In the third installment of the Molly the Maid series, Molly and Juan Manuel are readying themselves to be married while still working at the Grand Regency Hotel. These two lovebirds will warm your heart.

The hotel is planning to host Hidden Treasures, a show that appraises your collectibles and antiques. Molly gathers a few of her gran’s trinkets to be appraised and finds that her Faberge egg is worth millions. The trajectory of her and Juan Manuel’s lives are changed in myriad ways, and not for the better.

This series of cozy mysteries is so heartwarming and fun. Molly is a joy and one of my favorite characters. This book is interspersed with pages of her gran’s diary, which leads the reader to an understanding of why Molly is so caring and smart, and where exactly this heirloom Faberge egg came from. This could be read as a stand-alone but you’d do yourself a real favor if you read the series together. Thank you, NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine for the eARC.

This is the best book in the Molly the Maid series yet! I loved every bit of it. What an absolutely brilliant story. We get two points if view in this book, Molly and her Gran written as diary entries to Molly prior to her death. We learn more of Gran’s backstory- her childhood and her relationship with Mr. Preston. In Molly’s POV she is preparing for her wedding to Juan Manuel as well as learning that the old egg in her curio cabinet is a priceless Faberge. Molly decides to sell the egg but then it is stolen in a heist and Molly’s life is threatened.

The writing was wonderful and this book was full of emotion. I loved it and I really hope this isn’t the last we see of Molly.

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Random House Publishing for the advance reader copy. This is my honest review. Publication date April 8, 2025. 5⭐️

The Maid’s Secret is the third installment in the Molly the Maid series. Molly Gray is the neurodivergent young woman who works as Head Maid at the Regency Grand Hotel. From the previous two novels, we know her as the quirky girl who helps solve crime. She likes a good pun, takes most words literally, and has a fiancé Juan who also works at the hotel. Also learned from prior novels, Molly was raised by her “Gran,” Flora Gray. Flora passed away in the second novel, and while we learned bits and pieces of her history in the first two books, we never got the whole story. Until now. The maid’s secret is Flora’s secret. It is her past, her family history, all revealed to Molly in a diary written for her. While there is also a crime to solve in this story (Molly’s stolen Faberge egg), Flora’s story is the focus and her history helps to unveil the thief. If readers pay attention throughout the story, there are little clues to help readers solve it too.
I thought this book was an excellent twist on what otherwise could become a redundant series. While readers could get tired of Molly the Maid and her adventures, Flora’s history was unexpected and interesting, and makes their whole life story together make more sense. And while I am sure it can be read as a stand alone, I do think reading it in series order would make the best sense. Thanks to NetGalley, Random House Publishing and Ballantine Books for my ARC.

I loved the first maid book in the series, liked the second and tolerated this one, to be honest, I think the maid series has seen its lifespan and the continuation is becoming overkill! I didn’t dislike this story but I found it all over the place and seemingly random.

so I definitely lambasted the second title in this series for having no Juan Manuel because I thought the author had no idea how to carry out a plot line with a man for the main character. In this novel, the author does have Juan Manuel in the mix. But I have never read a character with less dimension and more importance than poor Juan Manuel. I do like these novels. But I think people forget how messed up the plot lines were in a very serious way in the first book. The second, the novella, and the third have all proven to be much more froth than freight. And really, who will speak up for the Juan Manuel if I don’t?

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine for providing me with this ARC and for the opportunity to review The Maid's Secret. This is my honest opinion of the book.

Moly is back again with lots of exciting changes. She is about to start a new journey in her life and that’s when a popular TV show comes to the hotel to shoot their show. Molly participate in the show and that’s when the actual mystery and investigation starts!

Loved this book. It’s one of those classic feel good kinda mystery with emotional and nostalgic moments in it. I loved reading the diary chapters about the grandmother and loved the different pov. I had a good time reading it and very enjoyed it.

4.5⭐️

Molly Gray learns that a family heirloom inherited from her beloved gran, Flora. is the real deal and worth millions. Instead of being a blessing, the news soon becomes a curse leaving Molly and company with yet another mystery to solve. Clues key to figuring out whodunnit are found in Gran’s diary which also shed long awaited light on her life before the birth her daughter, and Molly’s mother, Maggie and just how she wound up at the Regency Grand.

I love Molly and this might be my favorite book in the series. She and Juan are still adorable and the secondary characters are still wacky but totally charming, Yes, a suspension of belief is required but it’s all well within the established nature of characters and the world they inhabit. Additionally, learning Flora’s full backstory was such a treat and answered many of the questions I’ve had since book one.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

I found this title in the series thoroughly entertaining. Lots of twists and turns-it’s ok it wasn’t believable but you cared for the characters. I suspect that this is the last in the series and that’s ok too because sometimes a series needs to end. Great fun and highly entertaining.

