26 year old Caroline, single but definitely not a virgin, decides to finally go to college and begin a new life of her own after giving up her baby for adoption 11 years ago, and working at a small diner. One night, one of her two roommates goes missing. After a 3 hour search, the body was found in the shadows, blood was splattered all over the ground, Alex was dead, and the murderer was never found. Caroline and Karen work on finding the identity of the murderer together, the path to his identity is full of misery and torture, but they don't know what awaits them at the very end.
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.