Historical Romance
The Land Beneath Us
Sunrise At Normandy book 3
by Sarah Sundin
-From Goodreads- In 1943, Private Clay Paxton trains hard with the U.S. Army Rangers at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, determined to do his best in the upcoming Allied invasion of France. With his future stolen by his brothers' betrayal, Clay has only one thing to live for—fulfilling the recurring dream of his death. Leah Jones works as a librarian at Camp Forrest, longing to rise above her orphanage upbringing and belong to the community, even as she uses her spare time to search for her real family—the baby sisters she was separated from so long ago. After Clay saves Leah's life from a brutal attack, he saves her virtue with a marriage of convenience. When he ships out to train in England for D-Day, their letters bind them together over the distance. But can a love strong enough to overcome death grow between them before Clay's recurring dream comes true? ISBN-13: 9780800727994 Can love and faith get them through dark times? Wow, this was quite a story. I've only read a few of Sarah Sundin's books but I've come to expect a lot from her. The Land Before Us topped them all. I do have to admit that I have not read book two in the Sunrise At Normandy series as of yet. But that did not diminish the impressiveness of this book. In The Land Before Us readers finally get to find out Clay's perspective of the events that tore his close-knit family apart, driving all three Paxton sons into various branches of the military during World War II. There's a lot of emotion in this story. Both Clay and Leah have painful pasts in addition to turmoil of present circumstances. | This Book received a 4.5 Bark rating. |
I really did enjoy The Land Beneath Us and was reminded just how much I like Sarah Sundin's books. The story is by turns, fun, poignant, romantic, and even has an unexpected mystery angle. Clay's recurring dream was a surprising twist that I positively liked. All in all, this is a great wartime historical romance from a good author, a story you won't want to miss.
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin a 4.5 Bark rating.