Lt. Raymond Novak prefers the pulpit to the cockpit, but at least his stateside job training B-17 pilots allows him the luxury of a personal life. As he courts Helen Carlisle, a young war widow and mother who conceals her pain under a frenzy of volunteer work, the sparks of their romance set a fire that flings them both into peril. After Ray leaves to fly a combat mission at the peak of the air … air war over Europe, Helen takes a job in a dangerous munitions yard and confronts an even graver menace in her own home. Will they find the courage to face their challenges? And can their young love survive until blue skies return?
Filled with daring and romance, Blue Skies Tomorrow will capture readers’ hearts.
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I should have been born in the 40′s. I love the clothes, the music, the movies. Yes, it was a harrowing period in our history. But a world at war laid bare the issues most important in life, and the times invited people to rise to new challenges. Those who did astounded themselves, and the world, by what they were able to accomplish. They are now called The Greatest Generation.
When I want to visit the 40′s time period, I know I can count on author Sarah Sundin to take me there. Sarah captures the essence of those years in her three-book series, Wings of Glory. This trilogy follows the lives of the Novak brothers, Jack, Walt, and Ray. The last book, Blue Skies Tomorrow , tells Ray’s story.
Ray has a preacher’s heart. He loves nothing better than to teach, counsel, and comfort the folks God brings his way. When lovely Helen Carlisle crosses his path, he is drawn to her sweet spirit and tender heart. Helen, a war widow struggling to raise a young son, blossoms under Ray’s love and attention. However, their time together is cut short when Ray volunteers to give up his stateside assignment and fly bombing missions.
Both Ray and Helen end up fighting the important battles God brings to their separate journeys. Both, in their own way, find themselves pretending to be people they’re not in an effort to survive. And both surprise themselves as they discover the depths of courage God is able to draw from within them. The drama of each character’s story kept me turning pages until the heartwarming, supremely satisfying conclusion.
Lt. Raymond Novak knows he is called to be a minister, a fact that has led to women dumping him in the past. Hiding his fear of war from himself, he is happy his war contribution keeps him stateside, where he can pursue an unexpected romance with a beautiful widow, who is caught in her own private hell. The author turns up the heat, taking each of her characters to the edge of their coping abilities, creating great tension for the reader. I loved this, Book #3, in the Wings of Glory Series for the wonderful characters and realistic portrayal of the times. Wonderfully written – keeps me wanting more!
This book is the end of the Wings of Glory series. Though not as not as her Waves of Freedom series, this series is still phenomenal. Also, apparently, it’s her debut series, which shows that she’s only gotten better. And she was good to start with, so there’s that.
Featuring a pastor in the Army Air Corps that’s trying to find courage and a war widow trying to raise her son, this book is filled with several emotional moments as the characters try to find themselves. There’s also some really good spiritual takeaways about trusting God and the true meaning of courage.
Even though it can be read as a standalone, I would really recommend that you read the other books in the series first. You’re introduced to both characters in the first book and see more of Raymond in the second, allowing you to better understand Raymond and Helen before you read this book. The romance is kind of quick, and I kept worrying about it crashing and burning, but because I’d already been acquainted with the characters, I understood why they rush in and why they respond to the consequences the way they do.
Really, you can’t go wrong with anything written by Sarah Sundin. This book was no exception.
This was the last and best book in the series “Wings of Gold”. It was suspenseful and hard to put down. Another delightful Sarah Sundin.