"There's a throbbing pulse in my head; my brain synchronised with my heartbeat. Fast, pounding. There's a sour taste of copper on my tongue. I lick my lips. Blood. 'Where am I?' I thought." Breina Schneider, an outgoing, emotional, 14 year old foreign exchange student from Germany, finds herself in the middle of a hostage crisis, and she is the hostage. With a love of martial arts, music, and sports, the tender-hearted teen embarks on her first life-threatening journey and must escape. Will she make it out alive? Why was she kidnapped? Find out in my very first Wattpad story, Kidnapped. (This is still in progress, and I haven't uploaded the picture for the cover yet, but I'll try to get that done. Let me know what you think of it so far.)
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.