Even Villains Fall in Love (Heroes and Villains) [Kindle Edition]

Liana Brooks (Author)

Book Description

A super villain at the top of his game must choose between the world he wants and the woman he loves.

If you believe the rumors you know that Doctor Charm, the wickedly sexy super villain, retired in shame seven years ago after his last fight with the super hero Zephyr Girl. The fact that the charming Evan Smith—father of four and husband of the too-beautiful-to-be-real Tabitha—bears a resemblance to the defeated Doctor is pure coincidence. And, please, ignore the minions.

Everything is perfect in the Smith household, until Tabitha announces her return to work as a super hero. Evan was hoping to keep her distracted until after he rigged the 2012 presidential election, but—genius that he is—Evan has a backup plan. In his basement lab, Evan has a machine whose sole purpose is keeping Tabitha hungry for him.

But children and labs don’t mix. The machine is broken, and Tabitha storms out, claiming she no longer knows him. World domination takes a back seat to meeting his daughters’ demands to get Mommy back right now. This time his genius isn’t going to be enough—he’s going to need both his evil alter-ego, and the blooming super abilities of his children to save his wife. But even his most charming self might not be enough to save their marriage.

Product Details

• File Size: 202 KB
• Print Length: 93 pages
• Publisher: Breathless Press (April 5, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007RZBM6M
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,760 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Sparkling, sly take on superheroes April 19, 2012

By B. Walker

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This little tongue-in-cheek (firmly) superhero story was a lot of fun. When I first read the synopsis, I remember thinking, ehh, how is Brooks going to make that funny with kids? As much as I generally like them, having one myself, I kind of think they can be story-killers sometimes. Here, something about 5-year-old quadruplets, a gorgeous semi-retired superhero mom and a she-thinks-he's-retired super villain dad makes for great hilarity.

Evan, aka Dr. Charm, is such a cute, befuddled, mostly-villainous genius. I loved that the story was told from his POV because he's got such a funny set of sliding morals. He knows why he should be good but doesn't really see why he has to be if he can find a way around it. He's even got his evil laboratory in the basement complete with minions (led by the warty six-knuckled Hert). He adores his perfect wife Tabitha, aka Zephyr Girl, and plans to make sure she stays his. Because of the way the plot was structured, there wasn't as much Tabitha in the book as Evan, but they had great chemistry and she was delightful as a working mom/superhero that came home to see what hubby made for dinner. I was so anxious to see if Brooks was doing any more books like this that I checked her website and saw that she's working on Every Hero Needs a Villain, which is Tabitha's story!

The four Smith daughters are freaking adorable. They're like smarter, cuter, funny versions of the Power Puff girls (how many of those things were there?). It could be that it's because when my brothers or I got yelled at, my mom never got our names right (yes, she called me by my brothers' names), but I thought it was hilarious that Evan thought about which daughter was which by their eye colors and favorite color. With some sewing help from Evan and the minions, they put their superhero costumes together and come up with their own names and it's priceless.

This is a long-ish novella and with novellas there's usually something you expect to get shaved off. There were some little plot issues with Tabitha's end of the story but they didn't bother me as much as I expected because I was having so much fun with Evan. I could have used a little more at the end though. I wanted an extra chapter but I would have settled for another handful of paragraphs even.

When done with some wit, I really enjoy books with a superhero theme and Brooks nailed it. There were quite a few times that I thought Dr. Charm would have had a terrific show on Nick at Nite (or his four girls should have their own show). I had so much fun reading this that I didn't want to come to the last page, which made the abrupt ending a little more painful that it may have been otherwise.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally fun! Can't wait for the sequel! April 25, 2012

By the Liz13

Format:Kindle Edition

I fell in love with Doctor Charm right away. While it helps that I love a bad boy, he was also so incredibly likable that it's easy to see why they called him Doctor Charm.
The humor continues with a home filled with identical quadruplets just old enough to cause some serious trouble, even if their Mom wasn't already a superhero.
I love the relationships through this book, and the exciting way the book keeps you hanging on until the end.
Liana knows how to spin a fantastic tale, and at $3 this book is a steal, I'd gladly pay twice that for this gem.
Buy this book, get your friends to buy it, and join in the fun!

I can't wait for the sequel!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Fun April 7, 2012

By A. Laurens

Format:Kindle Edition

EVFiL is a fun, quirky story about the super villain who married the superhero. He's hot, she's gorgeous, and it was just the kind of scandal the world needed :D Only now they have four kids, Evan's plan to take over the world via the US presidential elections is falling behind schedule - and his wife decides she wants to go back to superheroing. Seriously, is this not the most awesome set up? But of course, everything goes wrong, and Evan has to decide between ruling the free world, and getting his wife back - and, of course, everything is not as it seems >:)

So, reasons why you should read this book:
1) It's funny.
2) If you like anything in the superhero genre, you will probably like this.
3) It's SO nice to have a romance novel(la) based on a married couple for a change. Romance does not end with a wedding, people!
4) It's funny.

O:)

Final Conclusion:
If you enjoy lighthearted romance, real family dynamics, and a bit of superhero magic on the side, this is definitely the book for you. It's funny, it's quirky, and I really can't wait to read the next in the series :D

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