This is the first urban novel of author Davian Clifton. It's titled "A Long Road to Redemption." James "JR" Roberts is a successful middle-aged African American male. JR utilized his athletic abilities to obtain a college scholarship thus allowing him to get out of the drug game that he and his brother controlled. JR had the American dream of the good wife, three kids, house, business, and plenty of money and respect in the community. After a business deal goes bad, JR finds himself in jail and loses everything he had worked so hard to obtain. His house. His money. His family. As well as his reputation. This story details the trials JR experiences as he works to regain all he has lost. There are people and consequences from his old life who are determined not to make his journey easy. He discovers that it is a long road to redemption. It is an urban tale with a spiritual twist.