in which the head of the prom committee is murdered and everyone involved is a suspect- and a target...
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Every year Amoré High selects its top students- the popular kids, the try-hards, the class President, the valedictorians and heavily involved students- and gives them the choice, one chance to join their most exclusive club: the prom committee.
Prom is taken very seriously at Amoré High, and the prom committee is in charge of it all: the planning, the location, the food, the Royal court nominations, the spirit weeks, and the theme. All of it is decided and organized by ten lucky students who are treated like royalty for the rest of their senior year.
But when Paris Anderson's body is found stuffed inside their locker a week before Prom, things take a turn for the worse. Everyone on the prom committee has both a motive and a flimsy alibi, but it's ruled as a suicide.
Prom is still on, and everything seems to sailing smoothly... but tension is rising, and it soon becomes clear that someone is out for their blood as members of the committee start dropping like flies. Someone is murdering the committee, one-by-one, like it's a game.
Locked inside with a murderer, the remaining eight members have to find the killer before their Prom night and their lives come an end...
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.