okay this was really good! i would say about 3.75 stars. it definitely took me some time to be invested in the storyline - i wasn't too attached to the characters. i really enjoyed the romance and their banter though!! thank you netgalley for the arc!!

This book! Definitely my favorite non-YA Lynn Painter book thus far. This was so much more than I expected and the book I needed after Onyx Storm! Ali and Declan were such bold and fun MCs who encounter all the tropes I love - enemies to lovers, fake dating, one bed...definitely recommend to anyone who loves a good romcom with great banter and great MCs. My first 5 star read of the year for the witty banter, 5k scene (reread three times) and plot which was so original yet fit so many common tropes!

Lynn Painter fans will EAT this one up! It's silly and funny in all of the right places, the grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract were everything! Plus a dash of the ... is he a billionaire or just riiiiiich, idk but that was fun too!

Every Lynn Painter book feels like a love letter to those early 2000's vibe romcoms that I adore (plus many others too of course)

Super easy to get into and a great way to spend a weekend.

Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing for my ARC!

3.75/5

STARS
Ladies and gents, we have a 5 STAR BOOK! Wahoo!

I love a book that gets right after it, and Maid for Each Other by Lynn Painter did JUST that. The real story begins on the very first page, and the plot takes no time to thicken right up… just the way I like it!

Abi is quirky yet head-strong, funny, and confident. Declan is a grumpy, misunderstood, yet swoon-worthy male main character. One is filthy rich. The other isn’t rich at all and has to work super hard for everything she has.

I absolutely loved the witty banter, the Pretty Woman and Maid in Manhattan vibes, the hilarious plot with a few unexpected twists that kept me engaged, and the overall absolute JOY this book filled my heart with!

Check this one out if you love strangers to lovers, fake dating, forced proximity, grumpy-sunshine, and ONE BED! Do I think this book is realistic? Probably not. Did that bother me?! Not one bit! Let a girl dream!

SPICE
Lynn’s adult romances have all the tension and tummy swirls you’d ever need, plus a little heat! I’d consider this light on the spice, but I was totally and completely satisfied with it by the time it *finally* arrived! This is not closed door but not fully open either. Mild, but fab.

HAPPY ENDING
YES! The ending was PERFECTION! I thought the pacing was very well done in this book. The ending felt right!

FINAL THOUGHTS
I have read Lynn’s entire catalog, and Maid for Each Other officially cements itself as my VERY FAVORITE! I can’t wait for all my friends to get a chance to read this one!

Thank you to Lynn Painter, NetGalley, and Berkley Publishing for this Advanced Reader Copy!

Lynn painter is queen of sweet romance! The emotions and heart she puts into her stories get me every single time! These characters and their banter was spot on! I was swooning and giggling with ALL the emotions. Another 5 star ⭐️

This is such a fun and quick easy read. I love the Pretty Woman vibes and the characters. I love how fun and laid back Abi is and as a current grad student, I relate hard to her struggles. The banter is also great. I am a big fan of Lynn Painter and this book is no exception!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 rounded up.

This was a super quick escape read with lots of Pretty Woman vibes (minus the whole prostitution thing). Rich guy, poor girl trope along with the fake dating trope make for a fun time. I basically read it in a day and there were was great tension, but the spice was kept to a 1. Lynn Painter doesn't disappoint!

I adore Lynn Painter and any thing she writes. It took me a few chapters to get into this, but once I did I was hooked! I really liked the chemistry between the characters and was rooting for them to get together. I will definitely be buying a copy for my bookshelf and recommending to my friends!

OMG!!! All the feels, this was such a cute and fun read.
The ending was not only adorable and so sweet but i was laughing through most of the book too. There is so much more i want to say but i wont give any spoilers, just read the book you will love it!

3.5

Recieved this ARC via Net Galley from Berkley Publishing Company. The slow burn and the banter between these characters were great. I thought the pace was good. It was also set in Omaha (my hometown) which was so unexpected and refreshing! I wish that we didn't get sooo into the whole "he will get bored of me" thing but other than that I will keep reading books from this author.

This romance novel is a tender and deeply emotional journey that captures the beauty of love, growth, and resilience. The author’s writing has grown, showcasing a refined balance of heartfelt storytelling and genuine emotion. The characters are richly developed, with remarkable depth that makes their struggles and triumphs feel incredibly real.

Ahhhh I truly believe that Lynn Painter can write just about anything and I will gobble it up and love it! This is so charming and cute! I love Abi and Declan! Their relationship progressed so naturally and had me giggling!

