Audiobooks by Julie Lawson Timmer

Markie, a forty-something divorcée who has suffered a humiliating and very public fall from marital, financial, and professional grace, moves, along with her teenage son, Jesse, to a new town, hoping to lick her wounds in private. But Markie and Jesse are unable to escape the attention of their new neighbor Mrs. Saint, an irascible, elderly New European woman who takes it upon herself, along with her ragtag group of “defectives,” to identify and fix the flaws in those around her, whether they want her to or not. What Markie doesn’t realize is that Mrs. Saint has big plans for the divorcée’s broken spirit. Soon, the quirky yet endearing woman recruits Markie to join her eccentric community, a world where both hidden truths and hope unite them. But when Mrs. Saint’s own secrets threaten to unravel their fragile web of healing, it’s up to Markie to mend these wounds and usher in a new era for the “defectives”—one full of second chances and happiness. “A lovely and thought-provoking reflection on family, friendship, forgiveness and redemption.” — Jenna McCarthy, author of Everything’s Relative

Julie Lawson Timmer (Author), Elizabeth Wiley (Narrator)

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Untethered

Char Hawthorn is a college professor, loving wife, and devoted stepmother to her husband Bradley's spirited fifteen-year-old daughter, Allie. Char and Allie have a special bond, and together, the three of them feel like a family. But when Bradley dies in a car accident, the "step" in Char's title suddenly matters a great deal. In the eyes of the law, all rights to Allie belong to Lindy, Allie's self-absorbed biological mother, who is waffling about when, or whether, she wants the girl to move to her home in California. Already heartbroken over the sudden death of her husband, Char now faces the possible loss of the child she loves as her own. Tensions mount when Allie begins to struggle in school and starts running with the wrong crowd, and it's only Allie's connection to young Morgan Crew, a ten-year-old girl she tutors, that seems to keep her grounded. But then Morgan, who was adopted out of foster care, suddenly disappears, and Allie, with her characteristic pluck, a dose of teenage bravado, and keys to the family car she is not yet licensed to drive, embarks on a cross-country search for her young friend. Char now has two new worries: Will Allie's "adventure" cause an irate Lindy to summon the girl home once and for all? And what will happen to Morgan, caught as she is in a terrible crack in the foster-care system? Untethered is a moving portrait of a modern-day family whose bonds run deeper than genetics.

Julie Lawson Timmer (Author), Emily Sutton-Smith (Narrator)

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Five Days Left

"A beautifully drawn study of what is at risk when you lose control of your own life. Unique, gripping, and viscerally moving -- this impressive debut novel heralds the arrival of an extremely talented writer." - Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of The Storyteller and Lone Wolf Destined to be a book club favorite, a heart-wrenching debut about two people who must decide how much they're willing to sacrifice for love. Mara Nichols, a successful lawyer, and devoted wife and adoptive mother, has recently been diagnosed with a terminal disease. Scott Coffman, a middle school teacher, has been fostering an eight-year-old boy while the boy's mother serves a jail sentence. Scott and Mara both have five days left until they must say good-bye to the ones they love the most. Through their stories, Julie Lawson Timmer explores the individual limits of human endurance, the power of relationships, and that sometimes loving someone means holding on, and sometimes it means letting go.

Julie Lawson Timmer (Author), Kirby Heyborne, Rebecca Lowman (Narrator)

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Five Days Left

Mara is a successful lawyer, and devoted wife and mother. Struggling with a devastating illness, she has set herself five days to make the ultimate decision for her family. Scott lives a thousand miles away, and is a foster parent to a troubled eight-year-old. Scott is facing his own five day countdown until his beloved foster son is returned to his biological mother. The two connect through an online forum, and find a friendship to help guide them through the most difficult, and momentous, week of their lives.

Julie Lawson Timmer (Author), Kirby Heyborne, Rebecca Lowman (Narrator)

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