Books like Queen divas by De'nesha Diamond
In an unforgiving cityscape, Ta'Shara struggles to stay alive while Lucifer forges a risky truce. Cleo plots to break free from the man who has taken control, and Police Captain Hydeya Hawkins fights to survive the darkest secrets of her department. The narrative follows a tight-knit group of African American sisters grappling with street life, female gang dynamics, and personal struggle.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Crime Fiction/Criminal Underworld
Authors: De'nesha Diamond
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