I Ran Away to Evil: A Cozy LitRPG Rom-Com

I Ran Away to Evil, Book 1

By: Mystic Neptune

Narrated by: Johnathan McClain, Laura Horowitz

A reluctant heroine finds unexpected love when she's sent to assassinate a lonely dark lord in the first book of this cozy romantasy series.

Henrietta Doryn has never enjoyed fighting. She'd rather be in the kitchen baking cookies. But it's her duty as Warrior Princess to face off against the forces of evil. As such, she's unceremoniously shooed from her kingdom to go eliminate the all-powerful Dark Lord next door.

Keith Monfort has never enjoyed ruling with an iron fist. He'd prefer to be in his workroom tinkering with practical magic. But it's his duty to lead the Dark Enchanted Forest and the forces of evil. So when Henrietta shows up at his door, he's only too happy to invite her in for tea to talk it out instead.

Can this unlikely pair prevent war between their two kingdoms? Where do their true loyalties lie? And when will they finally confess their growing feelings for each other?

Blending the best of love stories, fairy tales, and whimsy—with just a dash of mystery provided by the soothsaying Madame Potts's enigmatic announcements—I Ran Away to Evil is a deliciously delightful start to a charming romantic-comedy LitRPG series.

The first volume of the hit LitRPG romantasy series—with more than a million views on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!

©2024 Jessica Marie McIntosh (P)2024 Podium Audio

PUMA CHECK!!!

The references were amazing, the characters made me laugh, 10/10 would recommend to anyone who enjoys the genre and wants something wholesome

fun fantasy romance rom-com

Loved the story. The bad boy who is really the best, needy guy, and the knight princess heroine. fun and playful.

Best I've Heard on Audible

For starters, the story was excellent, I usually read garbage so it was nice to read something that was feel good but also had depth. Story was well written and characters were well developed.
As for the narration, it was awesome. this is one of the first stories I listened to on audible so it kind of set a high bar that hasn't been met since. Both narrators did voices that fit well with the characters and were able to narrate multiple people with different voices so it didn't all feel like the same 2 people with different accents

enjoyable read

It is very difficult to rate a book which is full of cliches, is kind of slow paced, and you know how it will end right from the start. But at the same time it is gentle, well written, witty, charming, cozy and leaves you with long lasting feel-good emotion. I will go with 5 stars because I had amazing time reading (listening) it.

It is a book that knows what it is, doesn't pretend to be anything else, and is just focused on the story it wants to tell. the characters are again, cliche, yet written in a way that endear them to the reader. It has (not so) subtle irony, witty humor, and it is just the right amount of sugar-y (for me, that is ;))

And as a bonus, I really laughed out loud on the puma check ;). That was unexpected, funny, and done just right ;)
Last but not least - the narrators are great!

So much fun!

Loved the story, but voices for some of the major side characters were so whiney, nails-on-a-chalkboard, it was a bit much at times.

Love this beautiful naive trop

This is just a good start and good VA’s doing this justice. Is all turns out lovely!

One of the best audiobooks out there!

Not only is the storyline brilliant, the characters well-developed and engaging, but the recording is WONDERFUL! Loved the voices and how they did all the different characters. Currently listening to the 2nd and can't wait for the 3rd!!

Captivating Characters!!

Ugh I loved all the characters and this cozy fantasy world! The narration brought the story to life.

Dating the dark lord

I Ran Away to Evil

Dark Lord King Keith has been having a day. The golem that’d spent all day on just failed and gave him a terrible case of mana burn. That’s when a princess knocks on the door of his inner sanctum to challenge him to a duel to the death.

I’ve never read a RomCom LitRPG before. I ca honestly say that it works really well!
There were a lot of fun moments for a good relaxing read. There were also plenty of in joke references as well! Johnathan McClain and Laura Horowitz do a great job with the alternating PoV narration. My only complaint would be to have the narrator voice their main character in the other narrator’s PoV chapter as well.

Content warning: none

ALL HAIL DARK LORD KEITH!

Oh my gods! This was such a charming cozy fantasy. Just enough of romance, adventure, and drama to keep me hooked! I can’t wait to get the next one.