false 152751 25 5 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.

]]> female Trenton, New Jersey 261310 0758212887 9780758212887 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173227155m/261310.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173227155s/261310.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/261310.Every_Thug_Needs_A_Lady 4.60 210 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!]]> 152751 4.53 1017 162 2003 261347 0758212860 9780758212863 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173227235m/261347.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173227235s/261347.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/261347.Thugs_and_the_Women_Who_Love_Them 4.61 198 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. ]]> 152751 4.53 1017 162 2002 261315 0758212534 9780758212535 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173227172m/261315.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173227172s/261315.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/261315.Payback_Is_A_Mutha 4.41 168 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.]]> 152751 4.53 1017 162 2006 261308 0758212550 9780758212559 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173227132m/261308.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173227132s/261308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/261308.Thug_Matrimony 4.65 168 Wahida Clark's 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 unwanted 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...]]> 152751 4.53 1017 162 2007 2245622 044617808X 9780446178082 15 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/22/622/2245622-m-1255627850.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/22/622/2245622-s-1255627850.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2245622.Payback_with_Ya_Life 4.44 99 Wahida Clark'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.]]> 152751 4.53 1017 162 2008 2861844 0758212577 9780758212573 19 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/28/844/2861844-m-1255907859.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/28/844/2861844-s-1255907859.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2861844.Sleeping_with_the_Enemy 4.26 76 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...]]> 152751 4.53 1017 162 132113 4.23 651 108 2008 5800151 0446178098 9780446178099 14 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5800151.Thug_Lovin_ 4.48 58 From running a nightclub to dealing with models, shady lawyers, big money, new kinds of temptations, seductions, and drugs-not to mention new love interests-can this infamous couple weather all the storms and keep it together?]]> 152751 4.53 1017 162 2009 7228880 0446539163 9780446539166 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7228880-what-s-really-hood 0.0 0 New York Times bestselling author Wahida Clark

WHAT'S REALLY HOOD!

Black Is Blue by Victor L. Martin delves into the life of a corporate woman who falls in love with a thug and finds out just how easy it is to stray from the straight and narrow.

Eighteen and hungry Wiz's only addiction to drugs is the money it made. But Crystal changed all of that and shows him just how powerful a woman can be in The P is Free by LaShonda Teague.

In The LastLaugh by Bonta, Bobo, a member of the infamous Eight-Trey street gang, learns that gang life isn't all it's cracked up to be as "street wars" take on a whole new meaning.

Shawn "Jihad" Trump tells the story of loyalty, love and honor, when The Point Blank Mob is brought to its knees leaving the crew fighting for their lives and freedom in All for Nothing.

And New York Times bestselling author, Wahida Clark, introduces Nina, a woman tired of being disrespected by men who takes revenge to the ultimate level in Makin' Endz Meet.]]> 152751 4.53 1017 162 111019 4.56 100 12 3199746 0.0 0 0 3199747 0.0 0 0 3199748 0.0 0 0 2010