Rhonda Jenkins isn't a lawyer, she isn't a PI, she doesn't even have so much as a 2-year community college degree (dropped out after her first year) but what she does have is motivation. Why? Because this particular murder hit close to home for her.
Rhonda never knew her father. He and her mother split up before she was born. She isn't even sure if her father even knew she existed. Growing up, her mother always refused to talk about him, so eventually, Rhonda stopped asking. However, when her mother calls her up to tell her that her father was murdered, Rhonda can't help but wonder what happened to this man she never knew.
Why would someone want to kill her father? What kind of man was he? What did he get himself mixed up in?
The police have no motive, no DNA evidence and thus far, no solid suspects, so Rhonda decides to do some sleuthing of her own. As she begins to uncover clues to the identity of her father's killer, she could never have prepared herself for the web she finds herself tangled up in.
Rhonda had always enjoyed reading mystery novels and now she has the opportunity to live out her own! But what Rhonda doesn't know is that someone else out there knows that she is the offspring of the deceased...
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.