Part-time teacher, part-time engineer, she finds employment as a governess to one child on a private vessel, a move that whisks her away from her failing ship to surprising luxury and into the orbit of a mysterious, brooding captain. In a future world where a new Ice Age has sent humans onto spaceships orbiting Earth, Stella Ainsley is an orphan looking for a better life. Without knowing who to trust, Stella must decide whether to follow her head or her heart. 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. 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.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. 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. '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 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.

Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne