Kiki Swinson
1) Dirty tricks
Author
Series
Publisher
Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
233 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In Stay Scheming by Kiki Swinson, Karlie is running from a bounty on her head. With her lover and friends gone, she's forced to take refuge with her cold-hearted grandmother. But with enemies closing in, Karlie's last chance to flip a killer script is ticking down to zero.
In Who Can You Trust by Saundra, struggling bank teller Porsha has no time for Cinderella fantasies. But her new boyfriend, Game, is smart, seductive - and sure-thing successful....
Author
Series
Publisher
Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Misty Heiress steals drugs from a pharmacy, just trying to help her cousin in constant pain, but the plan snowballs into dealing opioids and Misty and her cousin Jillian are in real trouble.
Break the rules. At first, Misty Heiress just wants to help. With her cousin Jillian in constant pain, and the doctor refusing to prescribe, Misty steals opioids from the Virginia Beach pharmacy where she works. But when Jillian starts reselling them to local...
3) The mark
Author
Series
Publisher
Dafina Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First Kensington Mass Market edition.
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Identity thief Lauren Kelly thought she was safe. The millions she stole from her double-crossing accomplice and ex-lover Matt Connors bought a quiet upscale life for her, her unsuspecting new husband Drake, and their precious baby. But betrayal was just the beginning... When both Drake and the baby go missing, it's courtesy of a vengeful Matt. Lauren has less than twenty-four hours to give him back the money. She's prepared for any payback - but...
Author
Publisher
Dafina
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
While interning at one of Manhattan's most prestigious law firms run by brilliant twin brothers who are also her parents' friends, Yoshi Lomax discovers a secret society fueled by limitless desires and, armed with secrets too deadly to keep, must leverage her skills and unpredictable maneuvers to take them down.
Never one to play by any rules, Yoshi Lomax is determined to make good at an internship with one of Manhattan's most prestigious law firms....
Author
Series
Public enemy volume 1
Publisher
DAFINA, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A former journalist with a knack for unraveling dirty secrets, Khloé Mercer figures if she's going to risk her life, she might as well make big money as a private investigator. But this reckless newbie needs a major case to make her name - and really show she can handle Norfolk, Virginia's toughest streets ... When a narcotics detective's widow needs someone to investigate her disgraced husband's so-called suicide, Khloé jumps at the lucrative...
6) The score
Author
Series
Publisher
Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
She's bright, beautiful--and a criminal at heart. A Virginia Beach street hustler turned identity theft mastermind, Lauren Kelly's always had a taste for the finer things--Chanel, Prada, Amex Black Cards--and Matt Connors, her lover and accomplice. When their partner, Yancy, stumbles onto a tycoon's three million dollar bank account, everything is golden--until Lauren discovers Yancy and Matt are planning the ultimate double-cross. Fortunately, Lauren's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dafina Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
300 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
It was supposed to be easy money. A few exchanges for cash, one big payoff, and then life would be better than ever with bills all paid and money in her pocket. But the plan fell apart and now she's made an enemy: a drug cartel leader out to destroy any competition--and get payback by any means necessary. Now Misty is under federal protection--and the cartel leader is killing off her family and friends. Misty has no choice but to ditch the feds and...
Author
Publisher
Dafina
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
To make her dreams of becoming a great lawyer come true, Yoshi, brilliant, calculating and reckless, infiltrates the privileged circle of the school's wealthiest students until she gets too close to a secret she isn't willing to keep, which could cost her more than her life.
Brilliant, calculating, and reckless, Yoshi hungers to be a great lawyer, to make a differenceand to make her hard-working mother proud. But her prestigious law school is a rigged...
Author
Publisher
Dafina
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
218 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A volunteer Virginia Beach firefighter, Alayna Curry faces death every day--and is proud to carry on her retired father's legacy. But with cash always tight and her long-time boyfriend Levi pressuring her to give up what she loves to make more money, she knows she needs more cash flow to stay afloat... All Alayna has to do is keep quiet about a scheme to burn down buildings for insurance-hungry 'clients.' And for a while she's on fire from the rush,...
Author
Publisher
Dafina
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
202 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Volunteer Virginia Beach firefighter Alayna Curry used to pride herself on saving lives. But now, determined to conceal her part in an arson-for-insurance scam gone bad, she's using her skills to have the scheme's leader, Tim--her ex-lover--shot dead, claiming it was a robbery. She's carefully set him up to be the ultimate fall guy. And she's ruthlessly aiming to silence more witnesses--which will also get her beloved brother Alonzo out of prison......
11) Schemes
Publisher
Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
232 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Devil in sheep's clothing: Karlie Houston hasn't seen a raise in forever, but the payday loan office she manages is raking in the cash. So why not get what she's rightfully owed by masterminding a heist? Once her lover Sydney's boys hit all the company's locations at one time, there's a fortune to split. But suddenly bodies start dropping--and Karlie better devise the perfect plan to survive..." -- Page [4] cover.
"Twisted deception: Raised by a...