From the outside Lentbridge looks like a normal town, unfortunately as with every town it has it's flaws. Council estates surrounding the ageing town centre. The government neglects the town, with a lack on funding the local council cut corners on maintenance, with poverty on the rise the local economy is a disaster. Buildings seem to be getting abandoned more and more with each passing year.
The high school is peaceful, with a lack of students attending trouble isn't an issue, or so they thought. A teen boy is sexually assaulted but keeps his silence. Too scared to speak out. The local police are useless, all-volunteer police who couldn't care less about their job. He has to deal with it himself. Keeping it in hoping it will stop. Sadly for him the day it ends doesn't seem to be in sight.
The question is how will he deal with the pressure of school, keeping it from his girlfriend so she doesn't get hurt and looking after his own mental health?
Well have a read and follow his story.
This book is for sexual assault awareness, the story of what happens is based of stories what has happened to multiple people, their names will be withheld for their own safety and privacy. Trigger warnings as it does talk about,
Sexual assault
Rape
Self harm
Eating disorders
Ptsd
Having voices in the characters head
And more mental health difficulties.
If you are going through something similar don't keep it in. It isn't easy but you need to get help, men go through this just as much as girls do. Never be afraid to tell people and get help.
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.