Only a Breath Apart

Bestselling author Katie McGarry’s trademark wrong-side-of-the-tracks romance is given a new twist in this acclaimed, gritty YA contemporary novel, Only a Breath Apart.

They say your destiny is carved in stone. But some destinies are meant to be broken.

The only curse Jesse Lachlin believes in is his grandmother’s will: in order to inherit his family farm he must win the approval of his childhood best friend, the girl he froze out his freshman year.

A fortuneteller tells Scarlett she's psychic, but what is real is Scarlett’s father’s controlling attitude and the dark secrets at home. She may be able to escape, but only if she can rely on the one boy who broke her heart.

Each midnight meeting pushes Jesse and Scarlett to confront their secrets and their feelings, but as love blooms, the curse rears its ugly head…


“Katie McGarry knows what YA is, how it works, and what it can do better than anyone, but she always takes it one step further.” — Hypable


"Fair warning: Picture-perfect Scarlett and misunderstood Jesse will have you in your feels." — Girls' Life Magazine