Ali, a seventeen-year-old girl, hears the news about the new serial killer in town from her best friend, Max. The next day at school a new kid, Lennon is introduced by the principal in her math class. Lennon and Ali, get a connection with each other and become friends, but Max has a bad feeling about the two of them. Weeks passed and Lennon and Ali became a couple. But one rainy night everything changed in 6 words. . .
Lennon, an eighteen-year-old boy moved into a brand new town to start over. He restarts his senior year off in a brand-new math class and sits next to the most beautiful girl he has ever laid eyes on. Her name was Ali he even thought her name was beautiful. "She's perfect," he thought. He acts like the perfect boyfriend for her, for now.
People all around Rockhill have been going missing ever since Lennon showed up. No one suspects a thing about him until Max, Ali's best friend, gets suspicious of him. He's had a bad feeling about him ever since he showed up that day in math. Lennon decides to come clean to Ali one rainy day explaining everything in just 6 words.
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.