Sophie Salaün – Translator

Since 2019, I've translated more than 250 novels from English into French, including work for USA Today and Amazon bestselling authors such as Siobhan Davis, Darcy Burke, and Jennie Goutet. I'm a native French translator based near Paris, working with independent authors, translation agencies (Literary Queens, Valentin Translation), and publishers like Relay Publishing.

My focus is romance and romantic suspense, historical romance in particular, though I also translate legal thrillers, medical thrillers, and romantic comedy. I don't just move words from one language to another: I look for the rhythm and voice that make a book feel like it was written in French, not translated into it.

In practice, that means clean prose without the stiffness that gives away a translation, careful attention to continuity and character voice across a series, and delivery you can count on, often ahead of deadline.

I also offer translation assessments if you want a second opinion before committing to a full project, and I review AI-assisted translations to bring them up to a professional publishing standard.

Send me your word count and deadline along with a short excerpt, and I'll get back to you within 24 hours with a quote.