Veronica is just like any other eleventh grader at Jefferson High School. She loves theatre, she writes for the school paper, she's obsessed with the 80's, and she dreams of a perfect seventeenth birthday. Unfortunately, what was supposed to be the party to remember goes haywire. Veronica's parents forget about her special day entirely, her best friend starts getting involved with the boy she's had a crush on forever, and all of her friends ditch her, leaving her completely alone. Before the night is over, Veronica makes her birthday wish, that she might live in a 1980's movie, where everything is seemingly perfect. Veronica wakes up to find that her wish has come true, but when her 80's movie takes a dark turn, she realizes that she wasn't taken back to any usual John Hughes movie, she's been thrown into Silent Night, a terrifying horror movie where a group of teens is forced to play a deadly game.
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.