Princess Larina's Wish

Book 1 of the series 'Tales of Wisdomina' - short fairy tale stories with meaning and wisdoms to learn from and live by. Princess Larina's Wish is a Tale of Self-Acceptance, Forgiveness and Compassion - allowing yourself to Be You. A lesson many of us will spend a lifetime seeking. Princess Larina lives in the Kingdom of Inver-Ness-Shire. She is destined to become Queen but doubts her ability to fulfil this Destiny. She is kind, compassionate and understanding, guiding many people on their own journeys. Yet she is stuck on her own path, trying to Be the person she knows she is inside, which would ultimately allow her to become Queen. One day her close friend Nessie offers her a gift - the opportunity to use the Visionary Stone of Wisdomina, in order for Larina to realise her full potential. This Magical Stone is fabled to hold the secrets and understanding that are not clear to see. The powerful magic within the Visionary Stone offers deep insight and alternative perspectives. It challenges Larina's beliefs of her core self, and can also offer miracles and lessons in fortune. The Princess embarks on a perilous Journey of fear, emotional heartache, suffering, self-sacrifice, hopelessness and bravery. Along the way, she has the good fortune to befriend an old lady, who impacts her heart and mind in a way she never dreamt possible. Larina is drawn to help the old lady and seeks justice to free her from imprisonment for crimes she did not commit. Larina must learn powerful lessons of survival and hope in order to escape from the self-destructive road she is on. Will Princess Larina find the Key to becoming Queen of her Kingdom, or will the darkness of the challenges presented prove too much for the young Princess to bare?