Sunrise at Normandy Book #3
Publisher’s Blurb
In 1943, Private Clay Paxton trains hard with the US 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?
Details
- Title: The Land Beneath Us
- Author: Sarah Sundin
- Series: Sunrise at Normandy
- Publisher: Revell (February 4, 2020)
- Pages: 384
- Excerpt
My Thoughts
I’m always slow to give a book 5 stars, but I seem to be on a roll lately. The books I’ve been picking up are incredible.
This is my first book by Sarah Sundin, but I believe I will now be backing up and starting at the first of this series: Sunrise at Normandy.
I was quickly drawn to Clay and Leah (Thalia). Each had an interesting back story and I immediately began turning pages to see how their relationship would develop.
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Private Clay Paxton, who is at Camp Forrest, Tenn., is training with the Army Rangers just before D-Day. He is allowing his life to be somewhat directed by <a recurring dream of dying on the battlefield.
Leah, an orphan was separated from her twin baby sisters when she was four. She desperately wanted to know more about her heritage and siblings. She was also faced with contempt because of her Greek background. But her incredible love for books brings to the reader perhaps a new knowledge regarding the importance that books played in WWII.
Clay and Leah’s relationship is one that you can only appreciate through growing with them as you turn the pages and their journey unfolds.
But the story covers much more. It informs about the preparations for the D-Day invasion. It tells of the ways Rangers trained. Historical facts are scattered throughout.
Through my reading, I’ve discovered that more and more I’m falling in love with historical fiction. I could go on and on about this book, but I won’t. I’m just going to highly recommend this series. And that recommendation is based on this book alone, which is enough to convince me that the series is well worth reading. I would suggest you should start with The Sea Before Us. I know I’m going to add it to my TBR list!
My thanks to Netgalley and Revell for this ARC. The review copy did not influence my opinion or review.
What Concerned Me
Nothing
What I Liked Most
I loved the characters and the fact that they felt so believable. And for a person who wasn’t all that fond of history in school, I absolutely love the way historical facts are intermingled into this story. Thumbs-up!
About The Author
Sarah Sundin is the author of The Sea Before Us and The Sky Above Us, as well as the Waves of Freedom, Wings of the Nightingale, and Wings of Glory series. Her novels have received starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. Her popular Through Waters Deep was a Carol Award finalist, and both Through Waters Deep and When Tides Turn were named on Booklist‘s “101 Best Romance Novels of the Last 10 Years.” Sarah lives in Northern California. Visit www.sarahsundin.com for more information.
