Midnight on the Scottish Shore by Sarah Sundin | Review

When Twilight Breaks was the book that hooked me on Sarah Sundin’s novels and I haven’t missed a new release of her’s since.

February 4th brought us Midnight on the Scottish Shore and Sundin has done it again, bringing us an original take and point of view from World War II and from a fantastic setting—Scotland. Check out the back cover, followed by my review.

Back Cover

In a time of war, danger lurks beneath the water–and in the depths of the human heart

As the German war machine devours the Netherlands, the only way Cilla van der Zee can survive the occupation is to do the unthinkable–train to become a spy for the Nazis. Once dispatched to Britain, she plans to abandon her mission and instead aid the Allies. But her scheme is thwarted when naval officer Lt. Lachlan Mackenzie finds her along the Scottish shore and turns her in to be executed.

Yet perhaps she is more useful alive than dead. British intelligence employs her to radio misleading messages to Germany from the lighthouse at Dunnet Head in Scotland–messages filled with naval intelligence Lachlan must provide. If the war is to be won, Lachlan and Cilla must work together. But how can he trust a woman who arrived on his shores as a tool of the enemy–a woman certain to betray both him and the Allied cause?

My Review

The opening chapters of Midnight on the Scottish Shore were heartbreaking, depicting the horrors happening in 1941 Amsterdam. And they gave every reason for Cilla to choose an extreme path of escape.

Cilla might be one of my favorite all-time heroines. A stellar story teller in her own right with an incredible imagination. Daring, fun, witty (even in stressful situations), confident … until she wasn’t any longer, and her vulnerable brokenness hit the page.

Lachlan is pretty much Cilla’s opposite, or so it seems, it many ways. He’s serious, carrying burdens from the past that make him guarded and extremely stubborn.

Their love story is original, their redemption powerful, but their partnership is probably what kept me turning page after page. Iron sharpens iron, and Cilla and Lachlan are one powerhouse team.

If you love historical romance with a powerful faith thread, suspense, espionage, a fantastic setting, and incredibly well researched, then you must read Midnight on the Scottish Shores.

4.5 stars from me! Get your copy on amazon.ca or amazon.com today!

Thank you to Revell for my copy! All opinions in this review are my own.

About the Author

Sarah Sundin is the bestselling author of When Twilight Breaks, Until Leaves Fall in Paris, The Sound of Light, Embers in the London Sky,and the popular WWII series Sunrise at Normandy, among others. She is a Christy Award winner and a Carol Award winner, and her novels have received starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. Sarah lives in Southern California. Visit SarahSundin.com for more information.