When a rich girl named Ivy gets kidnapped from the cold, icy streets of Portree, another girl replicates the way Ivy would of looked like when she would be a teenager. Everything chances when she meets Larc, a con artist. She has made a big mistake trusting him from the very start. She goes to the station saying she is the missing girl Ivy. Ivy's mother doesn't believe a word since so many others have tried to scam her, to get one of her precious artworks. Ivy's mother has hired detectives who are looking for anything that could link me to being fake. Luckily for 'Replacement Ivy' has gone under the knife to look identical, not just that her DNA also matches. Replacement Ivy has no time to lose, the detectives are closing the gap to revealing, who she really is. There's no way she could ever get caught, could she? Will Ivy slip and get arrested in the process? Or will she get away, before it's too late? Will Larc see failure, and let her be killed for failing? Will the detectives hand her ice cold in? Read, to find the answer.
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.