Joya Goffney

Joya Goffney, author of the acclaimed Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry, delivers a powerful second novel about a preacher’s daughter in small-town Texas and her journey toward loving herself and her body, filled with heart, humor, family drama, and a dynamic love triangle. Perfect for fans...

""Acute portrait of agency, hope, and intergenerational trauma by Goffney."" —Publishers Weekly ""Add this title to collections where romance is in high demand."" —School Library Journal A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection pick! From Joya Goffney of Excuse Me While I Ugly...

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...

Desculpa se não fico linda quando choro é um YA completamente apaixonante, perfeito para fãs de Jenny Han e Nicola Yoon....

A passionate, hilarious and heartfelt young adult romcom debut, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry is full of juicy secrets and lifelike chemistry about how we choose to live our lives and what it means to live your truth....

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. Until her best friend and long-time crush discovers her plan, and convinces her to spend spring break with him....

Monique lives a perfect life—a preacher's daughter and the girlfriend of the town's golden boy. But it's not that simple. She's torn between her parents who want the pure virginal daughter, and her boyfriend, Dom, who wants to explore the more intimate side of their relationship....