Spice rating: 🌶️/5

Thank you Netgalley and Berkley for this ARC! ❤️

4.5!!!! read within 24 hours while giggling at my kindle. this was a bit unrealistic but in the way of a cheesy rom com that i ate up. i liked the chapter titles, short chapters, and dual pov aspects as well. i liked that the third act breakup was not prolonged and super dragged out.

Huge thank you to Netgalley for sending me this ARC!

What to expect:

🫧Forced Proximity
🫧Fake Dating
🫧Strangers to Lovers
🫧Grumpy x Sunshine
🫧 Millionaire x Maid
🫧 Dual POV

This book was everything I look for in a RomCom. There is palpable tension, enjoyable banters, and a fun, binge-able storyline. The plot was entertaining, and the characters were developed perfectly. The faking dating trope is so fun to me. I also am a sucker for a dual POV book.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for a copy of this book.

Engaging from the very first page. This book is full of great banter and chemistry that is buzzing on the pages. These characters absolutely deserve one another. Their fake relationship is so good the lines get blurred. Abi fit Ronda’s life so easily. Her part was absolutely perfect. And Declan…swoon! I enjoyed this book from beginning to the end. I didn’t put it down. A romance book that is written to perfection.

Highly recommended.

3.75!
Spice 2/5
Thank you net galley for the e arc! What a cutie little rom-com. This book seriously gave me all the pretty woman vibes (one of my fav movies everrr). This story follows Abi who works for a cleaning company and is a maid for some super rich guy, One day her apartment gets infested and with no where to go she decides to sleep in that condo of said super rich guy (his name is Declan)! When she wakes up the next morning she meets Declan's parents who just assume that she's Declan's girlfriend who he talks about all the time but doesn't actually exist, thus we begin our fake dating! This story was genuinely so fun and had me swooning! The only thing that bothered me was that our mmc kept calling our fmc
"honey" and I don't know but l hattttte when men call me that lol. I also felt like it was missing something in the romance department I just wanted something a bit deeper, but besides that this was a fun,

Lynn Painter always crafts quick, cute, and easy reads! I liked the idea of the overall concept and always love a good fake-dating romance. The book was cute overall, and I did like Abi and Declan as individuals, but I am not sure they were a good match for each other. I love Lynn’s writing because it tends to be light and easy to consume, especially her YA books, but I was hoping for a bit more depth in this book! The ending also felt a bit rushed and I was hoping for more from their relationship as a couple and as individuals.

Overall, a quick and easy read! Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for the e-arc!

3.5 out of 5. As concepts go, did I love this one, not really. But the execution is quite above expectations and the developing romance was very well done and not as predictable as expected. But also its still a concept that has been done. I have to give it this, if you take the maid that he hires to actually by a Phd student that just does cleaning on the side, isn't it a bit of a cop out in terms of what the implications are? I did love Declan and hes a hell of a character.

Here's the thing, Lynn Painter is an automatic read for me. I don't need a blurb or a single ounce of convincing. But after this? I just might.

The concept was cute but the chemistry seemed non-existent. There was seemingly no reason for Declan to fall in love with Abi and there were so many reasons Abi should not have fallen in love with Declan.


Thank you to Net Gallley for the advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for reading and reviewing.

Lynn Painters new rom com set to be released on July 15, 2025 has been such a fun and flirty book! Filled with all the humor and feelings that mark anything she writes this book was just a wonderful ray of sunshine, just like Abi. This was a great classic Cinderella tale that just swept me away as Abi works as a cleaner in a luxury condo for Declan, an absent tenant, while trying to make ends meet and keep up on her Student Loan payments so she can stay in grad school. When her apartment needs to be fumagated, she packs a single overnight bag and plans to hide away in the empty apartment, but when his parents appear for an investers weekend, they assume she is is mystery girlfriend everything changes in the blink of an eye. Abi is quickly hired by Declan to be his fake girlfriend for the weekend but will this be the end? Is Declan really the cold fish billionaire that Ability assumes he is? If Abi really the money hungry woman who negotiates 40k for a weekend of luxury living? What's that spark that keeps him looking at this quick thinking and imaginative redhead that is now sleeping in his bed while he is in the guest room? And what's up with late night calls and mystery trips to NYC?

With a great romance between Declan and Abi joined with a good mix of will they won't they along with a nice thread of wonder and mystery, Lynn Painter has written a fun book that should be on any rom com lovers preorder list. And yea, if her name looks familiar she is also the author of Happily Never After that was one of my top reads of 2024!