Island Left Behind — Cherime MacFarlane

He waited too long. Dmitri will never see his father again. Count Dmitri Bressoff is dead.Dmitri III must give up hiding out in London and go home. The injuries he suffered as an ambulance driver in the war to end all wars have left him suffering from shell shock. His father was on his way to find Dmitri and bring him home when he met with an accident. Guilt gets added to the rest of his problems.To reach Seattle and Bressoff Island fast, he hires a pilot with a biplane. Hattie Morrison agrees to teach him how to fly. The sensual young widow claims to be married to her plane and won't allow another man into her heart. On reaching the island, Dmitri finds his childhood playmate can't stand the sight of him. Why does Marina hate him?Bressoff island is reeling from the loss of the Count and his best friend, Alexis. Not only has Karin lost her husband, but her oldest son in the war. Her daughter has taken over running the mill. Marina's problems mount because Juneau is now the capital of Alaska Territory. With Sitka no longer prominent in the government, shipping is bypassing their island.Things are about to change radically for the Bressoff family and the island they have called home for several generations.