A Hustler's Wife

Yarni, a sweet and innocent girl from a well-to-do family, by chance meets Richmond's notorious drug kingpin, Des. The spark between them immediately blossoms into an astronomical love, which separates Yarni from her family and friends. But when Des is sentenced to life in prison, Yarni will learn that being a hustler's wife isn't all that easy with her sole provider behind bars. A decade after its original release Nikki Turner’s debut novel, A Hustler’s Wife, is back and in digital form for the very first time. Nikki Turner takes readers along for the ride as Yarni struggles to survive. At times she plays the game, at other times the game plays her. It is a journey filled with laughter and tears, failures and triumphs.

Yarni, a sweet and innocent girl from a well-to-do family, by chance meets Richmond's notorious drug kingpin, Des. The spark between them immediately blossoms into an astronomical love, which separates Yarni from her family and friends. But when Des is sentenced to life in prison, Yarni will learn that being a hustler's wife isn't all that easy with her sole provider behind bars. A decade after its original release Nikki Turner’s debut novel, A Hustler’s Wife, is back and in digital form for the very first time. Nikki Turner takes readers along for the ride as Yarni struggles to survive. At times she plays the game, at other times the game plays her. It is a journey filled with laughter and tears, failures and triumphs.

The Princess of ''Hip Hop Fiction'' is crowned Nikki. She brings a mellow swing to the genre with her debut title A Hustler's Wife. Only a couple of months on the shelves, A Hustler's Wife ranked #2 on the Essence Magazine Bestseller's list. Nikki's instant success was no fluke. It's been #1 ever since. Nikki Turner is a gutsy, gifted, courageous new voice taking the urban literary community by storm with her realistic characters, plots and settings. She is a self-accomplished writer, initially penning short stories before trying her hand at this debut novel. Nikki developed a love for writing when her seventh grade English teacher gave her a journal. She started a life-long habit of putting her thoughts and feelings onto paper, which she still does to this very day.