First published 2013
Zack Dylan leaves his family's Kentucky horse farm with a promise to God and his college sweetheart Reese Weatherly. He swears that competing on the reality show Fifteen Minutes won't change who he is. Zack becomes America's favorite contestant, a country singer with Elvis-like appeal. Success brings pressure to compromise his beliefs and make choices he never expected. Reese Weatherly works as a therapeutic horse instructor, but she begins questioning their relationship and planned wedding as Zack advances through each competition round. An opportunity arises that could take her halfway across the world. Meanwhile, Chandra Olson serves as a judge on Fifteen Minutes. The reigning pop star once competed on the show herself and has endured public pain and private suffering ever since. Now she seeks meaning in her life. Chandra decides to intervene in Zack's journey. Her past losses might help him find his way back to what matters. Zack faces a choice between the fame he's winning and the life he once cherished.
Genres: romance, christian-fiction, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: redemption, second-chance
Setting: Kentucky
Period: 21st-century
353 pages · Hardcover · Howard Books