""Kiki captures the heat of the streets."" —Wahida Clark Essence(R) bestselling author Kiki Swinson keeps it coming with a gritty drama about one cunning sistah playing a very dangerous game with the law. Playing dirty is a skill that Yoshi Lomax has perfected. By bribing cops and officials, sleeping with her boss, and convincing her friend in the DEA to make evidence disappear, Yoshi has become a top criminal defense attorney. And she has the multimillion-dollar Miami pad and Aston Martin to prove it. But when she takes the case of badass Haitian mob boss Sheldon Chisholm, her usual way of doing business—by any means necessary—doesn't work. Someone has gotten to the people on her payroll and an unknown enemy is sabotaging her every move. With the list of people she can depend on dwindling, Yoshi's got to toughen up if she's going to survive. . . More praise for Kiki Swinson ""Kiki Swinson is unstoppable. Whether she's writing about life in the 'hood or living the fabulous life, one thing is for sure—Kiki always delivers a sizzling read."" —Crystal Lacey Winslow, Essence(R) bestselling author

After the drama in Playing Dirty, Yoshi Lomax is on the run, but trouble follows her wherever she goes. . . When things get too hot in Miami, criminal lawyer Yoshi figures she'll be safe if she goes home to Norfolk, Virginia, for a little while. But the streets there are just as mean, and a sistah needs to keep her head to avoid getting popped by a drive-by. And when Yoshi witnesses the brutal murder of a snitch by a ruthless drug dealer, she knows she'll be the next one in the gangsta's sights. Out of time and abandoned by everyone but her cousin Carmen, Yoshi's goin' to have to learn to fight back if she wants to live another day. . .

Criminal defense attorney Yoshi Lomax finds herself on the other side of the bars in the third book of the riveting Notorious series. While Yoshi tries to prepare herself to face the music once she's extradited back to Miami, the ordeal she encounters en route is more than she could have anticipated. Knowing deep down in her heart that she isn't equipped to handle all of this strife, she has no other alternative but to play the game to save herself. Now, with a new male companion at her side, Yoshi's ride-or-die feelings for her man begin to diminish. But Yoshi's new man is also in trouble with the law, and their chances of having a happy ending together reduce to zero. Once again, Yoshi finds herself in yet another dilemma, where bodies are surfacing and drama seems to be the only thing on the menu. Amid all this turmoil, Yoshi is confronted with the question of which side of the law she has to be on in order to stay alive.