Wahida Clark was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. She decided to write fiction while incarcerated at a women's federal prison camp in Lexington, Kentucky. Crowned the โQueen of Thug Love Fictionโ by Nikki Turner, the โQueen of Hip Hop Fictionโ herself, Wahidaโs style of writing is the template for urban literature. When you read her novels, they are so real that you are convinced of one of three things: you know the characters, you want to know the characters, or you are one of the characters. Her bestselling novels include Thug Matrimony, Every Thug Needs a Lady, Thugs and the Women Who Love Them, Payback Is a Mutha, and the novella Enemy in My Bed in Sleeping with the Enemy, all published by Kensington/Dafina Books.
Kiki Swinson is a nationally bestselling author whose novelsโinspired by her experiences and a five-year stint in federal prisonโhave sold over 3.4 million copies. Swinsonโs works feature resilient women making toughโand sometimes not quite legalโdecisions to survive. She completed her first novel while incarcerated, and her second novel, Wifey, went on to become a #1 Essenceยฎ bestseller and the first installment in one of todayโs most popular urban series. A native of Portsmouth, Virginiaโand a former hustlerโs wifeโSwinson resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit her on instagram at @AllThingsKikiSwinson.