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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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BILLION DOLLAR SHOT
Andre Corbin was born with raw talent, but no connections. Every evening, he juggled part-time jobs to feed himself and his mother, then hit the empty courts to train under the moonlight. His friends laughed. His coach gave up. His girlfriend left with one final blow: “You’d make a better cleaner than a baller.” But fate had other plans. When an international football scout spotted him by accident from a hotel window, Andre’s destiny changed overnight. A video of his solo training went viral. In days, the biggest clubs in Europe and America were begging to sign him. He became one of the most expensive players alive. But fame isn’t freedom. Now the same people who doubted him want in. His ex wants him back. His fake friends want a piece. And a deadly setup threatens to end it all until they realize the fortune is in his mother’s name. Andre’s comeback wasn’t luck. It was purpose. And he’s just getting started.
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Beyond Their Expectations: From Street Rat To Supreme Ruler
They burned his home.
They erased his family.
And for ten years, they believed Dante Moretti was dead along with the ashes.
He returns with nothing but cheap clothes, a cold stare, and fists trained by the legendary Master Armani—the man who turned him into a weapon.
In a city ruled by money and bloodlines, Dante is mocked as a nobody, humiliated as a stray, and treated like dirt by elites who don’t know whose empire they’re standing in.
When he saves a powerful heiress from death, she repays him with contempt, believing he’s just another poor man reaching above his place. What she doesn’t know is that he owns the sky above her head and her family’s fate is already tied to his.
Forced into a marriage meant to control him, Dante steps into the lion’s den willingly because kings don’t avoid traps. They turn them into thrones.
This is not a story about love at first sight. It’s about power reclaimed, enemies crushed, and a man who lets the world laugh… right before it learns to bow.
Insults turn into kneeling.
Laughter turns into fear.
And every man who once looked down on him pays in ruin.
They called him a nobody.
Now the city will learn his name in a hard way.
10
Food delivery couriers become Gods of war
To help a woman who had been affected by a fire, Louis willingly gave up his job with Mr. Dexson, which paid 11,000,000,000. At that time, Louis had the choice of marrying or joining Mr. Dexson, but out of pity for Varrly, he chose to marry her and take care of her child. He also willingly worked as a food delivery courier to provide for them.
Few knew about Louis' true identity, which was actually very powerful, so much so that Mr. Dexson was willing to pay a high price for Louis to join him. However, when Louis faced betrayal from his wife and stepchild, followed by the death of his son, he accepted the offer. Five years later, Louis returned—not as a food delivery courier, but as the strongest and most feared War God. And he was ready to make them all face the consequences.
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The Underestimated Cripple Is A Miracle Doctor
"Oh shut up, please!" Olivia said dismissively without any hesitation, standing up and folding her arms to her chest.
Jason looked shocked, his eyes moved to her, then to the others, who still hadn’t said a word in his defense.
"Why have you chosen to be this useless?" she continued in a low growl. "You haven’t worked a single day since we got married. Maybe you just like sitting in that chair, being pitiful, and using it as your excuse for why you're a broke man."
Jason’s teeth clenched. He wanted to defend himself, to explain again, but the moment he opened his mouth, Olivia raised a hand.
"Don’t say a word, I’m not done. You think you can play the victim forever? My family paid for your therapy, flew you around the world, gave you access to the best doctors, and yet here you are, back with the same damaged spine and still sitting in that chair." She rubbed her forehead.
Jason lowered his gaze, disappointed at her reaction but he didn’t talk.
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RETURN OF THE GOD OF WAR
Ten years ago, John Hardwick was the golden boy of the nation. The youngest billionaire in history. The face of every magazine. The pride of the powerful Hardwick dynasty; worth trillions. He was rich, brilliant, devastatingly handsome, and born to inherit an empire. But then… he made one mistake. A scandal so massive it rocked the country. His grandfather; the terrifying patriarch of the Hardwick family, was furious.
Disgraced, John vanished overnight.
His name was wiped clean from the internet. No news, no photos, no trace. As if he never existed. People said he was dead. Some whispered he ran away. But soon, the world forgot him entirely.
What no one knew was that he didn’t disappear… he was exiled. His grandfather didn’t just cut him off—he threw him into the harshest military unit in the world. No mercy. No privileges. Just blood, fire, and war. For ten brutal years, John was forged like steel in the furnace of hell. He rose through the ranks, unstoppable. Fearless. Lethal. Eventually, he earned a title that sent shivers through the enemy ranks: GOD OF WAR.
Now, he’s back. Not as a spoiled billionaire—but as a weapon. A king in exile returned.
And this time, he’s taking back everything that was his. The name. The throne. The trillion-dollar empire. And anyone who stands in his way… will fall.
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The Death and Resurrection Of Martin Luther
Fat, careless, and arrogant Martin Luther once had everything; wealth, power, and a wife from New York’s most influential family. But envy came from the one place he never expected… his younger brother, Cole.
