• Publication Season/Year: Spring 2009
• Publisher: Viking
• Release Date: April 16, 2009
• ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-670-01123-0
• ISBN (paperback): TBD                             

What if the guy who took your breath away was the only one who could help you breathe?

Savannah would be happy to spend the summer in her coastal Carolina town lying in a hammock reading her beloved romance novels and working at the library. But then she meets Jackson. Once they lock eyes, she’s convinced he’s the one-her true love, her soul mate, a boy different from all the rest. And at first it looks like Savannah is right. Jackson abides by her mama’s strict rules, and stays by her side during a hospitalization for severe asthma, which Savannah becomes convinced is only improving because Jackson is there. But when he’s called away to help his family-and seems uncertain about returning-Savannah has to learn to breathe on her own, both literally and figuratively.

This debut novel has it all-an endearing, funny, hopelessly romantic main character, lots of down-home Southern charm, and a sunny, salty beach setting that will transport you to the Carolina coast.

About the Author

My first YA novel, Breathing, will be coming out in April with Viking. I live in Northern California with my husband and two kids. I grew up in North Carolina. Breathing takes place on the Carolina coast, where I often spent family vacations. Like Savannah, I fell in love with an older boy when I was a teenager. Just after Breathing's release, we will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary.  Read more about how to book or contact Cheryl Renee Herbsman.