Zoe Smith is written in first person view, in Zoe's view. Zoe is a 15 year old girl who is constantly being bullied by the older, popular girls in school, named Kylie and Tatum. Zoe has a son named Adrian, she was raped at age 13. Zoe's father, Jamie tried to talk her into an abortion, but she couldn't bring herself to the idea of killing an unborn child, and she didn't want her precious son being given to a random family, so she decided to keep him. Dre is Zoe's older brother. He's 16, a junior in high school and dates one of the most popular girls in school, Kylie Wilson. Zoe has always been a good girl, who always did the right thing and never made anyone mad. She got to her sophomore year of high school and everything changed. Zoe began being more mean to people she was in school with, and lost her best friend because of it. Zoe felt so lonely that she wanted everyone gone from her life, so she decided to take everyone out, one by one.
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.