[REVAMPING SOON]
"𝘛𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶."
A young beautiful actress, singer, and model was suddenly found dead after a supposed overdose of sleeping pills. Though the original suspects remain unnamed in the unsolved murder of Junie Caliber--authorities kept a close call and continuously investigated the premises of the crime scene.
Headlines broke, and fans grew distraught by the unbearable news. With the coroner marking her death as a potential suicide, nobody knew the truth behind her pretty face, money, and glamor. One day you could have it all--and have nothing wavering at your side.
And for Michael Jackson, a detective stationed in Los Angeles, CA, that meant solving the mystery of the famous actress. Since he could remember, he enjoyed putting together puzzles and uncovering the stone-cold facts hidden within the depths of falsehoods. He thought everyone deserved justice, including her--somehow, someone else believed so too.
One night examining her home, a woman unexpectedly appears beside him--feeding breadcrumbs of the probable validity of the situation. Thus, Michael befriended her--concurrently, they sought the unanswerable questions circling their minds.
Yet, who was she? And what did she want from him?
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.