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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.
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The Lupine code
Beneath Manhattan’s glittering skyline lies the Silver District — an urban quarantine zone where the city hides its failures. Inside its shadows roam the Lycaon, humans mutated by illegal genetic conditioning. Governments insist they’re extinct.
They are very wrong.
Caleb Mercer — former security officer turned fugitive — survives on the fringes after escaping a classified experiment known as Program Howl. Every night, he battles a violent transformation ripping his humanity apart. Every day, federal strike teams hunt him as an “uncontrolled biological threat.”
When an explosion tears through the Silver District, exposing the existence of a second generation of engineered shapeshifters, Caleb becomes the only one capable of tracking the outbreak’s source.
He doesn’t want to be a hero.
He just wants revenge — and answers.
The truth?
Something worse than werewolves is evolving in the city’s bones.
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Empire of the Unexpected Heir
Alex lives so poor all life, with a rich mindset but he could only make poor decisions since he is poor. He got betrayed by those he loved, people he thought were his friends and family. Then a call came in which would either change his life or break him. It's revealed he was the heir to a strong family empire. Alex seizes the opportunity and intends to rise and take revenge on those who have betrayed him. In the city full of ambition, secrets and evil his path to power is just getting started.
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My Great Fortune System
Gray Adams grew up with nothing but long shifts and calloused hands. After losing his last job and facing eviction, he thought his life was over. Then, on a rain-soaked night, a voice echoed in his mind:
[Welcome to the Great Fortune System.]
That single message changed everything.
The System offered missions tied to money, ambition, and discipline—rewarding him for smart investments, confidence, and courage. As Gray climbed from broke laborer to rising entrepreneur, he discovered that real power demanded more than wealth.
When success tempts corruption and rivals try to destroy him, Gray must choose between becoming another ruthless billionaire or staying true to himself
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The Heir’s Cold Revenge
On the day of his graduation, Ethan Cole dropped to one knee before the woman he thought he would spend forever with.
But instead of a "yes," her laughter cut through the air, sharp and humiliating. She told him he was unworthy, a nobody scraping by on part-time jobs, unfit to even breathe the same air as her. In front of the entire school, she walked away, straight into the arms of a wealthy heir who showered her with luxuries beyond imagination.
What she never knew was that Ethan wasn’t poor at all. His family secretly controlled 70% of the world’s wealth, and by ancient family rule, he had been forced to live humbly until graduation. Now, on the eve of inheriting a global empire, Ethan will rise, not just to claim what is his, but to show the world, and the woman who scorned him, exactly who he is.
But as Ethan steps into power, enemies circle. Greedy corporations, shadowy organizations, and even members of his own bloodline want him destroyed. In love and in war, he must navigate betrayal, vengeance, and temptation, while uncovering a darker truth: that power comes with a cost even money can’t pay.
His ex thought she rejected a poor man. She had no idea she awakened a king.
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rise of the underdog
To her family, Alexander Chen is nothing more than a polite, struggling marketing coordinator — lucky their daughter hasn’t left him yet. To his wife, Victoria, he’s a convenient placeholder while she laughs a little too loudly at another man’s jokes and slips away for “late meetings.”
But Alex has secrets. Behind the patient smile lies a mind sharper than steel and a fortune far greater than anyone suspects. For three years, he’s played the role of the obedient husband, enduring the humiliation, the betrayals, the lies.
Now, the mask is coming off.
As Victoria falls deeper into David Morrison’s orbit, Alex prepares to show them both what choices cost. Love may have made him weak. Betrayal is about to make him unstoppable.
Marriage was her game. War will be his.
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Lust Leveling
Ever wondered what the world would look like if the villains actually won?
Well, in this world, they did. And everything good about life was erased.
The government crumbled into the hands of criminals. Chaos became order. Blood became the new currency.
And the world literally turned into a crime-ruled dystopia.
In the neon shadows of this fallen society ruled by corruption, strength, and vice. Liam Queen was nothing more than a weak, broken boy scraping by in the slums. Until a brutal night of blood and vain heroism left him chosen by an alien princess… and bound with a power unlike any other.
A strange interface.
One that presented him with three options. Three paths:
The Lust System
The Warlord System
The Hero System
And whether by accident.. or cruel fate, Liam ended up with the Lust System. And he was driven into a life of sensual desires, endless pleasure and carnal passion.
But the path Liam unlocked was no gift. It was sin itself. An epitome of chaos. And it began with his very first quest:
Lose your virginity within 24 hours… or die.
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RISEN FROM THE ASHES: GOD OF CHAOS
In the shadows of betrayal, Flynn Grayson loses everything—his wife, his job, his dignity—at the hands of the ruthless Hendrix family. But when a stranger reveals his true identity as Kace Cameron, heir to a vast empire, the discarded ex-military veteran rises from the ashes, armed with secrets from a shadowy military past.
