Life for Sky is tough. When she gets a chance to start over she meets River. Both suffer from their pasts. The only thing they have in common is grief. Well, they do say opposites attract, right? What happens when their pasts just won't leave them be? What secrets need to come out for the ghosts to leave?
This is a story of romance with all its ups and downs. Its a story of love, when it fails and when it succeeds. Its a story of rolling with the punches...or not. All in all, its a story of life.
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I stood, unable to move, except for my eyes that is. They are free, but the rest of me is frozen with an emotion so strong I am paralyzed. Fear. Fear, not for myself, but rather for my sister bound in blood and bound by love. And I have absolutely no idea why.
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.