Title: A Run at Love
Author: Toni Shiloh
Ch: 43 plus prologue and epilogue
Pg: 352
Series: Love in the Spotlight book 2
Genre: Christian romance rom com
Rating: 5 stars
Publisher: Bethany House
I never thought that
anyone could write a Christian romance or rom com set around horse racing and
the Kentucky Derby due to its nature. But Toni Shiloh did,and she was great at
writing a story set around the culture with a Christian theme.
Piper McKinney and
Tucker Hale are best friends who both grew up around horses and horse racing
Piper’s a Black Woman and the transracial adopted daughter I say this because
it’s important to Piper’s character and how her story plays out, of the
McKinneys and the owners of the thoroughbred farm while Tucker is the son of
one of the trainers.
Toni handles the
storyline of transracial adoption and Piper being the only Black person in her
small town as only she can with grace and truth.
As not only a
Kentuckian but a Louisvillian I’m wary
of authors not from here setting their books here, but with Toni I didn’t have
to worry she did her research. Even including how to say my city in the books.
I also loved that she created a fictional town in a very real county as horse
country is well known. But the fictional town feels like it fits. And I love
that she included Kentucky’s soft drink.
In the two books I’ve
read by Toni I’ve discovered that faith is a huge part of her books. Especially
in the character’s life and that of the story. I know want to read the first
book in the series and now can’t wait for the third book to release.
