The first book in the Yarnie and Des series by the author who Trendsetter Magazine called the "Queen of Hip Hop Lit. " Yarnie and Richmond are from different sides of the tracks. Yarnie is a sweet girl from an upper class family. Des is Richmond's most infamous drug dealer. Their larger than life love, which happens completely by chance, creates a rift between Yarnie and her loved ones. It isn't under Des is sent to prison for life that Yarnie starts to realize being a hustler's life is anything but easy. ''A Hustler's Wife brought back memories of shoulda, woulda, coulda stories... Imitators drop your pens!'' --Vickie M. Stringer, bestselling author of Let That Be The Reason ''If I was still in the Game, this would be a book I would not want my girl to read. '' --Mr. Shannon Holmes, bestselling author of B-More Careful