The sleepy tiny pineapple Island of Lanai was about to explode with the development of a resort. A steamy unexpected romance buds in the wake of change. Meanwhile, HPD detective Sydney Balzotti rekindles a childhood friendship on the island. What starts out as a homecoming breakfast in a quaint diner soon leads Balzotti on an investigation of twisted desires of lost love, jealousy and crime... again. The author grew up and lives in Hawaii. She has always had a passion for mixing adventure, danger and romance in her writings. Growing up, she and her Dad frequently flew interisland and she became a private pilot at 18 years old. She is a professor and an avid traveler. She and her husband have two sons and live on the Big Island.