the parasol preparatory initially takes place two years after the umbrella academy series, and is primarily set in 1981, which is treated as the present. the titular team are described as "the dark triad of paris". in the mid-20th century, at the instant of the mass murder of the southern west europe (south belguim and west italy), 43 superpowered infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy. luther hargreeves a.k.a. spaceboy, an half monkey from an accident on mars, brings surviving seven children, and prepares them to save the world from an unspecified threat as the parasol preparatory as a replacement on the umbrella academy. in catastrophic conspiracy, the team is very opposite and seemed like they wouldn't like each other but actually a great team with 000.01 planning. the conflict is that war just ended and the aftershock of aliens come to take spaceboy of his invasion on their planet.
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.