After hearing yet another distant rumble off the coast of her beloved Ocracoke Island, islander Evie Farrow knew in her heart what had happened . . . German U-boats . . . already dreading what it meant for the island's beautiful shore line. Casualties. Rarely survivors, only casualties . . . thus explaining Evie's startle when she happens upon a man who appears very much alive, although badly burned and injured, wearing civilian clothing; what secrets has this Englishman, who spouts barely coherent gibberish, carried to her island.
Years earlier, on the cusp of a different war, another Englishman arrived on the island, not as a survivor but as a summer guest at the lovely Ocracoke Inn. Remington Culbreth. Louisa Adair knew how foolish it was to form attachments to their patrons, however there was something curious about Rem that made foolishness seem practically normal; she couldn't help herself, she fell head over heels for her gallant, persistent admirer. Was it meant to be, had it ever been meant to be? Seemingly insurmountable odds were about to come between them.
"They would survive the devastation of this war . . . They would all go on. All rebuild. All would find new life . . . that might cover those scars, but which couldn't obliterate them completely. . . They become part of the earth. Part of the people. Part of the story . . . The yesterday whose tides would carve tomorrow."
*I received a copy of this book from the author and publisher. I also purchased a copy. The opinions stated above are entirely my own. 4.5 stars
BackCover Blurb:
In two world wars, intelligence and counterintelligence, prejudice, and self-sacrifice collide across two generations
In
1942, Evie Farrow is used to life on Ocracoke Island, where every day
is the same--until the German U-boats haunting their waters begin to
wreak havoc. And when special agent Sterling Bertrand is washed ashore
at Evie's inn, her life is turned upside down. While Sterling's injuries
keep him inn-bound for weeks, making him even more anxious about the SS
officer he's tracking, he becomes increasingly intrigued by Evie, who
seems to be hiding secrets of her own.
Decades earlier, in 1914,
Englishman Remington Culbreth arrives at the Ocracoke Inn for the
summer, never expecting to fall in love with Louisa Adair, the
innkeeper's daughter. But when war breaks out in Europe, their
relationship is put in jeopardy and may not survive what lies ahead for
them.
As the ripples from the Great War rock Evie and Sterling's
lives in World War II, it seems yesterday's tides may sweep them all
into danger again today.
Wonderful review. I loved this book.
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