!! THIS ISNT FINISHED YET AS I. CURRENTLY JUST WRITING A ROUGH DRAFT AND IT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE BIT BEFORE I CAN FINISH IT !!
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! Story is in first person ! (Also will eventually be posted on Ao3 as soon as I'm done writing it)
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Short Description/Summary
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I always wanted to live in an older home, I thought they were nicely built compared to some of the houses that I saw every day. So when I saw this house for sale a few months ago, I thought it was perfect. The odd thing was, although I had never seen it before, it seemed too familiar, with it's front yard, big porch, and the oak and pine trees that seemed to have been there longer then I have been alive.
It seemed pretty normal until I started noticing things the longer I stayed.
Like the crows that had been perched in the tree by the window near the supply closet. They seemed to never leave. And the floorboards in the supply closet, they seemed.. newer.. and it smelt a lot like rust and copper near them too. It doesn't matter though, some air freshener can hide the smell until it goes away.
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.