Joya Goffney

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by debut author Joya Goffney is a story of an overly enthusiastic list maker who is blackmailed into completing a to-do list of all her worst fears. It's a heartfelt, tortured, contemporary YA high school romance. Fans of Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Kristina Forest's I Wanna Be Where...

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry follows Quinn, who keeps lists of everything—from the days she's ugly cried, to "Things That I Would Never Admit Out Loud," to all the boys she'd like to kiss. Her lists are her sanctuary, allowing her to translate fears and embarrassing truths onto paper, preventing her from having to confront them in real life....

Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl is a coming-of-age story with resilience and perseverance at its core. It explores a Black girl's journey of identity and self-discovery, and realising what it truly means to accept the beauty of your body and the wholesomeness of finding true friendship. Rich, warm and thought-provoking, the novel features an incredibly inspiring and real character...

Seven days. Two best friends. One chance to fall in love... Nikki's always had a difficult relationship with her mum. So when she finds herself homeless at the start of spring break, she decides to rage-quit Texas and give California a shot, to pursue her dream music career. Until her best friend and long-time crush, Malachai, discovers her plan, and...