Is Princess Rose the secret daughter of an evil witch? "Phipps strongest skill is in her ability to create magic characters and give them personalities that are believable and truly enjoyable." Rose's parents couldn't be telling her everything. Frantic to find out if she really is the daughter of an evil sorceress, she makes a rash departure on a quest to the Chokewoods --- a forest of horrors which no one in her kingdom dares to enter. Her journey is beset with challenges. Together with her brother, Lukus, they evade royal authorities, survive a cyclone, escape from the castle of her betrothed, and discover that trolls, Elves and cyclopses really do exist as do the perilous visions which they struggle with in the Valley of Illusions. Will she ever return from her journey into an enchanted land to find out who her real mother is?.