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

"It sounds like my darling wife has a plan."


The next morning, they began a running and public discussion on the possible names of their child. Alexandra argued that it was the unborn prince or princess's duty to bear the name that would free the Kingdom of Sopo. Herbert would say that duty was for those who chose it, not for babies and children. Soon everyone in the castle was familiar with both sides of the argument. People took sides and argued in markets and pubs. Slips of paper with possible names for the baby found their way to the castle door where they were collected in a basket and made available for the royal couple. Herbert and Alexandra were careful to keep their discussion polite and often walked hand in hand while they batted around names. As a result, the people followed their example and laughed and joked about the possibilities.


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