Whispering in French: A Novel

Award-winning romance author Sophia Nash makes her women’s fiction debut with a beautifully crafted, funny, and life-affirming story set in the Atlantic seaside region of France, as one woman returns to France to sell her family home and finds an unexpected chance to start over—perfect for fans of Le Divorce and The Little Paris Bookshop.

Home is the last place Kate expected to find herself…

As a child, Kate Hamilton was packed off each summer to her grandfather’s ivy-covered villa in southern France. That ancestral home, named Marthe Marie, is now crumbling, and it falls to Kate—regarded as the most responsible and practical member of her family—to return to the rugged, beautiful seaside region to confront her grandfather’s debts and convince him to sell.

Kate makes her living as a psychologist and life coach, but her own life is in as much disarray as Marthe Marie. Her marriage has ended, and she’s convinced that she has failed her teenaged daughter, Lily, in unforgiveable ways. While delving into colorful family history and the consequences of her own choices, Kate reluctantly agrees to provide coaching to Major Edward Soames, a British military officer suffering with post-traumatic stress. Breaking through his shell, and dealing with idiosyncratic locals intent on viewing her as an Americanized outsider, will give Kate new insight into who—and where—she wants to be. The answers will prove as surprising as the secrets that reside in the centuries-old villa.

Witty and sophisticated, rich in history and culture, Sophia Nash’s novel vividly evokes both its idyllic French setting and the universal themes of self-forgiveness and rebuilding in a story as touching as it is wise.

Praise for A Dangerous Beauty: “Warm and wickedly fun...ignites the page with wit and passion.” - Julia Quinn

Praise for The Duke Diaries: “Riveting, and deliciously original” - Eloisa James, New York Times bestselling author

Praise for The Art of Duke Hunting: “Nash creates intense romantic tension between multidimensional characters to keep the pages turning.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Praise for Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea: “Expertly spiced with deliciously subtle sense of wit, deftly seasoned with a superbly nuanced cast of characters, and featuring a plot brimming with lusciously sensual romance and a dash of dangerous intrigue, Secrets of a Scandalous Bride is Nash’s best book yet.” - Booklist (starred review) on Secrets of a Scandalous Bride

“A Dangerous Beauty,” the charming, witty and achingly sensual new romance by Sophia Nash. ...an example of Nash’s gift for fine storytelling written in an inviting manner, one which allows even the uninitiated Regency reader to experience a new world while enjoying an engaging and deliciously heartrending love story.” - Michelle Buonfiglio, LifetimeTV.com.

“Nash successfully cracks the code for women’s fiction by delivering a superbly written novel rich in unforgettable characters, a beautifully evoked setting, and graceful writing enlivened with equal measures of wry wit and poignant emotion [...] you have a literary tour de force.” - Booklist (starred review)