Breathe the Sky, Michelle Hazen
Breathe the Sky, Michelle Hazen
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Breathe the Sky

Author: Michelle Hazen

Narrator: Brittany Pressley

Unabridged: 10 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/18/2020


Synopsis

Two strangers start out saving animals and end up rescuing each other in this heartwarming romance from the author of Unbreak Me.  

Mari Tucker is a wildlife biologist who scoops bunnies and endangered tortoises out of harm’s way on construction sites. Still haunted by her past, she takes the most remote jobs in the Mojave Desert to avoid people and hide from her ex. It’s a simple, quiet life filled with sweet animals and solar-powered baking until she ends up assigned to Jack Wyatt’s crew.

Construction foreman Jack Wyatt’s loud, foul-mouthed temper keeps even the most rugged of men on his crew in line. No mistake is overlooked, because out in the desert it could mean life or death. In his opinion, the job site is no place for sensitive biologists, especially one as shy as Mari. But instead of wilting from the heat and hard work, Mari wins over Jack and his crew one homemade brownie at a time.

Jack and Mari find a comfortable rhythm, building a friendship that’s rare for both of them. After Jack’s rocky childhood, they have more in common than they’d imagined. But even the Mojave sun can’t chase away the shadows when the past is determined to track them down…

About The Author

Michelle Hazen has written most of her books in odd places, including a bus in Thailand, an off-the-grid cabin in the Sawtooth Mountains, a golf cart in a sandstorm, a rental car during a heat wave in the Mojave Desert, and a beach in Honduras. She is the author of Unbreak Me.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather on May 12, 2020

This was a quiet read where two completely different people fall in love in the desert. It was a quick read but it definitely packed an emotional punch. Our main character Mari was in an abusive marriage and she is still struggling with it. It was interesting how she was a biologist on a lineman job......more

Goodreads review by Chris on July 15, 2020

Enjoyable and engaging but several issues for me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I love the plot of this book. It’s totally unique and an interesting look into different types of lifestyle that’s very apropos for today. The story is this book tells a story of two people who are working through trauma in their......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on April 16, 2020

A romance that proves it’s never too late to find love. As always, Hazen’s characters are gorgeously developed and heartbreakingly tragic. The heat of the sun-baked desert is tangible as sweet Mari and gruff Jack find themselves and each other. Beautifully written from beginning to end!......more

Goodreads review by G.L. on December 11, 2019

If you have ever wanted to read a book about a pair of people who seriously have to shove themselves aside—put their shyness and insecurities on the shelf—in order to be together, then this is the book for you. Breathe the Sky is the story of Mari, a wildlife biologist, and Jack, a desert constructi......more

Goodreads review by abi on January 29, 2025

This reminded me a lot of stuff that Emma Scott and Mariana Zapata has put out. It’s slice of life, a little angsty, slow burn, and quiet. The MC’s both had rough childhoods and early adulthoods, and are now both on their on and protecting themselves in their own ways. The heroine has been abused he......more


Quotes

"A romance that proves it’s never too late to find love. As always, Hazen’s characters are gorgeously developed and heartbreakingly tragic. The heat of the sun-baked desert is tangible as sweet Mari and gruff Jack find themselves and each other. Beautifully written from beginning to end!"--Kelly Siskind, author of New Orleans Rush

"An achingly beautiful romance that rumbles like a quiet thunder across the desert with the promise that love can reach even the weariest of souls."--Mary Ann Marlowe, author of Some Kind of Magic

"Hazen’s latest (following Unbreak Me, 2019) heart-melting and intensely passionate contemporary romance is a balm for the soul for anyone who has suffered abuse and survived to love again."--Booklist (starred review)  

"The slow-burning romance and Hazen’s vivid descriptions of the desert keep the pages turning. This sweet, sensual contemporary is sure to tug at readers’ heartstrings."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Hazen’s (Unbreak Me) heartwarming romance will hook readers from the start with her colorful and well-developed characters. Suggested for readers seeking a new take on contemporary American Western romance."--Library Journal