Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain...and their unexpected romance.

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.

Assistant to the Villain

Whitney Lambert

There is so much that can be fixed by honesty, if you’re brave enough to use it.

Eslie

“If we could all see the world through your eyes.” 

"You could fix a broken world with just your smile." ~Evie's mother 

Good exposition. I really like the way this was done. 

Alexa Writes

the clear blue water, then splashed some of the cool liquid against her face and neck, hoping to calm her racing heart. She was in trouble this time. And not from some mythical villain. No. She'd done this to herself [...]. I did the right thing. So why do I feel like my chest is going to cave In? Sighing and splashing another bit of red water against her face, she began to list the other upcoming job fairs. Perhaps she could travel to one of the neighboring villa - Wait... Red?!

She knew. She didn't know how she knew, but she did. The Villain, King of Darkness, Haunter of Dreams, had his arms around her. Worse, even, she was not nearly as afraid as she should've been. In fact, she wasn't afraid at all, so much as she—oh dear. Was she laughing? She was. 

Hana Bohuslavová

We're all mtsters in the end. At least mine lives in the light.

Shayla B

 “Perhaps he would be less murderous if his moniker wasn’t so ridiculous.” – Evie

 “Unless of course, the name had been bestowed upon him at birth, in which case Evie would applaud his mother for her incredible foresight.” – Evie’s inner thoughts

 “Um, yes- The blood’s not great… but I was referring to the fact that you look like you were carved out of marble, and I just think that as a rule of thumb, inherently evil people should be grotesque-looking.” – Evie

“You just can’t kill people and be pretty. It’s confusing.” – Evie

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