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Hell hath no fury than a woman scorn, words that forever rung true for 23 year old college student Sally Morrigan. On the outside, Sally seems sweet, bubbly and playful to those around her, if you wrong her, a switch is flipped within her and she becomes cold, vicious and dangerous with a hint of psychopathy but for five years her other side lay dormant for one reason only.
Ryker Conway, a marine veteran who has seen better days originally seeks solace and friendship to Sally, whom he had grown close to for the five years he known her, seeking to her than what his "girlfriend" hasn't given him. Lurking underneath his skin also lay a dark dormant side he hasn't let out since his medical discharge.
One chilly October night however changed when both of their dormant sides were revealed to each other and find out they had more in common than they realized and decide to take their "friendship" to the next level as their attractions to one another became too much to ignore one another.
For a while, Sally was in cloud nine, being with the man she only fantasied about, things in classes were well and she felt like she was in pure heaven.
That all changed when a mysterious group comes crashing into her life and turned her piece of Heaven into pure, unadulterated Hell.
Their one mistake however, was that they left Sally alive.
The devil has awakened, and Hell is coming 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.