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

Herbert listened to the news from the swan in shock. It had only been days since Jock had set out across the mountains, but unless a swan could find him in the thick forest there was no way to warn him that he was walking into a trap. Herbert had to hope that his friend would be able to stay safe.


He walked quickly to the castle and went to find Alexandra.


"The Northern Kingdom is mustered for war," he said without preamble. "We need to summon the Council and muster our own people." Alexandra looked at him in shock then nodded her head.


"Ginger," she said. "That's why we haven't heard from him all winter."


"It won't matter who started it," said Herbert, "if we aren't able to stop it."


Within hours, riders rode off in all directions to call the Council together. Herbert collected his gear.


Chapter 84