Book: In the company of secrets

Author: Judith Miller

Review: This was a pretty good book, but is only the first in a series, so I was left wanting more.  Olivia is a servant in England, and wishes to escape to America.  Her employer's daughter, Lady Charlotte, offers to pay her way, if she can come along.  Charlotte is a spoiled little girl, who has no problem lying and using other people.  Charlotte's lies get Olivia in trouble, because she becomes employed for Mr. Pullman, the railcar magnate.  Olivia starts working at his hotel under the misconception that she is a skilled chef.  Charlotte is in the family way with a rich American investor, but what she didn't know was that he was married with children and refuses her child.  The web of lies that they create to explain themselves causes problems in Olivia's lovelife, worklife and spiratual life. 

The book does get a little preachy, like Olivia hearing the voice of the holy spirit, but it was not unreasonable that someone in this time period would have a strong faith, so I guess it is ok.