Leyla Hyde is a 21 year old woman who has big dreams, stars in her eyes, is eager for life to begin, always able to start conversation with anyone and most of all, extremely optimistic.
Nova Giovanni is the exact opposite. Pessimistic, hard hearted, stubborn, sarcastic, antisocial and bold.
When Leyla bumps into Nova one night, she's intrigued by the beautiful stranger. Since that night, she's been seeing Nova everywhere in town.
When Leyla gets saved by Nova and gets to know her, everything changes and Leyla soon finds herself in way over her head.
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.