Clay is the third Paxton brother who left home because of an incident with his other two brothers. Since he joined the Army, he signed up to be part of the Rangers. At his Rangers training, he was assigned to Camp Forrest in Tennessee where he meets Leah Jones who is working in the library.
Leah grew up in an orphanage and remembers that she had twin younger sisters that she wanted to find and find out more about her background.
When the most unfortunate thing that could happen to a young lady happens to Leah, Clay made an offer to Leah to marry her and give her his protection. She would get his allotment check while he was deployed.
Sarah has done extensive research on D-Day and the various arms of the military service. She's gathered information about life in the armed services and how the members lived and fought. I love reading her books because she shares knowledge in a dark era of our nation's life. My father was in the Coast Guard during WWII and several of my uncles also served in various arms of the service--two in the Army, one in the Navy, and one in the Air Force. My father would have been at D-Day except that his ship was in dry dock after taking a torpedo meant for a larger ship.
Sarah's research is impeccable and her prose (and poetry in this book) is spot on. Her characters have a realness that make them likable, the pacing of the plot make the book hard to put down, and the settings make the book come alive. This is a five star book, with two thumbs up, and books donated to your local library.
My thanks go to Revell Publishing and NetGalley.com for providing this book for me to read and review.
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