King, Joy: - Nationally bestselling author Joy Deja King, also known as the Literary Sweetheart, has written young, hip and sexy novels that introduce readers to street life in all its complexity and to the glamorous yet toxic entertainment industry. With over fifty novels under her belt, she was the #1 Essence bestselling author seven months straight for her title Queen Bitch, from her hugely popular Bitch Series, and in 2019 won the African American Literary Award for Best Street/Urban Fiction for Assassins...: Episode 1 (Be Careful With Me). Joy has solidified herself as a mainstay in the urban street fiction genre. She made her literary debut with the release of her first novel, Dirty Little Secrets (under St. Martin's Press), and followed it up with the sequel Hooker to Housewife.