Precognition (from the Latin præ-, "before" and cognitio, "acquiring knowledge"), also called prescience, future vision, future sight is an alleged psychic ability to see events in the future.
"Vanessa, everything will be fine. We will be fine."
"But what if it's not?-"
I can remember everything from that night so clearly. The trees, the rain, the trashy radio in Ethan's car. Pria Bhattacharya standing me up every chance she got. And yet, with one teenage boy dead and to girls without answers, nothing had ever seemed so suspicious. For a suspect in a murder, you'd assume I had secrets to what really happened that night. But frankly, I am so to disappoint you. I do not. Only, someone else does.
Now with my new medication and the aftermath of a crash so terrible it destroyed our pulled apart every crack in our tiny town, who'd be surprised that my guilt wouldn't arise into answers?
Or maybe they are just dreams.
With every Deja Vue that hits harder, how much longer will I be able to see the line between what actually happened, and what I believed could have happened?
Penn's Secrets is a story of deception, secrets, and the lies that hide below the surface. Are students being blamed for crimes they never committed or rather being put to justice for ones that they did? There are so many questions, and yet somehow, every single one has an answer. A novel about the best and worst times of being a teenager, paired with an unforgivable crime. What could possibly be discovered?
***All names and places are purely coincidental.***
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.