I have been a fan of Nicole Deese since I read her very first book. Her writing is just so powerful, so stunning. Do me a favor, if you haven’t read any of her books, please just go ahead and read one. I promise you’ll want to binge all the rest!
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About the Book
The Voice We Find (A Fog Harbor Romance) Author Nicole Deese
Published by Baker Books
on April 15, 2025
Genres: Fiction / Christian / Contemporary, Fiction / Christian / Romance / General, Fiction / Romance / Clean & Wholesome
Pages: 416
Amazon | Goodreads | Baker Book HouseTwo voices. One story. A chance to rewrite their future.
Sophie Wilder returns home to California with nothing more than a failed Broadway career and a geriatric cat. Stuck working at the family winery with her egotistical brother and desperate for a way to revive her acting dreams, she takes a side gig as an audiobook narrator with Fog Harbor Books. But getting mixed up in the life of her reluctant sound engineer was never a part of her plans.August Tate is still reeling from taking on guardianship of his teen sister. Determined to find a solution to her degenerative hearing loss and to prevent his private recording studio from going under, he agrees to produce audiobooks part-time. When Sophie breathes new life into his creativity and forms an unexpected bond with his sister rooted in their common faith, he must confront the reasons he turned away from his own or risk losing the second chance he's only just started to believe in.
The Voice We Find is the third book in Nicole Deese's Fog Harbor Romance Series for fans of clean, faith-based stories, deaf and hard of hearing representation, workplace romance, books about books, found family, and sibling bonds.
My Perspective
There are so many reasons I adore this story. It pulled at my heart strings (yes I cried more than once). It had such a sweet romance. It had ASL – something that is really important to me. It had powerful character growth. It had familial tension. And it had a surprise twist at the end that I did not see coming! I knew I was going to be reading greatness, Nicole Deese wrote the words. But this one really blew my socks off.
Let’s start with the ASL and deaf community representation. It was so well done. I loved seeing Gabby’s voice memos. They were raw, personal, and just showed her character in a way I didn’t expect. For a teenager, her faith was way beyond her years. It was just convicting if I’m being honest, and in a good way. But what I liked most about this was how Deese showed the importance of accepting someone how they are. Not trying to constantly “fix” them. It was a hard lesson for a certain character to learn, and I actually think I learned it myself right along with them.
Then there’s the romance. August and Sophie were just so sweet, so perfect. And by perfect I mean totally flawed, making mistakes, but just everything I wanted them to be. The bookish aspect of what they were doing was even better! I mean can we just hire them to do the audiobook for this book!? Maybe?? But seriously guys, they were great characters. The thing I appreciated was that Sophie wasn’t afraid to tell August some hard truths. How many characters do that early in their relationship? Not many because authors don’t always want to rock the boat. But Deese wrote it so well that I was hanging on every conversation, every word.
Then we have Sophie. Never being enough for her parents, and not having a good relationship with her brother. The black sheep of the family if you will. I loved seeing her work through all the emotions, finding a voice, and just becoming the woman God made her to be. It spoke right to me heart.
You don’t really expect a plot twist in a contemporary romance novel, am I right!? But Deese gives us one anyways and I absolutely loved it!! I can’t really say much about it, so please read it for yourself and then message me your thoughts – because I’ve got some thoughts!
All in all this was another fantastic book from Deese. She writes beautifully, and contemporary romance fans will fall in love with Sophie and August’s story. I think they’ll fall in love with Gabby too. I know I sure did.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. I was not required to write a favorable review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
About the Author
Nicole Deese is a Christy and Carol Award-winning, bestselling author of hope-filled, humorous, and heartfelt contemporary romance novels. When she’s not sorting out character arcs and story plots of her own, she can usually be found listening to an audiobook and multitasking at least four different chores at once. She’s a hoarder of sparkling water, a lover of long walks and even longer talks with friends, and a seeker of fun and adventure at all times. She lives in small-town, Idaho with her happily-ever-after hubby, two freakishly tall teenage sons, and one princess daughter with the heart of a warrior.
Find her online at www.nicoledeese.com.
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