Apprentice to the Villain

Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Aug 2024 · Assistant and the Villain Book 2 · Sold by Entangled: Red Tower Books

About this ebook

"An engaging love story about finding strength in vulnerability." ―Kirkus Reviews

The Instant New York Times Bestseller!
A Goodreads Choice Award nominee, Readers’ Favorite Romantasy
An Amazon Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of 2024

NOTICE TO STAFF: There has been a disturbing increase in cheeriness, sprightly behavior, and overall optimism of late. Please resume your former dark, ominous terrors at your earliest convenience. —Mgmt

Evie Sage has never been happier to be the assistant to The Villain. Who would have thought that working for an outrageously handsome (shhh, bad for his brand) evil overlord would be so rewarding? Still, the business of being bad is demanding, the forces of good are annoyingly persistent, and said forbidding boss is somewhat...er, out-of-evil-office.

But Rennedawn is in grave trouble, and all signs—Kingsley’s included—point to catastrophe. Something peculiar is happening with the kingdom’s magic, and it’s made The Villain’s manor vulnerable to their enemies...including their nemesis, the king.

Now it’s time for Evie to face her greatest challenge: protecting The Villain’s lair, all of his nefarious works, and maybe (provided no one finds out) the entire kingdom. No pressure, Evie.

It’s time to step out of her comfort zone and learn new skills. Like treason. Dagger work. Conspiring with the enemy. It’s all so...so...delightfully fun.

But what happens when the assistant to The Villain is ready to become his apprentice?

The Assistant and the Villain series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Assistant to the Villain
Book #2 Apprentice to the Villain
Book #3 Accomplice to the Villain

Ratings and reviews

Loved the first one (gave it 4 stars), and this one was good as well, but I felt there was a lot going on and nothing going on simultaneously. Will still read the next one when it comes out though.

EVERYTHING IS AMAZING The characters, the world building, the romance, and sometime some funny events is what made me love this series from Book 1 there was never a dull moment for me, I enjoyed reading it, which made me stay up very late until I was super tired. I can't wait for book 3 of this series. this series is super underrated, so I hope that people will find out about this book and love it as well as I did. ill do my part and fangirl about to other people too!

this was an engaging story. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm anxiously waiting for the next book to find out what else happens to these intriguing characters.

About the author

Hannah Nicole Maehrer—or as TikTok knows her, @hannahnicolemae—is a fantasy romance author and BookToker with a propensity for villains. She grew up in Eastern Pennsylvania, watching Disney movies in her favorite rocking chair, where she spent hours imagining her own stories, creating entire worlds among the green walls of her living room. She kept her big dreams close as she went on to graduate with a bachelor’s in psychology from Pennsylvania State University. Until one day her aspirations carried her to a small app on her phone that made those big dreams a reality. After developing the viral Assistant to the Villain TikTok series into a book, Hannah watched that world she always dreamed of take form.