Hey there, I’m Janay Harden!

Janay Harden, LCSW affectionately known as “The StoryTelling Therapist” is a millennial mental health therapist and award-winning author.

Janay Harden, LCSW is an Amazon best-selling author of contemporary young adult novels and African American Fiction.

She is a recipient of the 2022 WYSP BOSS Awards Best Book Cover and an Author Elite Awards Top 10 finalist.

Newest Release

Newest Release

From Janay Harden, author of Hey, Brown Girl, comes Make Me Over—a powerful story of Josephine Scott, who dreams of a career in beauty but faces family struggles and personal choices that test her limits. As she navigates love, loyalty, and ambition in fast-paced Philadelphia, each choice shapes her journey toward self-discovery and the 'soft life' she desires.

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  • Hey, Brown Girl

  • Forty-two Minutes (Book 1 of the Indigo Lewis Series)

  • Someone More Like Myself (Book 2 of the Indigo Lewis Series)

  • Locked In (Book 3 of the Indigo Lewis Series)

  • April Showers

  • Make Me Over

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Interviews

Janay Harden on her novel, April Showers with Reigning Words Book Club

Janay Harden on her latest novel, Make Me Over with Brown Girl Collective