A brash buccaneer with lust on her mind leads a lover on a search for buried treasure.

I could hear the shrieking sound effects coming from the front of the store. Even back in my office with the door closed, the shrieks and howls of our spooky Halloween soundtrack reached me.

Whatever the season, we’ve got a sound. Party stores are festive all year round. I was actually more partial to these noises than to the endless Christmas carols I knew were ho-ho-ho-ing right around the corner.

My job is to make everything flow smoothly behind the scenes, which is why I was trying to figure out why a shipment of bright red rubber clown noses hadn’t arrived, when a knock sounded at the door.

“Yeah?” I called out, not putting a whole lot of effort into the greeting. I was thigh-deep... Read More