Written by New York Times best selling author JaQuavis Coleman, this heart-wrenching thriller follows the life of a young inner-city kid through one night in the streets of Flint, Michigan. In the middle of a water crisis, Money, a popular young boy throughout his neighborhood, has gotten himself into a deadly game of cat and mouse as he struggles to survive through the night when the city's most notorious crime lord orders a hit on him. This story follows Money as he is on the run for his life desperately trying to find help in a lawless town. This intense game of survival leads into an unpredictable ending that will leave you breathless.
A man’s quest to escape his past life is an uphill battle. After seeking a Cuban voodoo doctor to receive a spiritual advantage on his upcoming court case, Saint opens up Pandora’s box. The Santeria voodoo seemed to work, but at what cost? His dangerous visit to Cuba came with much more than he anticipated. He entered an underground secret society of high stakes gambling. He also gets tangled in a web of heinous crimes, money games, and backstabbing. He is torn between a woman he met in Cuba and his wife at home, which leads to an intricate plan which threatens his freedom and everything that he has worked hard for. Lines are crossed, both internationally and morally.
This well thought out, dark plot is an urban love story with an unforgettable conclusion. In this smartly woven novel, New York Times bestselling author JaQuavis Coleman weaves a classic tale. The author who is known for his unpredictable endings and abstract like writing, brings you a thrilling, suspenseful novel with high stakes. Love and war are all through this novel and he calls this book his “masterpiece.” Cubana is his eighth solo novel and his latest offering.
As a painter travels the world and creates his art, he also mourns the death of his Queen, his wife. He is secluded from the world and finds an escape through the drawings in his work. Not until he gets an unexpected knock at his door does his life take a drastic turn. The guest presents a problem that traps them inside of a home for seventy-two hours, and this quiet suburban estate becomes the devil's playground. The painter is then thrown into a psychological game that has twists and turns, which leads to an unforeseeable last page. This thrilling, plot-twisting tale will change your views on storytelling forever.
The Dopeman: Memoirs of a Snitch is a complex tale about the life and times of one the biggest drug traffickers the Midwest has ever seen.In the summer of 2009, the FBI has launched an intricate plot to take down one of the most prolific drug organizations, and Seven Smith is their main target. Seven establishes a relationship with an up-and-coming hustler and takes him under his wing. But unbeknownst to Seven, his protégé works for the authorities.The young hustler falls in love with a woman who is off-limits, and he has to make a difficult decision that puts many people's lives at risk.Lola Banks is the daughter of a well-known hit man and street legend in Ohio. When she lays her eyes on the out-of-towner/snitch, it becomes a forbidden love. She is caught in a web of lies and deceit, only to learn the hurtful truth in the very end. This is a hustler's love story at its absolute finest.
JaQuavis Coleman chillingly chronicles the life and crimes of Harlem resident Hazel Brown as she rises to the highest highs and spirals into an inevitable, devastating downfall.Hazel has nothing and no one in her life; the only thing she "owns" is an insatiable addiction to heroin. Her addiction brings her to the slums, where she quickly learns the tricks of surviving-of hustling and getting her street smarts. She'll do anything to feed her habit, even if it means robbing and conning and selling her own body. Yet no matter how much heroin she does, the pain that has cut deep within her never goes away.The Dopefiend is a story so intimate and compellingly written, you'll feel like you're walking in Hazel's shoes.
The explosive start to an epic urban trilogy from New York Times bestselling author JaQuavis Coleman
Once the streets pull you in, they own you. Or at least that's the way it's been for Nautica. Growing up in the hood, all she's ever known is the fast life-fast money illicitly made through scandals and relentless scheming. But when a big scam nearly finishes her off, she decides she wants more out of life than the "hustle" and tries to make a new life for herself on the East Coast. It isn't long though, before she falls in with Manny, a drug kingpin who sweeps her off her feet. He promises to marry her and make her "Queen of the Street." Then everything falls apart. As their relationship unravels, both of their dark secrets are uncovered, pitting them against each other in this exciting tale of love and deception.
New York Times bestseller JaQuavis Coleman’s The Day the Streets Stood Still is an intricate, fast-paced street thriller that tells a bold story of true love, addiction, and murder.
Sean was raised by a hustling, well-connected mother who taught him early about street survival. When she is brutally murdered, Sean is thrust into a cold world all alone, until an old friend of his mother takes Sean under his wing and introduces him to a life of drug dealing at its highest level. Sean becomes King Sean, making a solid name for himself and rising quickly up the drug game’s totem pole.
Sean’s only weakness is a beauty named Sunny, who is a friend from childhood—and the love of his life. Sunny has a problem with drugs, and as she travels down her own path of addiction, Sean falls victim to the vice as well—and his downward spiral from street fame will be filled with murder, lies, backstabbing, and a struggle to survive.
Walk along the journey with Sunny and Sean as they hit rock bottom, stealing and lying to support their addiction. Someone will die, but not until the end will the truth be revealed.
JaQuavis Coleman delivers another instant street classic with The Day the Streets Stood Still.
One house, one robbery, one mistake—sexual intrigue and violent events intermingle in this tense urban thriller.
Cass is a known high roller in the city, and his reign in the heroin trade has lasted for years. People on the street call his gorgeous estate the “White House” because of his political connections and power. His home is untouchable and off-limits to the local hoodlums.
But all this changes the night he meets Draya, an opportunistic beauty queen. She meticulously orchestrates a robbery, which goes smoothly—until the tables turn. Five people walk into the house, but only one walks out.
On that night, pandemonium breaks out at the White House. Murder, double-crossing, and sexual escapades intermingle before a final, unforgettable twist that will shock listeners.
