[Ongoing] Colette Evergreen has never known a normal life. But who knows any vampire that would? Colette has been a vampire for as long as she can remember. Hunting with her father and listening to her mother's stories about the cities were her favorite things to do when she was a child. She always dreamed of getting away from her village and going out and exploring new places, even though her parents have strictly forbidden it, which the three argued about constantly.
Everything had been going great, until they arrived. The shadow people. One minute, Colette is living happily with her parents, the next, she is drugged, watching her parents being killed in front of her, thrown into the back of a car and awakes to being on display in a steel cage. Three nights after she is abducted, Colette comes face to face with an old friend who helps her escape from her humiliating prison, Mason.
After breaking her out, Mason does his best to help Colette fulfill her dream of having a normal life and being a typical teenager. But things begin to go awry when Mason begins developing strange behavior and starts avoiding Colette and spending more time in his bedroom than with her. As the days go by, Mason begins to slowly lose his sanity, and it's up to Colette to get it back. But...How?
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.