1996, Lake Placid, Decemeber 8th. The light of dawn brings darkness to the Emerson family. The crying desolate mother, the endering father, the pecurius older sister, and the honorable brother stares down on 6 year old Orphelia Emerson. On a damped cloth by the treacherous woods, Orphelia sees the girl, in the distance, across the horizon, standing on the river. Her name, Bella; in a golden jumpsuit waiting for her fate, disappears. Except 21 years later, Orphelia sees her again. She sees here with someone this time. A man in his 30s, wearing a golden suit on a rainy September. His name, Ethan. Reading, Gordon M. Aamoth, Jr., Carlton W. Bartels, Gary Eugene Bird, and Richard Edward Bosco. Orphelia runs to get Bella, but she dissapers into thin air. On a gloomy autunm day, 2017, Manhattan, September, 11th.
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.