Lucien has been shipwrecked on a remote south Pacific island. For the first few months he is alone. When Edgar arrives, Lucien is elated he finally has someone to talk to, to share experiences with. Through Edgar, Lucien even discovers things about himself he’d long since forgotten.<br><br>A massive tropical storm brings with it more than wind and rain. It brings a man called Abel. Strangely, when Abel arrives on the island, Edgar disappears. Despite searching for his dear friend, Lucien cannot find him, but the forbidden feelings initially unlocked by Edgar are further explored with Abel, and Lucien finds himself falling in love.<br><br>Then the cannibals arrive, bringing with them a second shipwreck survivor. What Lucien and Abel witness is unspeakable, but being unarmed and with danger so close, can they themselves survive? Or is their love doomed before it has a chance to blossom?

Under Azure Skies

He heard Abel trying to stifle a laugh.


Officer Charlesworth appeared unimpressed. “Right then. I’ll leave you to your own devices. Remember—” he looked at them sternly “—dinner at six.”


Lucien felt like a naughty schoolboy being chastised by the headmaster.


“So, what would you like to do first?” asked Abel after Charlesworth had left.


“Find Sarah. To see what’s become of her. Once I know she’s safe and well, I can get on with things. I won’t be able to do anything until I have seen for myself that she’s okay.”


“And if she’s no longer in Sydney Town?”


“We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”


He started to walk away, but Abel caught him in his arms. “Come here, you.”


Abel embraced him, and kissed him. It was a long, hungry kiss, and despite the fact they could get caught, Lucien didn’t care. He wanted Abel’s lips on his more than he wanted anything else.


Chapter 23