BLUE SKIES TOMORROW is the first book I’ve read from Sarah Sundin. And I am saddened I didn’t read the first two installments in the Wings of Glory series first.
Helen Carlisle is the perfect grieving widow, or so it seems. She lives a life of lies to hide the awful truth and to protect her son. But, when Lt. Ray Novak shows her some attention, she realizes what she is missing out on because of the fear of others finding out her horrible secret.
Lt. Ray Novak trains B-17 pilots but desires to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a pastor. But with two war heroes for brothers, he feels he is letting other’s down if he doesn’t join in the fight of WWII. When he runs into Helen Carlisle, a childhood friend, his interests change to his desire for a personal life more than a career. When he learns what Helen has tried so hard to hide, he wants nothing more than to help her through her pain. But she won’t let him in.
When Helen decides she can’t have a relationship with Ray, he in turn decides he will never know what he’s made of if he doesn’t go into combat. While apart, Helen is able to open up to Ray about her struggles, and as any good pastor, Ray gives her advice that will encourage her soul more than her affections. Neither are ready to tell the other their true feelings, that is, until it is too late.
BLUE SKIES TOMORROW was a very enjoyable read. Though I’m not a huge fan of war-themed novels, Sundin did a great job of incorporating wartime details without detracting from the romance thread. The character development was very rich. The back story Sundin added was handled artfully and lead to the reader’s better understanding of the characters. Like I previously said, I wish I had been able to read the first two books in the Wings of Glory series, to read them now might be anticlimactic, but BLUE SKIES TOMORROW read as a standalone novel and I don’t feel like a missed a thing.
Book provided for review purposes.
“Available August 2011 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”
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