Kyle Blanchard thought he knew everything about his tiny town. Which people would be honest with him and which would lie. Who needed money and who just wanted it from him. How to find any information he may need, someway, somehow. Now there are questions he can't answer. Who's the competition? Who's stealing our drugs? Who snitched on Rick Five? And most importantly, who killed Boss?
Kyle works for the Tombstone Brothers, a gang of drug dealers, thugs and junkies, run by Henry Boss and his nephew, known as Big Guy. Boss treats Kyle like a son and in return Kyle gives Boss any information he learns about opportunities for or threats to the gang. He's also a fixer, but hardly ever has to resort to violence as he's well-versed in keeping people from wanting to fight. Because of this, he has become an asset to the gang.
Between his rivalry with Nicky Nine Lives, his new relationship with his cousin's friend Leah, and trying keep his maintenance job while illegally investigating the management at the hotel and dive bar he works at, he's got enough to worry about without looking into the murder of his father figure. But he knows he has to.
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.