The Sea Before Us by Sarah Sundin

Series: Sunrise at Normandy #1
Genre: Historical Romance
Publisher: Revell
Released: February 6, 2018
354 pages

About the Book:

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 (WRNS), who pieces together reconnaissance photographs with holiday snapshots of France—including those of her own family's summer home—in order to create accurate maps of Normandy. Maps that Wyatt turns into naval bombardment plans for D-day.

As the two spend time together in the pressure cooker of war, their deepening friendship threatens to turn into something more. But both of them have too much to lose to give in to love . . .

  

My Rating & Thoughts:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I loved Wyatt. A horrible accent happens that causes a rift between the three Paxton brothers. It also leads him to make a bad choice that he is trying to rectify. He is now a Navy officer prepping for the D-Day invasion. Dorothy works for the Women's Navy creating maps from photos. I was fully invested in the various character relationships - romance, friendship and family. I was lost when some of the war stuff was being described. There were a few characters that frustrated me and the gull of them to treat Dorothy that way. We see the characters grow and learn to accept the past as the past and move forward. Faith is openly discussed between various characters. There are some tough moments or revelations that happen that made me feel for the characters. I did love reading the few letters of correspondence that were included. Immediately picked up book two after finishing.

(I was gifted this book from a friend; opinions expressed 

in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)

Other books from this author that I have reviewed:   

   

Embers in the London Sky

The Sound of Light

Until Leaves Fall in Paris

When Twilight Breaks

A Distant Melody - Wings of Glory #1

A Memory Between Us - Wings of Glory #2

Blue Skies Tomorrow - Wings of Glory #3