To the outside world, Cara’s life seems perfect. The only one who knows the dark secrets inside her home is her best friend and next-door neighbor, Adam. Cara’s only escape is by writing and sharing her stories with him through their facing bedroom windows late at night. Just when everything seems to get better, Cara’s world shatters, causing her to spiral into a deep depression and writer’s block. Even though Adam promises her “everything will be okay,” she knows things will never be the same. As she clutches to the fractured wounds of the past, how will Cara ever be able to love or write again?BREATHTAKING is a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story that fans of John Green and Nicholas Sparks will love. " Breathtaking made me experience everything from the pain of loss to the joy of love, with twists that took my breath away, and characters that refilled my spirit. I left this story feeling grateful for the gift of living." -- Jay Asher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Thirteen Reasons Why ". . . Courtney Turcotte Bond is so eloquent in her descriptions and manages to capture the angst and human spirit of the adolescent and the young adult. I absolutely cannot wait to see what else she writes and positively fell in love with this read." -- Hope Bolinger, author of the Blaze trilogy and the Dear Hero duology. "Courtney Turcotte Bond invites us into a tender tale of friendship and enduring love. Her book is a poignant reminder to live. Each character comes alive and awakens us to walk with them in their journey. A must-read, for sure." -- Sarah L. Dickey, founder of Cool Creative Press and author of Ode to Love Courtney Turcotte Bond proudly grew up in both Lawrence, Kansas and Dayton, Ohio. She holds a bachelor's degree in Integrated Language Arts Education, a master's degree in Education, and has been a high school English teacher since 2004. She's also a small business owner, freelance writer, poet, blogger, and public speaker. When she's not working, you can find her singing along to every lyric at a concert or traveling the country. She resides in northeast Kansas with her husband and two kids.