The Year it Snowed in April

About this book

Avery Benjamin Clarke is a shy and demure boy who was raised in the upper-middle-class home of his maternal grandparents from the day he was born. Hes a straight-A student and a model child who has never given his family an ounce of trouble. Then one Easter Sunday his wayward mother Carla returns to his grandparents brownstone. When an unexpected tragedy strikes Avery is forced to live with Carla permanently. Soon after his life begins a swift downward spiral as his mother introduces him to a world of dysfunction and darkness. As Avery grows into a young man he is determined to hide from the world the secrets hes accumulated. He struggles to suppress his psychosis and obtain some sense of normalcy to his life. But when the tables are turnedyet again Avery much shoulder crosses noyoung person should ever have to bear. Will he ultimately delve within himself for the strength and sanity that was stolen from him or will he awaken the monster that has been lurking beneath the surface? Eva Bottier is the pen name of Michelle Valentine the author of "A Girls Gotta Eat" and co-author with Heather Hunter of the "Essence" bestseller "Insatiable". A cum laude graduate of Marymount College she has been in the entertainment industry for many years and lives with her family in New York.