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The Golden Ledger : Vol.1
by BillMax
Language: English
Content Rating: All Ages
Sterling City, 1872. Caleb Walker has spent his whole life working hard and getting nowhere. He hauls oranges through the snow, dodges the marshal's inspectors, and comes home each night to a tiny rented room, a loyal wife who deserves better, and a daughter who has stopped asking for toys.
Then one rainy night, golden script appears before his eyes. The Golden Ledger gives him one roll of the dice each day, and whatever he earns can come back doubled, or even ten times over.
It starts with one gamble on a load of oranges before a blizzard. Then a failing fruit emporium no one else wants. Then his old wagon-hauling friends, who join him as partners. Soon Caleb is doing things a peddler never dreamed of: backing a stage play, giving his struggling actress neighbor her big chance, and buying his wife the house he always promised her.
But success draws envy. The in-laws who mocked him want a share, a rich young heir wants him ruined, and every step up the ladder is a bigger bet.
The first volume of an Old West rags-to-riches saga about luck, loyalty and a family finally getting its turn.