Major Rose Nakamura thought the hardest part of her day would be taking the witness stand. She was badly mistaken.

For eight years, Rose and her task force have been building a case against “Mano” Manokalanipo, a black-hearted mafia boss who controls most of the crime in Honolulu. The trial is underway and she’s the prosecution’s key witness, but Mano has other plans—which turn the proceedings into a nightmare!

As this unfolds, a long-buried history connecting each of The Waikiki Affair’s major characters is also revealed. Twenty years earlier, Rose and her husband were caught up in the same street gang that Mano now commands. Escaping that world nearly cost them everything—and Mano hasn’t forgotten. Now, with the courtroom in chaos and her family in danger, Rose must rely on the skills that once kept her alive on the streets of Waikiki. And this time, no one’s coming to save her.

Set against the sunlit beaches and gloomy back alleys of Honolulu, this heart-racing twenty-five pager explores themes of loyalty, courage, and the price of leaving your past behind.