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From the publisher:
“Once Upon a Time” meets “The Office” in Hannah Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain…and their unexpected romance.
ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem, terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.
With ailing family to support, Evie Sage’s employment status isn’t just important, it’s vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn’s most infamous Villain results in a job offer—naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don’t find evil so attractive, Evie.
But just when she’s getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat…and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain—and his entire nefarious empire—out.
Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work…and ensure he makes them pay.
After all, a good job is hard to find.
Rapid Rating: High.
Profanity includes 14 uses of strong language, about 25 instances of moderate profanity, a dozen uses of mild language, and x instances of the name of Deity in vain. Sexual content includes kissing. Violence includes “blood, death, battle, serious injury, and extreme pain,” as the writer’s content warning says. The author also notes that there are “severed heads hanging from the office ceiling and employees betting on which interns will be fed to the dragon.” There are also familial estrangement, death of a sibling in a backstory, child abandonment in a backstory, and sexual assault in a backstory.
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