Gunfire and a column of black smoke rising from his home made Danny spur his horse into a full run. Topping the rise, he saw his house engulfed in flames and men shooting into it from all sides. His father was returning fire from an upstairs window. Sheriff Bodden was one of the men shooting at the house.
William Wayne "Bill" Dicksion's ancestors migrated to the American frontier in the seventeenth century. As a boy, he loved the stories his grandparents told about that great adventure. Writing is his way of sharing those stories. He is educated in science and literature. His other interests are geography, history, philosophy, and anthropology. His writing reflects these interests. He and his wife live in Honolulu, Hawaii. (From amazon)