About De’nesha Diamond
De’nesha Diamond burst onto the scene as the coauthor of the gritty Desperate Hoodwives tales. The Essence magazine recommended series has taken the street-lit game by storm and paved a brand new path for the edgy Memphis native. Understanding that there is a fine line between glorifying thug life and telling it like it is, De’nesha Diamond spins cautionary tales inspired by personal experience and the heartbreaking stories that make our nightly news. In the end, she aims to deliver hope, even if sometimes there are no rides in the golden sunset.
About the Narrators
Soozi Cheyenne is an audiobook narrator. Her readings include numerous books by Niobia Bryant and De’nesha Diamond.
Neil Hellegers grew up in New Jersey and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a BA in theater arts and a minor in psychology before getting an MFA in acting from the Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island. He moved to New York City in 2003 and, since then, has made a career of theatrical performance, percussion, theater education, and audiobook narration. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.
Simi Howe is as voice talent and audiobook narrator.
Shari Peele is an audiobook narrator whose readings include In the Doctor’s Bed by Brenda Jackson, Man Enough for Me by Rhonda Bowen, When I Get Where I’m Going by Cheryl Robinson, and Give Me Fever by Niobia Bryant.
Karen Pittman is an American actress and singer. She received her bachelor of science in voice and opera at Northwestern University and received her masters of fine arts from NYU. Karen starred in the Pulitzer Prize–winning Broadway play Disgraced, and had a guest starring role in FX network’s critically acclaimed television series The Americans.
Kim Brockington is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and an accomplished, stage and screen actress. She enjoys meditation, yoga, and long walks, writing poetry and fiction, cooking and spending time with her beloved family in NYC.
Jennifer Kidwell is an audiobook narrator whose readings include Sasha Campbell’s Consequences, De’nesha Diamond’s Street Divas, and Rhonda Bowen’s One Way or Another, among others.
Patricia R. Floyd has narrated dozens of audiobooks throughout her career, including Denise Nicholas’ Freshwater Road and Ellease Southerland’s Let the Lion Eat Straw. Balanced with her audiobook work, she has directed several plays at Stamford Theatre Works. She has won five AudioFile Earphones Awards.