Embers in the London Sky, by Sarah Sundin, opens with Alesia van der Zee Martens planning to run away from her husband with her young son, Theo, to join her family in England. However, before she can make to out the front door, her husband Bas had returned to declare that the Germans had crossed the Netherlands border and he needed to escape to England to have a safe place to run his business. So indeed Alesia would be heading to England, but unfortunately it would be in the presence of her abusive husband!
When Bas hands her son over to another family traveling to England, Alesia fears never seeing her boy’s sweet face again. When her husband is killed before she learns who has her son, Alesia is certainly at a loss!
Hugh Collingwood is an Englishman attempting to record some of the events taking place in France. In the midst of the fighting, Hugh’s asthma begins to act up. He knows this is the last place he should be; however, the reporter in him will not let him stay away. When Hugh suddenly crosses paths with his older brother, he is again reminded of the danger this place could bring to his lungs. Before Hugh is placed on the next ship headed back to England, he watches as his brother’s ship is destroyed!
When Alesia and Hugh cross paths in London, they soon team up in an effort to locate her son. The situation gets quite complicated when they finally find Theo. Alesia has no papers and this couple has claimed him as their own. Hold tight to discover if Alesia will ever be reunited with her young son!
I received a copy of this book from Revell in exchange for my review.