Chapter One: The Frat Fire

When Kendra Fox is accused of arson, her father's multi-million dollars business is at stake. Police believe that she acted out of revenge, but Kendra and the three boys involved know the truth about the circumstances precipitating that fire. Nevertheless, when Kendra's family and friends begin to feel the fallout, Kendra runs away, changing her last name and joining a traveling circus. Beginning as a performer's assistant, Kendra's talents with Henry, the disgruntled Lion, become apparent, and Kendra is appointed as the lion keeper. Proving herself to be as talented as she is fierce, Kendra is assigned a performance of her own, one starring her favorite animal friend. Known as the lion tamer, Kendra travels the country with her new best friend, Henry the lion. The two become inseparable, and when Kendra's past catches up with her, Henry will prove as fierce as his keeper...