Evie desperately needs a job. Her father is sick, her younger sister is still in school, and her mother and brother are gone. Entirely by accident, she bumps into the notorious villain, a man who is on top of the wanted lists across the kingdom, and he offers her a job as his office assistant.
She takes over managing his affairs completely, juggling his schedule of nefarious activities, the comings-and-goings of the interns, and dealing with the eclectic office staff, each with their special quirks. And oh, she is madly in love with her handsome boss.
There is a bomb planted in the office, indicating the presence of a traitor within the ranks. Evie and the villain work to unmask the traitor. The villain captures a rare creature called a guvre, and are dealing with the aftermath of this when the villain is captured by the king’s forces. Evie identifies the traitor as her own father, and vows to rescue the villain, becoming one herself in the process.
The story starts off slow, and the “banter” between Evie and others turns a bit tedious. The author puts in a lot of effort to make Evie, or indeed, all characters seem endearing, but the result is that they all come off saccharine sweet, cringe-level max. Still, the story does pick up, and tantalizing hints dropped indicating the villain’s origin story, and how the true villain is actually the king.
It is better than the average young-adult romantasy drivel that is peddled nowadays, not that that is saying much. I think I will continue the series though, just to see where this leads.