Five years later, Kace returns to Manhattan, a trillionaire tycoon with a vendetta. As he infiltrates the Hendrix empire, unearthing corruption tied to stolen weapons and a decade-old scandal at the military camp he served at, St. Maria, the lines between justice and vengeance blur. With enemies closing in and a trail of blood leading to the truth, Kace must decide: reclaim his honor… or destroy them all?
Revenge isn’t just sweet—it’s lethal.
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Exiled Son-In-Law, Supreme General
Everyone saw Maxwell as a worthless live-in son-in-law, an ex-con, a stain on the family name. Even his own wife, the cold and elegant CEO, came to prison just to hand him divorce papers.
But what no one knew…was that the “disgraced prisoner” was actually the nation’s youngest Five-Star General, bound by a mission so secret he couldn’t reveal his true identity, even to her.
Betrayed, humiliated, and cast aside, he vowed to cut all ties. Yet fate wasn’t done with him.
When the wealthy and fiery business queen, daughter of his loyal subordinate, stood by his side, the world finally caught a glimpse of his true power. From boardrooms to battlefields, from family disputes to high-stakes conspiracies, he will rise again…This time, not as a son-in-law, but as the Supreme General the world must bow to.
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The Healer’s Code
In a bustling metropolis that hides miracles behind skyscrapers and shadows, David Foreman is a nobody, a medical student dropout scraping through life. Mocked for his weak body and timid heart, he stumbles into a hidden world where medicine and martial arts intertwine, where energy can heal, or kill.
A secretive mentor offers him guidance: to master an ancient discipline blending healing arts with combat precision. But when David’s newfound power draws attention from both the underworld and government forces, he learns the truth, his abilities are not random. They are inherited, the final link in a family legacy silenced decades ago.
As the line between healer and warrior blurs, David must face an enemy tied to his past, a man who destroyed his father’s life to harness the same power for darker ends.
Through betrayal, sacrifice, and battles in both alleys and hospitals, David rises from the city’s forgotten corners to become the one name whispered in fear and awe: “The Surgeon of Shadows.”
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The Rise of Alexander Black (the Errand Boy)!
Broke. Humiliated. Betrayed.
Alex Black was the butt of jokes in his school, the popular errand boy everyone called to do their menial jobs. The most achievement Alex could boast of was self-developing a website, which he used for taking errand gigs from other students. His somewhat other worthy achievement was dating Emily Marks (or at least he thought), the prettiest girl from his class.
Just when his horrors in human forms thought they had given Alex their best shot, Alex’s life picked up with a strange $100,000,000 alert. Their best was just his starting point. Alex is about to embark on a journey of face-slapping and revenge that will change the course of his life and his world forever.
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Never Underestimate Jamie Luther
In a world of luxury and tech empires, Jamie Luther's life implodes.
"You were never someone I would fall in love with. And so what if I used you....you should be grateful I found you useful at the first place" Francesca sneered.
********
Betrayed by his wife and family, Jamie vows revenge. As Francesca and Fred Blackwood scheme, Jamie unearths a deadly conspiracy. With allies in tow, he'll seek justice, but at what cost? Can they survive his retribution? Will he ever forgive? What happens when you underestimate a Luther?
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The Heir's Ascent: From Rags to Fortune.
Ethan Cole has lived eighteen years as the unwanted adoptive son of the wealthy Blake family, relegated to a storage closet and treated as live-in help.
After discovering his girlfriend Sarah is cheating with his adoptive brother Dylan, he's violently thrown out with nothing but garbage bags of belongings. That same night, $100 million appears in his bank account, and Victoria Ramsey—CEO of Meridian Corporation—arrives to tell him the impossible: he's the lost heir to one of America's most powerful families, and she now works for him. As Ethan navigates sudden wealth, elite society, and a web of secrets about his past, he must decide who he can trust and whether revenge or redemption will define his future.
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OUT OF PRISON, HIS REVENGE BEGINS
"You, good-for-nothing son-in-law, better leave my daughter as soon as possible. You're a loser, and you don't deserve her!" Nicholas' mother-in-law told him this when he came home one night. However, it was already too late to break things up between him and his wife, Georgina. After three years of marriage, he couldn't afford to lose her.
Then three days later, their good-for-nothing son-in-law drove up their driveway in a luxury car. No one knew how got it and no one ever wondered, but when his mother-in-law saw him, her perception of him might have changed. "Please, don't leave my daughter!"
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The Nobody She Never Knew Is God
Justin thought he had a loyal wife, a simple job, and no more battles. But, when he finds out that his wife has been cheating on him and hears her say that she wants a divorce, his world crumbles, unveiling a twist that no one could have foreseen.
Erica did not know that the man she despised was a billionaire and a retired military hero famously referred to as the ‘Lord of the Skies’.
