PART ONE OF MOST MYSTERIOUS MATTERS
Delaney Dawson. A clever teenage girl fascinated by history's great mysteries secret codes and communication, everything that can't be found anywhere in the quiet little town of Braedon that she lives in. But deep in the town's forest wanders an odd girl who calls herself the Forest Fairy, unusually happy and dreamy, with no idea of the life she's left behind for one in the depths of Braedon Park, taking in the nature and calling it home.
When Delaney finds her, walking home from school one day, she's given only the confusing, cryptic Mysteria Guidebook left abandoned near the so-called Fairy. With this, she's given the rare opportunity to delve into an all-too-real mystery the Forest Fairy left in her tracks, the first of many to come. Delaney finds herself racing to piece together the facts of a bizarre Effect that the Fairy is under, who needs to realise the reality beyond Mysteria and the dangerous consequences of its Effect... before she's completely brainwashed.
Because she's not the only one.
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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.