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Celebrating the release of The Sky Above Us! Today I’m featuring historical photos plus photos from my research trip to England and Normandy that relate to the aerial aspect of D-day.

The Sky Above Us – Tour: D-Day in the Air

Thursday, February 7, 2019 by Sarah Sundin
To celebrate the release of The Sky Above Us, I’m conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel that I saw on my research trip to England and Normandy. London! Today—D-day in the Air Duxford Air Museum The Queen Mary (sister ship of the Queen Elizabeth) In The Sky Above Us, US fighter pilot Lt. Adler Paxton flies a P-51 Mustang in treacherous dogfights with the German Luftwaffe as the Allies battle for air ... Read Article
To celebrate the release of The Sky Above Us, author Sarah Sundin is conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel from her research trip to England and Normandy. Today - London!

The Sky Above Us – Tour of London

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 by Sarah Sundin
To celebrate the release of The Sky Above Us, I’m conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel that I saw on my research trip to England and Normandy. Today—London! D-day in the Air Duxford Air Museum The Queen Mary (sister ship of the Queen Elizabeth) London! A beautiful city brimming with millennia of history. When my heroine, Violet Lindstrom, arrives in England in December 1943, she and her fellow Amer... Read Article

A New Contract – Three More World War II Novels!

Thursday, June 21, 2018 by Sarah Sundin
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve signed another contract with Revell Books for three more World War II novels! These stories will be a bit different for me, as they will each stand completely alone, not as part of a series. Inspired by real people and stories, each novel will feature Americans living in Nazi Germany or Nazi-occupied Europe, and each will be filled with romance and danger as the characte... Read Article
The Sky Above Us by Sarah Sundin, February 2019 from Revell Books

Cover Reveal – The Sky Above Us

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 by Sarah Sundin
Today, on the 74th anniversary of the D-Day landings, I’m pleased to reveal the cover for my upcoming D-Day novel The Sky Above Us, Book 2 in the Sunrise at Normandy series. The book is available at Amazon and other sites soon and as an e-book and audiobook. Sunrise at Normandy Series One fateful night drove three brothers apart. One fateful day thrusts them together…D-Day. The Sky Above Us (Book 2, coming Fe... Read Article
To celebrate the release of The Sea Before Us, Sarah Sundin is conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel from her research trip. Today - Omaha Beach

The Sea Before Us – Tour of Omaha Beach

Saturday, February 10, 2018 by Sarah Sundin
To celebrate the release of The Sea Before Us, I’m conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel that I saw on my research trip to England and Normandy in September. February—London! February 8—Southwick House near Portsmouth February 9—D-day at Sea Today—Omaha Beach D-Day on the Ground – Omaha Beach D-day, Operation Overlord, is one of the most pivotal events of World War II and modern history.... Read Article
To celebrate the release of The Sea Before Us, Sarah Sundin is conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel from her research trip. Today - D-day at Sea!

The Sea Before Us Tour – D-Day at Sea

Friday, February 9, 2018 by Sarah Sundin
To celebrate the release of The Sea Before Us, I’m conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel that I saw on my research trip to England and Normandy in September. February 7—London! February 8—Southwick House near Portsmouth Today—D-day at Sea February 10—Omaha Beach In The Sea Before Us, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Paxton serves first in London with the naval planning for D-day and later on a... Read Article
To celebrate the release of The Sea Before Us, author Sarah Sundin is conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel from her research trip to England and Normandy. Today—the historic D-day site of Southwick House!

The Sea Before Us – Tour of Southwick House

Thursday, February 8, 2018 by Sarah Sundin
To celebrate the release of The Sea Before Us, I’m conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel that I saw on my research trip to England and Normandy in September. February 7—London! Today—Southwick House near Portsmouth February 9—D-day at Sea February 10—Omaha Beach Southwick House in the village of Southwick, not far north of Portsmouth, England, is not a common tourist site—but it has great hi... Read Article
To celebrate the release of The Sea Before Us, author Sarah Sundin is conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel from her research trip to England and Normandy. Today—London!

The Sea Before Us – Tour of London

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 by Sarah Sundin
To celebrate the release of The Sea Before Us, I’m conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel that I saw on my research trip to England and Normandy in September. Today—London! February 8—Southwick House near Portsmouth February 9—D-day at Sea February 10—Omaha Beach London! A beautiful city brimming with millennia of history. When my hero, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Paxton, arrives in London... Read Article
The Sea Before Us by Sarah Sundin

Cover Reveal – The Sea Before Us!

Tuesday, June 6, 2017 by Sarah Sundin
On the 73rd anniversary of the D-Day landings, I’m pleased to reveal the cover for my upcoming D-Day novel The Sea Before Us, Book 1 in the Sunrise at Normandy series. The Sea Before Us is now available for pre-order at Amazon and Books-A-Million, and will be available on other sites soon. Pre-orders for the e-book will be available at a later date. Sunrise at Normandy Series One tragic night drove three brothe... Read Article
See pictures from inside German U-boat U-505 and read the story of its capture!

When Tides Turn U-Boat Tour, Part 2

Friday, March 24, 2017 by Sarah Sundin
In When Tides Turn, my fictional hero, Lt. Dan Avery, serves aboard the auxiliary carrier USS Bogue. The aircraft of the Bogue were the first to sink a German U-boat without assistance from surface ships. The escort carriers soon became the nuclei of “hunter-killer” groups, along with destroyers or destroyer escorts. These groups not only escorted convoys, but were sent to hunt down U-boats based on intelligence ... Read Article