A tradition is coming to an end...
Avery Winters, Taylor Fields, and Sara Hunter have spent the first week of summer in Avalon, New Jersey celebrating their infamous beach week tradition since they were seventeen.
But this summer is sure to be different..
With college graduation behind them, the girls are sure this will be the last time they return to Avalon on a yearly basis. So they plan on ending their tradition with a bang. Parties, relaxing trips to the beach, and being surrounded by the friends they've grown up with.
Lost in the excitement and bittersweet sadness of their final beach week together, the three friends never saw what was coming...
A killer is on the lose, and he's after them. Each feels a presence lurking in the shadows, watching and waiting for the prefect time to strike, but brush it off. As the killer waits, each girl gets unsuspectingly closer to him, allowing him to take them one by one.
With one person already dead, can they make it out alive?
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.