To win a cut-throat reality competition, a social misfit must outclass her brawny, beautiful co-stars and outsmart the show's fishy producers. A thrilling satire inspired by certain reality TV.
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It was a bold move for Amanda Cooper to audition for her favorite reality TV show Game House. It's a cut-throat competition in which 12 strangers live together in a secluded house and vote one another out weekly until only one remains. But after successfully making it onto the program, Amanda--awkward, average and a bit overweight--realizes she and some of her competitors may have been cast alongside beautiful, brawny co-stars as a joke. Determined to prove the world, her competitors and the show's producers wrong, Amanda sets out to rally the band of misfits, defy the beauties and the hotshots of the game and win the grand prize. But it will take a bit of clever planning, backstabbing, deals and courage. Can she survive the weekly eliminations, social warfare, distrustful relationships, and the antagonizing show producers who seem bent on making her fail?
This book has all the drama, controversy and thrill of an action-packed season of a famous hit reality show. Fans and story-lovers alike will enjoy the edge-of-your seat adventure, satire and probing look at society.
Ongoing story with chapters added routinely. Follow along!
NOTE: This book is a complete work of fiction and is in no way related to any television franchise, nor are any characters, scenes, situations or settings depictions or representations of real people or places.
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.