Review: Love when you least expect it
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 31, 2013
I've been reading this authors Brothers In Arms series and Islands sounded intriguing, so I wanted to give it a shot.  Glad I did, it's such a beautiful and sweet story.Lieutenant Commander Gabriel Conlan has been denying his attraction to men since he knew it was there.  And now that he is in the Navy, he especially hides it.  And, although he has has plenty of hurried bathroom, back room or alley sex, he has never had the luxury of being able to relax with it and actually enjoy it.  To him, sex between men (being heavily stigmatized) is only about release, never about love.  And he certainly never expected to find love when he was tasked with negotiating a military deal with René Dubois.René is the French owner of Ile Dorée and has never had to hide his homosexuality.  When he first lays eyes on Gabriel he knew he had to have him.  Gabriel, though extremely attracted to René, is very reluctant to take that attraction further than conversation at a safe distance.  René chips at Gabriel's defenses, though, and they embark on an affair.  René teaches Gabriel just how good sex can be when you have a connection with your partner and the time to enjoy it.  Gabriel did not expect in a million years to fall in love.