A Hustler's Wife by Nikki Turner 304 pages
An ongoing series featuring the character Yarnie, who is 15 years old and living in Richmond, Virginia which plays so much a part of the story with locations, businesses, streets, roads, etc. that Richmond is pretty much a character too. Yarnie has had an upper class upbringing but oh those bad young men are so tantalizingly attractive, now aren't they. Through a phone prank played by her best friend one night on the telephone while sleeping over at Yarnie's they end up talking to Des a drug dealers' name and number Yarnie's friend called out of the blue from a book of telephone numbers she stole from her brother. Pranking him telling him she got his number from her brother because Yarnie had seen him and wanted to get to know him. Yarnie is madly shaking her head, "Don't tell him that! I don't know him! I've never seen him!" One thing leads to another and Yarnie ends up talking on the phone to Des. He is impressed by her poise, class and confidence. He makes it his business to see what this young lady looks like. They do finally meet and Des is blown away by her charm and good looks. She is nothing like any of the street hoochies he has been messing with. Long story short, Des falls head over heels for her and she admits to him that she is only 15, he on the other hand is 7 years older than her. Her life up till now has been pretty tame, she even calls her mother, Mommie. This sweet young thing is about to find out what life with a street hustler is all about, and she is in for it all ride or die. How Des finesses her mother to let him date her baby and how life changes for Yarnie after is certainly worth the read. Nikki Turner knows how to keep her readers interested and on the edge of their seats. Excellent story. I highly recommend it to young adults on up - while the subject matter, the language and the descriptions are likely things mature teens know of - I still want to protect their thoughts and recommend this for adults on up.
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