As the fire burned in the cold night, Damien watched the people dance around it. Arm flying, feet stomping with the drums. But one caught his eye. A girl about 15 dancing different then the others. Flinging red sand clay into the fire. The waves smashed the shore with the movement of her arms, the fire cracked with the stomp in her steps. With the final beat of the drum, she flung her head back and howled as the other clasped to the ground. When the girl hit the ground the fire died with her closed eyes. He knows tomorrow they would wake up at home with no memory of this night. But with the song in their hearts and the drums in their heads. And the girl with red on her hands.
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Luna Astion was never normal. A foster child for so many years. Never knowing who her real parents were, wether alive or dead, it got to her as a child. But she's grown use to everyone ignoring her. So when she turns 15 and starts waking up on the beach with blood red hands, things get worse. Her nabbers believe the resent disappearing teens has something to do with her. And the worst part is..... So dose she. Along with the mysteries new guy. And the fact that some other teens are begging to hang around her and try to talk to her. Everything's shifting. Can Luna really be the reason or is some unknown force at work here. She doesn't know who to trust, or if she should at all, she's beging to not even trust her self.
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.