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Rivers of Gold (Yukon Quest #3)

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Miranda was separated from her traveling party in the previous book and in this book we find her in the able hands of Teddy Davenport. Teddy is a botanist in Alaska studying the trees and plants. In the presence of Miranda Teddy's heart opens to new ideas even though he is committed to his work.

Grace is struggling with not knowing where her husband is or if he wants to be with her anymore. She gives birth to their child and feels regretful that her husband hasn't seen the child. She also feels bad that her and her child are a burden to her friends. What will happen between Grace and her husband?

In this book Tracie did another great job in continuing the story line but some of the stuff gets a little unbelievable. The characters have a barely faltering faith. I mean they struggle with it but the next minute they're fine. Otherwise this book was great!

This book really is wonderful. The way that it is written allows the reader to once again experience the harshness of frontier life in the Yukon. The characters, although not exceedingly "deep," offer the reader the opportunity to see through their eyes.

The story is the final book in the Yukon Quest trilogy. While you don't have to read the other two books to understand this one, I would highly recommend it. This book ties up all the loose endings and gives everyone the ending they need/deserve.

Although the sprituality of the characters doesn't play as large a part in this book as the other two, it still is present. I would say that this one is less "preachy," bit in a good way. The mentionings of sprituality are less, but the ones that are mentioned mean more in the context of the book and the story line.

I would recommend this book to anyone. But read the first two books before picking this one up.

Tracie Peterson has done another wonderful job of storytelling. The continuning tale of Grace, Peter, Karen and their families, is really a story of forgiveness, acceptance, contentment and learning to trust. Ms. Peterson does a great job of creating "real" characters, and the descriptions of the Alaska Gold Rush seemed real to me as well. I have always liked the way she weaves faith throughout her stories with out being "preachy". A must read if you have read the first two in the series, and all three a must if you haven't yet started!

This is the last book in a series of three. The series is a must read as far as I'm concerned! It's a relaxing, easy, enjoyable series with lots of sadness but much happiness as was true in those days. I have enjoyed many of Tracie Peterson's books and highly recommend them.

Great ending to a graet series. I was so glad that the ending of the series tied up all the loose ends. I couldnt put this book down. It was a sweet love story without being to mushey. I loved this book.

In the last part of this beautifully written story all the loose ends are tied. Although the end isn't the most original writing, I have seen, I still enjoyed it. Her writing makes you think your on the Yukon and it is a great story. The faith parts aren't very realistic, but I think its good that she addresses them. If you read the first books you really must finish this last conclusion of the journey.

This was the third and final book in the Yukon Quest series. You have all your questions answered. I enjoyed this series a great deal. It wasn't a difficult read (I read all three books in three days!) and I loved the characters. This series has it all: adverture, romance, betrayl, forgivness and faith. I recommend this series to anyone.

Privation and death became a way of life for most seeking gold in the unforgiving wilderness of the Canadian Yukon of 1898. The small group of travelers in Rivers of Gold are no exception. But, with their faith in God, they can endure even the most horrific conditions.
Rivers of Gold is third and final novel in Tracie Pearson's Yukon Quest series. However, readers unfamiliar with the first two novels in the series, Treasures of the North and Ashes and Ice, need not be reluctant to pick up Rivers of Gold. The novel can stand alone, although readers may want to purchase the first two novels in the series after finishing Rivers of Gold.
The novel follows the adventures of eight characters for a little over a year as they struggle to survive in the forbidding Canadian Yukon at the turn of the century.
In the opening of the novel a presumed drowned Miranda has been rescued by the pious and handsome English botanist Teddy Davenport. A workaholic until meeting Miranda, Teddy finds himself unexpectedly distracted by the intrusion from his mission to finish his dead father's work. Engaged to the dashing but worldly Christian Thibault prior to her accident, Miranda now finds herself drawn to this unusual godly stranger.
As Miranda struggles to recover and find her way back to her friends, they struggle to survive not only the unforgiving Yukon winter, but also poverty and personal trials. Newly married Karen and Adrik open their tent and their hearts to orphaned sister and brother, Leah and Jacob, and a pregnant Grace, whose husband Peter has apparently deserted her at her most desperate hour. A few unexpected plot twists near the end keep the pages turning.
Readers of Inspirational Historical Fiction and loyal Pearson fans will be no doubt be rewarded with this sanitized safe-for-Sunday-School version of life in the wild Yukon of the late 1800's. However, reader's unfamiliar with Pearson or Inspirational Historical Romance will find the author's heavy handed religious didacticism distracting. The novel is peppered with passages which read as if they were lifted from a sermon, and characters who are either longsuffering saints or sinners waiting to be converted.
Although the structure of the book is effective, Pearson missed an opportunity to immerse the reader in this fascinating historical period by failing to provide real characters and an accurate portrait of what life was like in the wild Yukon at the turn of the century.

"Do you trust God, Leah?"
The girl shrugged. "I thought I did. I sure want to trust Him."
"Sometimes the only thing we can do is accept that He knows best-that He has a plan and is just and loving."
"And sovereign," Adrik added.
"What does that mean?"
"Sovereign means that God is the absolute, highest authority. He's the final word on everything. He's the one in charge of how things will be. No matter what-no matter how it looks of feels. It means trusting that He's in control even when things seem very much out of control." (P.325-6)