Jennifer Riley is a 25 year-old women living in London, England. She's gotten herself mixed up with a job on the black market that deals with illegal weapon trade, all because of her parents. They'd died abruptly when she'd been four so she didn't know much about them. She'd lived with her grandparents since, and finally got her own apartment. Her parents had been wrapped in some bad things and she was desperate to find out more. So a dear friend of her parents, Alec Howard, decided to help the young girl out by giving her a spot in his company of illegal weapon trade. On the day that she receives good news regarding her job, something awful happens. She meets an odd stranger who seems a little off, in her opinion. When he suddenly kisses her and she loses consciousness, she doesn't know what to do.
The next day she wakes up in the hospital with no recollection of memories from the last 25 years of her life whatsoever. And suddenly, she's being targeted. People from all over are sent out to attack her for reasons she doesn't understand. Her friends want to help her and so they hire Trevor. A blue-eyed hottie who isn't giving off a good vibe. She finds him hard to trust, despite the fact that he saves her life multiple times. She makes a plan to keep her distance from him. Unfortunately, falling in love with Trevor definitely wasn't part of it. Now, she's dived into a dangerous race and she must quickly remember her past, find out exactly why people are attacking her, and just what her parents had to say for all of this.
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.