PART ONE OF THE CONTAINMENT BREACH SERIES
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AJ is a new member of the Roost, one of the C.E.C's many facilities, assigned to the 05 Entity Research and Containment Unit, or E.R.C.U. He doesn't remember his past, nor anything else beyond his name. What he knows to be true is two things: first, is that he doesn't belong here, in this place with sterile white walls and cells containing horrors beyond human imagination. Second, is that he is maddeningly in love with the wrong person: the ever-watchful Manager, lady of the Roost, and he wants nothing more than to be free with her.
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.