ππππππππππ πππππ fell in love with a charming, desirable man, so holy and untouchable and pure, she could only ever dream of having him. To feel his beautiful lips against her own...
Yet one day she is noticed, and it is the worst calamity that ever befalls her life.
πππππππππππ πππππππππ is not an angel. His mind, in fact, is a dark, despairing place that no one has dared to enter in a long time. And everyone knows sinners are not worth saving...everyone except for the foolish little lamb girls who come to him, again and again. She is the prey, and he is the terrible, cunning predator in the skin of an alluring kin. No matter what she does to try to escape him, he is always there with those terribly entrancing arms that hold heaven out to her, always luring her to step farther and farther into his world, because try as she might to fight it, he is so mesmerising that being away from him would be the ruin of her. He would become her downfall, the sun to her Icarus, in short...he would like to become her god.
This is a short thriller story about a charming predator's games, a girl's obsession, and the desperate fight to tear herself away.
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.