However, the main question is: will he save what is dear to him, or will he become a loser in the battle for power?
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Rise of The Masked Billionaire Magnate
Alexander loved his wife, Elena, deeply, devoting several years of his life to her. But when her ex-boyfriend reappears, long-buried feelings resurface. He seems kind and sincere, but beneath the surface, he weaves deceitful lies, quietly poisoning her heart against the man who stood by her all these years.
Blinded by her affection, she begins to doubt her husband. Her constant accusations and coldness cut deeper each time, until Alex gets tired and finally walks away, filing for a divorce.
But what she doesn’t realize is that the man she believes to be her true love is only after one thing—her fortune. She also doesn’t know that her company’s success was only possible because of the silent support of the very man she had pushed away. And above all, she’s unaware that Alexander’s true identity holds so much weight, that even the president wouldn't dare stand in his way.
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Second Chance: Secret Billionaire Heir
Betrayed by his wife.
Rejected by his own home.
Driven to death by heartbreak.
Nathan Cole opens his eyes in the past—and this time, he walks away.
What no one knows is that Nathan isn’t just an ordinary man.
A hidden code from his late father reveals his true identity:
Julian Veylor — the secret heir to a trillion-dollar empire.
Now armed with a second chance, Nathan rises from a discarded house husband to a man the world fears and respects. While his ex-wife struggles, and rivals scheme to bring him down, Nathan steps into the power that was always his.
The forgotten heir has returned—and those who betrayed him will soon regret it.
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CLASS F’S MONSTER SON-IN-LAW
They called him a cripple. They called him a servant. They called him the most worthless man alive.
Alex Vex has no magic. In a world defined by flashy elemental spells and cultivation ranks, he is forced to live as the disposable, live-in son-in-law to the prestigious Lin family—a necessary evil to shame their talented daughter, Lin Mei. To humiliate him further, they enroll him in the Silverpeak Battle Academy, expecting him to be crushed in the lowest tier, Class F.
What they don't know is that Alex is not a man of this world. He is Subject 001—the last functioning super-soldier, the "Man-Made God" from the long-dead Aethelian Empire—a civilization that mastered physics, bio-engineering, and kinetic efficiency far beyond this world’s petty magic.
When a Level 50 Fire Dragon attacks the campus, the mages scream and prepare their grandest spells. Alex? He sees a flawed biological weapon with seven weak points and a ninety-second expiry date.
The world believes they are preparing to sacrifice their useless son-in-law. Alex is simply waiting for them to show him their necks.
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Fredrick's Betrayal
Life has a cruel way of humbling even the destined mighty. Frederick Corbin, once heir to one of the wealthiest dynasties, finds himself stripped of power, drowning in debt, and ignored by the very woman he loves. His wife, Sonia, is swept away by fame, charm, and the promise of a glamorous life with a celebrity, while her mother schemes to drive Frederick out of the picture completely.
But destiny has a twist. A single miracle shatters the chains binding Frederick’s potential. Overnight, the forsaken man reclaims his rightful place as President of Corbin Holdings, inheriting control of a vast empire worth billions.
Now the tables have turned. Sonia, who mocked and abandoned him, is desperate to return to his side. But Frederick has tasted betrayal too deeply to forgive so easily. As enemies circle and hidden truths unravel, one question remains: What will Frederick do when love, power, and vengeance collide?
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THE HUSBAND THEY BULLIED, THE KING THEY FEARED
Useless, broken, ordinary, worthless--these were the tags etched on Damien Hale's back by the people meant to be his family. Margaret Reed, his mother-in-law, and Victoria Reed, his own wife, mocked and humiliated him, dismissed as a mere stay-at-home son-in-law. But what no one knew was that he was far from ordinary. Behind the dirty apron and quiet smile was a man with unimaginable power, a man who gave up glory for anonymity and a family... until the day everything collapses.
When Vanessa engages with her ex—the charming, manipulative Sebastian— in public, Damien becomes nothing more than a roadblock standing in the way of her “perfect future.” The insults grow bolder, the humiliation more public, and his dying marriage turns into battlefield.
But when the Reeds push too far… Ethan finally snaps.
As enemies rise and secrets unravel, Vanessa realizes too late that... the husband they bullied, is the king they should have feared.
And now he was awake, the world would bleed before he bows again.
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The Forgotten Hilton
Marcus Hilton was scorned, mocked, and discarded like a beggar. His wife divorced him, her family disgraced him, and society laughed at him. But what no one knew was that Marcus was the hidden heir to one of the most powerful corporate dynasties in the world.
Now, from the ashes of humiliation, Marcus rises. His enemies will kneel. His name will echo across boardrooms and back alleys alike.
This is not just a story of revenge. This is the making of a legendary conglomerate.
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