Informative, fascinating, and emotive!At the Mountain’s Edge is an engaging tale set in Northern Canada during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1800s when the prospect of fame and immeasurable wealth had thousands navigating the treacherous Chilkoot Pass in hopes of reaching the prosperous and bustling Dawson City.The prose is evocative and fluid. The characters are scarred, driven, and resilient. And the compelling, well-paced plot is an adventurous journey filled with familial drama, heartbr...

At the Mountain’s Edge, sponsored by:MURPHY’S LAW“Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.” **Law subject to change in accordance to protagonist, Liza Peterson’s life. A minimum of one serendipitous event must occur in Miss Peterson’s life after any incident of Murphy’s Law transpires. This book, in one word, was exhausting. And, I get it. A book about the Klondike Gold Rush, and the excruciating journey that it took in order to reach Dawson City, is bound to be fraught with casualties, natural dis...

5 Klondike golden stars for this historical fiction that takes readers from Vancouver to the training center of the North West Mounted Police to Dawson City and finally Frank, Alberta. Disclaimer: Genevieve Graham is one of my favorite authors, I love all of her books, and I just love how she is making Canadian history come alive for readers today. Therefore, if you have been giving her books the slip, let me apply a tremendous amount of peer pressure to your TBR. Not since Janette Oke's Th

As with all of this author's books, the amount of detailed research behind the story was incredible and led such credence to the entire book. Learning the early history of what is today known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was fascinating. Couple that with the Klondike Gold Rush of the Yukon in north-western Canada that took place from 1896-1899 and it was mind blowing. What those unsuspecting people from all walks of life who caught the fever for gold experienced was almost beyond compreh...

Klondike Gold Rush! I see that historic reference and it is all that is necessary to pique my interest. Pair a raw, frontier historical setting and this author's turbulent and triumphant characters and romance will always succeed in an engaging story.At Mountain's Edge is mostly set in 1897 Yukon Territory and follows the separate lives of Northwest Mounted Policeman, Ben Turner, and sorrowing yet determined Liza Peterson. Their stories cross paths several times under difficult circumstances bef...

Klondike adventure, a handsome Mountie and a dog need I say more 😉

At The Mountain’s EdgeGenevieve GrahamGraham once again takes readers deep inside pivotal Canadian history through the tormented eyes of her unsinkable never give up characters. In this historical story she covers both the Yukon gold rush and the rockslide that almost wiped out the Canadian mining town of Frank and the importance of the Canadian Mounties.My favorite way of learning history is through the pages of a historical novel one that accurately records the happenings of the time while tel...

This was a charming book, full of action, angst, heartbreak and promise. It posed a different viewpoint on the gold rush, which I rather enjoyed. (Although I now look suspiciously at any sticks emerging from snowbanks) The characters were motivated, driven and well-drawn. It was quite obvious the author really enjoys her topic and did a lot of research. This is the kind of writing that makes for a wonderful bedtime read. It promises that things really will get better, and there can be new beginn...

Content Warnings for: Death of Family Members, Abuse, Murder, Drinking, Gambling, ViolenceThis book follows Ben Thompson and Liza Peterson as they navigate the new and often unforgiving world of the unsettled Northern Canadian Territories, during the gold rush. The book starts off by showing Liza's ridicule of her father's plan to sell everything, pack up and move to Dawson City in the Yukon. Her mother is extremely upset and distraught by the thought because she was already made to do this once...

This novel is set in the late 1890's and focuses on two people who are on their way to Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush: Liza and Ben. Liza is the daughter of a merchant who has decided to uproot his family and store to Dawson City to capitalize on the gold rush by opening a store in Dawson City. Ben is an orphan who has just joined up with the Mounties and isn't sure that he'll be able to keep his temper in check as he heads towards Dawson City to his new post. On their way to Dawson C...

4.5 starsOne of the things I enjoy most about blogging, is all the amazing authors that I get to interact with. I started corresponding with Genevieve Graham back in 2015 when Tides of Honour was first released. I read it and loved it!Since then I have read just about all of her books and never come away feeling disappointed. She is a consistently solid writer and I find so much to love in all of her books.When I saw that she had a new book being released that was set in the frontier, I was admi...

This is another wonderful book written by Genevieve Graham. I love her historical fiction as they not only educate but help put me into that era. Her characters are always strong and likeable. I enjoyed learning more about the Mounties and about the lifestyle and trials of the gold miners.

At the Mountain's Edge was a gripping story. GGraham once again takes on a period of time in Canadian history but one that is linked to American history as well. While I knew of the Klondike Gold Rush, I'd never given much thought to the treacherous conditions faced by the miners and merchants in chasing their fortune. Having read GGraham's account here, I'm quite certain I'd not have had the mettle to survive. ;)Liza Peterson's family set off to Dawson City in hopes of prospering by opening

I'm interested in Canadian history, so picking this one up made sense. I've also heard the author speak and was intrigued by her clear passion for writing fiction about lesser known Canadian facts. The history of the Mounties was the high point in this story, as were details of the arduous journey to Dawson City and the continued perils upon arrival. For me, what fell flat were the characters, Liza and Ben. Something about these two fell into Hallmark film territory. Despite the grittiness of th...