The Barbie from the bestselling Anthology “I'd Rather Be Single” is back in this fast paced, jaw-dropping, twisted love story, “The Nickerson Barbie.” Meet Barbie, a young, beautiful, glamorous Barbie look-a-like from the notorious Nickerson Garden projects in Watts, California. Fully vested and established in the streets, Barbie provides herself a lavish lifestyle and lucrative income. Widely known as a fashion icon, Barbie's flowing gowns and tutus aren't the only reasons she keeps the city talking. There's a very dark side to this demented beauty that depicts her as strange and emotionally disturbed when it peeks through her carefully-crafted façade. Although she is coldhearted, cruel, and sometimes pure evil, there's a soft side to Barbie that keeps her friends hanging in her corner. But when an unforeseen love affair with one of the city's most influential and dangerous bosses blossoms, almost everyone will be against their union. The streets of Watts will never be the same again. Will the pair survive the outside influences, or will the secrets between them rip them apart?
Author
Mimi Renee California native born in Compton and raised in Long Beach California, Mimi Renee recalls that reading and writing has always been her passion from as far back as she could remember. As a young girl she read aloud to herself and others for fun and enjoyed volunteering to stand up to and read out loud in front of class as much as she could. During her sophomore year in high school at David Starr Jordan High in north Long Beach, Mimi learned that she was pregnant and was soon transferred to a continuation school to finish her high school term out at Will Reid continuation, in a special program for pregnant minors. Getting her life on track as a mother and not able to hang out with friends like she had in the past, Mimi reclaimed her passion for reading. She read countless books of various genres in her spare time. A few of her favorite authors are; Sister Souljah, Terry McMillan, Teri Woods, Nikki Turner, Shannon Holmes, Mary B. Morrison and Mary Monroe. Going back to her grass roots of scribed art suddenly Mimi had become inspired to put her passion for writing into action. After writing her first line on the page of her notebook, she was hooked.
