Urban

A realist novel is a type of literature trying to present life as it actually is and it is also known as urban novels, which was popular at Victorian age to reflect urban life at that period. Just as the saying goes, literature originates from what happened in life but beyond that. It’s an appropriate description of realistic novels. Main characters in urban novels are often shaped by writers based on someone’s characteristics in real life. You will experience another life and learn about something from the main characters’ experience in stories. To know realistic novels’ meaning, you need to read some urban novels by yourself to form a personal understanding. We offer a vast collection of popular realistic novels and books online. Rich reading resources are provided for you to select.
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The Return Of The Young Marshal's  - Urban novels & stories

The Return Of The Young Marshal's

Thewitchwriter
For ten years, the world knew him only as a myth The Young Marshal. The government’s most classified weapon. The commander of 200,000 troops. A man whose face was forbidden from appearing in public. But Lorenzo Romano has finally come home. After a decade of bloodshed on distant battlefields, Lorenzo returns to Marina Azzurra with nothing but a duffel bag and a promise carved into his heart: Find Carolina Pescatori… the girl who once saved his life. She moved on. She became famous. She doesn’t even know the war hero the world worships was once the street boy she helped all those years ago. Haunted by war, burdened by secrets, and followed by a shadow of power he can’t escape, Lorenzo wants only one thing— to repay the kindness that kept him alive when nothing else could. But in a city of politics, wealth, hidden enemies, and old betrayals, the return of the Young Marshal is not a blessing… It’s a spark. One that could ignite a war far deadlier than the one he left behind. And when Carolina finally meets him a gain, she must decide— Is he the hero the nation calls a legend… or the broken weapon he believes himself to be?
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THE UNDERESTIMATED BILLIONAIRE TYCOON  - Urban novels & stories

THE UNDERESTIMATED BILLIONAIRE TYCOON

Frostlyn kate
What do you do when the person you sacrificed everything for throws you away like garbage??? Blake Sterling spent three years as an invisible househusband—mocked, belittled, and humiliated. What his wife didn't know: he was the billionaire secretly engineering her success. Every victory she celebrated? He built it. Every door that opened? He opened it. Every moment she looked through him like he was nothing? He swallowed the pain and kept building her success. Until the night he discovered her engagement to another man. The divorce papers she'd hidden in her drawer? He signed them first. The company she thought she'd built alone? He'd orchestrated everything. The life she thought she'd won? It was always his gift to give—and his to take away. Now she'll discover the most terrifying truth of all: The man who had nothing was the one who had everything. And she just let him walk away.
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The Mysterious Chairman Keith - Urban novels & stories

The Mysterious Chairman Keith

Slumberin_Wraith
On the day his girlfriend decides to dump him, Manuel Reeves awakens his family heirloom. A Ring of Power that gives him incomparable strength. He discovers he is the heir of the biggest Conglomerate, the Nightingale Group of Companies. Now, he must alternate between his identity as Manuel Keith as the new Chairman of Nightingale Group and as Manuel Reeves, the miserable forsaken boy that got dumped by his girlfriend after donating Bone Marrows to her!
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I Was the Joke: Now I'm the Punchline They Fear - Urban novels & stories

I Was the Joke: Now I'm the Punchline They Fear

The Heirless
He was the joke of the century. The nobody who somehow tricked a Bradford daughter into marriage. The pathetic man who couldn't even keep his wife faithful. For five years, Marcus Chen endured hell as the despised son-in-law of the powerful Bradford family. They mocked him, abused him, and treated him like worthless trash. . On the night of his divorce party, a celebration thrown specifically to humiliate him, Marcus finally signed the papers and walked away with nothing. What the Bradfords didn't know was that Marcus isn't some nobody from nowhere. He's Marcus Chen-Laurent, the hidden heir of one of the most powerful empires in the city. Now that the game is over, Marcus is done playing the victim. The forsaken heir has returned and he's bringing with him, HELL.
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The Billionaire's Secret Identity  - Urban novels & stories

The Billionaire's Secret Identity

Raphael Asuquo
After returning from a risky mission that almost cost him his life, Tony expects to finally claim the reward he was promised. Instead, he walks into a disaster. His company, the empire he built with his own hands has been completely taken over by his Deputy, a man who has never even met him yet boldly claims full ownership. Within a blink, Tony becomes a nobody. He is mocked by junior staff, insulted at the entrance, and nearly mauled by the very security dogs he paid for with his sweat. Just when it seems like everything is over, fate steps in. Tony regains his company. But the old Tony died the day he was betrayed. Now, he returns colder and determined to make every traitor pay. No one is exempt. Not the Deputy. Not the staff who humiliated him. And not even the woman he loves.
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Rise Of The Crimson Lord - Urban novels & stories

