Wahida Clark was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. She decided to start writing fiction while incarcerated at a women's federal camp in Lexington, KY. Her style is street, raw, and she has an imagination that's in overdrive. When you read her novels they are so real you are convinced of one of three things: that you are inside the book, you know the characters, or you just have to meet them. Her first novel, Thugs And The Women Who Love Them and the sequel, Every Thug Needs A Lady appeared on the Essence Best Sellers List.

 
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Sleeping With The Enemy
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Dafina (August 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758212577

by Wahida Clark, Kiki Swinson

Essence® bestselling authors Wahida Clark and Kiki Swinson deliver a double-shot of street lit fiction--two novellas about women betrayed who are out for nothing less than revenge...

Enemy in My Bed by WAHIDA CLARK
She rules the weed scene in Memphis, USA. But Kreesha can't control the dangerous way she's feelin' about Reign--a brother who's married, just out of prison, and one strike away from lockdown-for-life. He's a past master of the game, and Kreesha can't get enough of his body or heart. But when Reign betrays her to the Feds, she'll risk everything to save her empire and give Reign one last seduction--with a bullet...

Keeping My Enemies Close by KIKI SWINSON
Larissa Taylor is fed up with lying, cheating men. Her best friend Tenisha's suggestion: try a guaranteed-to-be-faithful brother in prison. But Sean Miller is one thug-a-licious addiction. So, when a sex-struck Larissa is caught smuggling weed for Sean, she's the one who winds up behind bars. Now, Tenisha's got Larissa's man and baby. But Larissa is ready to go beyond even street justice to make sure her ex-friend and cheating man get the ultimate payback...

Payback With Ya Life
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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (May 15, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 044617808X

In the sequel to one of Wahida's most successful titles Payback is a Mutha, old scores are settled and before long, new tensions arise.

Still recovering from the suicide of her best friend, Shan now pregnant by a married man is forced to make major decisions in her life. Ready to leave the fast life behind, Shan believes a move to Detroit will help her become a stronger woman-but someone wants revenge against Shan's brother and is willing to destroy Shan in the process.

Torn over his love for his sister and his desire to get back on top of the drug game, Shan's brother, Peanut knows the danger of the streets. Old beefs become new scores and before long, a turf war is raging. With the stakes as high as they've ever been, only a few people will be left standing-and Shan is determined to be one of them.

Thug Matrimony
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Dafina (April 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758212550

Book Description: In Wahida Clark phenomenal, gritty new novel Angel is getting ready to marry the man of her dreams - but his past isn't about to let go...

Angel, Jaz, Tasha and Kyra are four girlfriends pulling themselves out of the ghetto-and trying to bring their hearts up to higher ground with them. Now Angel has started her own law practice and new life with Kaylin. But when an unwamted guest crashes their wedding, all the rage and bloodlust from the hood comes bustin' out - and Angel's gonna need every prayer in heaven to make it to the altar alive...

Every Thug Needs A Lady
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Dafina (October 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758212887

#7 AALBC.com's Best Selling Books for 2004

"Every Thug Needs A Lady" is the spellbinding sequel to Wahida Clark's "Thugs And The Women Who Love Them". After taking us through the rugged, thug-filled lives of Jaz, Kyra and Angel, Clark now takes us into the unique and unbelievable life of their best friend Roz. She's sexy, beautiful, and a slave for the love of Trae, her irresistable thuggish beau. Will Roz and Trae's love survive? The answers lie inside the pages of "Every Thug Needs A Lady"! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Payback Is A Mutha
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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Kensington (April 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758212534

In her hot, gritty new urban drama, Essence ® bestselling author Wahida Clark tells the story of a woman who thinks she has everything, but who really has everything to lose— starting with her best friend, and ending with her life… Brianna and Shan couldn’t be more different. From her $1200 weave to her closet full of Gucci, Prada, and Chanel, Brianna believes that men were born to bankroll her lifestyle. Shan likes to make her own money by working for a living at a men’s prison—and prefers Sean John, Baby Phat, and Fubu to Jimmy Choo. Still, despite appearances, Shan and B are sisters where it counts—or so they think…

For B, lying is part of the hustle, and the hustle is what gets her sex, clothes, cars—pretty much whatever she wants. She couldn’t care less who gets hurt along the way, as long as it isn’t her. But it’s one thing to hustle tricks, and quite another to betray the one person who really cares. When one of B’s schemes goes too far, blood is spilled—and Shan is caught in the crossfire. Now, with friendship and lives on the line, Brianna’s got one last chance to change her ways—or suffer the consequences…

Thugs And The Women Who Love Them
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Kensington (December 1, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758212860

Essence® bestselling author Wahida Clark is all too familiar with the terrifying truths of ghetto life. The first novel in her gritty, gripping series takes you on into a world where a wrong choice could be the last choice a person ever makes… In a ’hood boiling over with sex, brutality, and crime, three friends are at a turning point. They can surrender to the streets—and the murderous men who rule there—or walk a totally different path. But nothing is simple for women addicted to life on the edge. And everything has consequences…

Angel, Jaz, and Kyra are all leading double lives, torn between working hard to leave the ghetto behind—and being dragged back in by the lying, pimping, drug-dealing men they can’t seem to let go. From jealous rampages to bloody turf wars to rage-fueled vendettas, a tangled web of sex and violence binds these women to the very place that could destroy them…

Get ready to enter a heart-pounding world of danger and eroticism mixed with a glimmer of hope.

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