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Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
Synopsis
Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain…and their unexpected romance. **REWARD OFFERED**: *Apprentice to The Villain wanted for treason (light), magical property damage (alleged), and one incident involving a weaponized scone (accurate). Frequently seen with a grumpy frog (crowned, judgmental). Answers to “Evie” or “Stop that.”* Evie Sage didn’t mean to become the right-hand woman to the kingdom’s most terrifying villain. One minute, she was applying for an entry-level position that promised “light paperwork and occasional beheadings,” and the next, she was knee-deep in magical mayhem, murder plots, and an entirely inappropriate crush on her brooding, sharp-jawed, walking disaster of a boss. Now, with a magical prophecy unraveling, assassins showing up in the break room, and a suspicious amount of frogs wearing crowns, Evie has to figure out how to survive her job without setting the kingdom on fire—or her dignity, which is hanging by a very sarcastic thread. Being evil-adjacent was never part of the five-year plan. But then again…neither was falling for The Villain. A magical office comedy with grumpy bosses, snarky frogs, and definitely-not-feelings.
Is Accomplice to the Villain appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This humorous fantasy romance features a workplace dynamic between an assistant and her villain boss, with light violence (beheadings mentioned), assassination plots, and romantic tension that includes kissing and moderate sexual content but no explicit scenes.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder and violence.
Who'll love this
Teens will love the witty banter, slow-burn romance, and hilarious magical office shenanigans with sarcastic frogs and a grumpy but attractive villain boss.