Annabelle Riggs has a reoccurring problem, her dreams are better than real life. However, every time she’s about to finally dream-kiss Stefan Tracoy, the hottest, most popular guy in school and her lifetime crush, she’ll wake up. No one knows about her dreams, not even her best friend Dylan Campbell, who constantly tells her that she should give up and move on from Stefan, but her dreams make her want him more. Slowly, she begins to lose the ability to differentiate between her dreams and reality and only one person can save her, but will Stefan really help her? Is he the root problem? Or will Annabelle remain stuck in her dreams for good?
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.