This author is new to me, but I will be keeping an eye out for anything else they publish. I loved the story and the characters. The pacing of the story was great and the characters were relatable.

This was another fun and bouncy romcom by Lynn Painter, giving fans of “Pretty Woman” a nostalgic aww-shucks vibe with characters that are pleasant and charming. Light on the spice, and heavy on the character banter, this one will leave you wanting to go bowling and take walks in the park, after you’ve watched Pretty Woman, of course.

Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the ARC.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars

Maid for Each Other is the latest romcom from auto-buy author Lynn Painter. This is a fun spin on Maid in Manhattan and I loved every page.

Abi is a professional cleaner putting herself through college. When her apartment is infested with bugs, she crashes at a luxury penthouse out of desperation. Through a series of crazy events, she is mistaken for the owner’s (fake) girlfriend. The owner of said penthouse is millionaire Declan Powell. They come to an agreement - pretend to date to get Declan ahead at work and Declan will provide everything she needs (and not get her fired). However, through fake dating, they may discover they have real feelings.

Lynn Painter is always the master at banter and this book is no different. I loved the characters, their humor, and all of the romcom hijinks. Another winner.

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

You know when you tell a little white lie to get people off your back—like "Oh yeah, I totally have a girlfriend"—and then suddenly your parents are standing in your kitchen, gushing about said girlfriend, whom they just met? No? Just Declan Powell, then.

Lynn Painter delivers another rom-com gem with Maid for Each Other, a hilarious, swoon-worthy tale featuring Abi, a broke but resourceful cleaning pro, and Dex, a buttoned-up millionaire with a pretend-girlfriend problem. Abi just needs a place to crash, and Dex just needs to keep his parents happy. It should be simple. (Spoiler: It is not.)

This book is chef’s kiss levels of banter, fake-dating perfection, and electric chemistry. Abi is delightfully chaotic, Dex is all charm and exasperation, and together, they’re a match maid in heaven (sorry, I had to). If you love rom-coms with Hating Game-style sparks, a little forced proximity, and some laugh-out-loud moments, do yourself a favor and pick this one up.

Trust me—this is the kind of mess you want to be part of.

LOVE A LYNN PAINTER BOOK. Seriously, I’ve loved every book from this author and this is no exception. Nothing hits like Better Than the Movies, but this was still really enjoyable

Lynn Painter does romance so well and this one was very entertaining! I loved the "meet cute" and all the little shenanigans. The spice was very low level and the romance was top tier.

Declan was down bad and I was so here for it!

This was definitely a super cute and fun romcom. The premise was super charming but the execution did fall a little flat for me unfortunately. I felt their connection was okay, their chemistry also, but the spicy scenes felt awkward. It just wasn't a standout read for me.

Lynn Painter literally never disappoints. I know if I ever need a book that is guaranteed to be a hit for me, it's an LP book. Now, with that being said, is Maid for Each Other my new favorite? No. BUT.... I did really really enjoy it! It was swoony and sweet. It was a little too insta-love for me, but normally, I DNF books with that trope, and I never even considered doing that with this one. Just more proof that Lynn Painter is one of the greats when it comes to romance reads!

what a fun new read from lynn painter!! I enjoy the fake dating trope and it was done well here. This felt like a I was watching a rom com. Especially a scene towards the end. I was laughing out loud🦂 I really loved Declan and his character. He was so down bad for our FMC, Abi!!! She was fun to read about but I didn’t feel super connected to her character at times. I also wish that the ending didn’t feel so rushed to me, and I wanted to see more of their relationship! But overall this was still a fun read and I just loved Declan sooooo much!

A cute premise and enjoyed a pure romance story of the two MCs falling for each other. Would like there to be more open door spice, but it is a sweet story and enjoyable read.

4.5 ⭐

This is such a cute story 🥰
I'm willing to ignore that they literally fell in love over the weekend. This book has the perfect amount of romance, plot, and comedy. I loved that the MMC didn't flaunt his wealth or look down on the FMC for being poor. Also, the FMC is like a contemporary Cinderella except she's willing to work hard to make her dreams come true not rely on Prince charming

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Just received this ARC from Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group tysm 💕💕

3.5 Stars

I unfolded it, expecting a printed fortune, but instead found a book quote.

In the prettiest handwritten font.

You have bewitched me, body and soul.’</b>

This was so freaking cute and gave all the Pretty Woman/Maid in Manhattan vibes and I devoured it!

We follow our FMC, Abi housecleaner/barista who is displaced from her apartment due to an infestation (a maid with an infestation at home lol) she crashes at one of the posher apartments she’s assigned to, knowing she only cleans when the owner is out of town.

When Declan’s parents unexpectedly show up, she introduces herself as Abi and nothing else, unaware that Declan has already started a fake girlfriend rouse to get his family to back off a little. A fake girlfriend named Abby.

Bewildered , Declan tracks the squatter down. After a showdown between the two they manage to come up with a plan to work together, in which they can both come out winners in the situation- Declan hires Abi to be his fake girlfriend for the week with his family and his business partners.

This was a really cute and quick romance. I loved it and devoured it in a matter of hours.

For me, the story was very predictable, it was a mashup of Pretty Woman, Cinderella and Maid in Manhattan- all of which I loved by the way. I just wish this had a little more to offer and was a little less “I’ve read this exact story before”

Abi is a fantastic character, she’s loyal, caring, dependable, sassy, funny and charming. She’s witty and also quirky. Love her.

Declan, well first I love the name lol. So Irish so swoon for me. He was really adorable. For much of the story though, he did read as kind of the cookie cutter billionaire mmc template. I didn’t think he was super original or unique. I also wish we got to know him a little bit more. I felt his character wasn’t very fleshed out very well.

