Assistant and the Villain ( 4 books ) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

This series includes a New York Times Bestseller, a Goodreads Choice Award Finalist, an Amazon Best Books of the Year selection, and a Best of BookTok.

This cozy fantasy romantasy follows Evie Sage, a cheerful assistant navigating employment in the kingdom of Rennedawn's most notorious villain's organization. When Evie accepts a position offering "excellent benefits" and "unspecified office duties," she finds herself managing severed heads, magical mayhem, and an increasingly complicated workplace dynamic. The series blends office comedy with fantasy adventure as Evie contends with saboteurs, magical threats, and kingdom-wide conspiracies while maintaining the day-to-day operations of a villainous enterprise.

At the heart of the series is the developing romance between Evie and her temperamental boss, The Villain Trystan, exploring boss/employee and grumpy/sunshine dynamics. Themes of loyalty, blurred lines between good and evil, and workplace camaraderie emerge as Evie's role evolves beyond paperwork into more hands-on villainy. With humor-driven storytelling compared to "Once Upon a Time" meets "The Office" and featuring snarky frogs and weaponized scones, this romantasy appeals to readers seeking laugh-out-loud fantasy romance with unconventional heroines and morally gray love