She got flustered from me looking into her eyes, I could tell. I just couldn't stop staring at disbelief. She thinks I'm a stranger now. What am I supposed to say? She put her hand near her mouth, a finger touching her soft lips that I can't help but want to kiss all the time. Just like that, she could look like an angel."
Hunter, 22, has always been an independent, calm person in control of his feelings (and seemingly, every aspect of his life). But when he met Elle, everything changed for him. She got under this intimidating proud rich boy's skin, in all the right ways. But his relationships typically don't go well.. and he lost her.
Then, she went missing. Her face plastered on the news and posters haunts Hunter. Even more so now that she reappears again, injured and not remembering what happened to her and where she was for the past half-year.
With Hunter by her side, Elle tries to find out what happened to her as friends and family plague her with questions, strange flashbacks invade her mind, and new people coming into the picture including the state's golden boy Eric Lurie, who vows to protect and help her.
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.