Aghhhhh!! I can NOT get enough of Molly the Maid. This may have been the sweetest story yet! I love how totally her own person Molly is and how she is so unashamed of that. We could all stand to learn something from Molly. <3

4.0/5.0

The Maid’s Secret is the third book in the Molly the Maid series, and endearing Molly gets a sudden windfall when one of her late Gran’s artifacts is appraised for millions of dollars. But when the treasure is stolen during a live auction at the hotel where Molly works, Molly and the gang are plunged into a deep mystery, and Gran’s long forgotten diary may hold the key. The allure to this series is the quirky, naive Molly and how she interacts with her friends and coworkers, and that theme is on full display here as Molly’s backstory is cleverly told through the reading of Gran’s diary. The descriptive narrative is slow to start, but as Gran’s “voice” reveals more of the story, the reader is held rapt as the backstory seamlessly blends in with the central plot, resulting in a captivating love story that helps solve the mystery and explains the theft. Tedious to start, but definitely gets better as the story unfolds. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I always felt this series had a lot of lose ends. This book helped clear up many of those questions I originally had about Molly's family.

I enjoyed both narrations from Molly and her Gran (in the voice of her diary). The characters were still very appealing. I liked that this time of wasn't another murder that needed to be solved, since that felt like it was becoming ubiquitous.

I can't wait to see what other novels Nita Prose writes,
(I didn't realize "The Maid" was her first novel which won a few awards!!!)

I kept seeing this book series on goodreads and decided to give it a try, It's pretty good! I like the structure of it and the easy read.

Molly loves her job, Special Events Manager of the Regency Grand Hotel and she loves her fiancée Juan but her perfect life is soon turned upside down when she discovers a highly valuable and priceless piece of art within her late gran's possessions. Soon Molly becomes a target and after the piece goes missing, she begins to uncover the story behind its original owners.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the opportunity to review this RAC.

Molly the maid is back! She has not been changed a bit! The timelines alternate between current and past (via Gran’s diary). This book was perfect to finish up the series. I am going to have to go back to brush up on some of characters. Now I have to go from book 1 and re-read!

The third full-length mystery in the Maid series finds Molly's life turned upside-down. Just as she's about to marry Juan, the love of her life, an antiques show films an episode at the hotel where they work. When she brings in a few personal treasures to be appraised, one of them turns out to be a rare find: a Faberge egg with a unique history, one that had been hunted for years in vain. Because the audience is entranced both with the find and with Molly's unusual response to it, she becomes a viral celebrity. And she hates every minute of it. And then the egg is stolen.

In alternating chapters, we learn about Molly's beloved grandmother and how she became the person we know from previous books. It fills out Molly's backstory and provides a compelling story of its own.

I admit I'm growing just a tad weary of some of Molly's chirpy sayings, though her quirky character remains compelling. The flavor of the book is a bit different due to the duet of voices, but I enjoyed finding out what happened to the egg as well as the more compelling mystery of how it came to play a role in Molly and her grandmother's lives, and how they came to be the people they became.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.
The Maid's Secret is the third full length novel in the series. This story finds Molly having her Fabrege egg assessed by the book's version of Antiques Roadshow and when she goes to sell it, the egg goes missing and Molly must solve the mystery.
This was good, but it is my least favorite of the series. Half of the book is devoted to Gran and we learn her past through journal entries. And, while interesting, this kind of took me out of the book. We didn't spend enough time with the core characters of the story and much of the quirkiness I've come to expect was missing.

This book is a must read for fans of Molly the Maid! This time, famous antique dealers are visiting the Regency Grand. All staff and guests are encouraged to to bring in their junk to see if there could be a diamond among the ruff. Molly’s fabergé egg is authentic and worth millions! You’ll have to read the novel to understand more about the heists and mysteries in the story, but the plot kept me guessing! This book has a lot of content on Gran and her backstory that I really enjoyed. And it may hold the secret to solving the case! I love all the side characters. Molly and Juan are so sweet together.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Another wonderful addition to the Maid series and this was such a good yarn. I love how the sutjor keeps us guessing ! Molly is such a great character as are all the others in this. I look forward to more!!

4 stars- this happens to be my favorite maid series read! we got a glimpse of flora's past life with the reveal of Mr. Preston at the end of the second book. I particularly enjoyed the parallel perspectives of grandmother Flora vs. present. I loved Flora from the beginning but now that we got a full peak behind the curtain of her life, it made me cherish her even more. thank you netgalley & the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you so much to Nita Prose, Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, and NetGalley for this ARC of The Maid's Secret. This is book #4 of the Maid series and from this book it seems as if this will be the last of the series. This book surprised me as it was mostly about Molly's Gran and a mystery that happened in her life! I missed learning and hearing about Molly during these chapters. Admittedly, I think it was time for this series to come to a close. 2.5/5 stars rounded up to a 3 as the ending chapters did some redemption for me!