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Meesha Mink -  Real Wifeys: Get Money -  Available Now! -  4 out of 5 books -  Harriet Jordan, a.k.a. Luscious, has finally stepped out of the shadow of her mentor, Goldie, and has established her own credentials. Playing wifey to Make$, one of the hottest rappers in the game, Luscious has to deal with the insecurities that go hand in hand with her status…his absence, groupies, and his ghetto family. She feels that she can handle all of this until she witnesses the ultimate betrayal…her shero and her man. A woman scorned is birthed and a BeYATCH emerges and ensues a maniacal vengeful vendetta. Real Wifeys: Get Money continues the trilogy but it’s from Luscious’ viewpoint. Although Get Money has a different outlook, more than half of the storyline is a repeat of On The Grind and the monopolization of this is its downfall. New minor characters are introduced and prove to be interesting but aren’t developed enough to add the potential excitement needed. R...

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Meesha Mink - Real Wifeys: On The Grind - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - Kaeyla "Goldie" Dennis is a nobody with nothing until she meets Damion "Dyme" Gunners outside his shop while she daydreams of having ‘one’ outfit like all the other kids. Goldie trades in her innocence for all the luxuries that she’s never had, leaving behind the secondhand clothes as dreadful memories in her past. Dyme is 23 years older than Goldie when he makes her his lil' secret wifey at 15 years old. When an adult and cocky Goldie refuses to play her position as Dyme’s jump off, she finds out that the world is still as cold and heartless without money and a man to carry her load. Goldie has to reach deep within and gather the strength instilled in her from her Mama Bit as she embarks on different hustles that will afford her to live the lifestyle she’s grown accustomed to. Meesha Mink has branched out independently and is pioneering her very own Real Wifey series. Pove...

INSIDE OUT  With Meesha Mink (Niobia Bryant) Author of 'Real Wifeys: On The Grind' Meesha Mink is the national bestselling and award-winning author of 20 previous novels. She lives in New Jersey and South Carolina.  Urban Reviews: Tell our readers about Real Wifeys: On The Grind. Meesha Mink:   Real Wifeys: On The Grind is the first book in a short series centered three different wifeys from three different "hoods" who each struggle with a major issue or conflict in their life.  In this one, the lead character Goldie's struggle is with her love of money, her desire for power and her need for respect (more importantly self-respect).  The book is divided into those three sections as Goldie comes of age and faces first love, heartbreak, tragedy, loss and danger. Urban Reviews:  How did the concept for this book come about? Meesha Mink:    It’s very, VERY, loosely based on the Real Housewives franchise. I wanted to do a interconnected series ab...