Soo-Ah, a very quiet straight A high school student that deals with people giving her dirty looks because she's quiet. Being constantly judge based on her school life isn't fun, she's even judged by her friends. That was until one day her friend Rose asked if she wanted to go to an abandoned asylum with them. She finally got invited to do something with her friends, on her favorite day, Halloween. They were having fun at the asylum until things soon got weird. Soo-Ah was told nobody would be there except them, but there was a boy about her age that was looking out a window of the asylum. She looked at him, and he looked at her. She asked him what his name was, but when she told the girls to meet him the girls saw nothing, they thought she was kidding, but they soon started to freak out. Rose and her best friend ran and left Soo-Ah in the abandoned asylum with the Mysterious Boy.
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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.