I love Molly the Maid and it seems she has not just captured my heart but the hearts of many! While I am going to miss Molly, this third instalment of the series was a perfect ending for her and I've enjoyed every moment spent in Mollys company. I really loved the dual timeline and the past being told through gran's diary entries.

This was a bit of a letdown compared to the other two in the series. It felt quite slow and like the characters have become even more caricaturesque. We follow both Molly the Maid's timeline, alongside her gran's teen timeline.

Book #3 in the Molly The Maid series finds Molly getting closer to having her dream life as she moves up the ladder at the Grand Hotel and is only two months away from her dream wedding. But trouble always seems to find Molly. This series has provided me with some very entertaining reading as I follow Molly through her ups and downs and around a circle no one wants to be on. But THE MAID'S SECRET gives us a look into Molly's family history and the surprises she finds waiting for her there. Nita Prose keeps the story fun and the mystery unique, what more could a mystery lover want?

The maid we have come to love is back.

A popular antique show has come to the Regency Grand and staff can bring in items to get valuated. Molly gets the absolute shock of her life when the Fabergé egg becomes a special item. It is one of a kind and worth millions. Of course we have a mystery to solve when the egg ends up stolen.

Told in two timelines, from Molly and her grandmother. I really enjoyed learning more about Flora (gran). I found the diary entries to Molly a perfect adition. I can't believe this is the final book in the series and I am so glad Molly had her happy ending. I really enjoyed the mystery and felt so sorry for Flora when she was younger (made me angry at times).

Thank you Harper Collins Australia and Netgalley for gifting me a copy for my honest book review.

I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This is the third installment in the heartwarming mystery series ‘The Maid’. Very enjoyable cosy mystery with likeable main characters. The book is like a warm hug -
Nothing too taxing or overly exciting but such an easy read.

In this book Molly the Maid is getting ready to marry Juan, her love, and takes a few possessions along to an antiques event at the hotel they work at, including a decorated egg left by her beloved gran. The egg turns out to be a valuable Faberge work, and their money trouble seem to be at an end, even if the accompanying celebrity status is less welcome.

Among the possessions is an old key, and with the help of her grandfather John, she discovers it opens a diary left by her gran. So the story splits into the early life of gran and why she left her privileged life for poverty, plus the auction of the egg.

Its all totally unbelievable, and Molly's naivety, initially charming, is beginning to wear thin, although the author has toned it down a little. The coincidences and neat tyings off are just implausible, and the characters portrayed are very one-dimensional. Its a bit of escapism, but lacks depth.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins UK for allowing me access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A worthy edition to this series! Once again, Molly finds herself embroiled in a mystery, but what I really enjoy about this series is how each book references items or people we mgith not have paid much attentioon to in the previous books, thus linking the stories seamlessly. The author has clearly planned the series well! Nita's writing is strong, and the characters shine from the page.

What can I say, but wonderful! This is the perfect ending to Molly’s story. Molly captured many hearts and it’s been so lovely to watch her blossom throughout the series. I really enjoyed how this book revealed her Gran’s secrets alongside the mystery that takes place at the hotel. I’m going to miss Molly but I look forward to seeing what Nita writes next.
With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for a review.

🗣️ Dual POV
🔎 Cosy mystery
📝 Journal entries
🕵🏻‍♀️ Whodunnit
⏰ Dual timeline

The loveable+ endearing 𝑀𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑖𝑑 series has come to end! This book concludes the series of cosy mysteries+ they’ve been a joy to read.

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑖𝑑’𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡 alternates between Molly’s pov+ that of her Gran’s, through the journal she left for Molly, with a heavy focus on her Gran’s rags-to-riches backstory—— I definitely looked forward to this side of the plot more+ loved how it tied in with the Faberge egg plot.

Lauren Ambrose’s solo narration perfectly brings Molly+ the other characters to life, and makes for a quick+ enjoyable listen. I loved seeing the cast of intriguing, loveable characters again— Molly is so quirky+ delightful and I love her straightforwardness+ the way she views the world, and the rest of the cast at the Grand Regency hotel are all just as likeable.

The plot is well-paced and compelling, and the writing style light, though be aware there is mention of stillbirth, which I hadn’t been expecting The ending has a satisfying conclusion, tying up the series in a neat little bow; just the way Molly would like. I have enjoyed this series but admittedly have enjoyed each instalment less than the last— the first was definitely my favourite! 🙌🏽

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3.5/5 (Rounded up to 4)

𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑠 & 𝑁𝑒𝑡𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑝𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤. 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑜𝑤𝑛. 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝐼𝐺 (@𝑟𝑒𝑑ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙) & 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ.

I loved it. It was so nice to see how Molly’s story ended up. Told through a mixture of present day and diary entries from Molly’s gran, we find out all about her story as well, from her childhood through to the present day. Maybe have tissues ready at the end.

It was lovely to be reunited with Molly with for a third time as I love her character. However, her Gran was the star of the show for me this time and I enjoyed her historical timeline the most. This is a thoughtful and lovely read.

