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Serena Pillan and Kai Garvin have been best friends since they met at orientation on their first day of freshman year. Now juniors in high school, their bond is stronger than ever. The two are practically inseparable when you put them in a room together. Always joking, always laughing. Always a smile on both their faces. They told each other everything, too.
Well, almost everything.
See, they've both got their secrets.
One of them's got a crush and a stalker, the other a secret after-school life that no one knows about.
And if either one of them tells the other about their secret, it would change everything.
So they keep it all inside, and laugh like nothing's wrong, like life is the calm, gentle ocean.
Well, sometimes a storm hits and things get rough and it all starts crashing.
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This is a collaboration by @tinyboxtaylor and @sapphire_raichu.
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.