Living - liv·ing
–adjective
1. having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
2. in actual existence or use; extant: living languages.
3. active or thriving; vigorous; strong: a living faith.
4. of or pertaining to living persons: within living memory.
5. lifelike; true to life, as a picture or narrative.
6. in its natural state and place; not uprooted, changed, etc.: living rock.
7. very; absolute (used as an intensifier): to scare the living daylights out of someone.
Call me Sara Eve, because honestly I don't think you want to beat yourself up trying to remember my full name. So, I'll say it once because my family has an amazing tendency of calling me by my full name, which I hate. Sara Evelyn Maria Browns. Maria is my middle name, Browns is my last name, the names before that, and there you go…My first name. Sara Eve clearly comes from Sara Evelyn. You'll just have to fallow. Like everyone, I dreamt. I dreamt of living a great life. I dreamt of moving to Sydney, Australia. I dreamt of being loved and happy. But most of all, I dreamt to be known. I want to world to know who I was, but my dreams don't always come true now don't they? I wanted to be ok with myself, and to finally accept my flaws, and for that I needed to know that others accepted them as well. Maybe life isn't supposed to be so great all the time. Maybe we're not supposed to live everyday like there's no tomorrow. Maybe the one guy you thought was the one really wasn't in the end. I guess we all get these random ass moments in life where you just stop and wonder 'where the hell am I supposed to be in life?' and absolutely no one is going to answer you, because no one knows. It's kinda like going on a quest. You have no clue where you're going. You just know when you get there. It makes absolute no sense. Or maybe it's more like a video game each level you get closer to where you got to get in life. Sort of like Super Mario Bros. they have to rescue the princess, and eac
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.