Nikki Turner (author)

Nikki Turner is an American author of urban fiction, dubbed by Trendsetter Magazine as the "Queen of Hip Hop Lit". Her first two books, A Hustler's Wife and A Project Chick have sold about 150,000 copies as of 2005.

Turner was born in Richmond, Virginia and has received a degree from North Carolina Central University. She formerly worked as a travel agent, eventually quitting to become a full-time novelist. Turner has stated that she began writing urban fiction as a way of showing the "dark side" of the street life beyond the "glitz and the glamor".

Girls from Da Hood

 * Girls from Da Hood (2006)
 * Tales from da Hood (2006)
 * Girls From Da Hood 2 (2008)
 * Girls from da Hood 4 (2010)

Hustler's Wife series

 * 1) A Hustler's Wife (2002)
 * 2) Forever a Hustler's Wife: A Novel (2008)
 * 3) Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife: A Novel (2011)

Unique
Note: This series was released as an e-serial from 2012 to 2014
 * 1) Unique (2014)
 * 2) Unique II: Betrayal (2012)
 * 3) Unique III: Revenge (2012)
 * 4) Unique IV: Love & Lies (2013)
 * 5) Unique V: Secrets Revealed (2014)
 * Always Unique (2014, collects stories I - V)