Very Maid in Manhattan with Jennifer Lopez!! This was cute and a great way to cap of the crazy thriller I had just finished. Highly recommend if you need a poolside read this summer, that's not too serious.

Spice: 🌶️🌶️ (Open door spots - but not overly smutty)

**Thank you to Berkley for the advanced reader copy. I received this book for free, but all thoughts are my own. – SLR 🖤

Thank you @berkleyromance @berkleypub for my gifted eARC! #Berkley #berkleypartner #Berkleyinfluencer

Maid for Each Other by Lynn Painter
Romance
Pub day: July 15, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was so freaking adorable, it gave everything I want and love in a rom-com! Lynn Painter is the queen, and my comfort author, when it comes to romantic comedies. Equal parts swoon, laughing out loud, and heart 💜 *sigh* please never stop writing!

I devoured this in 2 days, honestly could’ve read in one sitting if time allowed. I was hooked right away and it was so easy to get lost in this story. I loved all of the characters, even the side characters! The romance was sweet, and developed in a believable way; and some family drama/trauma was weaved in so well. LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH!

Read if you like:
💜 fake dating
💜 quirky FMC
💜 millionaire MMC
💜 LOL moments
💜 great banter

this was such a fun & cute fake dating romance!!! it was cool to see the relationship evolve from what it was at the beginning to committed partners with a lot of trust in each other!! i wasn’t obsessed with it but i would definitely recommend if you want a quick bingeable romance!!

Maid for Each Other
Lynn Painter

Thank you @berkleyromance for free book #berkleypartner #berkley All opinions are my own.

“Go on a chocolate run because I’m catching feelings -- yes, that was what a reasonable, grown… man did.”

I have never met a Lynn Painter book that I didn’t like and this one is no exception. As expected, it was fun, flirty and full of amazing banter. There is something about Lynn’s writing that gets me every single time.

Forced from her apartment due to an unforeseen critter infestation, Abi, who works as a maid, ends up spending the night in the penthouse she cleans only to be awakened the next morning by the owner’s parents who are so excited to meet his new girlfriend. Declan may have bent the truth when he told his parents that he was seeing someone special but no one is more surprised than him when they tell him how much they enjoyed meeting his girlfriend, Abby.

Fake dating with a side of forced proximity… Yes, please! Overall I found this one to be super sweet. I loved the dual pov and was willing to overlook the insta-love because of the endearing characters and amusing storyline. Declan isn’t flashy or over the top and Abi is both quirky and adorable. If you are a fan of Lynn’s books then this is definitely another one you should add to your shelf!

Read if you like:

Fake dating
He falls first
Insta-love
Billionaire romance
Forced proximity
Low spice

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was my first Lynn Painter book, and I totally get why people love her rom-coms. Maid for Each Other was a quick, easy read, super bingeable and perfect if you’re looking to escape reality for a few hours. The banter? Genuinely fun. It gave off those witty, back-and-forth vibes that make rom-coms hard to put down.

That said, the dynamic between the main characters didn’t totally work for me. The FMC was extremely harsh to the MMC—like, I’m all for eating the rich, but she was pretty judgmental for no real reason sometimes. And the romance happened FAST. I'm talking “I’m in love with you after two weeks” fast. If insta-love isn’t your thing, then this book is probably not for you.

This was still an entertaining read, and I’m interested in picking up more of Lynn Painter’s books in the future.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️
Maid For Each Other by Lynn Pointer
Pub Date: July 15 2025

Fake Dating
Forced Proximity
Instant Love
Grumpy x Sunshine
Dual POV

“Abi is a professional cleaner, so it’s ironic when she’s forced to move out because of an infestation in her building. Thanks, Apartment 2B! Declan is a busy man, working his way up at Hathaway Holdings. Which is why he’s never met the woman who cleans his penthouse every week. Abi needs a place to stay, and Declan is out of town, so the solution seems simple and, crucially, free. When Declan’s parents tell him they met his girlfriend at his apartment, he's surprised, to say the least. But it is nice to have them off his back about being single for a change. . . Declan finds out who Abi really is, and decides to make her pretend to date him, and he’ll provide everything she needs.“

This story is SO cute! If you can get over instant love. This is such a contemporary Cinderella retelling.

