{"title":"Kiki Swinson","description":"Kiki Swinson is a nationally bestselling author whose novels, inspired by her experiences and a five-year stint in federal prison, have sold over 3.4 million copies. Swinson's works feature resilient women making tough--and sometimes not quite legal--decisions to survive. She completed her first novel while incarcerated and her second novel, Wifey, went on to become a #1 Essence(R) bestseller and the first installment in one of today's most popular urban series. A native of Portsmouth, Virginia--and a former hustler's wife--Swinson resides in Bel Air, Maryland. 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Forced to confront her ruthless ex-boss, Nick, she uncovered his devious silent partner in the kidnapping: her seemingly loving, seemingly wealthy husband, Kevin. Now Ava is making a new life with her children several states away from her former suburban life. She's also struggling to help her young son heal from their traumatic ordeal. So, when her soon-to-be ex-husband pressures her to return his part of the ransom, Ava pushes back . . . hard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong with a secret life insurance policy Kevin took out on her, Ava soon realizes she's worth way more to him dead than alive. And when she learns he's set Nick's vengeful sister and her murderous gangster husband on her trail, she must go up against an overwhelming enemy who will never stop hunting her--or her kids . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFighting may be your last move . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow with the odds against her and time running out, Ava must marshal all her resources and formidable skills to defend everything she's fought to save. 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