Kiki Swinson

Kiki Swinson is a bestselling American author, well-known for her urban and fiction novels. She was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, where she discovered her passion for writing after completing her first novel, "Mad Shambles," while serving a five-year sentence at a federal prison. After her release in December 1996, Kiki decided to self-publish "Mad Shambles," which marked the beginning of her successful writing career.\n \nSwinson's writing journey began in earnest after she was inspired by the success of authors such as Bebe Moore Campbell, Terry McMillan, and Sheneska Jackson. Realizing that she could also make a name for herself in the literary world, she dedicated herself to writing, often late into the night. Her perseverance paid off when her second novel, "Wifey," was published by Melodrama Publishing. The success of "Wifey" led to an overwhelming demand for a sequel, and Kiki responded with "I'm Still Wifey," a creative and gritty work of fiction that answered all the unanswered questions from the first book.

Since then, Kiki Swinson has authored more than nine series, including "The Wifey Series," "The Street Chronicles," "The G-Wagon Club," and "The Black Family's Sins." She has also written over a dozen standalone novels and contributed to other series such as "Wifey." Swinson's ability to create compelling characters and intricate plotlines has earned her a loyal fan base and critical acclaim. Her works often explore themes of love, betrayal, and survival in the face of adversity, making her novels relatable and engaging to a wide audience.
Candy Shop Books
# Title Year
1 The Candy Shop 2007
A Sticky Situation Books
# Title Year
1 A Sticky Situation 2008
Notorious / Playing Dirty Books
# Title Year
1 Playing Dirty 2009
2 Notorious 2009
3 Murder Was the Case 2012
4 Playing with Fire 2021
5 Playing Their Games 2022
Cheaper to Keep Her Books
# Title Year
1 Cheaper to Keep Her 2010
2 Cheaper to Keep Her 2 2011
3 Cheaper to Keep Her 3 2012
4 Cheaper to Keep Her 4 2013
5 Cheaper to Keep Her 5 2017
6 The Hunt Is on 2019
Wife Extraordinaire Books
# Title Year
1 Wife Extraordinaire 2010
2 Wife Extraordinaire Returns 2011
3 Reloaded 2013
4 Who's Wife Extraordinaire Now 2013
New York's Finest Books
# Title Year
1 New York's Finest 2011
2 Internationally Known 2012
3 I'm Forever 2013
4 To the Death 2015
5 I'm New York's Finest 2018
Green Eye Bandit Books (with Ni'kia Nichols)
# Title Year
1 Green Eye Bandit 2012
2 Green Eye Bandit 2 2013
His Rebound Bitch Books
# Title Year
1 His Rebound Bitch 2015
2 His Rebound Bitch Part 2 2019
Schemes Books (with Saundra Brooks)
# Title Year
1 Schemes 2016
2 Dirty Tricks 2017
Black Market Books
# Title Year
1 The Black Market 2019
2 The Safe House 2019
3 Property of the State 2020
The Score Books
# Title Year
1 The Score 2015
2 The Mark 2017
Wifey Books
# Title Year
1 Wifey 2004
2 I'm Still Wifey 2005
3 Life After Wifey 2007
4 Still Wifey Material 2008
5 Wifey 4 Life 2010
Wifey's Next Hustle Books
# Title Year
1 Wifey's Next Hustle 2016
2 Wifey's Next Deadly Hustle 2016
3 Wifey's Next Come Up 2017
4 Wifey's Next Twisted Fate 2017
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Mad Shambles 2005
2 Still Candy Shopping 2010
3 Heist 2010
4 Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless 2011
5 A Gangster and A Gentleman 2012
6 Ericka Kane 2013
7 Fistful of Benjamins 2014
8 Cheaper to Keep Her 2015
9 Bad Behavior 2017
10 Wifey's Next Sticky Situation 2018
11 Dead on Arrival 2018
12 Behind Closed Doors 2019
13 The Deadline 2020
14 Public Enemy #1 2022
15 Burning Season 2023
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Suckers 4 Candy 2013