In a world that is not mine, I dictate everything. In a world where I do not matter, I dictate everything. I am god, but I am not. I am simply a leech, I do not know what is truly mine. Nothing is ever truly mine.
Maybe it's the pure, unaltered, disregard people hold for me. Perhaps, it's me. The lack of compassion in anything I do, the antagonization I create for myself. The book about an uneventful, blank life would not profit, I repeat. A book about someone with nothing to lose, nothing to gain - nothing at all. Nothing, but the ache to live - to feel.
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.