Title: Assistant to the Villain

Series: Assistant to the Villain #1

Author: Hannah Nicole Maehrer

ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem, terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.

With ailing family to support, Evie Sage’s employment status isn’t just important, it’s vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn’s most infamous Villain results in a job offer—naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don’t find evil so attractive, Evie.

But just when she’s getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat…and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain—and his entire nefarious empire—out.

Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work…and ensure he makes them pay.

After all, a good job is hard to find.

This book was an utter joy to read!  Darkness and light wrapped up in an utterly cute package that I LOVED!

Evie, totally down on her luck, gets a job as an assistant…..to the fairytale villain!

The Villain’s favourite pastime is thwarting the plans of Rennedawn’s King, Benedict, but there appears to be a traitor in their midst!

I won’t say anything about the plot but I will say I loved both Evie and The Villain just for them and their banter…..and I’ll leave you with these lines whilst I go and purchase book 2!

‘But he was so happy to see her. What an obscene, unnecessary emotion, but there it was. He was happy … How positively vile.’

‘You’re not all bad, are you?
He looked offended.
How dare you.’

‘It was both appallingly horrific and devastatingly wonderful that this small wisp of a woman had undone years of building pillars of protection around himself. That he would take apart any wall that kept him from her.’