Author:
Alex McGilvery has been reading since before he can remember, and writing almost that long. He has published 18 books and is author and editor at his imprint Celticfrog Publishing. He lives in Kamloops with his dog and the stories clawing their way out of his head.

The Unenchanted Princess is the tale of a princess born without an enchantment in a magic land where all royalty is surrounded by enchantment. Alexandra refuses to give in to her parents' schemes to find her an enchantment or marry her off to someone willing to overlook her lack. She runs away to escape, but soon learns she is at the heart of a struggle to control the Magic Lands.

Together with the Frog Prince, a Prince Charming who is turned into a crow and a young woman from a land where magic is forbidden, she must learn how to defeat her enemy and dispel the last enchantment.

The Unenchanted Princess

"I suppose you had better make all the preparations for an emergency Council meeting. Contact all the kingdoms. We will begin as soon as a quorum is gathered. In the meantime, I want agents combing the kingdoms for a suitable princess. I will not have Herbert's enchantment going wild."


The Prime Minister straightened slowly and nodded. He seemed to lose years as he walked the length of the throne room. When he reached the door, he was almost running.


The Council convened in a town which was almost the center point of the Magic Kingdoms. The town's only business was the Council, and in order to remain neutral it was independent of all the kingdoms. Herbert and his parents arrived in good time to commiserate informally with the Kings and Queens of the other kingdoms. While for some the matter wasn't urgent, for others, like Herbert, their enchantments loomed over them with new and immediate menace.


Chapter 22