Learning to Breathe

Like the ocean, life is a beautiful force. One that can tear you limb from limb or lavish you in perfect moments.Michelle Hathaway has it all: a view of the Eiffel Tower from her loft in Paris, a successful career as a fashion photographer, ownership in an up-and-coming art gallery, and jet-setting days filled with excitement. But, even with all that luxury, her life feels aimless.Over the years, Michelle drifted on the tide of a long distance, on-again off-again relationship with Micah Roberts, a hot bass player in a popular rock band. When he finally asks her to move to Los Angeles to be with him, she risks everything, taking the leap into a new life.Drowning in the wake of her decisions, she struggles just to breathe as destiny threatens to take everything. As unexpected events devastate her, will Michelle surface from the depths of despair?

Marisa loves telling stories that "reach into your heart and rip it out." Her main goal is to make her readers feel all the emotions that her characters go through. She's an avid reader herself and some of her favorite books bring tears to her eyes when she talks about them. She wants to give her readers the same type of experience. Marisa loves to connect with readers and has set up a group, Marisa's Groupies, on Facebook where she interacts with members frequently.