Apagón

A blackout.
Twelve teenagers.
Six chances at love.
Amidst the chaos, on a sweltering summer night, love will shine.

A suffocating heatwave leaves New York City in a blackout, but amidst the warmest, darkest night, another kind of spark will ignite in the city.

A first encounter.

Lifelong friends. Bitter exes.

And perhaps the beginning of something new.

When the lights go out, the deepest feelings come to light: love blossoms, friendship transforms into something new, and all possibilities have a chance to come true.

Six of the most beloved and widely read young adult authors weave together six love stories starring Black teenagers in an interconnected novel of charming, funny, and heartbreaking tales that make the brightest light shine in the darkness.