Every seven years, the officials come and take all of the kids between ages 12-18 to a school where they will be taught what the government thinks they need to know. They are put into the classes based on what their name means. The second year they are at the school, the kids are split up and sent to different places, once again, based on their names. If your name means Ruler or Lord, you are sent directly to the Capital to study there. If your name means Worker, you are sent to work in the factories. This is where most end up. However, there is one more place you may be sent. If your name means anything that could make you a rebel, like Defending Man or Impetuous, you are sent to a special facility. Basically, It's a prison for kids. No one has ever heard from or seen any of the kids that have ever been sent there. Some believe that the government takes them there to change their names and send them to different cities. Others believe that the government takes them there to kill them.
Ethan and Sophia Hernaldie are about to find out what their names mean and what kind of life they will have to face because of it.
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.