Burned: A Prequel Tale

by Shayla Morgansen

Sometimes we are forged in fire. Other times we are burned. Three years before the events of Chosen, Emmanuelle is a new White Elm councillor in a stagnant, overlooked role. When she and Peter are finally sent on their first assignment together to assist in crisis relief for a bushfire raging in Australia, she begins to find her voice and purpose – and Fate’s. All proceeds of this ebook will be donated to WIRES (Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service) and their efforts to rescue and rehabilitate wildlife affected by the Australian bushfires. This short story ties into my existing YA/NA fantasy series The Elm Stone Saga. It contains references to animals hurt in bushfire conditions, which may be disturbing to some readers.

29 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 9, 2020

About the author

Hi! I'm Shayla, and making stories is the basis of everything I love and do. I write lengthy books about magical happenings in ordinary places, and the supernatural crossing paths with the everyday. My favourite themes to explore in these fantasy story worlds are interdependency, found families, us-against-the-world, and a good helping of angst.

​At home in Brisbane where I'm a happy little hermit, I'm married and a mum to our two adorable white cats. In my working life, I have been a schoolteacher, an editor, an assistant publisher and a lecturer. I'm too easily roped into study and am accidentally completing a PhD in Publishing Studies.

Reviews

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great prequel short story set amid the recent devastation of our bush & wildlife.
Left me wanting more .