"To me, you were just the girl who sat next to me on the first day of college. I had no idea that you were going to be the love of my life. No idea that you were the person I'd want to spend the rest of my existence with. Isn't that a funny thought? Not knowing that when you wake up if that day will change your life forever," he declares.
"I'm certainly glad I woke up that morning, then," I affirm.
Jenna Summers and Dylan Thompson are in love, ever since they met in college they have been. Five years later to the day that they met, they're living together in New York City, and he proposes. Jenna ca not be more thrilled, and they are married within the next month. But she has reason to beleive that they're being followed by three men in suits. Then one day, Jenna wakes up on a beach, with no recollection of who she is. There, she stumbles upon a beach house and meets Kevin Jones, a laid back and reserved young man who is determined to help her find out who she is. But will these new things ruin her and Dylan's relationship? Because, as far as she knows, she's never met him in her life. Do the men in suits have something to do with her amnesia?
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.