Rise Of The Crimson Lord

Skylin
Everyone thought Leon Hawke died the night his home was destroyed and his family was killed. But two years later, he returns stronger, colder, and known to the world as the feared Crimson General. Back when he was at his lowest, Leon collapsed on a street and was saved by Seraphine Vale, a gentle healer who took him in without knowing his true identity. She gave him hope when he had none. Now Leon is back in Ravenport with two missions: find the people who ruined his life, and repay the woman who saved him. But Seraphine is not as simple or safe as he once thought. She is trapped by her powerful family, and the secrets she carries are tied to the enemies Leon is hunting. As danger rises and feelings grow, Leon must choose—save Seraphine, or take revenge and risk losing everything all over again.
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The Devil's lease - Urban novels & stories

The Devil's lease

PenielThoy
Caleb is broke, unlucky, and desperate for cheap rent. When a mysterious lease falls into his hands, he thinks he’s scored the deal of a lifetime—until he realizes he just signed with Hell. Now he’s got thirty days to deliver souls or lose his own. With a sarcastic demon handler, an angry best friend, and rent still due, Caleb’s life is about to spiral into horror, comedy, and pure chaos. Hell has never been this hilarious… or this dangerous.
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Beneath the city lights - Urban novels & stories

Beneath the city lights

Amìnessa Vale
Beneath the streets of New York, the city hums with unseen life. Aidan Wolfe works the hours most people forget, repairing the subway lines that carry millions above his head. Once a firefighter, now a man who keeps his head down, Aidan measures his days in the steady rhythm of trains and the hiss of machinery. He doesn’t talk much. He doesn’t need to. The tunnels don’t ask questions. But the city does — in small ways. In every echo, in every light that flickers back to life, in every stranger who reminds him that silence can only last so long. Beneath the City Lights is a story about endurance, the dignity of work, and the quiet humanity found in forgotten places. It’s not about escape. It’s about learning how to stay.
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FROM ASHES TO EMPIRE  - Urban novels & stories

FROM ASHES TO EMPIRE

Lugard fine
Ethan Valor was once humiliated, mocked, and discarded by those closest to him—his wife, Victoria, and her powerful family, the Lornes. Branded weak and incompetent, he was fired from the family conglomerate and replaced by Victoria’s ex-boyfriend, billionaire Damian Cross. Everyone thought they had stripped him of his potential… but they had only awakened a relentless fire within him. Retreating into obscurity, Ethan quietly rebuilt his empire, investing in technologies, acquiring strategic assets, and amassing wealth at a pace no one could anticipate. While Victoria and her family celebrated his absence, their empire slowly became unknowingly dependent on the very man they had scorned. When Ethan returns, he is no longer the meek man they knew—he is a trillionaire, untouchable, and commanding power that stretches across industries and nations. The Lornes and Victoria come begging, but Ethan’s revenge is precise: he buys out their companies, ruins his enemies, and demonstrates that humiliation is the catalyst for unstoppable greatness. From Ashes to Empire is a story of patience, vengeance, and ultimate triumph—a testament to intelligence, strategy, and unyielding ambition.
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Dominance of the ex-con Son-in-law  - Urban novels & stories

Dominance of the ex-con Son-in-law

Awe
After four years of marriage, Bella Watson, whose career had skyrocketed to fame, decides to leave behind her husband, Kadmiel Harper, whom she now sees as nothing more than dead weight. But what she doesn’t realise is that every bit of her success was only possible because of him.
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The Silent Benefactor
 - Urban novels & stories

The Silent Benefactor

Ivy Rogers
For seven years, Derick Sekwiga lived like an ordinary, overlooked husband while quietly turning his wife's small company into a powerful empire behind the scenes. But when her charming ex-boyfriend suddenly reappeared with sweet words and hidden motives, she threw her trust at him and pushed Derick aside without a second thought. Tired of being doubted, used, and disrespected, Derick signed the divorce papers and walked away without a fight. What his ex-wife never imagined was that the man she ran back to only wanted her wealth—and the “nobody” she divorced was actually the quiet force controlling half the city’s economy. Now, with his identity revealed and his patience gone, everyone who ever underestimated Derick Sekwiga is about to face the consequences.
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The Ex-Con billionaire war God - Urban novels & stories

