Meesha Mink Books in Order

Meesha Mink has written 8 books, published between 2008 and 2015. The first book is Desperate Hoodwives (2008) and the newest is All Hail the Queen (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Meesha Mink is the pen name of Niobia Bryant.

Books
8
Published
2008–2015
Total pages
2,324 across 8 books
Reading time
39–58 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,324 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute.

Meesha Mink is a pen name of Niobia Bryant, a novelist born in Newark, New Jersey, who publishes romance and mainstream fiction under her own name and urban and crime fiction as Mink. Eight books stand under the Meesha Mink name, from Desperate Hoodwives (2008) to All Hail the Queen (2015), taking in The Hood Life, On the Grind, Get Money, Hustle Hard and Kiss the Ring. Two series carry the name: Bentley Manor and Real Wifeys. Catalogue subjects record urban and street lit, African American women, inner cities, revenge and contemporary romance. All 8 books carry page counts, a median of 284.

How many Meesha Mink books are there?

Meesha Mink has 8 books, released between 2008 and 2015. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Meesha Mink Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Meesha Mink books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Desperate HoodwivesBentley Manor #12008 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008336
  2. 2
    Shameless HoodwivesBentley Manor #22008 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008352
  3. 3
    The Hood LifeBentley Manor #32009 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009308
  4. 4
    On the GrindReal Wifeys #12011 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011256
  5. 5
    Get MoneyReal Wifeys #22012 · 237 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012237
  6. 6
    Hustle HardReal Wifeys #32013 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013294
  7. 7
    Kiss the Ring2014 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014275
  8. 8
    All Hail the Queen2015 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015266

Meesha Mink books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Bentley Manor in order

3 books
  1. 1. Desperate Hoodwives
  2. 2. Shameless Hoodwives
  3. 3. The Hood Life

Real Wifeys in order

3 books
  1. 1. On the Grind
  2. 2. Get Money
  3. 3. Hustle Hard

Standalone books

2 books

2 Meesha Mink titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Meesha Mink books in order?

You only need to read Meesha Mink books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Meesha Mink

Start with Desperate Hoodwives (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Meesha Mink book?

All Hail the Queen (2015) is the newest Meesha Mink book released so far.

Is there a new Meesha Mink book coming?

No next Meesha Mink book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Meesha Mink at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Meesha Mink title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Meesha Mink books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,324 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 284 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Meesha Mink books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Meesha Mink books are about

All 8 Meesha Mink books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african american women is tagged on 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.