Her beauty was like fire, she was like fire. If you get close, you'd get warm. Get too close, you'd get burned. This is a quote by Harris Lithos, and it describes Angelina to a T. Angelina Davis and Dean Adger are best friends. Angelina was hot like fire, and Dean was as cold as ice. Although teachers and students would call them ying and Yang, drama soon heads there way when Angelina discovers a deep secret, that probably should've been hidden in the dark. The same goes with Dean when his abusive life gets worse when a special someone heads his way. There are many lies, tears, broken hearts that goes on in this story.
Although Angelina and Dean both fight fire with fire, all it does is creates huge, humongous flames
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.