty shop next door, with understandable concerns about whether she’s doing the right thing, all tangled up with memories of earlier happy times. Her sister Lucy (and they’re very close) runs Driftwood Bay’s bed and breakfast with her lovely husband – always fully booked in such a lovely location. Meredith and Clem are also on hand to help in their different ways – the friendships throughout this book are just wonderful, and you really won’t have any problems making the connections should this be your first visit.

The story is every bit as strong as the characters – some sensitive and well-handled issues bringing heartbreak, but always perfectly balanced by the warmth of the various relationships, whether family, friendship, or the loveliest developing romance. I really don’t want to tell the story, with its many twists and turns and a few real surprises – but I really have to mention one of the new characters that entirely won my heart, the lovely Occy (never, ever, call her Octavia!). At first she feels like trouble, a wonderfully drawn young teen at war with her lovely father and the world – but when Gemma takes a chance and allows her to work in the cafe (once she’s removed the false nails and wiped off the layers of make-up, and so long as she does some homework when they’re quiet…), the relationship that developed between them frequently made me smile but also sometimes brought a tear to my eye.

But every character in this book is wonderfully drawn – Gemma is the voice of the book, so relatable and sympathetic, thoroughly lovely in every way, facing every new challenge with a smile when she’s sometimes uncertain or hurting inside. There were more tears around her relationship with sister Lucy – the support they give each other entirely warms your heart, while the developing storyline does rather break it a little too. And I really must mention the lovely Jude, Occy’s long-suffering father – I’ve always had rather a weakness for a bearded man in uniform, and however standoffish he might seem at first and despite a few misunderstandings and complications along the way, it turns out that I might not the only person who feels that way.

The author’s emotional touch throughout this book is just absolutely perfect – just in case you should doubt it, there’s certainly plenty of fun and laughter amid life’s many ups and downs. And if you’re wondering about the chances of a happy ending – well, there’s a closing chapter that honestly couldn’t have been any more of everything I wanted and hoped for if I’d written it myself. This was such a special book, and quite beautifully written – I couldn’t recommend it more. And yes, I’m already looking forward to spending more time in Driftwood Bay, and meeting up again with these lovely people who now really feel like the closest of friends.

About the author

Kim Nash is the author of uplifting, funny, heartwarming, romantic, feel-good fiction. She lives in Staffordshire with son Ollie and English Setter rescue dog Roni, is Digital Publicity Director for publisher Bookouture (division of Hachette UK), and is a book blogger at www.kimthebookworm.co.uk.

When she’s not working or writing, Kim can be found walking her dog at Cannock Chase, reading, writing and binge-watching box sets on the TV.

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