Molly the maid is back! This story is all based around the Faberge egg that her Gran had; she though it was just a simple decoration that her grandmother nicknamed Faberge. Her beloved fiancé, Juan, convinced her to take it on to a TV show that was filming at the hotel to see if it was worth any money. Little did they know doing that would turn their lives upside down!

Thank you Netgalley, the author and publisher for the ARC!

The Maid's Secret is book 3 in the Molly the Maid series by Nita Prose.
This was a compelling cozy crime mystery.
The mystery itself is well-plotted and very entertaining.
And the story is unputdownable thanks to the fabulous cast of characters
I found this story to be unique and well written. The characters are intelligent, strong and so brave.
A gripping and compelling mystery that once again held my attention from start to finish!

I would like to thank NetGalley and Random House & Ballantine Books for the opportunity to read this ahead of its publication date in return for my honest review.

✧ thank you netgalley & random house publishing house for the arc ✧

right before her wedding, molly founds out that she owns a multi-million dollar item. the item gets stolen during the public auction, and molly realizes that her grandmother might be connected to the item

rating: 2/5 ⭐️ | spice: 0/5 🌶️

i had quite liked the previous molly the maid books as a quick and easy mystery read so i was looking forward to this book. however it was quite a difficult read, and i didn't enjoy it that much.

i feel like nita prose completely changed tones and pacing with this book. i wouldn't even categorize this as a mystery book. it felt more like a historical romance with a mystery subplot. the backstory of molly's grandma felt like it took about 75% of the book, while the present-day molly mystery took only 25%. i wouldn't have minded it if i had expected a romance book going in, but because i was wanting a mystery, this was a disappointment.

the real mystery wasn't even revealed until about 50% into the book, and from that, i knew that the mystery aspect wasn't going to be well written and feel rushed. i did enjoy learning about molly's grandmother and her backstory, especially with how her romance with molly's grandfather had bloomed. but because it wasn't a romance book either, the romance also wasn't super well written. i think nita prose just tried to dabble in too much and got mediocre results.

the culprit of the mystery was surprising, but not unexpected. the ending also felt a bit unfulfilling, but i'm glad that molly got her happy ending, hehe.

All good things…

I have been a fan of Molly’s since “The Maid” was a “Book of the Month” pick. I have enjoyed reading her stories and getting to know the people in her life. I’m sad that this is the last for this series, but what a perfect ending. Five stars for this wonderful, bittersweet read.

Molly is planning a wedding. But first, a popular reality show that focuses on antiques is stopping by The Regency Grand Hotel. Molly has a few prized possessions she wants them to look at. This will change Molly’s life. That is where the mystery in this one begins.

This is the book where we get Molly’s beloved Gran’s story. It is told through her diary entries, and I thought that I couldn’t love Gran more. Her story, literally, brought me to tears.

This series has been a true comfort for me. I adore Molly. All I have ever wanted for her is hope. I feel like we have gotten that in every book in this series. I am truly happy with Molly’s ending. I will miss her dearly.

And that ending scene - perfect.

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House, and Ballantine Books for the opportunity to read this incredible book! This series will be on my “reread” shelf. I love visiting with Molly - she brings me comfort and peace. This book is out on April 8th. I highly recommend this series if you haven’t already read it!

After years of hardship, fly-by-nights, and corpses, Molly the maid has a job, friends, and fiance she loves. Scant weeks before her wedding to her darling pastry chef Juan, a pair of famous antique appraisers visiting her hotel reveal that she's the unwitting owner of a gaudy tchotchke worth millions. Just as suddenly, it is stolen. Overshadowing this heist are the alternating epistolary chapters wherein Molly's dear departed grandmother reveals how she went from callow rich girl to her wise, loving Gran. Sweet Molly deserves more of the focus in her own book.

This book was so, so good. I was sad when it ended. I so hope there will be more books with Molly and her beloved Juan Manuel. I thought the plot was intricate and interesting. It was great to know Gran as a girl, even though she passed in the first book. I think you could read the third in this series as a stand alone but you'd enjoy it all the more with having quite a bit of the backstory that comes from the first two books.

In this book, two famous antique connoisseurs are bringing their TV show to the Regency Grand and all staff have been invited to bring items for appraisal. Molly, our beloved maid, brings treasures close to her Gran's heart and a small golden egg she thinks is nothing more than a useless trinket that she admired in someone's home and later received as a gift. However, the egg is extremely valuable (think famous egg makers, there are not many!) and she decides to auction it off, bringing sensation to the Grand and hopefully the ability to stop living paycheck to paycheck. Unfortunately, the egg disappears. A threatening note is left for Molly. Her tribe rallies around her to find the egg and bring her good fortune.

I delight in these books because Molly is a delightful character with simple tastes and a love of cleaning. Her love story with her husband-to-be always makes me smile and she has a lovely group of friends at her workplace. She is overwhelmed by all the publicity with the egg and completely uncomfortable in the spotlight. It was nice to see something nice happen to a regular person, even if the egg did wind up stolen. You'll have to read the book as I don't want to spoil anything.