✨ Molly the Maid is back, and once again she's dusting away more than just fingerprints…

I loved diving back into the Regency Grand Hotel’s secrets — from a missing faux Fabergé egg to a diary that might just hold all the answers.
This series continues to charm with heart, mystery, and that quietly clever heroine I can’t get enough of.

Can’t wait to see what comes next for Molly 🕵️‍♀️💫

Molly the maid returns for the 3rd installment in this cozy crime series, and we are able to join up the dots of her family's history.

Still working as Head Maid at the Regency Grand Hotel as well as Special Events Manager, Molly is soon to marry Juan who also works as a chef in the hotel. As the story begins, a popular TV antiques show is due to film at the hotel and the staff are asked to bring in their valuable items to be assessed by the experts.

Molly brings a few treasured items, but one in particular proves to be very valuable, attracting viral interest which invades Molly's life.

On the day of the auction, the unthinkable happens and a thief strikes. Whilst trying to get to the bottom of the mystery, Molly starts to read the journal her grandmother left for her, and begins to piece together the puzzle of her family's secrets.

Wonderful to be back with Molly the Maid on her third and final outing. Molly’s life has changed and she’s about to marry after losing her beloved Gran. This book is told from a dual timeline and point of view with Gran’s diaries providing the (unexpected for me) story of her life. It links to Molly becoming a media sensation which she’s ill-equipped to deal with, following the discovery that one of Gran’s trinkets is a genuine Faberge egg. Illuminating and at times heart rending, this book demonstrates the difficulties faced by women in different generations. Highly recommended.

I enjoy every page of this!
It was so wonderful to be back in the world of Molly
I am gutted this was our final visit
As always the characters were great
The storyline was wonderful and was so interesting hearing more about Gran
Such well written enjoyable books

When Hidden Treasures hold a recording of their programme at the Regency Grand Hotel, Molly takes a box with her treasures in to be assessed. She is shocked when they tell her that the Golden Egg that has graced the shelf in the living room is a Faberge prototype egg and worth a fortune. She agrees to sell and the auction is held shortly afterwards at the hotel. It fetches a good price, but is then stolen. In the meantime, the reader is given glimpses into the upbringing of her Grandmother, who originally owned the egg..
When Molly is given her Grandmother's diary, it would be the key to all of the strange happenings around her.
This took me a little while to get into, but I enjoyed reading the story.

I had a glorious few days back in the world of Molly and Juan Manuel. In the depths of planning their modest wedding, Molly takes her Gran's treasures to a popular antique TV series being filmed at the Regency Grand hotel. She literally faints in shock and becomes an overnight social media celebrity on discovering that one of the ornaments in her Gran's cabinet is literally a Fabergé egg and that the Fabergé nickname for their savings account was genuine and not tongue in cheek. How will Molly cope with being a celebrity multi millionaire?
Heart warmingly, we then uncover the falling in love backstory of Molly's Gran and Mr Preston and learn more about them.
Molly finds out that her Gran's sayings and advice focussing on all that glistens isn't gold were hard learnt lessons from her childhood and early life.

it was lovely to catch up with Molly the Maid in book 3 of this series.

Following two timelines, Molly finds herself at the centre the drama once again, but this time it is even more personal. In the second timeline, we find out more about the history of Molly's Grandmother, giving a really well-rounded view their family backstory.

A great addition to this enjoyable series!

I genuinely think this is one of my favourite mystery series I have ever read, and that warmth and brilliance continues in this new installment in the Molly The Maid series.

Told in two timelines as we discover more about Molly's grandmother's life and Molly solving the case, a case that has never been more personal as one of her grandmother's artifacts is taken after an appraisal and where looking for answers Molly delves into her grandmother's diary and learns more about a life she was never told about. Cinematically told and brimming with with warmth this story pulls you in and keeps you until the last page.

I love these characters so much, Molly is a brilliant character and her and Juan Manuel are the cutest couple really and I'm so glad we get to see the continuation of the story from The Mistletoe Mystery novella. Her grandmother's story takes the emotional weight in this book and though the mystery is wonderful the story she tells in her diary is done beautifully and balances this book out beautifully.

Another fantastic installment of this amazing series, I hope we get more in the future!

(Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc for review).

This book is the last instalment of Molly The Maid series.

Molly isn't just The Head Maid, but now also Special Events Manager at The Regency Grand.
The famous reality TV show "The Hidden Treasure" will shoot their episode at The Regency Grand, and two popular art appraisers, Brown & Beagle will be there.
Molly brings along some of her grandmother's old things and surprisingly one of them is the priceless heirloom, the only one of its kind in all the world.
While it will bring a fortune to Molly, the heirloom will also bring anguish. Molly's life becomes in danger and media sensation.
This book is also not just about Molly, it's also telling the past of Molly's grandmother, where she came from, her family, and her love story.
I feel like this book is the perfect ending to the series.