Once Upon a Princess Book One Once Upon a Princess: Heart of Stone is a short and sexy "fairy tale" novella, where a princess finds that love with a shifter hero is not without complications – but there is always a happily-ever-after. No cliff-hangers. One complete story. Mature readers only. In the ruins of a country destroyed by a curse. Princess Leesa goes looking for a way to help her people. Desperate to find an item of value to trade for supplies, she trespasses into an abandoned palace. There, she finds more than she bargained for when she encounters a lonely Gargoyle who offers to provide her with everything she needs, for a price. If she's willing to pay it, she may find the love she's been looking for. Or she may lose it, forever.