Side Chick Nation

Aya de Le n’s Justice Hustlers series has been described as “a rallying cry” (The Washington Post) and praised for its “poetic and savvy descriptions of women’s inner and external challenges that are reminiscent of Sister Souljah’s or Ntozake Shange’s work” (Bitch Magazine). Perfect for readers looking for a feminist twist on the classic heist sotry or urban soap operas by Niobia Bryant and Kiki Swinson, Aya de Le n’s fourth novel, SIDECHICKNATION,takes place in New York, Florida and Puerto Rico just before and after the hurricane, as the daughter of a Dominican maid and the Nuyorican mastermind behind the Lower East Side Women’s Health Clinic’s heist squad step out of the shadows and demand to call the shots.Winner of the Internation Latino Book AwardA Justice Hustlers NovelShe’s beautiful, unpredictable-and on the run from dangerous men. But thisex-side chick is ready to risk everything to help others in trouble …Fed up with her married Miami boyfriend, savvy Dulce has no problem stealing hisdrug-dealer stash and fleeing to her family in the Caribbean. But when she gets bored in rural Santo Domingo, she escapes on a sugar daddy adventure to Puerto Rico. Her new life is one endless party, until she’s caught in Hurricane Maria-and witnesses the brutal collision of colonization and climate change, as well as the international vultures who plunder the tragedy for a financial killing, making shady use of relief funds to devastate the island even more. Broke, traumatized, and stranded, Dulce’s only chance to get back to New York may be a sexy, crusading journalist who’s been pursuing her. But is she hustling him or falling for him?Meanwhile, New York-based mastermind thief Marisol already has her hands full fleecing a ruthless CEO who’s stealing her family’s land in Puerto Rico, while trying to get her relatives out alive after the hurricane. An extra member in her crew could be game-changing, but she’s wary of Dulce’s unpredictability and reputation for drama. Still, Dulce’s determination to get justice draws Marisol in, along with her formidable Lower East Side Women’s Health Clinic’s heist squad. But their race-against-the-clock plan is soon complicated by powerful men who turn deadly when ex-side chicks step out of the shadows and demand to call the shots …Praise for Aya de Le n and her novels”Staking out space for women of color in the heist-fiction genre, Aya de Le n’s smart, sly writing is a knockout.“-Andi Zeisler, Bitch magazine”This well-written and enjoyable installment in de Le n’s unique, feminist, urban crime-fiction series … infuses satisfying power in both plot and character.“-Booklist on The Boss, STARRED review