Gretchen Kathleen Elizabeth Ravensblood is a wizard. Well, a wizard in training. Okay, she's an apprentice, if one really wants to split hairs. She's been apprenticed to her Uncle Bartholomew for the last 30 years, and the cantankerous old curmudgeon is adamantly opposed to the use of magic in helping people resolve their problems.

But one day Gretchen is approached by a young girl seeking help to recover her lost cat, Princess. Gretchen agrees, and thus embarks on a very low-stakes magical adventure to rescue Princess. But even with the help of Gretchen's fairy companion Bumblebee, a gnomish inventor turned exterminator named Oliver Fizzlecrank, and the grudging assistance of her uncle, will they be able to save Princess?

Kick back by the fire, grab a hot cocoa, and find out what happens in this whimsical, slice of life, cozy fantasy adventure.

Wizard NOT For Hire is my first book, and I'll be posting the rough draft here on Royal Road as I write it.

Publishing schedule: I'll post a chapter each Sunday night at 6pm CST(GMT-6). If I can build up enough backlog, I'll increase to Sun/Wed.