A princess in disguise journeys to tell her brother that he has been named king, and to warn him to abandon his plan to escape from the mountain prison where he had been banished by the old king who sought to avoid civil strife.

A young princess, bored with the palace, sets out on a journey to experience the lives of her people. Her over-protective father thinks she will be safe, but only her own resourcefulness and inner faith can lead her into the wisdom she will one day need to rule her people. The Lion Princess, a different sort of 'fairy tale,' is a great read for young people. The story and characters provide much for young people to think about and apply to their own lives." - Deborah K. Frontiera, award-winning children's author, speaker, and teacher "This delightful story mixes mystery with a folk-tale style when a young princess uses a unique disguise to escape the boredom of the palace. Through an unforeseen, dangerous circumstance both the princess and her father grow in wisdom and faith in God." - Laura Stephens, teacher of 32 years, a past music director, and entrepreneur of a child development center.

A boastful and proud lion and a slow and small tortoise have a common problem. They both want to marry the beautiful Princess Gazelle! The princess gives them a challenge: they must each build her a house. Whoever finishes first will have the princess’s hand. The lion is sure he will defeat the tortoise. But the tortoise has a plan that just might work!

In life we are given several opportunities to get closer to our Dad. In this story I describe how my story is like that of the Lion and the King, a story told in India. A king is told that he will be killed and going to hell and out of his fear he tries to come up with a solution. The King finds out that if he is injured the lion who is a symbol of the devil will not kill him because the lion will not kill its prey if it is already injured. The King then decides to injure himself and therefore he will no longer fall victim to the lion because the lion likes a challenge, and the King is no longer a challenge since it is injured. The injured King then seeks to find comfort to his pain and his pain causes him to seek his creator who can heal all vessels and direct them in the righteous path or destroy the body and the soul on a lake of fire. When the King approaches his creator his creator has sympathy for him and restores him and shows him the righteous path to stay away from the Lion’ therefore giving him an opportunity to be a part of the royal family in heaven. The situation of the Lion and the King is like mine because I became injured and through my injuries came to find refuge in my Dad who is also my creator. In this book I describe in haiku, free style poetry and short stories how the Lion was out to get me, and my injury saved me causing me to get closer to my Lord and Savior also known as my Dad. This story that you are about to read is about me a child of God who received refuge and healing through our higher power.

Once there was a princess forced to choose a fate for her lover-to a future in the arms of a beautiful lady, or to death in the mouth of a lion?