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The Boy and the Lion: A True Story of a Lost Maasai Boy Mysteriously Protected by a Wild Lioness

The remarkable but true story of how a Maasai boy survived the impossible, guided by an animal that should have been his greatest threat but became his protector instead. Told with heart-pounding momentum and deep respect for African wildlife and Maasai culture, Saitoti’s journey from lost child to safari naturalist offers powerful lessons about courage, conservation, and the mysterious bonds between humans and animals.

Turk's Latest - Order The Boy and the Lion Here!​
 

Thanks to everyone who subscribed to Turk's Book Club. Sales for my wild publishing project funded construction of 7 new school libraries in rural Kenya. A Christmas Song and All for Love are available on Amazon at the links below. And my New Orleans novel, the Moleskin Mystery, is a free download for Kindle via Amazon Prime. 

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  - The Moleskin Mystery  is both a mystery and a love story, hand-written in blue ink by an anonymous author desperate to find some light in his world. Read Free w- Amazon Prime

 

  - All for Love - the gripping story of a father and his daughter lost at sea on a fishing trip, and an elegy for the beautiful Sea of Cortez and the Texas Hill Country. Order Here!

 

  - A Christmas Song - the sequel to Turk's Christmas novel from Algonquin, When Angels Sing (was made into the feature film "Angels Sing" starring Harry Connick, Jr., Connie Britton, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson). The new book is the Christmas story for our times. Order Here!

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