{"id":2752,"date":"2009-09-27T22:11:26","date_gmt":"2009-09-28T03:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2009-09-27T22:11:26","modified_gmt":"2009-09-28T03:11:26","slug":"a-taste-of-fame-by-eva-marie-everson-linda-evans-shepherd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=2752","title":{"rendered":"A Taste of Fame by Eva Marie Everson &#038; Linda Evans Shepherd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/080073209X\/\">A Taste of Fame<\/a> <strong> <\/strong><\/em>is a thoroughly enjoyable novel\u00a0 about the experiences of the Potluck Catering Club when they unexpectedly find themselves finalists in the playoffs for The Great Party Showdown on television. Each chapter is written from the point of view of different members of the club and details the adventures (and misadventures) of the team during their extended stay in New York City. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes dramatic, sometimes sad, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/080073209X\/\">A Taste of Fame<\/a> <\/em>is never boring. The characters are all realistic with real life difficulties that include marriage problems, financial troubles, romantic dilemmas, devious contestants, etc.<\/p>\n<p>I absolutely enjoyed <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/080073209X\/\">A Taste of Fame<\/a> <\/em>and was particularly thrilled to find all the recipes mentioned in the book included at the end.\u00a0 Does The Potluck Catering Club win the showdown? I&#8217;ll never tell but you can find out if you run out and pick up your own copy. I don&#8217;t think you will be sorry you did.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2754\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"A Taste Of Fame\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/TasteOfFame.jpg\" alt=\"A Taste Of Fame\" width=\"223\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/TasteOfFame.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/TasteOfFame-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/TasteOfFame-150x232.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/>Is America ready to meet the Potluck Catering Club on reality TV?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The women of the Potluck Catering Club have a growing business. They even became the subject of a budding filmmaker&#8217;s class project. Problem is, they didn&#8217;t read the fine print when they signed off on his documentary. When he enters the club in the reality show The Great Party Showdown, the ladies of Summit View, Colorado, must head to the Big Apple for the unexpected adventure of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Between navigating New York City, dealing with cutthroat contestants, and trying to maintain their close friendship in the surreal world of reality TV, the Potluck women must keep their eyes on the prize&#8211;a cool million dollars&#8211;and work together if they&#8217;re going to make it back home in one piece.<\/p>\n<p>A Taste of Fame serves up the perfect blend of humor, misadventure, and mouthwatering recipes. Fans new and old will love this exciting trip into the wild world of competitive cooking!<\/p>\n<p>Authors Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson  love dishing up the stories of the six friends featured in their latest series The Potluck Catering Club\u2014much to the delight of readers.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is the way Christian fiction should be written,\u201d one reader says. \u201cNo cardboard Christian cut-outs of sweet angelic women none of us can relate to. These women are real, just the kind of women I find in my own community.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.RevellBooks.com\">www.RevellBooks.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/yPZcYh5y0zc&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/yPZcYh5y0zc&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHORS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2756\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"everson\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/everson.jpg\" alt=\"everson\" width=\"156\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/everson.jpg 156w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/everson-150x148.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/>Eva Marie Everson<\/strong> is an award-winning author, a successful speaker, and a popular radio personality. She is coauthor of <em>The Potluck Club<\/em> series and <em>The Secret&#8217;s in the Sauce<\/em>. She lives in Florida. You can learn more about Eva Marie and her books at her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evamarieeverson.com\/\">website<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2757 alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"Linda Evans Shepherd\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/LindaEvansShepherd.jpg\" alt=\"LindaEvansShepherd\" width=\"153\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/LindaEvansShepherd.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/LindaEvansShepherd-147x150.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/LindaEvansShepherd-150x152.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/>Linda Evans Shepherd<\/strong> is an award-winning author, a successful speaker, and a radio personality. The president of Right to the Heart Ministries, she is also coauthor of the Potluck Club books and the Potluck Catering Club series. Learn more about Linda and her books on her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheppro.com\/\">website<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p><code><br \/>\n<\/code><code><br \/>\n<\/code><code><br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY REVIEW: A Taste of Fame is a thoroughly enjoyable novel\u00a0 about the experiences of the Potluck Catering Club when they unexpectedly find themselves finalists in the playoffs for The Great Party Showdown on television. 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