To Win a Prince, (Paperback)

"Practice patience. Stay in the moment. Don't jump ahead in life and miss the now." I love books about royals and I love books with a good redemption story....and this newest by Toni Shiloh has both! On a beautiful tropical island country off the coast of Western Africa, a bright and bubbly American fashion designer meets a spoiled, selfish former Etikun prince with nothing left to his name...and they butt heads while working together to start a fashion house and learn about grace, mercy, forgiveness, and unconditional love. I loved Iris' completely idealistic, romantic first person voice. She was over the top, yes, but so full of life and passion and empathy. Ekon's honest and raw first person voice started out arrogant, self-centered, and unyielding but slowly morphed to reveal his true self - that sweet, endearing, vulnerable, noble core which made him a prince through and through. The faith thread was strong and Ekon's redemption is one to be remembered. Catching up with Bri and Mori was also fun. Iris and Ekon's story will make you weep tears of heartbreak and shout for joy at God's faithfulness and love. I received the book from the publisher via NetGalley and was under no obligation to post a positive comment. All opinions are my own.

I loved Iris and Ekon's story. It was wonderful, inspirational, realistic, funny, and romantic. There were places that the unpredictable happened. Toni builds up a great world in Oloro Ilé, it makes you want to go visit this beautiful African Island country and meet her characters. It was a good prodigal son story. Yes, I cried at different parts, I loved it though.