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‘Sleeping with the Enemy’ pairs Wahida Clark’s and Kiki Swinson’s short stories into a double feature of urban suspense. In “Enemy in My Bed,” Kreesha courts Reign, a freshly released ex‑prisoner; when he betrays her to the Feds, she fights to protect her marijuana empire and deliver a deadly revenge. In “Keeping My Enemies Close,” Larissa Taylor confronts a cheating ex‑friend and the consequences of smuggling weed for a new lover. Both novellas explore themes of betrayal, drug trafficking, and the fierce determination of women to reclaim power in a world of crime and corruption.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: Wahida Clark
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