In the #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, known for her “signature mixture of melodrama, formula, and genuine emotional punch” (Publishers Weekly), a dramatic story about character, compromise, and the cost of having everything.

Zack Dylan includes a fantasy. He wants to sing on the biggest stages, for the largest crowds, and he’ll do whatever it takes to make it become a reality. But Zack also made a guarantee to his university sweetheart when he still left Kentucky to compete on the favorite TV show about QUARTER-HOUR: A Book Fifteen Minutes: If he managed to get, nothing would alter him or his faith in God.

Overnight, Zack turns into the nation’s most popular contestant, a nation singer much like a Tim McGraw. As his star rises, Zack can be often asked to compromise and noiseless his beliefs. Just like he’s for the verge of earning it all, his choices lead him to the brink of personal catastrophe. Meanwhile, a previous Fifteen Minutes winner is looking for meaning amidst her very own private loss. Can she warn Zack about the real price of popularity? Or will Zack lose everything he loves for his quarter-hour of glory?

From America’s favorite inspirational novelist, QUARTER-HOUR explores the cost of fame and celebrity set against the background of America’s favorite singing competition.