Has Accomplice to the Villain won any awards?

It was a finalist for the 2025 Goodreads Choice Award for Romantasy but did not win the category. It was also an instant #1 New York Times bestseller on publication in August 2025.

Do I need to read the earlier books first?

Yes. Accomplice to the Villain is the third book in the Assistant to the Villain series, following Assistant to the Villain and Apprentice to the Villain, and continues Evie Sage and Trystan Maverine's story directly from where the second book left off. It is not written to be read on its own. The series continues with Adversary to the Villain.

Accomplice to the Villain

Sareadforyou · 2026-10-01T15:12:15.000000Z

4.5/5 I read Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer the last month, and it honestly ended up being such a fun read. This book was so cozy and entertaining, I found myself constantly smiling, laughing, and just enjoying every moment of it without overthinking anything. The humor and banter between the characters was really what made it for me, it gave the whole story such a light and addictive vibe that made it super easy to fly through. I didn’t expect to get this attached, but I genuinely had a great time reading it and I kept wanting to pick it up every chance I got. \* Villain x Assistant dynamic 😈📋 \* Enemies to Lovers (but make it chaotic) ⚔️❤️ \* Forced Proximity (you work for evil now… good luck) 🏰 \* Morally Gray Love Interest 🖤👀 \* Found Family (but they’re all criminals lol) 🫶🗡️ \* Workplace Romance… in a villain’s lair 💼💀 \* Soft Villain secretly simping 😳🖤 \* Chaos & Banter 24/7 🤡💬 *Touch her and die (but he* is\* the danger) 😤🔪 Definitely continuing the series because I need more of this world and these characters in my life 👀🫶📖

Cozy Fantasy Romantasy

Pages: 368
Published: 2025
Language: English

Synopsis

Evie Sage accidentally becomes the right-hand woman to the kingdom's most feared villain after applying for an entry-level position. Now, amidst magical chaos, assassination plots, and a suspicious number of crowned frogs, she finds herself developing an inappropriate crush on her brooding boss. Evie must navigate her new job and unexpected feelings while trying to prevent the kingdom from falling into further disarray.

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