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FORVER A HUSTLER’ S WIFE by Nikki Turner

June 24th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Plot Overview (from the back of the book)

Des, Virginia’s slickest gangsta, is about to become a dad when he is charged with the murder of his own attorney. But with Yarni, his gorgeous wife (and a brilliant lawyer), now calling the shots, Des isn’t going back to the slammer without a fierce fight. Even with [...]

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Tags: Drug Dealing · Lawyers · One World Books · Trials · Turner, Nikki · Virginia

Erotica and Noire

June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

At Ballantine’s One World imprint, the biggest erotica author, says Guy, is “far and away Noire,” whose 2005 debut novel, G-Spot, continues to backlist strongly. Coming next month is a story collection, From the Streets to the Sheets: Urban Erotic Quickies ,which will be followed next spring by Hittin’ the Bricks, based on a screenplay [...]

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Tags: Erotica · Noire · One World Books

BLACK WIDOW by Nikki Turner (One World Books)

May 28th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Plot Overview (from the back of the book)
Isis Tatum knows firsthand the way love can mess up a person. After all, she saw her mother drive a truck through the home of her father’s mistress before killing her dad. And ever since Isis was a teenager, her love life has been a series of disasters: [...]

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Tags: Las Vegas · One World Books · Prison · Relationships · Turner, Nikki