The Nature of Love by Toni Shiloh

 

The Nature of Love by Toni Shiloh is the latest in her Love in the Spotlight series. I really enjoyed this series and was excited to read this one.

Dr. Erykah Kennedy is a renowned orthopedic surgeon who feels like life is missing something since she mostly just goes to work and comes home. She doesn't really have any friends at work or outside of work. Her closest relative is her sister who lives several states away with her husband and two daughters. 

Chris is a nature-loving guy who runs a non-profit and has a huge following as he makes on-line content. He is also alone and feeling like a third wheel after his two best friends recently got engaged. 

Chris and Erykah run into each other at a local restaurant when they were each getting supper. After they meet again at a local benefit gala, they forge a friendship which quickly blossoms after tragedy strikes Erykah. Erykah and Chris's lives soon turn upside down in some good ways in spite of the tragedy. 

The Nature of Love may just be my favorite of this series because being in nature is also my happy place so I relate well to Christ. I like how his character shows that Christians can care about the earth as part of their faith. Through Erykah, there is also a clear salvation message and Christian growth is shown. I also like how the romantic relationship between Chris and Erykah develop for the most part. I'll admit I got a little frustrated in the middle when I wanted things to move faster and they each had some realistic communication issues. Erykah's nieces are also a fun part of the mix in this book. In The Nature of Love, it is also great to catch up with the characters from the first two books in the series. I think you could read this book as a stand-alone but it is better read after the first two books because we get to see those main characters again. As a bonus, I like the eye-catching cover that Bethany House designed for this one in nature colors.

I received a copy of this book from Bethany House Publishers through Interviews & Reviews. All opinions are my own.

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