Liberty City is, or was the perfect town. Historical Colonial Homes, perfect parks, football and baseball games every weekend. Big forth of July celebrations.
It was the town everyone dreamed of until, the Liberty City Bandits came. They separated the town into two parts, the gangs and bad kids in the west, and the good rich in the east.
If you lived on one side, you were enemies with the other side or as you would call them, West Sider or the East Sider. You could never be both.
Now our story starts with the tragic death of our very own Madam Megan Summers. The richest, East Sider everyone hated. She lived in that one castle on the hill everyone avoided. She was the mother of two beautiful girls, the rudest twins, Ashley and Evelyn Summers. Married to Mayor Adam Summers.
When everyone heard about it everyone just assumed it was the West side Bandits taking a step up from drug.
But would if it was an someone you'd least expect. Find out in Liberty City.
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.