❝ash i cant hold on much longer.❞
❝yes you can, luke. i love you too much to let you go like this!❞
❝im sorry, ash. i really am. goodbye.❞
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✘ Luke Hemmings is a depressed 17 year old who suffers from schizophrenia. He goes to school like normal, and does what normal kids do, though the voices don't approve. They've been getting worse and he doesn't think he can take it much longer. After relapsing for the millionth time in his life and letting himself down, he doesn't know where, or who, to turn to next.
✘ Ashton Irwin is a 19 year old boy who just happened to have saved lives before. He's had supernatural powers unknown to scientists worldwide since he was 3, and doesn't really know how to control it. Struggling and basically alone, he finds a blonde Aussie boy, on the verge of suicide. What happens when Ashton feels something for him? Is it love? Pity? Something else? And can this modern-day Superman save the sick boy, even if it takes risking it all?
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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.