Oliver & Mia

Marshal Oliver Blackstone Series, Book 1

By: Riano D. McFarland

Narrated by: Tom Lennon

Most of the successful private prospectors who’d struck it rich during the California and Nevada gold rushes during the mid- to late-1800s, had journeyed westward with a specific plan from which they never deviated. Upon achieving their pre-defined goals, they packed up and returned to their original homes in distant regions of the United States. There were also plenty of others, who’d been unable to pull the plug after striking it rich, believing their lucky streak to be a never-ending one.

Time and again, history had repeated itself by sending individual fortunes spiraling into the clouds before lady luck abandoned them and reality brought them crashing back to earth, broken beyond repair. Many such prospectors departed the region with their tails tucked between their legs, wishing they’d left while their bank accounts were still filled to overflowing.

Others remained and turned to more dubious means of acquiring riches, namely, stealing it from those who’d earned it by the sweat of their brows. For the cost of a single 45-caliber bullet, fortunes could be gained and lost in the blink of an eye, and from the moment a prospector discovered that first enticing nugget, the clock began to tick.

Oliver had both a plan, and a compelling reason to stick to it, and after five years and an accumulated five-hundred-thousand dollars' worth of silver and gold in his treasure chest, the time had come for him to cash out and return to Boston. However, fate had other plans for him.

When faced with the choice of leaving Virginia City, Nevada on his own terms, or answering the plea of a recently orphaned child, Oliver’s plans are set aside, and for a young girl in desperate need of a guardian angel, Oliver would become one.

©2022 Riano D. McFarland (P)2023 Riano D. McFarland

Wild West

Heartwarming, entertaing story of Oliver who chose to help Mia.
Narration was very good.
i was given a free copy for an honest review

Very Enjoyable.

Classic Western and I enjoyed it immensely. I can't wait to hear the next book in the series.. What Oliver and Mia do next. Great Narration and easy listening.

Great First Book in the Series

This first book in the Marshal Blackstone series draws you in quickly and you need to hang on for the ride of your life. Starts off with an unassuming man looking to head back east after making his fortune in gold unable to overlook a little girl whose parents had just been murdered. He offers to escort her back east to her relatives, but fate has a way of interfering in life.

Excellent narration by Tom Lennon.

I receive this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

cute!

this was a fun story to listen to! takes you back to the wild west for sure! Mia is such a awesome character! I highly recommend!

A hero driven by his morals

Love the details in this book! It’s interesting to see how the racial challenges of the past still exist today