January River

Five friends. One dog. One river carrying a secret that will upheave their world.

When one of Ethan’s friends goes missing, everything comes crashing down for his group of childhood friends in the small town of Greenfield. Ethan takes it hard. Only his brother and his beloved dog can comfort him. Until another tragedy shakes his world and leaves it in a heap of ruins.

Desperate for a fresh start and a new lease on life, Ethan follows his brother to The Big Apple. But even when he meets the woman of his dreams and his career takes off, he is plagued by the dread of another looming loss that could take it all away. Will his reconciliation with the past come at too great a price?

All rivers carry their secrets, but not every river keeps its secret forever.

January River is a moving coming-of-age story spanning the lifetime of one man haunted by dark secrets and hidden memories. With a faithful dog as his guiding star, join his journey in the pursuit of healing and forgiveness.

Buy January River to dive into the mystery of this sweeping story of friendship, guilt, and the power of love!

Bernard Jan is the pen name of an award-winning author, a novelist and a poet. In his lifespan he has written and published five novels, two novellas, one book of poems and an essay in Croatian.

Five of his books published in English are: A World Without Color, a short true story of the last three days with his cat; Look for Me Under the Rainbow, a novella which in a unique and gentle way sheds light on the plight of harp seal pups in Canada and warms the hearts of young adult and other readers concerned about our planet and its treasures; January River, a heartwarming cross-genre novel about five friends, one dog and one river carrying a secret that will upheave their world; Cruel Summer, a gripping young adult cross-genre novel about an abused teenager from New Manhattan who only wants to skate, but they have other plans for him; and Postcards From Beyond Reality: The Selected Poems of Michael Daniels, a young adult poetry book written in character as the hero from his novel Cruel Summer.

Bernard Jan is also an animal rights advocate and environmentalist. As part of his animal advocacy activities, he had the great honor and pleasure to translate Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust by Charles Patterson into Croatian language.

Please visit Bernard Jan's official website for more information.