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

"Mother, I am not Grandma," I said desperately. "I don't want to spend the rest of my life arguing with you."


Mother looked at me and her eyes narrowed.


"Let's just buy one dress for now," I said. "I like this green fabric, and it will go nicely with this bit of lace..."


"OK," said Mother after a long silence. "Let's start with the green."


After that it was a discussion of style and what would suit or not suit my figure and looks. The dressmaker's smile even returned. I hung back a moment at the door to thank the dress-maker.


"I'm sorry about my mom; her mother just died and she doesn't know what to do with herself without someone to argue with."


"I understand. You need to talk to her more. Then she won't need to argue so much."


I thought about the dressmaker's advice and decided it was worth a try. So I began to tell Mother more about school and the other kids.


Chapter 45