The Sea Before Us by Susan Sundin

In 1944, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Paxton arrives in London to prepare for the Allied invasion of France. He works closely with Dorothy Fairfax, a ÒWrenÓ in the Women's Royal Naval Service. Dorothy pieces together reconnaissance photographs with thousands of holiday snapshots of France--including those of her own family's summer home--in order to create accurate maps of Normandy. Maps that Wyatt will turn into naval bombardment plans.

As the two spend concentrated time together in the pressure cooker of war, their deepening friendship threatens to turn to love. Dorothy must resist its pull. Her bereaved father depends on her, and her heart already belongs to another man. Wyatt too has much to lose. The closer he gets to Dorothy, the more he fears his efforts to win the war will destroy everything she has ever loved.

The prologue sets the story for Wyatt to join the Navy and go to England and be part of the D Day planned invasion.  Dorothy is English and assists in the planning.  There was a lot of history in the books that I wasn't aware of and found quite interesting.  At times I did find there was too much detail on the invasion. 

Wyatt found God's forgiveness for his past deeds.  But he couldn't seem to forgive himself.  Dorothy helps him with that and Wyatt finds himself falling in love with her.  Dorothy has a childhood infatuation with a British Naval Officer.  She does everything she can to get his attention.  Even to not being herself.  Wyatt sees her true self and loves her for her. 

I look forward to the next book in the series.

I was given this book by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in anyway.