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

Early the next morning they rose and put on their best clothes. Rapunzel's father sent for a carriage which carried them to the door of the castle. Rapunzel had never been there before. It was all grey stone and white snow, making her feel that there was nothing alive but her and her parents. No one came to answer their knock on the outer gate for the longest time. When it finally opened a crack, the face that peered out was anything but friendly.


"You are not welcome here, Robert," the man in chancellor's robes said. "You gave up the privilege of using this door when you married her." The door was closed in their faces. Rapunzel banged on the door until her fists were sore.


"I will not give up. I will be back every day until you let me in."


They rode back to the house in silence. They found George waiting there for them.


"Is it true?" he asked. "Did they arrest Jordon?"


"Come inside," said Rapunzel's father. "It is not something to discuss out in the cold."


Chapter 77