October West, the bright, flirty dark haired brunette that is the best friend of Carly Jones and the girlfriend of her brother, Nick. She's caught in a dispute between the two after Nick is caught in a stolen car and Carly doesn't help him out, causing a rift in their sibling dynamic.
A trip to a football game with their four other friends, Wade, Blake, Paige, and Dalton was supposed to be fun. They'd drink beers, scream their hearts out, and cheer until they'd lose their voices. What they didn't count on was there being a town made completely out of wax.
There turns out to be more sinister things going on in this ghost town when the two operators are revealed to be psychotic serial killers who lure in civilians to turn them into wax figurines. Wade and Carly go missing when they arrive there, and it is up to Nick, October, and Dalton to find them.
But it won't be that easy.
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.