Yesterday's Tides

 

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In 1942, Evie Farrow is used to life on Ocracoke Island, where every day is the same - until the German U-boats haunting their waters begin to wreak havoc. And when special agent Sterling Bertrand is washed ashore at Evie's inn, her life is turned upside down. While Sterling's injuries keep him inn-bound for weeks, making him even more anxious about the SS officer he's tracking, he becomes increasingly intrigued by Evie, who seems to be hiding secrets of her own.

Decades earlier, in 1914, Englishman Remington Culbreth arrives at Ocracoke Inn for the summer, never expecting to fall in love with Louisa Adair, the innkeeper's daughter. But when war breaks out in Europe, their relationship is put in jeopardy and may not survive what lies ahead for them.

As the ripples from the Great War rock Evie and Sterling's lives in World War II, it seems yesterday's tides may sweep them all into danger again today.

Review

Yesterdays' Tides, is the newest historical novel by Roseanna M. White, and is also a time-slip story. It took me a few chapters to really capture my attention as it starts slowly and builds page by page, incrementally increasing the tension, and thereby multiplying the questions. The plotlines really picked up steam by the time I hit the middle of the book, and from there, it was hard to stop reading. I did struggle at times with distinguishing between some of the supporting characters (there were many!), and the portrayal of Catholic faith as Christian faith (including praying the rosary) did not sit well with me as those beliefs are not one and the same.

One thing that I was extremely excited to see, were all the connections to the author's previous books. I loved that aspect! Be sure to read the author's note at the end (after reading the book, of course, as there are a numbers of spoilers!) as the story behind the creation of Yesterday's Tides was really neat. Here's one juicy tidbit: this book was first written as a contemporary romance!

Overall, as a historical romance novel, this was a slow-burn, intriguing story with a satisfying ending. 

Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.