Volume 4:
Contains chapters 80 -
Originally published on other websites in 2013, I started Audrey Hepburn's Pearls for a NaNoWriMo. It became so popular, that it extended to what it is today. This will be the final and revised version. I am the author, Sumire Hime.
Summary:
In 1967, Georgina was the legendary Georgina Monroe, the best Marilyn Monroe drag impersonator New York City had ever seen. But, in 1994, Georgina is a recluse who is scared of everyone and everything. Enter Ruiz, a young Latina pageant drag queen known at Audrey at the Ritz, famous for her Audrey Hepburn impersonation. Since she was fourteen, she had admired Georgina Monroe's career obsessively, always wondering about why she disappeared so suddenly. During a chance encounter, Ruiz gets to meet her, and through a gentle friendship and strong bond, Ruiz starts to uncover a story she never could have imagined in her worst nightmares. Stories of the mob, glamour, love, heartbreak, addiction, murder, and intensely dangerous secrets abound in this LGBTQ serial about ever present issues that pervade throughout time. Through voices young and old, we follow the story of Georgina and Ruiz as witnesses to truths that are rarely told.
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.