What began as a fun hunting trip turned into a death sentence. Betrayed, shot, and left to drown, Martin was erased from his world in the most brutal way. His brother claimed his company, his wealth, and even his deceitful wife. But fate wasn’t finished with Martin. Found by a local fisherman and his daughter, he woke up from a month-long coma...weak, broken and stripped of his memory. Slowly, he rebuilt himself into a man unrecognizable to the world he left behind.
Now, stronger than ever, he returns for vengeance.
They say blood is thicker than water… but what happens when blood betrays you?
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Return of the Dragon Master
Going to prison to protect the brother of the woman he cherished the most but on his return from jail time, he discovered she had married his enemy and had been tricked.
In an unexpected twist of fate, he is granted the mightiest of all powers. Now he’s ready to put all his enemies in their place and show them what true power is.
601
A chance to play God: The Devil's way
“Hector! Hector!” Christen screamed. “Hector! Please help me! They have our daughter!”
His wife's scream was the last thing Hector expected to hear on his return home after years in the military. The house was in shambles, blood everywhere and his family was no where to be found. Little did Hector know that one phone call was going to change his life for the utmost worst and destroy everything he had built for almost a decade.
With nothing left to his name, Hector is at the brink of despair, betrayed by the country he had served with his life until he is approached by a strange man. A dead man for that matter who offers Hector not just a chance for revenge against his enemies, but an opportunity to have everything he's ever wanted.
In this twisting tale of revenge, death and bloodthirst, Hector finds himself entangled in a dangerous quest. This is slightly altered when he struggles as he finds love yet again with a mysterious journalist. Will this new face in the picture cool Hector's burning, vengeful heart? Or will the Chance to Play God consume him completely?
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The Crippled God of War Rises
Three years ago, Drake, the legendary Asura Marshal, was the shield of the nation. But at the height of his glory, he was betrayed by the High Council and poisoned with the "Yin-Soul Toxin," leaving him crippled and powerless.
To survive, he became the "trash" son-in-law of the Vance family. For one thousand days, he endured the world’s mockery. He was forced to eat scraps, sleep in a shed, and watch as his "wife" was insulted by arrogant young masters. The world thought the Dragon had become a worm.
They were wrong. The three-year limit has expired. The poison is suppressed. The Dragon has opened his eyes.
"Three years ago, you took my power. Today, I take your lives." With the Black Dragon Card in his pocket and the world’s most elite Legion at his back, Drake begins his bloody march to the Capital.
The "trash" son-in-law? He is the world's richest man. The "cripple"? He can shatter mountains with a single finger. The "beggar"? He is the God of War who makes Emperors kneel.
Step by step, Drake will reclaim his throne. And this time, he won’t stop until the Capital is dyed red.
613
The Rejected Trillionaire Surgeon
Jaxon Mason is a janitor to the world, rejected by his father-in-law, but a surgical legend behind closed doors. When a dying woman whispers his name and revives a long-buried prophecy, Jaxon’s carefully constructed life begins to unravel. The child who was meant to die at birth has survived, married his sister, and unknowingly fulfilled a fate that was feared by the most powerful family in Hollowbridge. As secrets explode and identities collapse, Jaxon must confront the truth about who he is, who he loves, and what he was destined to destroy.
605
REBORN, Taking Back What Was Mine
He gave up everything for love.
Once a rising professional with a brilliant future, Ethan Hale abandoned his high-paying career to support his wife’s ambition. While he became a full-time father and the silent backbone of their household, she built a powerful company—using his sacrifices as stepping stones.
On the night her company goes public, Ethan prepares a candlelit celebration. Instead, he discovers the truth: his wife is having an affair with a younger subordinate. Before he can confront her, he is betrayed, cornered, and killed—his death erased as an unfortunate accident.
But fate is not finished with him.
Ethan opens his eyes to find himself reborn on the very day her company goes public, with full memory of his past life. This time, the cold dinner, the incriminating video, and the betrayal no longer break him—they awaken something far more dangerous.
Calm, calculated, and merciless, Ethan exposes the affair, demands a divorce, and reclaims everything he once gave up. Using his future knowledge, he re-enters the ruthless business world, dismantling empires, manipulating markets, and turning former allies into enemies.
As his power grows, so do the stakes.
Hidden enemies emerge. Another reborn manipulator lurks in the shadows. The cost of changing fate begins to exact a brutal price. And when his revenge threatens the very people he wants to protect, Ethan must confront the truth he never faced in his first life:
Is winning worth losing his humanity?
Caught between love and vengeance, power and responsibility, Ethan must decide whether his second life will be ruled by hatred or forged into something greater.
This is not just a story of revenge.
It is a story about second chances, the price of power, and choosing the future you deserve.
598
The Hidden Ace: Empire Of Ash & Gold
“Don’t complain when the lights go out…” These were the words that came out of his mouth before he calmly exited the office.
Silas Gray, a typical nobody, a medical instructor, is pushed aside by his wife, Lauren Forrest, when she sees that she has reached the very pinnacle of her career. She saw him as nothing but ‘Deadweight…’
But then everything turns upside down when, on the very day she had been dreaming of, she sees him standing with the top dogs of the city.
