On New Year’s Day 2023, the snow and wind come in with a vengeance and bury Jeremy Renner’s house under multiple feet of snow. The beloved actor is hosting his family for some holiday fun and isn’t going to allow Mother Nature to get in the way of a good time. The trip to his vacation home in Lake Tahoe has featured a missed flight and misplaced car keys, but he's determined to get himself, his daughter Ava, and his nephew Alex to the house. The snow is merely another obstacle, but one that can be removed with the right equipment.

Life-and-death decisions often can come down to mere seconds, and those are usually instinctual. When Jeremy sees the rogue Snowcat in Alex’s path, he knows that any hesitation will be fatal. The Snowcat has to be stopped, and Jeremy takes a leap of faith. His actions save his nephew but leave him at the mercy of the 14,000-pound snowplow. When Alex comes upon him, the blood isn’t nearly as shocking as his battered body. He doesn’t hesitate to reach out to a neighbor for assistance. As the man calls 911, his girlfriend uses her medical knowledge to tend to Jeremy as Alex helps elevate his arm. The situation becomes dire as his temperature drops and he struggles to breathe.

"This candid and moving memoir is infused with a tremendous amount of love, which is evident in every chapter, and makes for an unforgettable reading experience."

By the time the helicopters arrive with the paramedics, Jeremy is in a critical state due to hypothermia and blood loss. He is airlifted to a local hospital while Alex begins the unenviable but necessary task of informing his mother (Jeremy’s sister) about the accident. Despite the shock of the news, family and friends act quickly in making phone calls and begin to travel to Renown Regional Medical Center. Jeremy will need surgery to repair some of his internal injuries, but miraculously his vital organs escaped harm.

Jeremy spends a little over two weeks in the hospital between Reno and back home in Los Angeles. Despite being freed from the confines of the hospital, rehabilitation is constant and often tough. However, the road to recovery and its value can be summed up in the power of a hug from Ava. The love of life and family kept him alive on that mountain road, and it motivates him in the days and months to come.

MY NEXT BREATH is a harrowing but life-affirming account of Jeremy Renner coming face to face with mortality on that frigid January morning. The freak accident is described in explicit detail, though it always comes off as informative and never gratuitous. Jeremy has been picking up life lessons throughout the years --- whether it be learning to accept failure or finding his breath through attending Lamaze class with his mother --- and he shares some of these “cheat codes” with readers.

This candid and moving memoir is infused with a tremendous amount of love, which is evident in every chapter, and makes for an unforgettable reading experience.