Run Catch A Kill is a companion piece to my Montey Greene series of books. This short story centers around Tatiana Popov, a beautiful Russian woman who tries hard to keep her true profession as an assassin under wraps when her and Montey's lives collide in a lustful tryst.
Excerpt: 'If I was going to be even more honest with myself I can say I should have known this would be a life altering day the night before when I dragged that man out of the bar in Silver Lake. He said he gave good face, and that was before we tossed a few shots of tequila back. Somewhere between that bar and my place I found out his name was Ricky. As we stumbled into my place I soon found out why he was so authoritative and confident with his ability to eat fur-burgers without leaving teeth marks. I fumbled with his belt buckle, unzipped his pants, stuffed my hand inside expecting to stroke a sleeping cobra to life as we found ourselves entwined within the fibers that made up the carpet we collapsed upon in my small living room. Instead, what my fingers found themselves fondling felt more like three little marbles. Most men would have probably stopped me, pulled my hand out, given some excuse about being too inebriated to have a full erection. But this man encouraged me by holding my hand in place, urging me to take hold of whatever I could. I grabbed the little stub in the middle and soon felt the blood rushing through my fingertips as it began to swell. I figured, jackpot, I'm going to get slammed good tonight. As it were my panties had come off when I excused myself to use the ladies room before we even left that watering hole. Not because I wanted to mount his surfboard right then and there and ride the wave of fluids I felt gushing from between the watering hole of my own, but because they had turned into a soggy annoyance.'
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.