Lynn Painter's books seem to always have mixed reviews. I highly recommend this book. This book is definitely a mix between YA and Adult fiction. The spice is minimal, but towards the end, it does exist. I don't have any complaints, it was not too much for me.

SKIP CHAPTERS: 35, 38 for closed-door recommendation.

If you're looking for a cute, quick read, this would be perfect.

✨ "What could go wrong? It’s business, not pleasure. Right?" ✨

A huge thank you to Berkley Publishing Group at Penguin for sending me this ARC!

LYNN PAINTER HAD DONE IT AGIAN!! i loved this smm

this book had me dragging my inner eyelids on the concrete. lighting a cigarette next to my dad’s oxygen tank. constantly swinging my scooter on the sides of my ankles. and Shitting out my pain every morning. that’s how fucking-too good to be true- type amazing this book was. 🥵 every page, every scene, every fucking word was a banger. this book was like an addiction. i’ve had a lot of weird things enter my body but nothing gave me the amount of ecstasy that this book did. (i’m watching too much euphoria y’all) 🧎🏻‍♀️

i was on a whole other level yall. i was giggled, cackling, and straight up throwing my neck back at what i was reading on these pages. there were times i was so red in the face, I almost missed took myself for being caucasian /j…kinda 🥴

This book was such a fun read!
In this book, Abi needs a place to stay for a couple weeks. She works as a cleaner and happens to know one of her clients, Declan, will be away for two weeks, so she decides to secretly stay at his place. However, he finds out. Luckily for her, he needs a fake girlfriend. They make a deal: she can stay at his place if she pretends to be his girlfriend for an important work event. The problem? Everyone loves Abi, and Declan, who was determined to hate her, finds himself starting to like her as well. As Abi and Declan spend more time together, and their scheme gets more complicated, they have to determine what, if anything, of their fake dating and relationship is real.
While not super original, this was still a fun book to read. Declan and Abi are fun characters and seeing their transformation from enemies to lovers was fun. I was rooting for their relationship throughout the story. This book has plenty of romance tropes, but I mean that in the best way. It's like a Hallmark movie.
Perfect for fans of fake dating, enemies to lovers, and romance tropes.
4 stars

3.5 💫

this was cute. i adore pretty woman and when i saw that this was giving vibes from it, I had to request it.

I really liked Declan’s character.
I loved the banter between him & Abi.
There were moments that had me annoyed with Abi.

I was hooked in the beginning but after the 50% mark I felt pretty meh about it. Which is why my rating is what it is.

Overall I think this is a cute and quick read.

Thank you Netgalley, Berkley Publishing for this arc.

If it has Lynn's name on it, I need it. There hasn’t been a book of hers yet that hasn’t disappointed me and I was beyond excited to get my hands on this new one. But sadly, this was a bit of a letdown for me. I went in with too high of an anticipation and the overall execution of the book didn’t meet my expectations.

I did enjoy the friendship that formed between unlikely people. Though they have vastly different lifestyles, at their core, Abi and Declan share the same ethics and values. I enjoyed their blooming friendship and how they would tease one another in a loving way. But I just couldn’t connect with Abi and Declan as a couple. I didn’t feel the butterflies or felt their chemistry as their relationship progressed. I think I was trying so hard to fall for this couple that I was grasping at anything to feel something.

My one small qualm with this book is Declan’s unlimited supply of prescription inhalers and EpiPens. As a pharmacist, I am curious how a man with no diagnosis of asthma or COPD and no mentions of anaphylactic allergies is able to make a bouquet of prescription strength inhalers along with a large supply of Epi-Pens. Though it was a kind gesture, someone is losing their medical license over it.

I truly wanted to live this book because I have loved this author's past work, but something was missing for me with this story.

Thank you to Berkley through NetGalley for the AC in exchange for an honest review

Maid for Each Other
by Lynn Painter

This was such a fun romcom! I’m a huge fan of all Lynn Painter’s books — she just writes the best banter in every book. If you’re into fake dating and millionaire boyfriends, you’re going to love this one.

