Vassily the Beautiful: (An ESTO Universe Novel)

An explosion stole his father, his health and his independence. His new stepfather's about to take everything else. Vassily Belikov, composer and pampered son of privilege, suffered neurological damage in the accident that killed his father. Resentful of being treated as an invalid, he lives as a recluse, dependent on his mother. That changes the day she brings home a new husband with two sons of his own. When deep-space pirates capture Vassily's mother, he's left to the mercy of his cruel,...