Andrew has been traveling with the carnival since he was five years old, and has never had another life. His life is anything but stable but he loves it anyway, traveling and meeting new people everywhere he went. But one year, while the carnival had returned to it's birthplace in Dallas Georgia, Andrew meets somebody who is different, strange even. She looks at him as if he were a ghost.
He brushes it off, seeing as he's a carnie, and of course nobody likes carnies.
Andrew expects this trip to the hometown of the carnival to be as long as any other trip, two-three days tops, but something happens that keeps him there much longer than he planned. Something that he thinks might change his life and keep him there forever.
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.