<div>Carolyn Steele has money, so much of it that few people care to wonder where it all came from. Romaine Brook wonders, but she needs a job. If Carolyn wants a personal assistanteven a very personal assistantit’s better than where she’s been. Anything is better.<br><br>Carolyn has no desire to answer questions about her past. Starting with a clean slate, she needs a housekeeper, and preferably one who will do as she’s told and otherwise keep out of the way. Brook’s desperate need for a job and secretive nature is reassuringand oddly alluring.<br><br>Brook and Carolyn come to an agreement about the terms of Brook’s employment, but the small matter of the truth isn’t part of it<br></div>