{"product_id":"uptown-thief-paperback","title":"Uptown Thief - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAya de León\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this sexy, heart-stopping tale, one smart, sizzling mami robs the rich and protects the exploited--until one heist too many puts everything at stake. . . \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarisol Rivera barely survived being abused with nowhere to turn. So there's \u003ci\u003enothing\u003c\/i\u003e 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 1 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 good. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere'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 day. . .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAya De León\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, activist, educator, spoken word poet and author of the award-winning Justice Hustlers series. The Director of June Jordan's Poetry for the People, she teaches poetry and spoken word at UC Berkeley and is an alumna of Cave Canem, VONA and Harvard University. She is a winner of the International Latino Book Award and a two-time winner of the Independent Publisher Book Awards, and her extensive writing credits include \u003ci\u003eGuernica, Essence, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEbony, The Huffington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eVICE, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares, Woman's Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBitch\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, among many other websites and publications. De León first came to national attention as a spoken word artist in the underground poetry scene in the San Francisco Bay Area, and a hip-hop theater artist. She lives in San Francisco and can be found online at www.AyaDeLeon.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42168229920903,"sku":"9781496704702","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/187737cb95636c0a489b3e5b005c0b81.webp?v=1733333869","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/uptown-thief-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}