The Villainess Route Has Completely Collapsed: A Cozy Isekai Romantasy

The Villainess Route Is Broken #3

by Vina Sovann

If you can't achieve exile through failure, achieve it through success—then abuse it spectacularly.

Dara's latest problem: she's accidentally too good at her job. The roads work. The districts thrive. People love her. And now the Crown Prince is courting her, which should be a disaster but might actually be an opportunity. Because if Valerius wants her as his fiancée, then she can leverage that into something far more useful: temporary governorship of Ambervale. Official authority. Real power. And the perfect platform to finally, deliberately fail in the most public way possible.

The plan is simple: accept the courtship, secure the position, then abuse it thoroughly. Blackmail nobles. Harass council members. Impose arbitrary taxes. Extort cooperation. Be so spectacularly terrible that formal accusations become inevitable and exile becomes mandatory. It's manipulative, calculating, and honestly her best work yet. The gifts are excellent, the authority is intoxicating, and if she has to fake intimacy with an inconveniently competent prince to get what she wants, well—that's just good strategy.

Except Valerius is dangerously perceptive. The council is more complicated than expected. And somewhere between accepting courtship gifts, wielding official power, and pretending this is all still part of the plan, Dara realizes that the line between performance and reality is becoming distressingly unclear.

Sometimes the most dangerous schemes are the ones that start feeling less like schemes.

971 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 28, 2026

Reviews

[Roberto Flores]

This is the first book that feels like a romance and the main characters actions ruin it. From the start she has worked against her started mission. Her competence and self delusion working with each other provided the entertainment. Having it so clearly pointed out in this book ruined the delusion and turned it into idiocy. I quit a third of the way in because the ending it so obvious and now her actions are just inevitable.

[Shelta]

Good story, held the plot, HEA with snacks

Relatable heroine who is just tired… Prays in a little temple and begins the best journey. I like how the author held the plot just long enough, then a smooth transition into Happily Ever After. Love the rescue animals, and the cleverness of the author. Enjoyable read - highly recommend!

[Susan Toussaint]

💙💛💜💚

Ahhhhh, I absolutely loved this series!!!! All the world development, the inventions, the chaotic adventures, our girl and her prince. Honestly, I wish this series was longer because there is so much I want to see our villainess do. Loved the ending though, it was so good and peaceful. Going to miss these characters.

[Mariame Princess Soukoule]

Well worth the read

This was easily a digestible story about a quirky villainess that made me laugh out loud, choke up, and get teary-eyed. This was a 10 out of 10 and I would read it again when I need an emotional pick me up.

[Robin Hayes]

A truly excellent series

I cannot recommend this enough. Great characters, great story and better food.

Give these books a chance. You won't be disappointed.

[Dorothy Leonor]

great read

Really entertaining book, it was funny a lot of times. I’d be laughing out loud and my family would look at me funny 😂

[Hope Erica]

Strong finish

This trilogy is entertaining and easy to read, but it only really develops its soul in the final book. I’m glad that I kept reading to get here.

[ghislaine belair]

Exceptionel. Very good , funny also. I loved it very much.