Baby Beast

The Baby Beast is a powerful story about pride family and the price of breaking sacred rules. Set in the fictional Kingdom of Gompa in Africa this tale follows two generations of hunters whose lives are forever changed by supernatural forces. The story begins with Mehnuikeh a failed hunter who cannot catch fish or game to feed his family. Desperate and facing divorce he breaks an ancient law by entering the forbidden forest on a holy day. There he meets a forest spirit who grants him a son with incredible hunting abilities - but with one strict condition: the child must never hunt in that sacred forest. Mehnuikeh''s son Kwakeh grows up to become the greatest hunter in the kingdom''s history. He wins every competition earns fame and respect and builds a happy family with his wife Kou and daughter Memakeh. But when the king challenges his abilities Kwakeh''s pride leads him to make a fatal mistake - he hunts in the forbidden forest and brings home a lion cub. For years the lion seems perfectly tame especially loving little Memakeh. But wild animals can never truly be domesticated. When the lion''s true nature finally emerges it destroys everything Kwakeh holds dear leading to tragedy exile and death. This compelling debut novel by Liberian author Karcee D. Mensah Jr. teaches us that even the greatest gifts come with responsibilities and that pride can turn our greatest strengths into our worst enemies.