""‘It is the year of our lord 1792, and today, I shall leave my mortal life for yet another’"""
Brigitte Delacroix is leaving her life in St. Petersburg to begin one in none other than beautiful old Paris. Shoes, bags, purses, French guys and the chance to spend as much time as she wants with her best friend, Adian are what she sees in her future. But everything changes when she crosses path with a world she never knew existed outside the books her brother, Serge, loves to read
Now she must find a way to escape the destiny the fates have designed for her, save the world from destruction and return a lost Queen to a peaceful death while juggling school, her sanity and a ‘normal’ life even though it is anything but.
And then there’s the fact that she might be something more than human…
She soon finds herself drawn to Adam Moreau, the mysterious-yet-gorgeous librarian who guards the library of the Palace of Versailles, the home of secrets that could change what we know about our pasts…forever.
Together, Brigitte and Adam must find a way to undo what has already been done and bring out the return of peace...
Dangers untold, secrets, forbidden love, and a life that was not meant to be taken.
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.