Birds on a Wire

Powner (When the Road Comes Around) draws on her own experience as a foster mom to give this gift of a book to readers. --Library Journal, starred review

Sometimes the people in our lives who come and go make all the difference

Eighteen-year-old Bri Marshall is determined to do whatever it takes to get her newborn son back after he's taken by CPS. But the chances of reunification with Providence are slim. Her drug-addicted boyfriend is the only reason she has a roof over her head. With no job, no car, and no family support, she's at rock bottom, hanging on to hope by a thread.

Laura Gambler, on the brink of turning forty, is managing new challenges with her own children when she's asked to take in Providence. She never could have imagined the chain of events her agreement to foster the baby would set in motion--or 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 intertwined, they face an impossible question: Who is the best mother for Providence?

"An endearing and touching read that will stay with you long after the last word."
--Rachel Hauck, New York Times best-selling author

Author: Katie Powner
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Published: 04/21/2026
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.54w x 0.92d
ISBN: 9780825453311


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/23/2026
Library Journal 03/01/2026 pg. 99

About the Author
Powner, Katie: - Katie Powner is a multi-award-winning author of contemporary fiction, including The Sowing Season, A Flicker of Light, Where the Blue Sky Begins, The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass, and When the Road Comes Around. She and her husband have adopted internationally and have been fostering children in Montana for almost eight years. She blogs about family, adoption, and fostering at katiepowner.com.