When Aspen Locke - impoverished nonbinary seventeen-year-old - is sent to spend the summer with their grandmother in the idyllic but dilapidated seaside town of Sunset Bay, they weren't expecting anything more than a dull summer and a change of scenery. But when Aspen stumbles onto the trail of a dead pirate's hidden loot, their summer takes an abrupt turn. The million-credit treasure trove would change Aspen's life forever - but they aren't the only one searching for it.
The treasure was stolen from the StormTech Corporation - one of the largest and most powerful corporations in the galaxy - and they will go to frightening lengths to reclaim it. Eola Calvert, an operative of the corporation's Asset Retention Service, is tasked with finding the treasure, and her career hangs in the balance. Will Aspen stake their claim first, and change their life? Or will the treasure disappear back into StormTech's bottomless coffers? |