“In the late 1980’s, the aristocrats of education gathered to harvest a school so elite that it would only cater for the beautiful, rich and talented. A school where status was everything and intelligence was overlooked. A school where the silverware was rare edition and the floors were imported from China. A school for perfection.
On that day, Ashfield Academy was created.
It was every student’s dream.
Every student’s but mine.”
Mia Bow is a commoner, hailing from the outskirts of town. It had been a year or so since the accident which gave her brief amnesia, causing her to lose years of her memory. She had a pretty ordinary life after that, until Ashfield Academy found her. Being selected to attend the most exclusive, high-class school in the country would be an honour for anyone offered, everyone except Mia. It’s hard to start off at a new school, let alone being the only average girl in a stack of rich delicacies.
Along the way, she finds comfort in some friends willing to oversee her previous tuition, friends she thinks she can trust. But also along the way picks up a few enemies, including the incredibly handsome, incredibly famous Christian Ashfield, the son of the principal and the king of the school; who she hopelessly falls for despite his snarky arrogance towards her. As she deals with her social life, she can’t escape the fear that someone is always watching her and the alarm that something dark is arising from her lost memories.
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.