Once a Villain by Vanessa Len

'Mind-bending, heart wrenching, and unputdownable' STEPHANIE GARBER on Only a Monster
'A captivating new voice in fantasy' HAFSAH FAIZAL on Only a Monster

When monsters rule, who will be left to stop them?

After Joan's failed attempt to save the world, Eleanor now rules over a cruel new timeline where monsters live openly among humans, preying on them and subjugating them.

Nick - once a hero to humans, and Joan's first love - is tormented by the choice he made to save her over the timeline itself. And Aaron - the ruthless heir to a powerful monster family - now finds himself in a world where monsters have power beyond imagining while his feelings for Joan grow.

Wrenched between love and rivalry, the three of them must negotiate their fractured pasts to survive the new world and restore what was lost. Because only they remember that there was once a better timeline.

But how will they defeat a whole world of monsters with control over time itself?

TROPES
Morally gray FMC ?
Forbidden romance ❌❤️
Rival families with powers ⚔️✨
Love triangle ??
Time travel ⌛

READERS LOVE IT:
'What a roller coaster of emotions!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Fluid and immersive' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The pacing is sharp' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'What a great conclusion to this story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'AND THE ROMANCE AAAAHHHHHHHHHH OMGGG THE ANGST?!?!!?!!!! THE YEARNING?!???? *runs into a wall*' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