The Groundhog and the Princess Fair

A Modern Fairy Tale

Once upon a time... a princess snapped off the heel of one of her brand-new pumps, tripped on the sidewalk, and face-planted in front of Burt’s Lunch & News. Then, a handsome man came to her rescue -- a man who seemed to know her, even though she'd never seen him before.

Eleanor Daley is just an ordinary paralegal: a woman with a good job, good friends, and a comfortable home. Up till now, nothing about her world has seemed extraordinary. But that broken heel brings Jonathan into her life -- a man she can't help but be attracted to, even though everything about him is a mystery. His good looks and his kindness aren't enough to build a solid relationship on, she tries to tell herself, but when she finally convinces him to tell her the truth, it's nothing she ever expected.

He's here to protect her, he says. And to bring her home to her real parents, the king and queen of a land that's not a part of this world. It's magical, you see. Hidden deep in the forest. Oh, and that groundhog that's been hanging around her back yard, looking for food? It's magical too.

If you're a modern, everyday woman, what do you do with information like that? Do you run in the other direction, or will the fact that you've fallen head-over-heels in love with the craziest man you've ever met convince you to follow him over the river and through the woods... to your parents' castle?