Assistant to The Villain

Author: Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Genre: Humorous Fantasy / Romantasy – Villain Rom-com, Grumpy × Sunshine, Office Fantasy

Book Rating:⭐ 8/10

Spicy Rating: 🌶️1/5

Multiple reviewers say there’s no on-page spice, just tension, flirting, and a little kissing—rated “Level 0” or “no spice.”

Description:
When a job mishap throws broke, sunshiney Evie Sage into the path of Rennedawn’s most infamous Villain, she walks away with an offer she can’t refuse: become his personal assistant. Now her days are full of severed heads dangling from the ceiling, murderous coworkers, and HR forms for random mayhem—and trying very hard not to crush on her terrifyingly hot, grumpy boss. But something rotten is happening in the kingdom: someone is sabotaging the Villain from inside his own lair. Evie has to juggle color-coding evil paperwork, investigating a traitor, and keeping her feelings in check before the Villain’s whole operation (and maybe his life) goes up in flames.

Trope/Mood:
Villain rom-com; grumpy × sunshine; morally gray MMC; boss/assistant workplace hijinks; light mystery/sabotage plot; lots of banter and found-family henchmen; cozy, silly, low-angst, zero-spice slow burn.