In the year 2016, a medium sized city of Glazdor on the border between Georgia and Russia is evacuated, due to civil unrest rising there. It wouldn't take long for Private Military Companies to take interest. Little did these companies know, the unrest is non - existent. It's a testing ground, set up by a secret research group "The Eden Group", which has bought the region out with "under the table" deals with the government. PMC's were purposefully lured into this situation. A few accepted the contracts without suspecting a thing. Among them, "The Peace Corps" and the "First Response Division." The TPC were hired on the side of Eden, tasked with defending the research from the "rebels" seeking to destroy it, while the FRD were instructed to seek out any information about the Eden research project. What was kept from these PMC groups, is that they were both being pitted against each other by TEG for the purposes of an experiment. An experiment overflowing with the blood of soldiers and civilians alike. Stuck in the middle of it all are two "Peace Corps" operatives, Jason Wyatt and Bryce Leighton. What will it take for them to leave the city alive, if at all?
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.