A soul within a soul. Mind. A power within a power. Control. A fear within a fear. Terror.
One queen, many names. Every feeling a mortal couldn't imagine defined Yari-Ahrah. She was the impeccable example of perfection. Some feared her wits, while others worshiped her.
Egypt saw the rise and fall of many pharaohs, but none had the capability Yari-Ahrah had.
Though history only remembers the prosperous kings and the queens, Yari-Ahrah was only remembered by the few who were fortunate to serve.
Only a handful of people who attempted to learn about her life through various carvings and structures, tried, but failed. Time had erased her.
The only thing, a person named Mr Jonah Stone, found in the mid 1900s was that Queen Yari-Ahrah only ruled for " 16789 Yari ", which he accounted was 208 days. Only.
What did she do which made her so dominant in such a short era, that she is still referred as God in the middle east region of Nile.
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.