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Assistant to the Villain
Assistant to the Villain · Book 1 · 2023
Evie Sage needs an income to support her family. Becoming an assistant to Rennedawn's notorious Villain offers one, along with a difficult workplace crush. When someone sabotages his operation, keeping the job means finding the culprit.
From the publisher’s blurb
“Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.”Read the full description at Publisher description, Penguin
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What makes it funny?
The office has an enchanted frog who registers his opinions on tiny signs. Evie also has to find a professional way to deal with severed heads and other objects that most assistants never encounter at work.
The comedy at work
Maehrer applies ordinary office etiquette to a villain's lair. Evie's polite question about a corpse on her desk treats a grotesque situation as a small matter of workplace procedure.
Try this if…
Office comedy and a slow attraction to a dangerous boss are the main draws. This may suit readers who like romantic tension developing amid absurd administrative duties.
Good to know
Content includes torture, severed heads, threats of sexual assault and profanity. The romantic emphasis is on tension rather than explicit sex.
A few distinguishing details
- Administrative work in a villain's lair
- An office frog with opinions on signs
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Sources & further reading
- Authorized opening excerpt
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- Fresh Fiction review
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