Angel Hill is home to The Lonely Man, the Ash Wednesday killer, and who knows what's going on at the Mertland Childrens' Home. But for twelve-year-old Frank, the only evil he fears is his mother's new husband, Terry.

The source of all the ridicule and shame Frank faces on a daily basis, the swats to the head, the laughter when Franks falls and needs stitches, Terry is the source of it all.

Frank's only confidant is a stuffed animal named Jack. But like Jack always says, "What do you need friends for, you've got the best one ever right here."

Jack the Lion is a solitary story for the lonely, the story of one boy's abusive childhood at the hands of one who's job it was to protect him—and the story of the one who finally did.