If Assistant to the Villain hooked you with villainous office politics and razor-sharp flirtation, prepare for undertaker-marshal rivalries conducted entirely through scalding letters that build from professional hostility to something dangerously unguarded. The grumpy-meets-sunshine chemistry crackles with that same forbidden energy—two professionals who absolutely should not catch feelings, yet their banter keeps betraying them. It's the workplace tension you crave, now wrapped in quirky death magic and bureaucratic absurdity that flips grim fantasy into cozy chaos.

Two professionals who absolutely should not catch feelings, yet their banter keeps betraying them.

The pacing refuses to let you surface for air, delivering punchy chapters and cliffhangers engineered for one-more-page addiction. Empowerment through anxious competence? The heroine's got it in spades, serving Evie energy with undertaker flair.

Two professionals who absolutely should not catch feelings, yet their banter keeps betraying them.

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"It takes place in an inventive fantasy setting with old gods, new gods, and talking creatures that I found captivating and fresh, and the love story between Hart and Mercy, especially their secret letters to each other, was absolutely swoon worthy. It’s a enemies to lovers story and I loved their banter. Sending this into the universe: Please make an animated film of this." — Helen Hoang, Goodreads

"The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy may have a pretty simple yet straightforward plot, but its execution was very well done. It was humorous, sweet, emotional, and delightfully romantic in that specific haters-to-lovers trope kind of way. Seriously, this trope is magnificent. Not to mention its additional grumpy x sunshine trope that I also find delightful and have been reading a lot of lately. It's the little things in life, right?? 😍😍 For the most part, I found this story terrific. Excellent romance and world-building, extremely likeable and relatable characters, solid plot and subplots." — toointofiction, Goodreads

"I want you confused, intrigued, and ready to risk it all for these two morbidly hot cinnamon rolls. I laughed, I cried, I wondered aloud what I was reading several times, I blessed the rains down in Africa, I thanked the maker. Seriously, I really did cry. I did not think this book would make me cry. Oh how the turntables… The romance hit me hard and Hart and Mercy really were the perfect enemies to lovers. There were talking animals, dead bodies (so many dead bodies), steamy scenes, and zombies. The world was both foreign, a bit dystopian, and definitely fantastical, but it also had enough snapshots of our normal life to ground my understanding. For example, Mercy read romance novels and loved bubble baths. It was cool to see how both worldviews were entwined, as you’re kinda just dropped into the story without extensive worldbuilding. Again, you’ll be confused until you’re not. Overall, I’ll definitely be reading the next book by the author and will be forever happy I most assuredly judged this book by its (lovely) cover. Give this a read if you want to explore a romance maybe a tad out of your comfort zone! I guarantee the hart (see what I did there?) of the book is rooted in an extra sweet romance between two lost" — Hannah B., Goodreads

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