The Glamorous Life: A Novel

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Random House Publishing Group, Dec 24, 2008 - Fiction - 304 pages
The #1 bestselling author of Natural Born Hustler and Relapse, Nikki Turner gives up the game that could never be sold, only told.

The lure of Richmond, Virginia’s streets is too strong for Bambi, a good girl who fell in love with Reggie, a young hustler. Her thug love not only corrupted her but blinded her with the bling and cash that come with living the glamorous life of a gangsta’s girl—until Reggie hit her with a low blow, breaking her heart. From that day forward, Bambi vowed that whoever crossed her would pay—usually with large bills.

With the street knowledge she gleaned from her ex as well as her own business savvy, Bambi builds a multimillion-dollar party-planning empire and becomes a first-rate swindler and top-notch gamestress. Then she crosses paths with Lynx, who sees more in Bambi than the gold digger she is rumored to be. He penetrates her tough exterior layer by layer until he captures her heart. But is she just setting herself up to be played once again?

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Nikki Turner's Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife.
 

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Contents

Section 1
3
Section 2
15
Section 3
25
Section 4
37
Section 5
50
Section 6
57
Section 7
61
Section 8
68
Section 21
170
Section 22
179
Section 23
185
Section 24
192
Section 25
197
Section 26
210
Section 27
222
Section 28
231

Section 9
76
Section 10
86
Section 11
100
Section 12
107
Section 13
111
Section 14
117
Section 15
120
Section 16
128
Section 17
136
Section 18
144
Section 19
155
Section 20
162
Section 29
235
Section 30
238
Section 31
242
Section 32
248
Section 33
256
Section 34
258
Section 35
264
Section 36
269
Section 37
273
Section 38
280
Section 39
285
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About the author (2008)

Called the Queen of Hip-Hop Lit, Nikki Turner is the bestselling author of many novels, including Natural Born Hustler, Relapse, Ghetto Superstar, Black Widow, Forever a Hustler’s Wife, and Riding Dirty on I-95. She is the editor of the short story series Street Chronicles, which includes Backstage, Tales from da Hood, Girls in the Game, and Christmas in the Hood. One World launched her street-lit book line, “Nikki Turner Presents,” in Summer 2008, and it currently boasts such authors as Seven, Freeze, Styles P, and Dana Dane. Nikki Turner lives in Richmond, Virginia.

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