The Placeholder

By: Lynda Wolters

Narrated by: Kami Havens

When life strips you bare, all you can do is laugh—and maybe find yourself along the way.

Sera Kincaid is a successful attorney who's just lost everything: her marriage, her stepchildren, her house, and her carefully constructed life. Armed with boxed wine, questionable dating app choices, and a snarky boss who doubles as her sometimes-best friend, Sera embarks on a chaotic journey through hookups, heartbreak, and hard-won self-discovery.

Enter Zac—a self-proclaimed "bad boyfriend" who insists he's only looking for fun. He's supposed to be temporary, a placeholder until the right person comes along. But as Sera careens through river-rafting disasters, ill-advised flings, and one catastrophic encounter after another, Zac becomes the one constant she can't shake. The question is: can you fall in love with someone who's never supposed to be permanent?

When a devastating diagnosis forces Sera to confront what really matters, she must finally stop running from herself—and figure out what it means to be loved, and to love, on her own terms.

The Placeholder is a sharp, unflinching, and deeply human story about losing everything, finding yourself, and discovering that sometimes the person you least expect is exactly who you need. Part comedy of errors, part poignant meditation on mortality and meaning, this is women's fiction that pulls no punches—raw, real, and unapologetically messy.

Contains mature themes including cancer, sexual content, and strong language. For listeners who appreciate honest, emotionally complex stories about imperfect women navigating impossible choices.

©2022 Lynda Wolters (P)2025 Lynda Wolters

Grab your tissues!

I don’t think I’ll ever emotionally recover from Serenade Kincaid and her journey through life! This book is so beautifully written and narrated that I truly do not have the proper words to express!