A Telling

by Jessie Sanders

Natalie doesn’t fit in anywhere. To the Nerjans, she is just another slave, the daughter of a long-dead rebel. And Les Tristes, her enslaved people, shun her due to her ability to hold magic. Rejected by both worlds, Natalie knows that it is time to take control of her own future.
Allowing herself to be sold to a wealthy family in Nerja feels to Natalie more like an adventure than a sentencing. If she can keep her magic hidden, serving the noblemen of Nerja will be much better than slogging through the swamps with Les Tristes.
But when a Wanderer discovers her secret and her new start is threatened, Natalie realizes how truly limited her aspirations have been. Can a slave girl overcome her destitute beginnings, reach her potential, and find a place to belong?

A Telling is the second tale from Pocatello. Approximately 8,600 words.

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2013

About the author

Jessie's life has been surrounded by books since the beginning. She realized she wanted to be an author at age six, finished her first novel at age fifteen, and became a professional editor at age twenty-three. Now she works as a freelance editor and full-time mom in addition to writing her own stories.

A product of the Harry Potter generation, Jessie's specialty is young adult urban fantasy. Her series Grover Cleveland Academy includes Into the Flames, Diving In, and To See Clearly.

Sanders has also written a series of low fantasy short stories called Tales from Pocatello. The first four tales are currently available for all e-readers.