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“Oh, of course. Mediocre men receiving positions of power they haven’t earned because of their birthrights. How against the grain.”

Accomplice to the Villain (Assistant and the Villain, 3) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

October 18, 2025 by bjornsnipe 2 Comments

All Evie Sage wanted was a well-paying job to support her family that didn’t involve her boss attempting to sexually assault her. Now, she’s the assistant accomplice (she got a promotion!) to The Villain, the kingdom’s most terrifying figure. All her job was supposed to entail was “light paperwork and occasional beheadings,” but now, she’s knee-deep in torture, familial betrayal, a kingdom-ending (or saving) prophecy, and a flirtatious disaster with the boss. All while dealing with the fact that she may not be as sweet […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: annoying characters, Death, frog with signs, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, sexy times, the first book was the best book, trying too hard humor

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:132 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Romance · Tags: annoying characters, Death, frog with signs, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, sexy times, the first book was the best book, trying too hard humor ·
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And now we wait

Accomplice to the Villain: A Novel by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

October 7, 2025 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Accomplice to the Villain is the third installment in Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s Villain Romance/Fantasy series. Since Accomplice just came out in August, I’m probably going to have to wait a while for Adversary to the Villain, which is the projected title for the fourth and final book in the series. Part of me is annoyed at having to wait and part of me looks forward to re-reading everything when the final novel is released. As with the previous books, Maehrer delivers thrilling adventure, bloody action, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, Accomplice to the Villain, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Romance

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:55 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, Accomplice to the Villain, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Romance ·
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The Good, the Bad and the Horny

Apprentice to the Villain: A Novel by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

October 3, 2025 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Apprentice to the Villain is the second of four projected Villain novels (#3 is out now) and continues the romance/fantasy of Evie Sage and Trystan Maverine, aka the Villain. At the end of book one, Evie’s world has been turned on its head. Her boss Trystan has been captured by the evil King Benedict and he thinks Evie is dead. Evie and the rest of the crew at Massacre Manor  have to come up with a plan to get the boss back and save the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Romance, The Apprentice to the Villain

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:54 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Romance, The Apprentice to the Villain ·
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A slow burn with fire breathing dragons

Assistant to the Villain: A Novel by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

October 1, 2025 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Like This Will Be Fun, Assistant to the Villain is a romance/fantasy with a good amount of humor  and thrilling adventure thrown in. Assistant is the first book in a series, and I found this one entertaining enough that I will definitely be reading the next installment Apprentice to the Villain (the third book, Accomplice to the Villain, just came out this year). I’ve sort of accidentally found myself reading romantasy lately, and frankly, it’s kind of a nice break from reality. I liked Assistant […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, Assistant to the Villain, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Romance

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:53 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, Assistant to the Villain, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Romance ·
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Part 2 problems but not really that bad

Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

March 30, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Cozy streak incoming. First up: Apprentice to the Villain. This is definitely a part two, in that it’s still a good continuation of the story, but it focuses on developing the big problems to be resolved later. That means there is less character development, and a lot more emphasis on mutual pining, which really gets irritating. The general lack of clear communication causing misunderstandings and problems in romance is a main reason I don’t read a lot of that, because it’s so very avoidable. Do […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, Apprentice to the Villain, cozy, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Romance, romantasy

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, Apprentice to the Villain, cozy, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Romance, romantasy ·
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Some Actually Recommended Romances

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez

Enemies With Benefits by Roxie Noir

Dear Grumpy Boss by Julia Wolf

Bananapants by Penny Reid

December 31, 2024 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

I’m still reading romance novels on my kindle, and when people ask me what I recommend, it’s always Paul Murray or Ted Chiang or “Oh, I’ve just reread Siri Hustvedt’s What I Loved.”  I have got to stop being ashamed of reading them, though, because some of the most fun I’ve had this year has been reading romances. This is by no means a comprehensive list of the top 4 romance novels I’ve read this year – it’s just the top 4 most recently read […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Gabriella Gamez, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Julia Wolf, Penny Reid, Roxie Noir

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR16 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Gabriella Gamez, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Julia Wolf, Penny Reid, Roxie Noir ·
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