Prickett's Fort

Adventure and excitement are waiting for you. This stirring account, based on actual events, revolves around the inner warfare raging within two men, exposing the harsh realties of the frontier while coating the senses with an aura of romance.

Ethan LeMaster is a worldly young man embarking on life from a

difficult background that was not all that unusual on the frontier. He faces danger and adventure as a man uncertain of the future, in the same way he faces his love for Sarah Fletcher, a beautiful girl whose fickleness disarms and confuses the otherwise confident Ethan.

Ethan's best friend and mentor, Alexander Braxton, is a man in his mid-30s with a wife and four children. Throughout the story, Alex struggles with what he knows is right and the desire for revenge, which sometimes seems to overwhelm him.

Yet these struggles increase his faith and, in the end, make him a stronger man.

Prickett's Fort is an adventure crammed with danger and suspense. Based on actual events, this novel paints a vivid picture of the frontier and the courageous people who pioneered a nation.

Prickett's Fort is Bill Hawkins' first novel. He has called many places home, including Fort Pierce, Florida and Hampton, Virginia. However, he is a native of West Virginia who was born in Charleston and has also lived in Spencer, Buckhannon and Fairmont.