Rura Havelon was sixteen when she was found in a burned-up mansion with two other girls as the police arrived.
A winter vacation which she and her group of five friends had planned had turned into a bloody massacre. Several deaths were recorded, many of them burned alive in the fire. The news of the tragedy was suppressed, and records were wiped from the system.
Being one of the survivors and a witness to many of her friends getting murdered right in front of her by a bandaged psychopath-along with some other strange deaths-she couldn't bring herself to accept the explanation given by the authorities about a gas leak fire. Instead, she spent her whole life becoming a detective and searching for clues about the incident. But on her last visit to the burnt mansion, something strange happens, and she returns to the morning of the first day they arrived at Snowflake Mansion-just before it all began.
Now, not just solving a mystery but survival is at stake. She has to protect as many people as possible while uncovering the identity of the murderer. At the same time, it makes one wonder what makes this incident so special for the government to hide it from the public eye.
Having a shy little boy, an elder brother next door, a bad boy, and a cheesy couple with a tendency for too much PDA...
Will she be able to get all her friends out alive and find the murderer? Or will the tragedy repeat itself-this time with no living soul as a witness?
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.