Charli Li came to life in the pages of Wahida Clark’s bestselling Thug series. Wahida began writing fiction while incarcerated at a women’s federal prison camp, and has written a dozen novels and short stories. After creating the New York Times bestselling Payback and Thug series, Wahida opened her own publishing company, Wahida Clark Presents, through which she publishes adult and teen urban fiction. Charli Li is a pseudonym for Wahida Clark