When Charity Adams, a single mother, gets an invite to help in a scientific study that will pay a great deal of money, she knows she must take the opportunity for the extra money. Not knowing what is in store, she decides to take the offer because she needs the money for her daughter that she raises solely on her own.
When she gets to a bus station where she meets four other applicants, Valkyrie, Caz, Fulton, and Ash, for the alleged "scientific study", they are all kidnapped.
To survive the journey ahead, Charity has to use not only her four fellow captives, but her strength and wit to escape their prison. Meanwhile while trying to escape, what will lie in store for these five people who will undergo-THE TEST- a series of events that will test not only their mental abilities, but their physical abilities, to an extent that may or may not lead to their downfall.
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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.