Bold, sophisticated, and flirtatious, Army Air Force flight nurse Lt. Kay Jobson collects hearts wherever she flies, leaving men pining in airfields all across Europe. So how can ruggedly handsome C-47 pilot Lt. Roger Cooper be all but immune to her considerable charms? In fact, he seems to do everything he can to avoid her.Still, as they cross the skies between Italy and southern France, … France, evacuating the wounded and delivering paratroopers and supplies, every beat of their hearts draws them closer to where they don’t want to go. Can they confront the fears and misunderstandings in their pasts?
Sarah Sundin seamlessly weaves together emotion, action, and sweet romance into a tale that transcends time and calls us to believe in the power of love.
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Loved the female & male protagonists. Military details spot on. Lovely development of romance during a tense time.
Sarah Sundin’s novels always remind me why we call the men & women of World War II, “The Greatest Generation.”
Her most recent book, In Perfect Time, tells the story of flight nurse Kay Jobson and C-47 pilot Roger Cooper, who work together in Italy and southern France to evacuate the wounded and deliver paratroopers and supplies. They are hard-working, courageous, and quick-thinking. In their down-time, Roger entertains the local kids by playing the drums on any available surface, dreams of auditioning for a Glen Miller type big band, and stays far away from girls. And beautiful, high-spirited Kay, who can’t seem to break through Roger’s quiet reserve, appreciates him from afar.
Of course, we readers can see that Roger and Kay would be perfect for each other, but these characters have personal issues to work through before they can become a real team. Both Kay and Roger are damaged by families who did not cherish them—and even deemed them worthless. After years of being told they would never measure up, they are haunted by their parents’ hateful words.
Kay and Roger help each other wage powerful inner battles to overcome the negative messages of their youth and see themselves as God sees them. Their personal struggles and growth—set against the backdrop of the fierce fighting around them—make this a riveting, romantic story.
As a lover of suspense and mystery novels, I usually keep to contemporary mysteries, unless you include Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Sherlock Holmes, but recently, I downloaded a free book to my Kindle. A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin. Sundin specializes in World War II fiction, which usually I have no interest in reading. Deciding to give her a chance, I read the book and enjoyed it immensely.
I jumped at the chance when Revell offered a complimentary copy of In Perfect Time by Sarah Sundin. The story is the third book in a trilogy featuring Army Air Flight nurses featuring Lt. Kay Jobson. According to the blurbs of the offer two books preceding this tale, Kay Jobson is featured in the other two books.
I have found a new author to enjoy and look forward to all her books. I only own three of the six books she has published, and I plan to keep a hunt out for the other three.
Sundin’s characters are realistic with difficulties and a past, which haunts them. I enjoy how Sundin develops and causes a change in her characters internally as the story develops. The relationship between Kay and Roger Cooper, a C-47 pilot, matches real life because Sundin takes the time to develop their relationship. They argue. They love. They hate each other.
Some of my favorite parts are the amount of research Sundin has woven perfectly together in the story. The location and the history fit well with the action occurring on the page that the reader forgets their reading a story that occurred seventy years ago.
The plot is filled with heart pounding action passed enemy lines to a hunt by Nazi’s soldiers to a near-rape in the story. The story has a happy ending, which causes the audience to sigh in relief from all the rapid pace of the plot.
Have you tried any of the books by Sarah Sundin? If so, do you usually pick up historical romances? What caused you to pick up Sarah Sundin’s book? If not, I hope this review has given you some things to ponder about the greatest of Sundin’s writing and research.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Revell Publishing in exchange for my honest opinion, which are completely my own.
In the series, Kay Jobson has always been one of the characters I wasn’t in love with. This book is all about her and the pilot, Roger Cooper.
I did enjoy getting to read more about her past and the reason she is the way that she is.
Their story together just wasn’t my favorite in the series. Maybe because it seemed too dragged out? Maybe because I didn’t enjoy reading about her being saved and turning into a Christian? I think it was just a little too evangelical for me.
I still loved reading about the flight nurses in World War Two. I have found that topic fascinating. It’s obvious a lot of research was done. Just like the second book, this third one overlaps time-wise a little with the previous one.
I didn’t put it in my clean folder, just because there is a lot of discussion about the past (and some other topics) that isnt quite clean enough to put on that bookshelf for me.