b'Birds on a WireA NovelKatie PownerA deeply moving contemporary story about family and foster care from a two-time Christy Awardwinning authorW henhernewbornson,Providence,istakenbyCPS, eighteen-year-old Bri Marshall is determined to do what-evers necessary to get him backwith or without Providences father. But hurdles like no job, car, or family support complicate the process. Bri never expected to sink this low. What will it take to hold her baby in her arms again?Thirty-nine-year-old Laura Gambler, facing the big 4-0, is managing new challenges with her own children when shes asked to take in baby Providence. She could never have imag-ined the chain of events that agreeing to foster would set in motionor the carefully buried pain from her past it would drag back to the surface.Both women wrestle with doubts about the future and their ability to parent Providence, even as their love for him grows stronger every day. As their lives become irrevocably inter-twined, the two very different women face the same impossible question: Who is the best mother for Providence?Katie Powner is a multi-award-winning author of contemporary fiction, including The Sowing Season, A Flicker of Light, The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass, Where the Blue Sky Begins, and When the Road Comes Around. She and her husband have adopted interna-tionally and have been fostering children in Montana for almost eight years. She blogs about family, adoption, and fostering at katiepowner.com.978-0-8254-5331-1$17.99Paperback5.5 x 8.5328 pagesFICTION / Christian / WomenKregel PublicationsRights: WWApril 21, 2026Related Titles Unique Selling PointsAuthor is a Cascade Award, ACFW First Impressions, and two-time Christy Award winnerProvides an authentic glimpse into the world of foster care by an author who has been a foster parent for eight yearsTactfully handles difficult subjects such as foster care, child welfare, abortion, drug use and addiction, poverty, and Coal Black Lies This Aint No Promisededucation978-0-8254-4823-2 Land$17.99 978-0-8254-4851-5$17.99kregel.com | 7'