Schemes Audiobook By Kiki Swinson, Saundra cover art

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Schemes

By: Kiki Swinson, Saundra
Narrated by: Mercedes Gold, Ebony Mendez
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Devil in Sheep's Clothing by Kiki Swinson
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 Sidney'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.

Twisted Deception by Saundra
Raised by a ruthless mother, Yazz Armstrong lives by "scheme or die". So she's cool with helping her man, Kevon, take control of head dealer Caesar's territory. And when the fallout racks up unexpected casualties, Yazz finds Caesar's bed a refuge - and his empire hers to help rule. Too bad someone with an even more lethal agenda won't stop 'til Yazz and her dreams crash and burn for good.

©2016 Kensington Publishing Corp, 2016 Kiki Swinson, 2016 Saundra (P)2016 Recorded Books African American Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Genre Fiction Urban Dream

Critic reviews

"Kiki captures the heat of the streets." (Wahida Clark)
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These two books were both PERFECT! I loved the storylines on both and move over I was able to keep with all the characters and what each had going on. The plot on both were superb. Must read or listen 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

I loved both stories

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loved it narrator was wonderful this is a must read.
very suspenseful and you need to read

Love the book

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Mad that tax didn’t have her happy ending with Caesar but happy she was on top

Real good

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Both stories were good. I really liked that Yaz was the one that came off on top but hate that Cesar died when he was the realist. But definitely worth the read.

Really Good

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I liked the whole audio, very detailed. Got to know the characters very well , feel liked I knew them too

The characters

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The second story should’ve been its own book imo. The character development would’ve been phenomenal with possible other books to follow. It was so much to cram in such a short time. I love Ebony Mendez❤️💕 she’s the reason I chose this title. Mercedes Gold yells too much, I don’t like it. Yelling doesn’t equal good narration. I couldn’t wait for the 1st story to end

2nd story for me

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The first narrator was so annoying to listen to ugh she’s just so boring jeez.

First narrator is annoying!

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Book 1 DEVIL IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING
KIKI SWINSON

I was so surprised at how poorly written this story was as I listened. This felt more like a rough draft than a final version ready for publishing.

Pros
excellent plot

Cons
narrators had 2 modes-sleepy monotone or shrieking that felt like nails on a chalkboard (sorry)
unnecessary details felt like fillers
extremely poorly executed plot


Book 2- TWISTED DECEPTION
SAUNDRA

Pros
excellent plot idea

Cons
narrators had 2 modes-sleepy monotone or shrieking that felt like nails on a chalkboard (sorry)
unnecessary details felt like fillers
extremely poorly executed plot
name confusion i.e. a baby in the story was either called Aliyah or Elijah
ending was supposed to be a twist, but came off ludicrous

Two excellent plots ruined by poor execution

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