Part of Series
The first book in the Yarnie and Des series by the author who Trendsetter Magazine called the “Queen of Hip Hop Lit.” Yarnie and Richmond are from different sides of the tracks. Yarnie is a sweet girl from an upper class family. Des is Richmond’s most infamous drug dealer. Their larger-than-life love, which happens completely by chance, creates a rift between Yarnie and her loved ones. It isn’t until Des is sent to prison for life that Yarnie starts to realize being a hustler’s wife is anything but easy. '' A Hustler's Wife brought back memories of shoulda, woulda, coulda stories... Imitators drop your pens!'' —Vickie M. Stringer, bestselling author of Let That Be the Reason ''If I was still in the Game, this would be a book I would not want my girl to read.'' —Mr. Shannon Holmes, bestselling author of B-More Careful
Author
After Nikki Turner read The Coldest Winter Ever by Sistah Souljah she was dismayed that there weren't other books like it. "I wanted to write the kinds of books I wanted to read," said the bestselling author, whose 2002 debut novel, A Hustler's Wife, would go on to sell more than a few 100,000 copies. While Nikki Turner's first two novels were published by a small publishing house in the Midwest, in 2004 she signed a 2-book deal with One World, an imprint of Ballantine Books, which is part of The Random House Publishing Group. After publishing the first book under that deal, The Glamorous Life in 2005 as well as a short story collection edited by Nikki, Street Chronicles: Tales from da Hood, One World quickly signed Nikki up for three more Nikki Turner Original novels and negotiated a deal with her for her own book line, Nikki Turner Presents. "I want to give new authors the same kind of opportunity I was given," said Nikki. "I want to produce authors who will be household names." (Taken from author's website)
