Austin Andrews, your typical bad guy, goes to Bridgehall high school, what's not so typical about him is that he has a stunt no other highschooler does, or so he thinks - he's a mind reader. He never questioned that, he never told anyone. Until he meets someone like him, someone who gets headaches because of all the noise going through the highschoolers' minds. Being a mind reader was all about fun to him until he keeps discovering more secrets...and when Nick Batheview is murdered and Cole is blamed guilty, he had to prove himself innocent along with the help of his unnatural ability and his new friend...but more dark secrets unravel, and what should he do with them? The bad guy's life is all a mess now, all because of one big mistake...
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.