I finished out the Molly the Maid series with
The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose on audiobook. The book descriptions says, "Molly Gray’s life is about to change in ways she could never have imagined. As the esteemed Head Maid and Special Events Manager of the Regency Grand Hotel, two good things are just around the corner—a taping of the hit antiquities TV show Hidden Treasures and, even more exciting, her wedding to Juan Manuel. When Molly brings in some old trinkets to be appraised on the show, one item is revealed to be a rare and coveted artifact worth millions. Molly becomes a rags-to-riches sensation, and a media frenzy swirls as she prepares to sell her priceless treasure. Then, on auction day, the treasure suddenly vanishes. and Molly and her friends find themselves at the center of the boldest art heist in recent memory. But the key to this mystery lies in the past, in a long-forgotten diary written by Molly’s Gran. For the first time ever, Molly learns about her grandmother’s secrets: how she was born into a wealthy family and fell head-over-heels in love with a young man her parents deemed below her. As fate would have it, Gran’s greatest love was someone Molly knows quite well."
This was another fun read. I liked learning more about Gran's history and liked the way the story went back and forth from the past to the present. Even though I didn't really like that format in book 2, I felt like it worked really well in this one as more and more information was uncovered throughout the story. Sometimes parts of the story dragged on for me a bit, but the end had me tearing up a couple times. I love how things came together in the end, and it was also fun to see how things from the earlier books totally had meaning in this last book in the series. (How do authors do that??) I do feel like Molly has changed a lot as a character since book 1, like she's not as recognizable in this book in terms of all the things she struggled with in book 1 (like she seems more socially aware now and such), but I don't mind and it seems to just work with regular character growth. Overall, this was an enjoyable series, and I would read more if the author wrote more.
Rating: * * (2/3 = Liked it)