Islands

Two men, one island, and a world at war... Lieutenant Commander Gabriel Conlan, United States Navy Seabees, knows he's not in Kansas anymore when he steps off the launch at the small island of Ile Dore and sees gorgeous Frenchman Rene Dubois waiting for him on the dock. The year is 1943, the place is the Pacific and the world is at war. Free from the censure of the military, Gabe has an explosive affair with Rene.
But when the world intrudes, Gabe denies Rene and tries to forget what they could have together. The only westerner on his small Pacific island, Rene is desperately lonely. When the tall, lanky American steps onto his dock, Rene knows his life will never be the same. He teaches Gabe how to love a man and, unexpectedly falls in love. Rene will brave prejudice, Japanese Zeros and Gabe's reluctance to find love at last.*This story was previously published as an ebook, and in a print anthology titled Esprit de Corps.