Hello everyone! (BTW this is a rough first copy! once I get through writing it, I'll go back and edit.)
Just some things I want to go over:
1) The chapters for the main character, Avelyn, are written in her point of view. All other characters are written in third person omniscient.
2) I flip back and forth between people, only four, to give you different sides of said story. Whoever's name is italicized at the top means the chapter is in their POV
3) The chapters are deliberately short.
I do not have a full summary yet, as I like to freely write and not even figure out the story myself until the very end. I can say that it is going to be a mix of many genre's; romance, comedy, horror, action, mystery, dystopian, etc.
It follows Avelyn Wells, a young intelligent Detective who is trying to figure out what is going on in her town; there are murders, abductions, and a lot of other weird occurrences.
Leslie Torres is a rich, cunning, but caring socialite who is Avelyn's best friend.
Jacobi Torres is Leslie's trouble-making son who comes across something he should have never seen.
And Samantha Tallard moves to Maine and befriends the Torres family, and is still searching for her missing best friend.
I have a few ideas on where I want this story to go, hopefully you guys like it. Thanks in advance for reading (:
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.