When Anil abandons his charmed city life to salvage his family's failing Kerala spice plantation, he expects to resent the duties thrust upon him. But he finds himself instead slipping into a dangerous attraction with Meenakshi, the young village woman hired to care for his ailing mother.
Drawn to each other despite their vastly different communities, their relationship evolves into a dark dance of obsession and desire, illicit passion smouldering under the cover of darkness. Until Anil uncovers shocking sins about his recently deceased father that may forever taint his family's legacy.
As he peels back generations of lies, deceit, and callous treatment of local villagers on the plantation, Anil grapples with newly complex feelings for Meenakshi. Is she destined to repeat her mother's tragic, exploited fate... or could she be the one with whom he might ultimately redeem his family's honor?
In this explicit tale of passion raging against cascading repercussions, two souls find themselves locked in desires bigger than themselves. They must determine if the truth shall set them free or doom their union to be star-crossed forever.
Set against the lush tropical foothills in Kerala, The Spice of Sin is an emotionally expansive saga about whether the inheritors can transcend the poisonous fruits borne by their ancestors.
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.