With World War II as a backdrop, Continue reading → So many elements of this book are artfully intertwined and corresponding, beginning with the three inner-story titles based on classic Christmas songs – White Christmas by Cara Putman, I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Sarah Sundin, and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Tricia Goyer. As each story-within-the-story singles out a different sibling and shares his or her Christmas love story, the overarching tale is revealed piece by piece. Stepping away from typical holiday novella collections filled with several unrelated short stories, Where Treetops Glisten focuses on one family. Where Treetops Glisten is a new, 2014 release from WaterBrook Multnomah that successfully brings each of these elements to life, in the voices of three acclaimed authors – Cara Putman, Sarah Sundin and Tricia Goyer. (Feb.What could be better than a unique, heartwarming, old-fashioned Christmas story carefully crafted by a talented author, filled with Christian values and sweet surprises (and un-surprises!), then polished to near perfection? The answer is THREE such stories melded together into one book – each a delightful story of its own, yet interrelated with the other two.

This ruminative, slow-burning romance is Sundin’s best yet. Clay and Leah are the embodiment of courage and fortitude as they find hope in faith, selflessness, and forgiveness. As Clay fights and Leah convalesces, their relationship strengthens through letters, and they realize God’s plan may not have been what they were expecting. When Clay saves Leah’s life during an assault, their bond deepens, and they decide to marry before Clay heads to Europe. He meets and takes a liking to courteous Leah Jones, who works at a nearby orphanage library, is an orphan herself, and was abandoned by her uncaring adoptive family. Betrayed by his two half-brothers, who stole his savings, he believes dying in combat could give meaning to his life.

Clay Paxton trains with the Army Rangers and is driven by a recurring dream of his death on the battlefield. In Camp Forrest, Tenn., just before D-Day, Pvt.

Sundin ( Through Waters Deep) crafts an unusual love story in the third installment of the Sunrise at Normandy series.

The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin