Whatever you do, don't be yourself!
That's my motto. I'm going into the acting career so, it's more fun to just always be somebody different all the time- instead of just on the set. I hate being myself, because I've never been accepted as just being me. It's easier for me to forget who I really am and just dive into a fictional person. So, my name is Paige and I'm coming from Pierre, South Dakota where I lived with my mother, step-father and big brother named Mikey. I was home schooled, so they won't expect any background files. I dyed my hair from the black it once was to a medium brown. I am wearing colored contacts to take my obnoxious blue eyes, to a brown, almost black. I spent about maybe a month in the sun so now I have an olive tan kind of skin tone, which is lovely with my new look.
However, it is like I am playing a cat and mouse game with my father. My real father. My mother's last words told me to find him so I could know who it is I am. He has been leaving me hints, but he won't show himself and I am told it is because somebody is out to get him. I have told people I gave up on it but that is the last thing I will ever do. I need to know who, or what, I am. Supposedly, he has the answers. So, I am running around the United States, looking for him.
I smile and carry my bag onto the plane, only looking forward to the new future that awaits me. There's no going back, I am now Paige Moore.
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.