Brightly Burning

17-year-old Stella Ainsley wants just one thing: to go somewhere-anywhere-else. Her home is a floundering spaceship that offers few prospects having been orbiting an ice-encased Earth for 200 years. When a private ship hires her as a governess Stella jumps at the chance. The captain of the Rochester 19-year-old Hugo Fairfax is notorious throughout the fleet for being a moody recluse and a drunk. But with Stella hes kind. But the Rochester harbors secrets: Stella is certain someone is trying to kill Hugo and the more she discovers the more questions she has about his role in a conspiracy threatening the fleet.