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Fenella is afraid.
Something evil has been lurking around the Forest. Something unnatural. Something...evil.
17 year old Fenella is from a race called the Hybrids, which are half human, half animal. She's a Swan hybrid, one of the rarest kinds. And her senses are telling her that something is about to go very wrong.
Kaplan is hiding a secret.
It's not just because something was unsettling him. But it's the fact that he has told no one he is being stalked by a being of pure evil. This time, the hunter had become the hunted.
Ayala is in danger.
Normally, as a deer hybrid, she knows the feeling. But this time it's different. She has become an assassin, forced to kill to survive, as the only deer hybrid remaining. Will she be fast and wise enough to not get caught?
An evil is rising...
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.