Greatly Beloved

Tall Timber Trilogy #1

by Margo Hansen

Daniel’s heart started thumping wildly when he saw the knife in the man’s chest—not any knife—his knife. Daniel Dunn thought his life couldn’t get any worse. His beloved wife died giving birth to their only son and he was left to care for and feed his five children, but how could he do that when he needed to get back to the lumber camps to earn some money? Now this lumberjack’s murder was being pinned on him as well as the recent robberies in town. Why was he being framed? What would happen to his children if he was in jail? And why did the only person who seemed to believe in him have to be a preacher who dogged his steps and kept a running sermon going in his ear? Mercy Crane had been jilted by a man once and vowed to never let it happen again, but seeing the five motherless children in need meant involving herself not only with them, but also with their father. If only he weren’t in the picture… Greatly Beloved is the first book in Margo Hansen’s Tall Timber Trilogy. Enter the era of the lumber boom in 1888 northern Minnesota’s forests and see how God changes lives and hearts even in the most difficult situations.

372 pages, Paperback

Published January 5, 2016

About the author

Margo Hansen has worked mainly with children and young people through Christian schools, vacation Bible schools, Sunday school, release time, and church camps as well as homeschooling her own three children for sixteen years. Now a grandmother, she and her husband, Bruce, live in the north woods of Minnesota—the setting of her A Newly Weds Series and TALL TIMBER TRILOGY.

Reviews

[Kristine Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did you ever read one of those books in which the characters are so well written that you are torn between racing through the book to see what happens and taking your time because once it's finished you have to say goodbye? Greatly Beloved is such a book. I quickly fell in love with Mercy and Daniel and wanted to know their story. Margo Hansen did a wonderful job of crafting the story, her setting was good and I really enjoyed the plot twists. I loved Ms. Hansen's Newly Wed series and can see that I will equally enjoy her Tall Timber Trilogy. I always add Margo Hansen's books to my keeper shelf.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely LOVED this book! My entire family is from northern MN so my grandmother gave me this book as a Christmas present. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I loved the story! It's hard nowadays to find a clean but intriguing Christian romance book, and this story has just the right mix of drama, mystery, suspense, plenty of action, and good, old-fashioned romance to keep the reader interested. I recommend this book to anyone who loves a good story!!