The Magic Beanstalk

The Enchanted Forest #6

by Alicia J. Chumney

In theory, Crown Prince Henry of Charmante would make a decent king. He isn't well-liked, and the kingdom doesn’t know how to think of him. He's made mistakes, but he's learned from them. All he needs is a chance to prove it, but the Enchanted Forest refuses to let Henry go on his Quests. It's not common knowledge and he’s mostly keeping that information between himself and a few castle staff. Even the King and Queen don’t know.

When a beanstalk mysteriously starts growing in the middle of a vital river and throws the kingdom into a drought, he's finally allowed to leave. There’s only one option; Henry has to climb the magic beanstalk.

Princess Jaclynn of Oben is trapped. Disguised as a boy named ‘Jack,’ she is forced into hiding by a giant infestation and a spell preventing her from getting the one thing needed to take back her kingdom: a sword dubbed, "Giant Killer."

When Henry arrives in Oben, Jack and her foster brothers feel hope for the first time in years. Will he be able to retrieve the sword? Will ‘Jack’ be able to save her kingdom? Or does a traitor have other plans?

The Magic Beanstalk is a mix of Cinderella meets Jack and the Beanstalk

221 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 22, 2022

About the author

Alicia J. Chumney has her B.A. in English Literature from the University of TN at Martin (2008). Since middle school she has been scribbling in notebooks, on scrap paper, even in a restaurant ticket book one time (she still has the ticket book).

She lives in Tennessee with her cat, Molly, and a stack of books that she doubts she will finish reading in her lifetime. This is mostly because she spends a fair amount of time rereading her favorite books: Anne of Green Gables and Pride and Prejudice.