The town of Sleepy Hollow holds a secret.
Ruby Smith has the perfect life working as a teacher in the city with her smart boyfriend, Micah Bishop.
However, when she finds a bloody knife in her cellar, she begins to realize that things are not quite as they seem in the Smith family.
A carnival leaves Ruby with some startling questions about her past, and she sets off to deadly Sleepy Hollow to find some answers.
At first the people of Sleepy Hollow are charming and patient. She is intrigued by the curiously bold artist, Nicholas Jones. However, after he introduces her to hard gambling, Ruby slowly finds herself drawn into a web of robbery, fraud and perhaps, even murder.
Can Ruby resist the charms of Nicholas Jones and uncover the secret of the bloody knife before it's too late, or will her demise become yet another Sleepy Hollow legend?
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.