Alex! Where are you? Alex!
Hi, I'm Alex Queen and I'm in 8th grade, which that makes me 14. I just moved to Alberta from New Brunswick and people would say " why, would you move from such a beautiful place ". Well, that's something you can ask my parents! They got new jobs here, they work for the police department, and that's how they meet. Jim and Rebecca Queen, my parents. I have 2 bothers Ben and Chris. I also have 2 twin sisters named Ella and Sofia. The boys are 5 & 7, they are terribly loud and obnoxious. My sisters there both 9 and they are very sweet and graceful when dancing ballet. There the total opposite. Then there's me.. Well, I am a sweet girl but a little bossy my parents would say. Oh, I almost forgot my mom is having another baby boy, we haven't picked out a name yet but I want him to be named Adam but my parents have this rule that we can't have the first letter of are names the same that's why are names are all different. I can't forget about the fur babies and the crazy pups, we have 2 cats and 3 dogs. My cats names are Shimmer and Sparkle ( named after my sisters ) Shimmer hates me, I don't know why but Sparkle is my cat! The dogs well.. my brothers and I named them. There's Dan, Peter and Daisy.
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.