In a land where beautiful princesses confidently anticipate adventure and rescue, where step-mothers must almost certainly be evil, where first and second princes are losers, and where the fairy tales have power to create reality, the arrival of a wizard seeking to strike down a beautiful (if not too bright) princess is no surprise. The surprise is that no prince is forthcoming. So Rana, the princess's cousin, decides to take matters into her own hands. Of course, this only makes things worse. Wendy Palmer writes a charming and fresh take on the classic fairy tale, combining adventure, tongue-in-cheek humor and a touch of heart-warming romance.