Picture this: its the night after graduation, and your best friend decides to go off with her good for nothing boyfriend for the weekend. You don't think that might be the last time you ever see her. But it is.
Kyaa Moore and Quinn Mayfield have been best friends since the second grade. They did almost everything together, and whatever they did separately they made sure to tell each other about. So you can imagine Kyaa's shock when Quinn and her boyfriend Microft (the youngest son of the richest family to ever grace the lands of Seattle) decide to take off during the night after their Graduation. And Everyone's shock when three months later, Microft comes back. Without her.
Now Microft is back, and Kyaa takes matters into her own hands and decides to look for her. But just as she does she finds this is not a job that could possibly be done alone, and the only way to put all these pieces together maybe in the hands of not only her, but Shaylah, Lucas, Microft, and maybe even Quinn herself.
Now school is out, but there are still plenty of lessons to be learned.
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.