Uptown Thief

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In this sexy, heart-stopping tale, one smart, sizzling mami robs the rich and protects the exploited-until one heist too many puts everything at stakea Marisol Rivera barely survived being abused with nowhere to turn. So there's nothing she won't do to keep her Lower East Side women's health clinic open and give disadvantaged women new lives. Running an exclusive escort service for New York City's rich and powerful one percent is the perfect way to bankroll her business-not to mention the perfect cover for robbing corrupt CEOs. And when times get even tougher, pulling a heist on a mega-billionaire will secure the clinic's future-and her gorgeous crew's-for gooda a There's just one problem- Marisol didn't anticipate bad news even more dangerous than her curves. A seductive ex-cop who's too close for comfort, and a powerful thug with a score to settle, are turning Marisol's precise planning and seductive fail-safes into insidious traps. Now this beautiful modern-day Robin Hood will have to play some lethal wild cards without rules or limits to save those she loves-and live to steal another dayaIn this sexy, heart-stopping tale, one smart, sizzling mami robs the rich and protects the exploited-until one heist too many puts everything at stakea Marisol Rivera barely survived being abused with nowhere to turn. So there's nothing she won't do to keep her Lower East Side women's health clinic open and give disadvantaged women new lives. Running an exclusive escort service for New York City's rich and powerful one percent is the perfect way to bankroll her business-not to mention the perfect cover for robbing corrupt CEOs. And when times get even tougher, pulling a heist on a mega-billionaire will secure the clinic's future-and her gorgeous crew's-for gooda a There's just one problem- Marisol didn't anticipate bad news even more dangerous than her curves. A seductive ex-cop who's too close for comfort, and a powerful thug with a score to settle, are turning Marisol's precise planning and seductive fail-safes into insidious traps. Now this beautiful modern-day Robin Hood will have to play some lethal wild cards without rules or limits to save those she loves-and live to steal another daya
AYA DE LEgN teaches creative writing in UC Berkeley's African American Studies Department. Her work has been acclaimed inaThe Village Voice, The Washington Post, andaAmerican Theatre Magazine. Her writing has been featured in Guernica, Essence, Ebony, The Huffington Post, xojane andaBitch Magazine. She is an alumna of Cave Canem and VONA. Visit her online ataayadeleon.com, on Twitter @AyadeLeon or on Facebook.