Sometimes things can get a bit chaotic and tense at the North Pole close to Christmas. This story is about Santa's difficult task of determining exactly who is "Naughty" and who is "Nice" before the midnight hour.
Submissive Thomas Baines attends a public execution, the sound of women enjoying the scene, something which thrills him with a jealousy for the condemned, giving him a yearning to know the rope. Seeking somewhere to masturbate following the delightful debacle, he meets a woman by chance, who attends hangings for the sexual pleasure of it... and has notions of creating her own selective performances. 'Be careful what you wish for' has never been so true.
The small-farm valley in Idaho on the western slope of the Grand Tetons was devoid of fit men in 1943. They were all off fighting the war. The job of getting in the harvest and taking care of business was left to the women and older men and boys too young for the war, like 14-year-old Jimmy and Sam. Sam is being covered by the town lawyer who would also like to cover Jimmy. A disabled veteran, Jack Fox, is added into the mix. He is quite able for the women and for Jimmy too.
Follow-up story to Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo, in which our hero discovers more than a few secrets about his mysterious hostess, himself, his girlfriend, and another woman.