Loosly based on 'Little Red Riding Hood', it's a story about a seventeen year old girl named, Falcon, who lives mostly in the streets. She wears old clothes with the exception of her bright crimson hoodie. Falcon also has terrible nightmares, of a murder long ago in the very abandoned hotel she lives in. One day, during a storm, she feels that she's being watched, and she's right. A twenty-two year old biker is watching her, intentions unknown, and decides to follow her 'home', where he holds her captive saying that he needs to wait for someone else. Another man shows up,and they insist that they all need to die - during the storm, at the hotel. Does this have something to do with the gruesome dreams Falcon has been having? And how do they know about her mother?
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.