Title: Fifteen Minutes
Author: Karen Kingsbury
Publish Date: 10.29.13
Publisher: Howard Books
Category: Spiritual, Fiction
Recommended for 14+.
Received from: Howard Books via netgalley.com
Date
completed: 08.12.13
Description from the
publisher:
#1 New York Times bestselling
author Karen Kingsbury shows why she is America’s favorite inspirational
novelist with this dramatic story about character, compromise, and the
cost of having it all.
Zack Dylan has a dream. He wants to
sing on the biggest stages, for the biggest crowds, and he’ll do whatever it
takes to make it come true. But Zack also made a promise to his college
sweetheart when he left Kentucky to compete on the popular TV show Fifteen
Minutes: If he made it, nothing would change him or his faith in God.
Overnight, Zack becomes the nation’s most popular contestant, a country singer comparable to a young Tim McGraw. As his star rises, Zack is often asked to compromise and quiet his beliefs. Just as he’s on the verge of winning it all, his choices lead him to the brink of personal disaster. Meanwhile, a former Fifteen Minutes winner is searching for meaning amidst her own private losses. Can she warn Zack about the real price of fame? Or will Zack lose everything he loves for his fifteen minutes of glory?
From the novelist dubbed the “Queen of Christian Fiction” by Time magazine, Fifteen Minutes explores the cost of fame and celebrity set against the backdrop of America’s favorite singing competition.
Overnight, Zack becomes the nation’s most popular contestant, a country singer comparable to a young Tim McGraw. As his star rises, Zack is often asked to compromise and quiet his beliefs. Just as he’s on the verge of winning it all, his choices lead him to the brink of personal disaster. Meanwhile, a former Fifteen Minutes winner is searching for meaning amidst her own private losses. Can she warn Zack about the real price of fame? Or will Zack lose everything he loves for his fifteen minutes of glory?
From the novelist dubbed the “Queen of Christian Fiction” by Time magazine, Fifteen Minutes explores the cost of fame and celebrity set against the backdrop of America’s favorite singing competition.
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In a bid to save his family farm,
Zack auditions for an American Idol
type show called Fifteen Minutes. His family is praying for him. His church is praying for him. His girl is praying for him. America is praying for him. He leaves Kentucky behind to audition in
Atlanta with the hope that he will shine to give glory to God and win to
provide for his family. As he performs
and progresses on the show, he is tried with temptations of pride and
lust. Will his fifteen minutes of fame
cost him the life he knows?
This book is a stand-alone, not
affiliated with any of Ms. Kingsbury’s series.
I truly enjoyed this story. Though I didn’t get the HEA I’m used to with
Romance stories, the ending was satisfying, real, and appropriate to the
storyline and genre. I hope to pick up
more books from Ms. Kingsbury.
Other books from this author:
As you all know by now, I do a bit
of research on my authors when I am ready to read a book. I have to admit, I have never read a Karen
Kingsbury book before, so I was very surprised when looking on her website to
see how very many books she has published.
Instead of listing them here, I have decided instead to provide the link
to the library on her website: http://www.karenkingsbury.com/books
originally posted 08.12.2013 on my
previous website
WordPress.com closed that site
because I promoted authors and their books.
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