The Ex-Con billionaire war God

R. S. Paradise
They called him Pauper Benedetti. The boy with three shirts, the charity case no one believed in. But when Marco returned after five silent years—he didn’t come back poor. He came back as the War God, forged in fire, crowned in blood, and wealthy enough to make billionaires tremble. He walked into Oriana Caruso’s engagement wearing a cheap suit and carrying a velvet ring box. He left with a wife. Just not the one anyone expected. Isabella Caruso—the quiet, unwanted sister—was the only person who dared speak the truth for him. While Oriana laughed, while society mocked him, Isabella stood alone. So Marco knelt before her with a pink-diamond necklace worth more than the entire ballroom. “Marry me,” Marco said, voice steady. “Why me?” Isabella whispered. “Because when the world pointed guns, you were the one who didn’t flinch.” Now Isabella wears the necklace society can’t stop staring at—while Oriana glares with burning regret. Because the War God didn’t just return wealthy. He returned powerful. And he’s not done. Billionaires will kneel. Families will fall. The world will learn exactly who Marco Benedetti is.
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THE SECRET SON-IN-LAW: Heir of War - Urban novels & stories

THE SECRET SON-IN-LAW: Heir of War

Billie Patsy
For three long years, Leon Hale has lived as the disgrace of the Carson family—an unwanted son-in-law mocked for his poverty, treated like a servant, and blamed for every misfortune under their luxurious roof. They think he is useless. They think he is weak. They think he has nowhere else to go. They have no idea who he really is. When a mysterious man appears one night, calling Leon “War God’s Heir,” the truth begins to unravel. Leon is the only surviving descendant of an ancient, feared military clan—one whose power, wealth, and influence could crush the entire city with a single command. But Leon didn’t forget the Carson family’s cruelty. He didn’t forget how they humiliated him. And most importantly… he didn’t forget how his wife, Sophia Carson, was the only one who ever stood by him, even when her entire family turned against him. Now, the man they treated like trash is about to become the most dangerous man they’ve ever crossed. The world will soon kneel before him. The Carson family will learn exactly who they’ve been insulting. And those who try to hurt Sophia will meet the War God’s wrath. But as enemies from his hidden past return—ruthless generals, underground syndicates, and a mysterious rival claiming his inheritance—Leon must protect the woman he loves while taking back the throne that rightfully belongs to him. He came as a son-in-law. He rises as a legend. And this time… everyone will bow.
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RISE OF THE WORTHLESS SON-IN-LAW  - Urban novels & stories

RISE OF THE WORTHLESS SON-IN-LAW

Omar John
Ethan Cole was looked down on by everyone. His in-laws treated him like trash, his wife never respected him, and the entire city saw him as nothing more than a useless son-in-law. He was nothing but a punching bag for those who thought they were better than him. But they never knew the truth. Ethan wasn’t just some ordinary man, he was the heir to the powerful Cole family, the wealthiest and most feared family in the country. Due to past mistakes, Ethan had chosen to live a quiet life, keeping his true identity undercover, but when they pushed him too far, they awakened the beast within him. Now, the same in-laws who used him as a punching bag are nothing but stepping stones beneath his feet. The so-called rich and powerful young masters who mocked him? They now bow before him, trembling in fear. His wife, who never saw his worth can only watch in shock as he becomes the most influential man in the city. Ethan is done being the fool everyone laughs at. He will show them what true power looks like. And this time, he’s the one throwing the punches.
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Reborn To Squander  As A Prodigal - Urban novels & stories

Reborn To Squander As A Prodigal

GEEGEE
After being in a coma for more than a year, Zavier Rockwell, finally felt like he had gotten his release. As he floated as a ghost, he regretted his actions. Being ungrateful to the family that wanted nothing more than seeing him succeed. Clouded by his illegitimate status, Zavier Rockwell wanted nothing more than soar higher, take his oldest birthright and stand tall among others. But how could he succeed when his fate was already written before his very birth? Zavier Rockwell lack of business acumen made him fail miserably which resulted in him getting a sentence of life, destined to spend the rest of his life behind the four corners of a prison. But that wasn’t what the book of destiny decreed. All it took was one vengeful spirit and he was comatose for life. With his pathetic life ending, never in a million years did he thought that he would get a second chance. But as they say, man proposes and god disposes. Zavier Rockwell found himself reborn a few months before he officially blackened. This time, he wasn’t just a useless second rich generation kid but he was equipped with a prodigal system. [Ding! Spend 100 million at the targeted location. Reward – an immortal pill. Failure – deduction of 60 hours’ worth of lifespan.] Equipped with such a system, what could Zavier Rockwell who swore that if he ever gets a second chance at life would become a prodigal son and never mess with the family business do? He could only grit his teeth and squander the money that his family was earnestly making and, in the process, found himself capable and prosperous. Why was the script looking so wrong the more money he squanders?
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A Cure for Innocence - Urban novels & stories

