A dark and desolate castle stands at the center of a horrible kingdom where Empathy is outlawed.   Despite the grave risks, a young girl finds the courage to escape through an unguarded opening in the stone wall.  Desperately, she searches for a way to help her brother, a prisoner suffering in the castle dungeon. 
 
While traveling through the forest, she meets a mysterious, yet kind man and his two dogs.  He tells her a story about a Prince and his remarkable Quest.  As she listens, she learns many lessons, not the least of which is that dogs are excellent listeners because they take the time to think about what they hear, instead of running away before knowing whether to fear or not fear.
 
Inspired by his story and gentle wisdom, the next day, the girl prepares to take on her own Quest to discover her Passionate Purpose.  Before she leaves, the man entrusts her with a deeply infused, wam magic. 
 
As she bids him farewell, she takes the first step toward accepting that her kind intentions hold more influence than any King’s law.
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Her Heartstone is a folk tale for all ages that shares with readers the importance empathy plays in all our lives, and that we should always treat those we meet with dignity, regardless of whether we or not we walk the same path.​
 
~98 pages