After his digital dream girl turns cyber stalker, eighteen-year old hopeless romantic, Grayson Chase, decides to ditch all things digital for a retro approach to dating. As fate would have it, flyers for a dating hotline start popping up across his college campus prompting him to put his heart on the line.
Enter Caller 29--a sweet, shy, girl-next-door, who restores Grayson's faith in love. After two months of non-stop phone calls, Grayson falls head-over-heels for her, with only a voice to go on. All seems well in telephone paradise, until the morning of their first in-person meet-up nearly lands Grayson a date with death.
When a terrifying bike accident literally sends him head-over-heels, and leaves him fighting for his life, it's a race against time for Grayson to determine if his incident was an unfortunate coincidence or a carefully planned plot for revenge.
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DISCONNECTED is designed for potential adaptation into an audio drama podcast for the MediaCorpxWattpad contest. The DISCONNECTED series is a mystery/thriller comprised of police interview recordings, voicemails, and radio broadcasts, news reports, detailing a harrowing investigation surrounding Grayson's attempted murder.
Comps: Catfish meets Thirteen Reasons Why.
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.