The Sea Before Us

In 1944, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Paxton arrives in London to prepare for the Allied invasion of France. He works closely with Dorothy Fairfax, a "Wren" in the Women's Royal Naval Service. Dorothy pieces together reconnaissance photographs with thousands of holiday snapshots of France--including those of her own family's summer home--in order to create accurate maps of Normandy. Maps that Wyatt will turn into naval bombardment plans.

As the two spend concentrated time together in the pressure cooker of war, their deepening friendship threatens to turn to love. Dorothy must resist its pull. Her bereaved father depends on her, and her heart already belongs to another man. Wyatt too has much to lose. The closer he gets to Dorothy, the more he fears his efforts to win the war will destroy everything she has ever loved.

The tense days leading up to the monumental D-Day landing blaze to life under Sarah Sundin's practiced pen with this powerful new series.

The Sea Before Us is a great start to the Sunrise at Normandy series! It is the perfect blend of history, faith, and romance. Sarah’s books leave you feeling like you know the characters personally and you want to learn as much about them as you can. All of her novels are set during WWII, but she manages to make each unique and fantastic! With rising anticipation as D-day draws near, possible scandal in the business world, and the loss and renewal of family relations on the home front are all part of the plot in this book.

This is a book I would recommend to anyone who loves history and romance. I can’t wait for the next book in the series. 

**I received this book from the publisher as part of their book bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Special thanks to the Revell Reads Blog Tour program for the advanced copy of The Sea Before Us!