What is the most important thing to you? Your pets? Your ipod? Your friends? To Summer, it is her membory, but that has been stripped from her. What if you couldn't remember your name? The people you love most? Your friends or your enemies?
Five years ago, on the 1st of July, to everyone, it was a normal day. But not for Summer. On this day, Summer was kidnapped away from her family. Now she is back, five years older and completely stripped of her memory. She can't remember anything, and her mind is like a huge hole, which she can't get into.
But, no longer has she only lost her memory, but all of the friends that she has every had. Her family avoids her, for everything they speak of brings back worst memories. Her friends no longer play with her, but shun her cruelly and she can no longer be sure of the line between friends and reality. The only thing that is guiding her is a voice in her head, giving her a push into reality. But what happens when she finds who the voice's owner is? And what happens when she finds that he has a major role in her kidnapp?
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.