"Secrets, secrets are no fun unless they're shared with everyone."
Miranda Calburn is your average small town girl. She's quiet and always tries to please everyone around her. One day she stumbles upon an app that lets you create a user name, comment and like posts, message other users, post secrets, views, opinions and confessions anonymously. After a few days of posting, she has gained a couple of followers. After she posts about her dreams to start over, she gets one follower that she gets close to. After talking for a while, her and this mystery man decide to meet. Who could this guy be and why is he so interested in meeting Miranda?
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.