This was another fun story by Toni Shiloh! Third book in the series, so my favorite characters from the two previous books show up, and I loved it!
Erykah was a unique heroine, and I didn't completely feel like I understood her, but I did like reading about her.
This story deals with grief, loss of family members, so it is definitely not an easy read!
It is well written and thought provoking, as well as being funny and entertaining.
I highly recommend it!
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The Nature of Love by Toni Shiloh is the last book in the Love In The Spotlight series - a Christian romance series. Also, a clean, African-American contemporary romance. I like how the book titles in this series reveal the major focus of each book. The male lead in The Nature of Love is an animal and nature lover - a lover generally. Love was the major theme of this book - the love of God, love through grief, love in pain, etc. This book is quite the emotional read, with both heartbreaking and sweet moments. I especially love the ending and the demonstration of how God works out things for our good.
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Third in a series. I haven’t read the first two, and while there were a few spoilers, nothing that wouldn’t be too obvious since these stories are supposed to have happily-ever-after’s. This specific book was heavy though. A lot of loss and a lot of emotions and it was just. . . well, a lot. If you are looking for happy and upbeat this book is not it. It’s like one of those Hallmark drama movies. Yes, there’s the romantic storyline, but it’s more about the emotional upheaval of their lives and how they come through it. And in that regard, this was a wonderful story. It just wasn’t what I expected, and therefore not something I particularly enjoyed--I did get teary eyed quite a few times, so clearly Toni did a great job writing an emotional story.

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The Nature of Love is the third book in the Love in the Spotlight series. I recommend reading the first two books in this series as the characters and plots are woven together. This story focuses on Chris and Erykah who are in their 40's. While this story has its funny moments, it also has heartbreaking moments and characters dealing with grief. I appreciated Chris's faith and was happy to watch Erykah make a decision to turn her life over to Christ. Shiloh captured Cheyenne's sassy 5 year old personality effortlessly along with weaving spiritual truths into The Nature of Love.
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I LOVED this book! It's equal parts happy and sad. There are funny scenarios that had me laughing out loud. There are also some heartbreaking times that made me reach for the kleenex box.

Toni Shiloh always writes fantastic characters that are easy to like! There are many familiar characters from previous books, and they tied right in. It's great that the characters are in their 40's. I especially related to aching body parts 😆. Erykah amazes me! She's brilliant, a wonderful older sister/mother, and she's lonely. Chris has a great community surrounding him. He's compassionate, caring, and a true friend. Cheyenne stole the show! Her sassy attitude had me chuckling. Toni captured the 5 year old attitude perfectly!

I really admire Chris's faith. He truly lived it out. Yes, sometimes he struggled, but he never wavered. Watching Erykah decide to turn her life over to God made my heart leap with joy!

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This is the final book in the three-book series Love in the Spotlight. Chris Gamble is the last of his friends to find a partner. He works at a nature preserve and sometimes takes in wounded animals to rehab and then either release or rehome. Erykah Kennedy has found a wounded dog and brought it to Chris to check over. The puppy only needed to be cleaned up and fed. Erykah took the dog home, but she needed to have a place for the puppy to go during the day while she was at work. Chris offered to keep the puppy at work with him and allow him to have the activity he needs instead of being cooped up in a condo all day. Chris and Erykah became friends through the days of handing the puppy back and forth. They were about to go to dinner when the local police come to the door to tell Erykah that her sister and husband had been killed in a car crash. She was named the guardian for her two nieces.
Chris helps Erykah bring the girls from Kentucky to Colorado. In the process Erykah meets Chris's friends, Tuck and Piper. Back in Colorado, Chris allows Erykah to move into his basement and helps her with her nieces. Throughout the whole process they become closer and closer.

Toni Shiloh has taken a tough life situation and handled it with care and aplomb. She openly discusses the grief in losing close family members and the grief that children experience. It's a beautiful novel that takes on difficult life situations and opens the readers' minds to be not so judgmental.

Strong Four Star Book

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This is book 3 of the Love in the Spotlight series. I highly recommend you read the other two books as the characters and plots are woven together.

This is the caboose of the story. The wrapping up of all the stories. Here we FINALLY get *grandpa* Chris's story. It's a sweet story. A couple things come out of left field for the characters that make you ache for them. There are great stories of faith--including a fledgling faith for one of the characters.

One thing I really appreciated was that these characters are BOTH in their 40s. We don't get very many novels of middle aged characters much less 40 year old ones. So that was very refreshing!

4 Stars for this book and a overall 4 stars for the whole series!

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In THE NATURE OF LOVE, TONI SHILOH has done it again - giving us a delightful and bittersweet love story with great characters, clever and often amusing dialogue, a strong Christian message, orphaned chidren and an assortment of animals, in the mix…….
Brilliant orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Erykah Kennedy, at forty one years old is set in her ways and does not make friends easily, but when she meets handsome wildlife conservationist, Christian Gamble, twice in one week, she has an idea her lonely life is about to change. Chris, a committed Christian, is fascinated with this beautiful woman, but is wary of having his heart broken again……
Although this is the third novel in the Love in the Spotlight series, and we come across Chris’ illustrious friends, Tuck and Lamont and their significant others again, the book can easily stand alone.
I cannot recommend this really lovely read strongly enough.
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