"Jake just stared at me. He was standing there with his arms crossed. "You thought that was funny?" He asked, his tone suddenly serious. My laughter died out into a nervous laugh. Before I could say anything or think about anything, he started tickling me. My laughter erupted and filled the room. I kept moving backwards, wanting to stay away from Jake's hands. He tickled me gently but the effect was dangerous. I fell onto the bed and Jake come on top of me, continuing to tickle me.
"Stop Jake. Stop!" I laughed out loud. He finally stopped and placed his hands on either side of my face so he was not putting his weight on me. I breathed out heavily as I looked into his luminous green eyes. We both stared at each other, being lost in one another's eyes."
Unknown to the world, Duskwood hides deep within the forest. It's historical and ancient stories are past on through generations, who have lived in Duskwood but has never gone out to the world, until MC comes along. MC is dragged into a serious kidnapping case and cannot leave without finding out who kidnapped Hannah Donfort. However, she needs support from a Hacker, who thinks she's the key to solving this case. But when tragic struck, MC takes a big decision to make things right... she heads off to Duskwood to find the Hannah. New information is found and new people are brought into the case but will MC find Hannah in time?
DISCLAIMER: This book contains a lot of spoilers, however they are not all in chronological order.
This book was inspired by the mobile game DUSKWOOD. The character presented in this book are NOT mine and rightfully own by EVERBYTE (except from MC).
Additionally, the story cover is NOT mine - it was an image found on Google (Rightfully owned by them)
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.