My parents had a dark secret. My friends thought I was hiding. My siblings were there with me. We were locked in a shed that only just 4.
There was me, Amy Marybeth, my little sis, Lucy, who is only 10, our younger sister, Britney, 8, and Katie, 5. I was only 15 but I have to act like a mother to my sisters.
We were there for ten days. The man that took us was doing mean things to us, thing that only I out of the four of us know about. The others are too young to know, but I want to be the one to tell them when their older.
But we had other things to worry about.
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.