Advanced
Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Title details for The Dopeman's Wife by JaQuavis Coleman - Wait list

The Dopeman's Wife

by JaQuavis Coleman
ebook
0 of 1 copy available
Wait time: About 2 weeks
Place a hold Read a sample Read a sample
0 of 1 copy available
Wait time: About 2 weeks
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 ill-gotten through scandals and relentless scheming. But when a big scam nearly finishes her off, she decides to seek 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.

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Dopeman

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 15, 2012

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781622861286

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781622861286
      • File size: 974 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      May 27, 2009
      Nautica's journey is way different than Dorothy's jaunt to find the Wizard. But like Ms. Gale, Nautica meets several, ahem, interesting men. Zion, a gangster who moves 20 bricks of coke to lock down Flint, MI, turns horrifyingly abusive. Using sex to trick Zion, Nautica relieves him of $80,000 and motors to Baltimore. But on the way she must deal with hookers, pimps, psychos, and, finally, stone-cold gangster Tical, the drug boss of B-more. Nautica is pleasured both sexually and financially until hoods from Flint show up. Tical might be able to save her, but chances of a happy ending are slim. Verdict Coleman, of the writing duo Ashley JaQuavis (Dirty Money, The Trophy Wife), strikes out on his own by opening his story with a hard punch to the gut. There's something to be said for an author bold enough to off a main character on the second page. The backstory sets streetwise Nautica on a journey powered by cocaine and ecstasy to phenomenal wealth dripping with bling. Marked by authentic street slang and up-to-the-minute hip-hop name-dropping, this hood tale's Romeo and Juliet theme will keep readers turning pages long into the night.--Rollie Welch, Cleveland P.L.

      Copyright 2009 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Loading