By the title, you may think this is some cheesy story about some girl who is bad in school, studies real hard, and aces her math test or whatever. You are wrong. This is a story of a girl who has to make a choice. The boy she used to love, the boy she just met who loves her, the boy she doesn't know, the boy who hasn't lived yet, the boy who made her life miserable, the boy who she has known for all of her life, the boy who saved her life, or let THEM choose for her. In this story Nikki gets to play God. She has to choose which boy lives and walks out of that wretched building with her and which boys don't deserve to live as much as the rest.
BTW, Liam is not from anything that exists, he is my very own kind, compassionate, lovely, dream boy and is in NO WAY related to One Direction. OK?!
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.