Hey, I'm Alex Jo Lance...
Ever since I moved here, on that first day of school, I couldn't stop looking at him. His dark skin capuchin masked the sunlight as fall broke over the horizon. Unsteady, I fell in love. No one knows ,but that day after two months were.... he never once called on me in class. He had a question about 'Shakespeare' or whatever. I couldn't stand the though of saying how I felt about the subject. In my defense, its odd, falling for a teacher who might be married, has no ring; pretty hot since, him begin new and all. He wanted to see me after class, when said that "I couldn't stop"... for one reason, I had lost my Journal. Dr. Jackson, he had it , did he read it, all of it, does he know, did he want to ask me about why I wrote so much in class. Or that I better watch my words again ... No...And ever since that night... nothing had been the same....not since then...
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.