THE LAND BENEATH US..Sarah Sundin
We meet Clay half white, half Indian, feeling he was unwanted, a dream after. seeing a poster to be a ranger. He also has the recurring dream of death. Leah was raised in an orphanage, finding a job as a librarian, Which was a blessing, since she was looking for a baby sister. Feeling like she was unnoticed with her long braid, and clothes that fit like a potato sack on her. .This was a new life to raise above her beginnings in the orphanage. Clay became her savior when he rescued her and a man of honor, they have a marriage of convince, The War was on, and so apart, letter will bind them, and one hopes love will come. They both have dreams,his is of death. Good story of the hardships, separation of one’s during a war, Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion by Net Galley and publisher.

I really enjoyed reading this third book in the Sunrise at Normandy series.
This is a continuation about the Paxton brothers, and this book gives us Clay's story.

The youngest son, the one wronged by both his brothers. The half-brother who believes he is not wanted....this is where we find Clayton at the beginning of the story.
We are also introduced to Leah, an orphan who finds herself in the middle of soldiers taking basic training. In search of a job, she finds one at a library, which is right down her alley.

This is their story. I hesitate to say too much more, because I don't want to give any spoilers.
But, I really enjoyed seeing their characters grow, both in their relationship and in their personal lives.
Leah is a heroine I would love to have known, to have as a friend. She is strong, determined, and courageous. Her strength becomes more apparent as she is pushed into even more hard times.
I found her search for her birth family also to be quite intriguing. She has faint memories of her childhood, those days before her parents died, before she and her little twin sisters were left at the orphanage. If only she could remember more details.

If you enjoy reading historical fiction, especially books about WWII, you won't want to miss this one!

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