Gangsta Divas

by De'nesha Diamond

Overview

The deadliest ride-or-die chicks in Memphis have a new rival. Meet the Cripettes. They're the realest of the real-raging war with both the Queen Gs and the Flowers. But when all's said and done, only one gang can reign supreme...

The streets of the Dirty South have never been meaner as the ruthless women of warring hoods are just a few body bags away from total domination. Determined to rain bullets on Shotgun Row, lieutenant Lucifer teams up with Profit, head gangsta of the Vice Lords and a man bent on revenge. Good girl gone bad Ta'shara sets her sights on knocking her evil sister off the throne-but she's unprepared for what's ahead. Qiana's deal with the devil to take ambitious Yolanda out of the picture plants her at the center of a manhunt that will jeopardize her own position. And as Queen G LeShelle's list of enemies multiplies, the final knockout may come from the last person she expects. While the war zone expands, these gangsta divas take no prisoners for the chance to rule it all...

Praise for De'nesha Diamond

"Diamond tells it like it is." -Publishers Weekly

"A nonstop, hard-hitting page-turner." -Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker on Hustlin' Divas"Diamond's ear for street talk comes across loud and clear ... a violent and profane tale, which launches a gritty new series. The divas here are realistic characters, and the pacing zooms. . . ." -Library Journal (starred review) on Hustlin' Divas

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780758247599
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	12/24/2012
Series:	Diva Series , #3
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	639,035
Product dimensions:	5.62(w) x 8.06(h) x 0.92(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

DE'NESHA DIAMOND is the national bestselling author of almost a dozen street lit novels and short stories, including the gritty Desperate Hoodwives tales. This edgy Memphis native aims to deliver hope in tales that walk the fine line between glorifying thug life and telling it like it is. Visit De'nesha online at DeneshaDiamond.com.

Editorial Reviews

Diamond (Street Divas) takes readers back to Memphis where the brutal gang war between the Vice Lords and Gangster Disciples rages on. At ground zero of the violence are estranged sisters Ta’Shara and LeShelle who have sworn to kill each other on sight. Cindy Lauper had it wrong, these girls don’t wanna have fun. The sisters and their girl gangs get their high from murder and sexual hookups that challenge endurance and stamina. One girl observes what’s going on in the streets, “Off the bat, I see chicken heads, grinding on a whole lotta bustas who ain’t gonna do nuthin’ but pour liquor down they throats, bust ‘em out, and then call it a night.” Action roars at breakneck speed, and readers should get ready to cringe at many of the bloodier scenes that come across like snapshots from slasher films. There’s no quarter given here. Memphis streets, as we learn, don’t have a retirement plan. VERDICT Nasty sex and brutal violence marks this street novel, but each chapter is narrated by a different character, which makes it difficult for readers to follow which gangsta diva is describing the action. Still, this series has loyal readers, so prepare to stock up.

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Library Journal

Exciting, suspenseful and drama-filled.”
—APOOO Book Club on Gangsta Divas
 
“If you want gritty, down and dirty, and raw, Street Divas is the book for you.”
—Urban Reviews

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