The Voice We Find by Nicole Deese ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

Two voices. One story. A chance to rewrite their future.

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April 2025; Bethany House Publishers; 978-0764241208
audio, ebook, print (416 pages); Christian romance

The two main characters were at a bad place in their lives but had plans for their futures...and then they met each other and despite how strong they were about not getting into a relationship, life had other plans for them.

Sophie returns to the family winery in California after a disastrous event on Broadway.  Her parents and her brother hadn't been happy with her when she left the family business, and now that she's come home, they keep reminding her that it was all her fault and that she never should have left to become a failure as an actress.  They let her sleep in the pool house instead of in the luxurious home and require her to work at the winery.  She's desperate to find something else but feels like she has to pay her dues for disappointing her family.  Her best friend finds out about voice artists being hired to read audiobooks.  She applies and is hired to work at a small studio with August.  He had been a well-known music producer but moved back home to take care of his sister after their parents died.  He was reluctant to start producing audiobooks, but his best friend pushes him into it.  Sophie and August's first meeting is almost a disaster because she has her cat in her backpack and he absolutely hates cats.  Things between them improved after that difficult first meeting. The longer that Sophie and August work together, the more interested they become in each other, but August fights the attraction and doesn't want a relationship with anyone.  Their common faith helps them both to figure out where they are supposed to be in their life and if they have a life together in the future.

I really liked the two main characters and seeing their growth throughout the book.  August had turned his back on his faith after his parents died, but with Sophie's help, he got back on the right road.  August's sister was also an interesting character. She lost her hearing in the accident that killed their parents, and there was a lot in the book about hearing loss and the deaf community.  This book could have been a light, fluffy romance, but the author does a fantastic job of adding many different elements to the story that makes it even more interesting.  This book is part of a series, but all of the books can be read as standalones.  I plan to order the other two books that have already been published.  

This book is about family and love, failure and redemption, and the faith that brings change and happiness to even the most tragic circumstances.

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Susan Roberts grew up in Michigan but loves the laid-back life at her home in the Piedmont area of North Carolina where she is three hours from the beach to the east and the mountains in the west.  She reads almost anything but her favorite genres are Southern Fiction and Historical Fiction.   

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