Mai Tais and Murder by KC Luck

With their relationship still new, Helen Hardy and her partner, retired LAPD detective Mel Nelson, go to the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawaii. The idea is for Helen to do research for her next sapphic romance novel. However, things don’t go as planned. When their reclusive neighbor hints he is working on a dangerous story and then suddenly disappears, everything becomes much more complicated. The two of them find themselves caught up in a web of secrets and suspicious characters. Using Mel’s detective instincts as their guide, they work together to try and uncover the truth before it’s too late.