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Julie Lawson Timmer

Biography

Julie Lawson Timmer

Julie Lawson Timmer grew up in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her husband, their children and two fairly unruly dogs. By turns, she is an author, lawyer, mom/stepmom and fledgling yogi. FIVE DAYS LEFT (Putnam, 2014) is her first novel. Her second is UNTETHERED (Putnam, 2016), and her third, MRS. SAINT AND THE DEFECTIVES, was published in 2017 by Lake Union.

Julie Lawson Timmer

Books by Julie Lawson Timmer

Mrs. Saint and the Defectives
by Julie Lawson Timmer - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Markie, 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. But Markie and Jesse are unable to escape the attention of their new neighbor Mrs. Saint, who takes it upon herself --- along with her ragtag group of “defectives” --- to identify and fix the flaws in those around her. 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.

Untethered
by Julie Lawson Timmer - Family Life, Fiction, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Char Hawthorn is a college professor, wife and stepmother to a 15-year-old girl. When her husband dies in a car accident, all rights to his daughter --- Allie --- suddenly belong to Lindy, and Allie’s self-absorbed biological mother wants the girl to move to her home in California. The only thing that seems to keep Allie grounded is the ten-year-old girl she tutors, Morgan. But when Morgan suddenly disappears, Char is left questioning everything she once knew to be true.

Five Days Left
by Julie Lawson Timmer - Fiction

The lives of two people will forever change in five days. Minutes, hours and days tick by with ominous urgency. Mara Nichols is determined to control her future after a devastating medical diagnosis, but she faces an impossible decision. Meanwhile, her online friend, Scott Coffman, is helplessly suffering the impending loss of a young foster child he loves.