Böcker av Janay Harden

From the author of #1 best-selling book, Hey, Brown Girl, Janay Harden welcomes you on a daring and romantic coming of age journey about having the guts to grow your capacity for love. "I never knew love until I grew love." After a tumultuous sophomore year, April Mays is ready for a summer of solace under the warm Harlem sun, nurturing her beloved plants.But when a cherished keepsake vanishes from a fellow tenant's home, the tightly-knit brownstone community buzzes with who-dunnit accusations, secrets, and finger pointing-all at her new neighbor, Shane Walker.When April and Shane embark on a journey to uncover the truth about their home and its tenants, they find themselves drawn together by more than just the mystery of the building. When shameful secrets start to unravel that April scrambles to hide, her past scars bubble to the surface. Humiliated by her so-called boyfriend. The entire school pointing and laughing-at her expense.How could Shane ever love someone like her?April Showers is a teenage exploration of identity, healing, and the power of self-love, reminding us that growth often comes from the storms of life. In a world where the past casts shadows and the present holds the promise of love, April learns that love isn't just about embracing others-it's also about embracing yourself.

From the best-selling author of Hey, Brown Girl, comes part three of a twisty, suspense-filled young adult series about grief and family with a morally gray character on the road to redemption.Sometimes the Big Bad Wolf is you . . .Still reeling from the death of her beloved Ez, Indigo Lewis throws herself into her work as an intern at Synergy Publishing House. Yet when a challenging co-worker, Bryce Fuller, begins threatening her family and livelihood-the voices in Indigo's head awaken and urge her to do unspeakable things to protect them.Fighting a losing battle with her own darkness, the arrival of a surprise visitor changes her from the hunter to the hunted. If she wants to get through her second year of college unscathed, now more than ever-she must curb the impulses tempting her to continue her murderous reign.Caught between self-discovery and self-destruction, Indigo feels her sanity slipping. And with that, more family secrets are spilled and careless mistakes threaten to expose her true nature to both friends and foes. In the midst of it all-she is confronted with an impossible choice.How far will she go to protect the ones that she loves? And what will she lose in the process?