Chaucer’s Books will host Santa Barbara author Bryan Burnell for a book talk and signing of his debut novel “Saving Yukon,” 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 11 at Chaucer’s, 3321 State St.
In “Saving Yukon,” character Matteo Ferrari has always been different. Gifted with unsettling clairvoyance, he sees shadows where others see light and hears whispers from the unknown.
But when Matteo fails to protect the ones he loves, his abilities vanish, leaving him lost and desperate.
To reclaim his powers and find a new path, Matteo abandons his old life and ventures into the Alaskan wilderness.
Gabriella Valentina knows the pain of loss all too well. Once enchanted by the spotlight, she now flees from her past, seeking refuge from fear and sorrow in the same wild expanse.
When Matteo’s and Gabriella’s paths cross amidst the eerie beauty and hidden dangers of the Yukon, they must confront not only the shadows of their pasts but also the dark forces that lurk in the forest, waiting to claim them.
A graduate of UCSC and UCSB, Navy brat Burnell majored in creative writing and English literature.
After selling his successful office furniture business, which he ran for three decades, Burnell said he started paying more attention to the story ideas that had accumulated in his mind over the years.
Free time allowed him to finally bring life to his first book “Saving Yukon.”
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