It was 13 years after the horrific events in Hawkins. The boys have grown up, are going to college and have silently mourned for Eleven. All was forgotten, until the rise of the next generation, AKA Isadora Harrington and her friends Lizzie Peters, Alex Stevens, and Max Hamilton. All of them splitting images of the boys except for them being girls. They find a box in Izzy's backyard, buried, and full of old items. A blond wig, a dirty, red, white, and blue trucker cap, a camouflage bandana, an old slingshot, a ripped and tattered comic book, a crushed camera, a box of poleroids, a ripped up picture, only held together by the bonds of tape and much more peculiar items. Awestruck and confused, the girls investigate and piece together the story. What happened in 1983? Who owned these objects? And what force kept this a secret for two decades? I guess we'll all find out the secrets of Brookdale.
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.