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A CONTENDER RUNNING FOR THE ROSES

As a Black woman in a field with little diversity, Piper McKinney is determined to make her mark on the horse-racing world. Raised on a Thoroughbred farm in Kentucky, Piper's dream is for her horse to win the prestigious Kentucky Derby. With the help of her best friend and trainer, Tucker Hale, she gains national attention but must grapple with the complications that arise when a journalist delves into her past as a transracial adoptee.

A BEST FRIEND RACING FOR LOVE

In an effort to win Piper's heart, Tucker formulates a plan to train Piper's horse to victory, hoping to prove himself to her, her parents, and his own self-doubts. Then a shocking scandal hits the media, implicating both Piper and her parents, and she and Tucker will have to survive the onslaught to find their way to the winner's circle—and each other.

A ROMANCE WORTH THE CHALLENGE

"Readers are going to be delighted by this endearing and adorable romance."—Sarah Monzon, author of the Sewing in SoCal series on The Love Script

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ISBN-13:	9780764241512
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/07/2024
Series:	Love in the Spotlight
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	407,604
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 5.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Toni Shiloh is a wife, a mom, and an award-winning Christian contemporary romance author. Her novel In Search of a Prince won the first ever Christy Amplify Award. It has also been praised by Oprah Daily, POPSUGAR, Library Journal, and Booklist, and is a Parable bestseller. Her books have won the Selah Award and have been finalists for the Carol Award and the HOLT Medallion. As a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Toni loves connecting with readers and authors alike via social media. Learn more at ToniShiloh.com.

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04/01/2024
A Black racehorse owner chases love and success in Shiloh’s spirited follow-up to The Love Script. Piper McKinney has always felt a sense of obligation to her wealthy white adoptive parents, Ian and Jackie McKinney, the owners of a thoroughbred farm, who gave her an idyllic childhood and nurtured her love of the sport. Still, she dreams of striking out on her own to raise a horse good enough to win the Kentucky Derby. Leaving her parents’ horse farm to start her own has its risks, of course, and to complicate things even further, she’s recently fallen for her childhood friend Tucker Hale and doesn’t know how to tell him. Not only is she reluctant to spoil the friendship, Tucker is white, and interracial relationships are rare in their homogenous community of Eastbrook, Ky. As Piper works to get her new farm off the ground, hurdles arise—shady dealings at her parents’ farm, in particular—and Tucker helps her harness her faith to achieve her ambition of becoming the first Black owner of a Derby winner. While the characters sometimes speak in clichés (“Who you are on the inside is what matters most to me”), Piper’s internal battles between familial duty and a desire for independence are sensitively rendered, and readers will cheer her on as she tackles the racial stereotypes baked into the overwhelmingly white world of horse racing. Shiloh’s fans will speed through this sweet, satisfying romance. (May)

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05/01/2024
Shiloh explores belonging, forgiveness, and transracial adoption in her new Christian rom-com. Having been adopted by a wealthy white family as a child, Piper McKinney grew up as one of the only Black people in Eastbrook, KY, a town known for Thoroughbred horse racing. As an adult, Piper is proud of both her biological and adoptive heritages, and her family provides for her every need (and most wants), but she still bucks against their blue-blooded expectations and wonders how the people she loves can bother her so much. She has a new Thoroughbred, Dream, with whom she hopes to win the Kentucky Derby, and all eyes are on her as she leaves her family's prosperous horse-racing farm to run her own operation. Her best friend Tucker Hale agrees to train Dream, part of his secret plan to win Piper's heart along with the Kentucky Derby. When Piper's father is accused of horse doping, however, Piper and Tucker also fall under suspicion, and their dreams of glory at Churchill Downs are threatened. VERDICT A charming friends-to-lovers story that will satisfy fans of Shiloh's "Love in the Spotlight" series and its previous entry, The Love Script.

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