It was a normal day at Greenlands Conservatory; a bustling building full of students, teachers, and the likes. Greenlands Conservatory is a campus-style highschool whose mascot is a Boomslang Mamba, and she's named Boomie. A typical bricked campus with four buildings that each have three floors, and the stereotypes that are commonly present in a highschool. The jocks, attention-seekers, the 'goth' kids, the nerds; all the likes. However... The group that actually has the most drama, and potential blackmail on other students; would be the so-called 'Outcasts'.
Our protagonist is an 'outcast! Her name's Molly; she's a cross-breed between some sort of alien, and a human woman. She looks odd; yet, she's just a big ol' teddy-bear when she opens up! In her freshman year; her entire life is going to change. Soon; she's no longer just the school's outcast, but an outcast with a bounty on her head. Why, you ask? We'll have to find that out..
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.