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Temptations of a Rising Star
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W arner B ooks ; 2001
D eb o rah A n n e P e te rso n is
grateful for her loving fam ily,
loyal friends, and the peaceful
Georgia town that has sheltered
her since childhood. But most o f
all, she gives thanks to God for
giving her a phenomenal voice.
Every time D eborah sings her
heart out in church, sh e’s trans­
ported by spiritual jo y and a se­
cret dream o f superstardom that
glorifies God before people all
over the world. Her dream seems
hopeless... until handsom e rap­
p er and hom etow n-boy-m ade-
good Triage Blue hears her sing.
W ith Triage’s help, D eborah’s
dem o tape lands on the desk o f
Lavelle Roberts, one o f the R& B
industry's biggest stars. Before
she knows it, Deborah is hired as
o n e o f L a v e lle ’s g la m o ro u s
backup singers and is plunged
into a lifestyle far beyond her
sm a ll-to w n w ays. U n d e r the
guidance o f sultry singer Phoebe
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G arland, D eborah finds h e rse lf
at the hottest p arties, w earing
in c re d ib ly fan cy c lo th e s, and
m aking m ore m oney than sh e ’d
ev er th ought p o ssib le . In the
m idst o f all the ex citem en t, she
discovers th at her gratitu d e and
affection for the d o w n -to-earth
T riage is b lossom ing into so m e­
thing m ore. Y et in a w orld w here
having it all is n ev er enough and
m e g a -ta le n t c a n ’t sh ie ld you
fro m l o n e lin e s s a n d p a in ,
D eborah is about to face c h a l­
le n g e s sh e n e v e r im a g in e d .
T hrough the sheer, b a c k b re a k ­
ing w ork o f to u rin g - and d e a l­
ing w ith out-o f-co n tro l egos
she m ust w ork harder than ever
to put aside tim e for personal
prayer and w orship. T ested by
the tem ptations o f the road, and
o fT ria g e him self, D eborah m ust
struggle to h o ld fast to her faith.
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