"It's always the same, same everyday. I wake up, get ready, go to school, hang out in the library during lunch, talk to no one but my teachers, go home, eat dinner, have awkward conversations with my mom about why I came home early again and how I'm not a normal teenager with normal friends and normal teenage drama, help her with dishes in silence, head to my room to do my homework, read vampire novels, yaoi's and fan fictions til I go to sleep. Dream about being in a love triangle or whatever than end up waking up before the alarm clock every time. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Over and over again. For once I want to have friends, for once I want to be adventurous, rebellious, fall in love, for once I want those day dreams to become real. Well that's how it was before I met Cecil Makus, he had a dark aura about him when I first laid eyes on him. I saw him do some scary things... But at the time it didn't frighten me, because I craved it."
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.