Happy Sunday! Some of the books coming out later this month are A Call for Kelp by Bree Baker, Red Sky Over Hawaii by Sara Ackerman, The Promise by Patricia Davids, Marshmallow Malice by Amanda Flower, No Filter by Heather Day Gilbert, and Murder with Clotted Cream by Karen Rose Smith. Are any of these novels on your TBR list?
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| Army Rangers (1944) |
The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin has Private Clay Paxton working hard to become a U.S. Army Ranger. He
would make a great medic and is encouraged to pursue that path, but a recurring
dream has Clay insisting on becoming a fighter.
He believes God has sent this dream to him and Clay looks forward to the
day the dream comes true. At Camp
Forrest in Tennessee, Clay meets Leah Jones who has come to work at the library
on the base. Clay rescues Leah after she
is brutally attacked one evening at the library. To save her reputation, Clay weds Leah in a
marriage of convenience. He likes
knowing that she will be provided for after he is gone. When Clay ships out, they write frequently to
each other. As time passes, they begin
to love each other but neither will admit it to the other. Will Clay make it back from the war or will
his recurring dream come true?
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| US Army Rangers at Point du Hoc (they did an incredible job) |
The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin is the final installment in Sunrise at Normandy series. It can be read on its own, but, if you want to
get the full experience of the brothers’ saga, I recommend reading them in
order. I thought The Land Beneath Us was
well-written with developed characters.
I enjoy Sarah Sundin’s word imagery which brings the scenes alive. The author creates such strong characters. Leah Jones has had a rough life. Her parents died when she was a small child. At the orphanage, Leah was separated from her
baby sisters. She then endured horrible
adoptive parents who felt Leah’s Greek heritage was disdainful. They took away her heritage and her real
name. Just when things are turning
around for Leah, she is violently assaulted.
It takes a strong woman to overcome so much tragedy. Leah has such a tender and caring heart. I love how she enjoyed books. Leah is an avid reader like me. I admit that I wanted to shake Clay at
times. His dream confounded me, but Clay
is a man of strong convictions. I enjoyed
reading this engaging story as well as the whole series. The author did her research for this trilogy. She captured the U.S. Army Ranger training as
well as D-Day. Sarah Sundin portrayed
the time period beautifully. My favorite
line from The Land Beneath Us is, “Since the Lord knows everything, I reckon
that makes Him the ultimate library.” The
epilogue was a delight and wrapped up the series perfectly. The Land Beneath Us is a captivating
historical tale with a death dream, a terrible tragedy, battling brothers, a
library lover, and a raging war.
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| US Army Rangers on June 5, 1944 |
The Land Beneath Us can be obtained from Amazon* as well as other major booksellers. The other two novels in Sunrise at Normandy series are The Sea Before Us (available on Kindle Unlimited) and The Sky Above Us. Thank you for reading my review today. I appreciate it and I hope it helps you find a new book, series or author. On a Coastal Breeze by Suzanne Woods Fisher will be featured tomorrow. It is the second book in the Three Sisters Island series. May you have a peaceful day. Take care, stay safe and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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