The gift he gave her though? 😭 melted my heart.

While I don’t feel that this book is very original, it’s comforting in its familiarity and I definitely recommend it for when you want something sweet, swoony and fun that you can finish in an afternoon.

Perfect choice for a beach read or pool side this spring/summer!

💗Strangers to Lovers
💜Grumpy x Sunshine
💗Red Head FMC
💜Tall/Dark/Handsome MMC
💗Forced Proximity
💜Fake Dating
💗Millionaire Maid
💜Rom-Com

Expected Release Date - 07/15/25 🎉


⋆˚✿˖° "𝓞𝓾𝓻 𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓱𝓼 𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰, 𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓱𝓸𝓽 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓮𝔂𝓮𝓼 𝓶𝔂 𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓻𝓮 𝓾𝓷𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓮, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓶𝔂 𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓷 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓪𝓻 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓶𝔂 𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂. 𝓑𝓮𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝓭𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓛𝓸𝓻𝓭, 𝓘'𝓭 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓪𝓷𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓼 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓪𝓼 𝓘 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓰𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼. 𝓣𝓸 𝓯𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓸𝔀 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓼𝓮 𝓼𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓴𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓼𝓮𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓭 𝓸𝓷 𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮" ₊˚⊹♡
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Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group (I love you besties, you keep me busy!) for the complementary advanced digital copy - all thoughts are my own. 💐💜

While I really enjoyed this book, it didn’t quite live up to her previous books. The main characters just didn’t make sense as a couple.

Lynn Painter has become one of my favorite romance authors to read and recommend to others. Her books are so fun and charming. Abi is one of my favorite main characters of hers. Fake dating is not usually my favorite trope, but felt that this was well done and the book gave me Maid in Manhattan vibes in the best way!

This was such a fun read! I enjoyed the concept and Abi was a really fun female protagonist. The banter between Abi and Declan was top notch and this book was hilarious. I also enjoyed the side characters (especially Lauren and her internet sleuthing) and was very satisfied with the ending. Another gem from Lynn Painter!

I unfolded it, expecting a printed fortune, but instead found a book quote.
In the prettiest handwritten font.

You have bewitched me, body and soul.

Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Random House for this ARC!

4/5 stars for this adorable story!

I really enjoyed Abi and Declan's story so much. The flirty banter and fake dating trope will always get me in the end. They had a slow burn with wonderful dialog. This book was overall warm and sweet.

Abi was really fun and worked hard to get everything she needed in her life. Getting her masters degree with little help from family, working two jobs to make sure she had a roof over her head and insurance. I really appreciated that aspect of her character. Her fun wit and sass was a great match for Declan and I loved the way this book started.

It really is a fun, easy, soft spice rom com. Declan was a great character I enjoyed his chapters and how his voice was written. He went from being all business man to fully in love. I thought their moments of fake dating were really captivating and sweet with a charge of humor added in. Lynn Painter always knows how to write banter so well.

The premise of the book is a little out there but its meant to be quirky, again, a fake dating book will get me every single time! We got a little bit of backstory and moments with their families. The grandmother could have been either more involved or not really in the book, it seemed like there should have been a bigger role for her , maybe adding more pressure on Dex as to why he needed a fake girlfriend in the first place. The reasoning for a "couple" being together while they are coming up with a ruse needs to feel like they are genuinely playing a role, this didn't stick throughout the book as they were getting more flirty. Declan's family were so outwardly hilarious right in the beginning I was wanting a little more dynamic with the couple "almost getting caught" but it was focused on the two MC's relationship developing.

The spice was what could be called as closed curtain, very vague and non descriptive but mentions of sex and intimacy were in the book. So I would consider this adult (not YA) and just for the girlies that like sweet/cutes.

Overall very fun and excited to see more of Lynn Painter's books in the world!

Lynn Painter thank you for always writing books the have me kicking my feet and smiling ear to ear!! This story was so cute, I adored Abi she had the best personality and just made this book so enjoyable, one of my favorite romcom books of the year!

thank you NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for this amazing eARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. Super cute fake dating romance with all the tropes. Basically a rewrite of Pretty Woman. Super fun, super quick read.

This is my new favourite Lynn Painter novel! The entire time I was reading the book, I could picture it being turned into a romcom (can someone make this happen please?). This had all of my favourite tropes (fake dating, grump x sunshine, millionaire MMC, he falls first and HARD, acts of service as a love language).

Abi and Declan are complete strangers when they meet and strike a deal to pretend to date and they slowly become friends and eventually develop feelings for each other. I loved the way their relationship flourished and it didn't feel forced or insta lovey despite the forced proximity/fake dating aspect. Declan was down bad for Abi and it was so adorable to read!

Maid for Each Other was fake dating perfection—hilarious, sizzling, and so full of chemistry it should come with a fire hazard warning.
Abi was a whirlwind of chaos and charm, a house cleaner just trying to survive when an infestation (rude) led to a weeklong penthouse stay gone very, very wrong. Enter Declan, her never-home boss who suddenly became way too present once his parents mistook Abi for his girlfriend. And since Declan had, in fact, invented a fake girlfriend… well, let’s just say fate was cleaning up the mess for him.
What followed was a fake dating masterclass—banter so sharp it could cut glass, tension that could power a small city, and a love story that sneaked up and smacked me in the face with all the feels. Declan? Secretly soft. Abi? Impossible not to love. The plot? A rom-com dream.
This book had it all—forced proximity, swoon-worthy slow burns, laugh-out-loud disasters, and an ending that had me positively melting. If you love your romance messy, fun, and absolutely adorable, Maid for Each Other was an instant favorite.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!