Ben Holiday, Chicago lawyer & mere mortal turned monarch of enchanted Landover, has grappled with scheming barons, fire-breathing beasts, diabolical conjurers, & extremely wicked witches. None of whom have prepared him for the most daunting of challengers - a teenage daughter. Sent by Ben & his beloved sylph bride, Willow, to an exclusive girls' prep school, headstrong (& half-magical) Mistaya Holiday has found life in the natural world a less than perfect fit. And when her latest rebellious antics get her indefinitely suspended, she's determined to resume her real education-learning sorcery from court wizard Questor Thews-whether her parents like it or not. But back home in Landover, Mistaya's frustrated father is just as determined that the precocious princess learn some responsibility, & he declares her grounded until she successfully refurbishes the long-forsaken royal library. Mortified by the prospect of salvaging a king's ransom in moldy books - & horrified by word that repulsive local nobleman Lord Laphroig seeks to marry her - Mistaya decides that the only way to run her own life is to run away from home.
