In this episode Tiffanie, Jamie and Melissa discuss the first book in Kathleen Ball’s novella series, The Settlers, titled Greg. We do want to make all our listeners aware the not all of Kathleen’s books are historical Christian romance. She does write secular romance as well, so be sure to check their genre before you start reading. This series however is part of her historical Christian romance genre.

Greg comes from such an amazing and unique family. He along with all his siblings are orphans that Mr. and Mrs. Settler have adopted. It makes for quite an interesting mix, especially as they continue to not only adopt more, but have children of their own. Goodness, gracious it’s a lot of mouths to feed!

Greg attempts to strike out on his own by trying his hand at mining gold. He ends up being shot at on day one and is rescued by his lady love, Mercy. You’ll fall in love with Mercy. She’s smart, tough, and such an innocent.

With this being a novella, it makes for a short story however Kathleen keeps you hooked from beginning to end. The danger and suspense around the gold mine mounts and you wonder if Greg and Mercy will make it out alive. Even then the threat to their lives follows them.

LiteraryScape gives The Settlers: Greg novella 2.75 lassos out of 3. We are sure you will be hooked by this sweet, fast paced love story.

Adventure Level = A Mocha

Mystery Level = An Espresso

Romance Level = An Espresso

(Rating Scale: Espresso= A Little, Mocha = A Medium Amount, Latte = A Lot)