'...exploring where love begins, where it falters, and the courage it takes to hold on—or to let go'.
I adored Whitney's latest book, Will There Be Love, and it is absolutely as good as her debut novel, Will There Be Wine, if not better. I love a story that is told from different points of view and this one comes from the eyes of Ophelia and her husband Gianluca as well as Austen and her boyfriend Matt. Gianluca is a prize ass, but of course we are supposed to think that, however the other three are cute, and their lives soon become intertwined.
We are transported from Paris, to Rome, to Ibiza. At each location, I was feeling that I was really there, particularly on the beaches on the Balearic island of Ibiza and the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean with the warm sun beating down on my skin.
If you love a book full of the importance of friendships, romance and second chances, then I urge you to pick up a copy of Will There Be Love. It can definitely be read as a standalone, but why not buy both!
Thank you to Whitney Cubbison for the opportunity to read and review a copy of her second novel, Will There Be Love.
About the Book
A propulsive exploration of romantic and platonic love, commitment, shared history, betrayal and personal reckoning.
To celebrate her fortieth birthday, Ophelia and her husband Gianluca gather an unlikely group of eight friends and lovers – some old, some new, some false, some true – for a long weekend in Ibiza. However, the idyllic villa setting may be the only thing holding together a complicated tangle of friendship, love, and betrayal.
Among the guests is Ophelia’s old university flame, Matt, and his new girlfriend, Austen. While Matt finds himself falling in love, Austen is holding back, carefully protecting her heart.
Ophelia knows she loves her husband, but “love” is a word she never learned to say, a silence rooted in a childhood tragedy. What she doesn’t know is that Gianluca has been whispering it to someone else. And when his mistress crashes the party along with her own boyfriend, she brings a revelation that could unravel everything.
Across Rome, Paris and Ibiza, the party guests navigate the tangled paths that bring people together and push them apart, exploring where love begins, where it falters, and the courage it takes to hold on—or to let go.
About Whitney
Whitney Cubbison is a dual American & French citizen living in Paris since 2009. She grew up in Texas and California and graduated from UCLA with a degree in French. She started her career in Communications working for high-tech PR agencies in San Francisco and eventually joined Microsoft where she worked for sixteen years, thirteen of which from the Paris office. During that time, she held various international roles that encompassed public relations, employee communications, executive speechwriting, and social media.
She earned her French citizenship in early 2022 and left Microsoft in the summer of that year to focus on completing her first novel, Will There Be Wine? The story, while fiction, was deeply inspired by Whitney’s own experiences as an ex-pat divorcée living in Paris and trying to navigate the cultural minefield of dating in a foreign country. It was released on January 16, 2023.
She had such fun writing that one that she decided to write a sequel, which becameWill There Be Love? Her own search for love is ongoing, so she's hoping this title will manifest someone great for her. A girl can dream...! Will There Be Love? was released on April 29, 2025.
When she’s not writing, Whitney can be found sitting in Parisian cafés and restaurants with her friends, drinking wine.
