Meet Matty Towzan, a city boy who moves to a place unfamiliar to him, a small village in the south of England. His mother, a firm believer of mythology, chose his name; Matty: a strong fighter.
From busy London, into the quiet countryside, he is no longer the boy everyone wants to be but the awkward boy no one wants to be.
He is pulled towards a house everyone avoids; the house next door.
Along with the house, comes a girl.
Meet Leta, 'the hidden one', a girl who is secretive and haunted, living in that big, old house with only her creepy aunt for company.
Since their encounter, everything he sees is different. Strange things begin to occur. Weird messages from an unknown number. Strange noises in the night...
The home where Leta lives is completely, unnoticeably cut off from everyone else.
A hint of fear roams in Matty.
Will he prove that he is a fighter? Or will he fail and succumb to fear?
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.