A Cure for Innocence

Ibechi
When a young street medic is framed for a crime he didn’t commit, he must prove his innocence the only way he knows how, by saving the very woman who could expose him. But in a city built on secrets, saving her means unearthing a past that could destroy them both. The Healer of Hollow Street is a heart-stopping urban thriller about mercy, truth, and the pulse that keeps hope alive.
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The Lost Ricci: Heir Back from the Dead - Urban novels & stories

The Lost Ricci: Heir Back from the Dead

Musically
Dante Moretti's world shatters in a single night. Fired from his job, he arrives at his wife's birthday party only to witness the ultimate betrayal—Giulia kissing Leonardo Greco, his former boss, in front of everyone. "This was never going to work. We're from different worlds," Giulia says coldly, flaunting the emerald ring that replaced Dante's wedding band. Her mother delivers the final blow: "Giulia is pregnant. With Leonardo's child, of course." Homeless and broken, Dante is kidnapped by a mysterious woman who drops an impossible truth: "You're my brother. The long-lost heir to Apex Crown Holdings." His real name is Ryan Ricci. The "worthless" husband is actually a billionaire heir. "I don't want handouts," Dante tells his dying sister Selena and bedridden father Pietro. "I want to earn it." Going undercover as a lowly employee in his own company, Dante begins his transformation. But Leonardo and Giulia are plotting to manipulate the "naive" new heir, unaware their target is the man they destroyed. "Naive people are easy to manipulate, don't you think?" Leonardo smirks. He has no idea who's really playing whom. When the scorned rises from the ashes, everyone pays.
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System Activated: Empire Reset Protocol - Urban novels & stories

System Activated: Empire Reset Protocol

Canice Hays
Abandoned, beaten, and left for dead, Victor Draven should have been nothing. But when a mysterious system awakens within him, he inherits the blueprint to an empire worth billions. Each mission rebuilds his power, each step humiliates his enemies, and every choice reshapes the world. From street rat to unstoppable tycoon. Watch him rise. Watch them fall. Victor will make those who spat on him kneel, or break. Welcome to the Empire Reset.
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RISE OF THE LOST HEIR: ASHES TO EMPIRE  - Urban novels & stories

RISE OF THE LOST HEIR: ASHES TO EMPIRE

Zhi-Mei
Levi has always fought for everything — his grandmother’s love, his survival in a harsh neighborhood, and the girl he thought he could call his own. But Clarie’s betrayal, his best friend’s lies, and the crushing weight of debt leave him homeless, heartbroken, and desperate. Elsa has loved Levi quietly for years, watching over him while hiding her own feelings. When his grandmother falls gravely ill, she becomes the only one who can keep him grounded — and the one he might finally lean on. From the streets of Northwood Crest to the heights of a corporate empire, Levi’s life takes an unexpected turn when he discovers a truth that changes everything: he is the heir to a powerful conglomerate. But wealth and power cannot heal the wounds of betrayal, nor erase the past he tried to forget. Now, with enemies circling and old scars threatening to unravel everything, Levi must navigate love, loyalty, and danger — while facing the woman who has always held his heart. Will he find a way to forgive, to protect what matters, and finally claim the life and love he’s always deserved?
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The Return Of The Hidden Dragon - Urban novels & stories

The Return Of The Hidden Dragon

BUCHI MIX
When Alex signed the divorce papers, he thought he’d lost everything, his love, his dignity, his home. What his wife never knew was that her success came from his silent power. But when the fleet of black cars pulled up and the men in suits bowed, the truth surfaced. The man she cast aside wasn’t a failure. He was the hidden heir of an empire. Now, Alex returns, not to beg for love, but to reclaim the world that betrayed him, and this time… mercy won’t be part of his fortune.
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