❝I want blood, guts, and chocolate cake,
I wanna be a real fake.❞
Everyone has a something to hide,
and at Hamilton High, they do it pretty well.
From the nerds that hang out in the libraries, to the snotty bitches who have the GPA of a pineapple; if your not in Hamilton High's drama club your no one.
Everything happens in the drama club at Hamilton High. From wild parties fueled with narcotics and alcohol; to very hands on students teachers who are willing to help even the goody-goody get an 'A'.
Inside Hamilton, Gwen Rosaldi reins as Queen B. With her dark attitude, a thick force-field of followers, it's no wonder everyone wants and craves to be Gwen and have everything she wants.
Even a nobody like Rachel Stanton.
So, when one night at a drama club meeting when everything is going as planned; only one thing can made everyone in the room drop their conversations about Cosmo magazines and Baby Lips lip-gloss - when Gwen Rosaldi drops dead.
The only clue that they have?
Someone wanted Gwen dead,
and whoever did it is still amongst them.
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.