Abi and Declan are an unlikely match thrown together by a series of unexpected circumstances. Declan’s family believes he has a girlfriend, and Abi needs a place to stay after her apartment becomes unlivable. Abi, who works as a maid in Declan’s building, cleans his fancy apartment every week. Since he’s away and she’s desperate, she doesn’t see the harm in crashing at his place temporarily. One thing leads to another — cue the coincidences, fake dates, and, of course, a sweet love story. The luxury stay on a tropical island added to the fun!

I gave this one four stars. It’s an easy, fast, and super fun read. I will say, I read it right after Accidentally Amy (also by Lynn Painter), which I absolutely adored — I think if I hadn’t read Accidentally Amy first, I might have given Maid for Each Other five stars too!

Abi is devastated when her apartment is being fumigated & decides to stay overnight at a house she cleans while it's owner is out of town. She has the surprise of her life when the owner's parents show up, and are thrilled to meet their son's girlfriend, Abby. Declan is equally surprised that his parents have met his fabricated "girlfriend", so he tracks Abi down to play the part for a while.... until it starts to feel real.

I loved this book! I've only read Lynn Painter's young adult books, and I loved getting to seeing her romcom & spice style. Abi & Declan had such great banter & I loved how they both sassed each other so much. Their chemistry was electric. I really enjoyed the two best friends as well! I was really worried Roman was going to be sleazy, and I was super relieved that wasn't the case. Overall, I thought this was a fast & fun read! I highly recommend!

"She was just so fucking alive that she very nearly glowed."

Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing Group, NetGalley & Lynn Painter for an ARC 🫶🏼

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for the ARC. All thoughts are honest and my own.

This was an absolutely adorable rom com that had me giggling and kicking my feet at almost every chance. From the moment the muffins were eaten by Declan's parents (blasphemous), I knew this book was going to be a funny time. And it was.

I loved the characters, but especially Declan. He fell first and he fell hard and I felt the yearning through the pages. I wanted to shake Abi because he was so perfect and she was so stubborn. But it was well worth it for the love declaration at the end of this story.

This has been my favorite Lynn Painter book by far and I highly recommend you pick this book up once it is released.

This book was the perfect blend of great characters, well paced storyline and lighthearted fun romance. I often don’t like a rich guy - poor girl story but I couldn’t put this one down. I will absolutely be recommending this to our library’s rom-com, romance readers!

Lynn Painter is a must buy author for me. She knows how to make me swoon and giggle like no one else.

Maid For Each Other by Lynn Painter, published by Berkley Publishing Group, is a witty and fun read. A fake relationship slow burn, the perfect summer beach read.
Declan and Abi's story is witty, fun, hilarious and really well written, 4.5 stars.

This was such a fun, fast-paced read with total rom-com energy! Abi ends up fake dating the guy whose penthouse she secretly crashes in, and things spiral in the best way. It’s not super deep, and I wish we got more from Declan’s POV, but I flew through it. Funny, flirty, and easy to picture as a movie!

Thanks to NetGalley & Berkley for the ARC

I love Lynn Painter books! The characters are always likable, usually there's great banter and not too much angst. This newest book did not disappoint. I loved the interesting twist that started from page 1 that led to this mistaken identity meet cute. Lynn is one of the few authors that I will read the book without reading about it first to see if I'll be interested. It's a pretty vanilla book, so if you are looking for the spice, you won't find it in her books.

Funny, romantic, engaging! I loved the style, and the characters. It's unabashedly a Cinderella story, but these days especially, such a story can be a relief if one has had a stressful day--week--year.

I especially appreciated how Palmer slyly turned some of the tropes most often used in romancelandia upside down. That just added frosting to a very delicious cake!

I love Lynn! She makes me laugh. All of her books are fun. This one was so great. The brooding millionaire and sweet chaotic girl done right in this one! These two had good chemistry and such a fun story line. This has been done to death but Lynn made it new and fun.
This is an adult novel. There is a tiny bit of drinking and plenty of F bombs. It seems to be his favorite word. There is a couple of sex scenes.