Thanks very much to Viking and Netgalley for this ARC.

When Nita Prose wrote The Maid, I was enchanted by the plucky young woman who defied the odds with honesty and diligence. I read the second book in the series but felt it was lacking much life. Now with the third in the series, the story has grown stale. The boyfriend is too perfect. Annoyingly so. The other supporting characters haven’t grown. The plot is just too obvious. The grandmother’s never ending letter bogged the pace. I truly love Molly but she needs to find her voice again. 5 stars.
Thank you to Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

So wholesome and cozy, I loved this third installment of the Molly the Maid series! In The Maid's Secret, Molly finds herself in the middle of yet another mystery when a trinket that's been passed down to her is discovered to be worth millions of dollars - and then is stolen directly following its auction. The book goes back and forth between the present day mystery and her Gran's youth, which is told through diary entries. This was a quick, low-stakes read that left me feeling entirely satisfied on a rainy day. Thank you, NetGalley, for an advanced copy!

A perfect way to end the series. I enjoyed learning more about Molly’s Gran and how the story was really interwoven with the present day.

The Maid’s Secret is another delightful installment in Nita Prose’s Molly the Maid series. Molly Gray’s life takes an unexpected turn when a rare treasure from her grandmother’s past is appraised as part of a reality TV show filming at the Regency Grand Hotel. Molly is suddenly a multi-millionaire and a media sensation, but the excitement quickly fades when the priceless item is stolen in a daring heist. The true heart of the story lies in the fascinating family history revealed through Molly’s grandmother’s diary. The way past and present intertwines is beautifully done, offering emotional depth and a satisfying resolution.

Molly’s journey, alongside her friends, to uncover the thief and protect her newfound fortune is engaging, and seeing her relationship with fiancé Juan Manuel unfold adds a heartwarming touch. The characters and their growth make this a fun and fulfilling read, even if the heist was a bit underwhelming. Overall, The Maid’s Secret is a captivating continuation of Molly’s story, blending mystery and family secrets with heartfelt moments, making it a worthwhile read for fans of the series.

Thank you to netgalley, the publisher and author for a copy of this book for a review!

Molly the maid captured my heart in book one. She’s such an endearing character and in each book we get to know her better. In The Maid’s Secret there is a dual timeline between the present and the past, with the past featuring Molly’s dear gran.
As readers expect there’s a mystery for Molly and her Regency family to solve. This is also while Molly and Juan are planning their wedding. Who can Molly trust?
I love these characters and the way they band together. The ending was especially delightful!!
This was another lovely installment in a special series. Thank you to Ballentine Books for the opportunity to read an early copy via NetGalley-all thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose is the thrilling follow up in the Maid series. Molly and Juan Manuel are close to getting married. When the hotel has the hit reality TV show Hidden Treasures visit to film an episode there, the employees are able to bring in items to be appraised. Molly brings in a few items including the egg she received and finds it is worth millions of dollars! However, it’s stolen right after the appraisal. While they work to find the criminal, we hear about Gran’s story in a journal.

I loved this book but was a wonderful follow up to Molly’s story, and I loved learning more about about gran. The story flew by. Would definitely recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for access to an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I will also love “The Maid” the best of this series, but this latest iteration of Molly Gray’s adventures is also very good.

Molly’s wedding is weeks away, and she and her fiancé are happy living and working together. A treasure reality show comes to her hotel, and the staff have a chance to see if any of their possessions are long lost treasures. To everyone’s shock, Molly is in possession of an extremely valuable item. This is followed by shady stuff, which I don’t want to go into for fear of spoilers.

Interspersed with Molly’s day-to-day, her gran’s diary is revealed chapter-by-chapter, and we finally get to learn her background.

There are some truly shocking revelations in the diary, and I was invested from the beginning.

Highly recommended!

4.5 stars, rounded up.

Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for an early copy! I am writing this review voluntarily.

I’m a huge fan of Molly. I read the first book a couple years ago and loved it so much, so we are three books in and I still love the series so much! I loved the plot, the characters, the writing… everything!! Highly recommend this one

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced digital copy of this book.

Molly Gray (AKA Molly the Maid) has had a lot of changes since the last book. Her Gran has died and she is engaged to Juan Manuel, the love of her life and they are busy planning their wedding. But when a well-known antiquities TV show schedules a visit to the Regency Grand Hotel, where Molly has been promoted to the position of Head Maid & Special Events Manager, she decides to let the experts take a look at some of Gran's treasures. What a surprise to everyone when one of the treasures turns out to be a missing artifact worth possibly millions of dollars!!

Told of this treasure live on TV, Molly faints dead away and scares all her friends. But she also becomes an overnight sensation and cannot go anywhere, even to the rooms she is cleaning, without being mobbed by fans.

The treasure is auctioned, again on live TV, and it disappears DURING THE AUCTION!! Who is behind all this? By reading a diary left to her by her Gran Molly is able to unravel the mystery and everything comes out right in the end!!

