Soraya Sahlstrom: loner, artist, maybe or maybe not capable of controlling the future.
After her mother dies, Soraya and her father move to a new city: "a fresh start," he said, is what they were hoping to find. And life was almost normal. She made a friend, Jay Stalter, got back into drawing, her father got a job, and everything was wonderful.
Until things started happening.
Until she found her mother's sketchbook.
What had originally been a fresh start quickly turns into a chain of accidents, questions, and events, all far too coincidental to be coincidence. A pattern, you'll see, of isolation, heartbreak, and death, with no end to the seemingly endless loop.
Will Soraya fall fate to the same tragedies of those before her? Or will she discover a way to change it all?
Is there really a way to re-draw the future?
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.