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Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Hannah Nicole Maehrer is a fantasy romance author and BookToker known for turning her viral Villains-and-Assistants TikTok skits into the Assistant to the Villain series, including Assistant to the Villain, Apprentice to the Villain, and Accomplice to the Villain. Her breakout debut became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. ((https://titanbooks.com/creators/hannah-nicole-maehrer/?utm_source=openai))

Biography & Author's Journey

Hannah Nicole Maehrer grew up in Pennsylvania, where Disney films, fairy-tale logic, and long stretches of private storytelling fed an early attraction to fantasy. She later earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Pennsylvania State University. Long before publication, writing appears to have been a steady ambition rather than a late career pivot; in interviews, she has described authorship as something she had planned since childhood and has spoken about writing from a young age. That blend of imaginative play, emotional attentiveness, and interest in human behavior would become central to the tone of her fiction. ((https://www.penguin.de/autoren/hannah-nicole-maehrer/750096?utm_source=openai))

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Quotes

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I love sharing her with the world
-Fanbase Press Interview: Accomplice to the Villain
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Many of the characters and the romance developed there first!
-Fanbase Press Interview: Assistant to the Villain
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Assistant to the Villain changed my life and my whole world
-United By Pop: Apprentice to the Villain
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But mostly, I thought about how I could make them laugh
-United By Pop: Creating the TikTok Skits
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I’m so honored for anyone to pick it up
-Interview with: Hannah Nicole Maehrer
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The truth is, planning for me is fruitless!
-Into the Unknown
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I find the most joy in storytelling, and the fact that the joy has spread so widely is incredibly humbling
-Exclusive Interview: Accomplice to the Villain
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Writing and stories have been a dream since I was old enough to speak them aloud
-Q&A: Assistant to the Villain
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Love in and of itself is magic; romance is made of it
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"Hannah Nicole Maehrer, a rising fantasy romance author and BookToker"

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"The real draw is the humor and slow-burn attraction, clearly author Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s strong suit"

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