Although this is probably my least favorite of the series (it felt more cheesier to me than the others), I did enjoy it overall. I loved learning so much more about Gran's story and her history with John. It was sweet seeing Molly further develop friendships as well as her relationship with Juan. I wasn't totally sold on the mystery of this one, but it was.....fine. I also felt like the ending wrapped up a bit to neatly for my tastes. Definitely pick it up if you have read the rest of the series.

The Maids Secret

Big, BIG fan of Ms. Molly The Maid! 💛💛💛
Nita Prose has written us a character to last a lifetime.

The Maids Secret is the third book in The Maid Series…& it was wonderful! Here we find Molly in the middle of an art heist at The Grand Regency, her life has been threatened & her life as she knows it has been turned upside down. Pair this with letters from her Gran, which reflect on her Grans life & may shed light on the current heist 💰🥚👵🏻

Back with all the characters we love, The Maids Secret may be my fave out of all the books. While I did find Grams letters kinda dragged, I did enjoy getting the stories behind Grams idiums & learning about her life. &&& I was SO SO pleased with the ending, I think it was perfect 🤌🏻

Game of Molly Gray will be so pleased with this book &&& if you haven’t started this series then what are you wanting for?!?? The coziest of mysteries with the most lovable character that I have read in a long time! Well done Nita Prose 💛

•dual time line
•dual pov
•art heist
•twisty ending
•cozy mystery

🌟 rating: 5/5
🗣️ genre: cozy mystery, lit fiction
📖 pages: 336
🍾 publishing date: 4/8/25
📝 same author as: Murder at the Royal Ruby, The Maid Series

I am a huge fan of Nia Prose's Maid Series! I was so excited to get the newest novel and find out what is going on with Molly and Juan Pablo.
I absolutely love Molly and her personality. I really loved getting the family history in the novel, and it helped bring things all together from the previous two books and novella.

Nothing much has changed. Molly is still essentially the same proud maid (with elevated duties), and still foreign to most social cues. She and Juan, however, are living their best lives and are looking forward to their happily ever after. A chance meeting with the stars of Hidden Treasures, (an Antiques Roadshow type of show) threatens to upend their peaceful lives. Gran's voice is finally heard through her diary entries versus through Molly's memories and we finally learn about her own life and other great and not so great secrets. I enjoyed the series overall, although this was not my favorite book, but as a whole it was quite entertaining. I only wish I knew one other item that wasn't discussed but who knows, maybe we will learn it one day.

✨ A Mesmerizing Story of Love and Intrigue, Filled with Heartfelt Moments and Shocking Twists ✨

The Molly the Maid series has always held a special place in my heart. It’s not your typical thriller or mystery series, it’s so much more.

The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose has only strengthened my love for this series. I was thrilled to see Flora Gray get her own POV. I cried my eyes out when Flora died, but seeing her story unfold through her diary made me crave even more of her perspective.

This third book in the Molly the Maid series continues to showcase what makes Molly Gray such a compelling character. Her cleanliness, discipline, cleverness, innocence, and soft heart, all reminiscent of her gran, Flora, make her an unforgettable and lovable character. Juan’s supportive presence is a delight, and I enjoyed getting to know John Preston’s character in a deeper, more nuanced way.

The Maid's Secret is a beautifully written blend of thriller, cozy mystery, dual POV, and heartfelt storytelling. With its epistolary style and emotional depth, it’s a series I will forever recommend to everyone. Nita Prose will always be an outstanding writer who continues to amaze me with every book she crafts.

The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose will be released tomorrow, April 8th!

A huge thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for giving me the opportunity to experience this wonderful and captivating story of Molly, Juan, Flora, and John. 📖✨

✨ Why you NEED to read this book ASAP:
"Sometimes the biggest losses lead to the greatest gains. Sometimes the darkest days end in the brightest nights." - Flora Gray

✨WHAT I LIKED:
📌 Flora writing her diary and leaving it for Molly
📌 Flora and John's heartfelt love story
📌 Flora accepting her mistakes and learning from them
📌 Flora leaving her truth and heart for Molly to discover
📌 Molly uncovering the real culprit
📌 Cheryl's character development and growth (OMG!!! One of my favorite parts)
📌 The beautifully written prose
📌 Juan becoming Molly’s strongest support system
📌 Molly and Juan’s wedding (Aww! So happy for them!)

✨TROPES:
📌Slow – burn romance
📌Rags to Riches
📌Inheritance Plot
📌Dual Timeline
📌Political Intrigue
📌Family Secrets
📌Strong Female Protagonist
📌Epistolary Format
📌Character Growth
📌Redemption Arc
📌No Spice

🖥️ GOODREADS REVIEW: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7461539078

💻 BLOG REVIEW: https://kimthebookdragon.com/2025/04/07/arc-review-the-maids-secret/

🖥️ LINKEDIN REVIEW: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kinanahmanalao_arc-review-the-maidssecret-activity-7314719532659445760-pgYZ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADZadkYB6kcp2SMdCiCoSdnI_IRLHncLwvs