Stella has been putting in applications to get a job as a teacher or governess, and finally got an offer from a private spacecraft, The Rochester.
She was orphaned at age 7, and literally shipped off from a nicer vessel by her Aunt Reed. No one in space knows if the ice age is over - predictions at the time of the volcano ranged from 200 years to over a thousand.Stella Ainsley, 17, is an engineer aboard The Stalwart, one of the dumpier ships in the fleet. It is set in outer space on ships that left Earth after a “supervolcano” led to an ice age. This fun retelling of Jane Eyre for young adults has a science fiction twist. Without knowing who to trust, Stella must decide whether to follow her head or her heart.Īlexa Donne’s lush and enthralling reimagining of the classic Jane Eyre, set among the stars, will seduce and beguile you. When several attempts on his life spark more questions than answers, and the beautiful Bianca Ingram appears at Hugo’s request, his unpredictable behavior causes Stella’s suspicions to mount. Surrounded by mysteries, Stella finds her equal in the brooding but kind nineteen-year-old Captain Hugo. On the Rochester, there’s no water ration, more books than one person could devour in a lifetime, and an AI who seems more friend than robot.īut no one warned Stella that the ship seems to be haunted, nor that it may be involved in a conspiracy that could topple the entire interstellar fleet. Stella Ainsley leaves poverty behind when she quits her engineering job aboard the Stalwart to become a governess on a private ship. Donne’s atmospheric, twisty update of a cherished classic will keep you up late into the night!” -Elly Blake, NYT bestselling author of the Frostblood Saga “ Brightly Burning delivers a brooding gothic mystery and a swoony romance, all set in space. “One of the most anticipated YA debuts of 2018, Brightly Burning is a gothic, romantic mystery with hints of Jane Eyre, Marissa Meyer, and Kiera Cass.” - Entertainment Weekly
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