Cheryl Renee Herbsman

Cheryl Renée Herbsman lives in Northern
California with her husband and two children, but she grew up in North
Carolina and often spent summer vacations at the Carolina coast, where
BREATHING takes place. Like her main character, Savannah, Cheryl fell in
love as a teenager, and like Savannah and Jackson, she and her boyfriend
carried on a long distance relationship. They recently celebrated their
twentieth wedding anniversary.