Assistant to the Villain · Book 4

Adversary to the Villain

Published
4 August 2026
Pages
444
ISBN-13
9781649378828
Type
novel
Cover of Adversary to the Villain

About this book

Adversary to the Villain, published August 4, 2026 at 444 pages, is a fourth consecutive August release and the longest in the series so far, continuing Evie Sage's low-violence, high-charm romance with the Villain ahead of the fifth and concluding volume Hannah Nicole Maehrer has yet to title.

Key facts about Adversary to the Villain

Hannah Nicole Maehrer wrote Adversary to the Villain, a novel on our list. It has been out since 4 August 2026. The book has 444 pages.

We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781649378828 to find the main one.

Adversary to the Villain is book 4 of 4 in the Assistant to the Villain series. The series has 4 published books. However, the series starts with Assistant to the Villain (2023). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.

That series sits on our romantic comedy shelf. It is also the latest published Hannah Nicole Maehrer book on file.

About Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Hannah Nicole Maehrer is an American fantasy-romance author and TikTok creator, known there as @hannahnicolemae, born in 1997 and raised in eastern Pennsylvania, where she studied psychology at Penn State before turning a viral TikTok concept into a publishing career. See every Hannah Nicole Maehrer book in order.

Its place in Assistant to the Villain

Adversary to the Villain is book 4 in the Assistant to the Villain series. It follows Accomplice to the Villain. See the full Assistant to the Villain reading order.

Evie Sage needs a job badly enough to take the one nobody else wants: personal assistant to the Villain, Rennedawn's most feared official evildoer. She expects torture devices and casual cruelty. Instead she finds a boss with dry wit, genuine (if gruff) fairness, and absolutely no patience for the actual monsters -- corrupt nobles, scheming princesses -- causing real harm in his kingdom. Hannah Nicole Maehrer's cozy fantasy rom-com runs on banter rather than angst: Evie's chatty, self-deprecating narration, a…

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