I never grew up in a fancy town or a perfect family, my family had ups and downs but would never love me. My father, well he stayed but my mother, she abandoned me at age 3. I never knew why she left, my father had blamed me for her leaving. My sister, Kate, her big crooked nose and my perfect small pointy nose, her shoulder-length straight brown hair while I had curly long red hair, her tall, bloated body compared to my skinny body, so skinny you can practically see my bones, it never matched up. By the time I was 3, I had realized I wasn't my father's daughter that they had thought was, I wasn't his daughter at all. Will Halsey find her biological father? Will Halsey reunite with her mother? Will her non-biological father get caught? Keep reading to find out!
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.