Silas Gray wasn't just a nobody; he was the shadow ruler of Sintril, the Hidden Ace, and the blade that held the underworld together. He had chosen a quiet life to stay with his wife; for three years, he played instructor at the clinic.
But now, he is back, and with his resurfacing, the underworld is shaking— threats are awakening, new enemies and allies are being born.
Will Silas continue to rule over his Empire of Ash and Gold?
10
Lust in the line of duty
He is the sole survivor of a massacre, the king
of mercenaries. Following his master's
orders, he returns to his homeland to become
the personal bodyguard of a cold-hearted
CEO, stirring up a storm of blood and chaos.
Simple and direct is my way of doing things,
and my life motto is to fight if you disagree.
Watch how a generation's king of soldiers
dominates the city and writes his own
legendary tale of passion and heroism!
601
Barry the Hero
My story is about Barry Wessels who is an ordinary guy who works in library living a boring mundane life. he is secretly in love with Sophie but feels inadequate and that Sophie is out of his reach. He realises his talents and emerges as an unlikely hero. unbeknownst to Barry, Sophie is full of admiration of his simple yet principled and brave approach to life.
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The Regression Protocol: The Anatomy of Luck
“Luck is not random. It's leverage.”
Clay Holmes was the statistical average of mediocrity, a man adrift until a catastrophic, improbable car pile-up, a cosmic anomaly, forced his latent destiny to the surface. Clay survived, not by chance, but by becoming the latest inheritor of the King of War Cycle, a living engine of fate tasked with maintaining the precarious balance of chaos and order in the world.
This ascension gifted Clay a terrifying, dual power set. First, Physiological Regression, which allows him to instantly read every historical weakness, old injury, and micro-shift in an opponent’s anatomy, turning every fight into a perfectly choreographed counter-attack rooted in past truth. Second, Probability Bias: the true power of a strategic genius. Clay doesn't need to be stronger or faster; he subtly manipulates every stray variable, a breath, a flicker of light, a loose floor tile, ensuring the 0.01% chance of victory becomes a 100% statistical inevitability.
But his awakening triggers a devastating war with the man who came before him. The Predecessor, the former King of War who cracked under the psychological weight of the Debt and the Cycle's constant violence, has returned to finish his mission: end all probability. Convinced that random chance is the source of all human suffering and the guarantor of future devastation, the Predecessor seeks to obliterate the very concept of luck from the world.
To stop the Predecessor, Clay must master his terrifying control over luck and anatomy, leading him back to the Nexus Point of his accident for a final, reality-bending confrontation. The stakes are total: if Clay fails, the world ends in rigid, predictable order. If he succeeds, he must transcend his humanity, merging with the combined knowledge of every King before him to become the Consciousness of Possibility, the ultimate defender of human potential.
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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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THE TRILLIONAIRE'S REVENGE
When Daniel Cole, a humble but brilliant young man, married Melissa Turner, he believes love and trust can build a home. But Melissa and her greedy parents see him only as a tool, a stepping stone to fulfill their ambitions. Despite his dedication and vision, Daniel is mocked, mistreated, and Ultimately abandoned when Melissa's wealthy ex-boyfriend reappears. Driven by greed and her parent's pressure, Melissa divorce Daniel, leaving him with nothing.
Months later, the world changed. The same useless man they discarded rises from the ashes building an empire that shakes the world. Now, a global trillionaire, Daniel returns, not for revenge alone, but to show that power and greatness belong not to those born with wealth, but to those forged by rejection.
589
Mockery To Millions
Damian Blackwell, a driven military officer, dreams of becoming a general and one day rising to power. While on a mission in a distant state, his wife calls to announce their divorce, and his life is violently attacked. The president orders his arrest, and his rival takes over a powerful position. Upon his release, Damian is publicly humiliated, and his wife marries the new leader. Devastated and losing his children, Damian discovers his meta-human abilities and a vast inheritance. Vowing revenge, he sets out to make those who wronged him pay.
595
"Oops! The Chicken Boy Is The Billionaire's Son"
Why is the world cruel to good guys?
Nathan Walter spent years as the laughingstock of Braxton College, ridiculed for his poverty and mocked for his dreams.
He thought his girlfriend was the one person on his side, until she stole his life's work and handed it to his bully on a silver platter.
Left in the dirt and humiliated before the world, Nathan is forced to make a choice. It’s time to stop hiding. It’s time to show them who he really is. He isn't just a student; he’s the son of the world’s most powerful man.
Now, Nathan has a billion-dollar question for those who crushed him:
How does it feel to realize you just declared war on your new boss?
10
The Forgotten King
Adrian Kane was a man nobody noticed. A supportive husband to Victoria Sterling, a woman climbing to the top of the corporate world. But when Victoria divorces him coldly, Adrian discovers a devastating truth—his mother was murdered by the very family he had tried to help. Armed with evidence of poisoning, corruption, and a conspiracy reaching the highest levels of government, Adrian begins a dangerous game of revenge. As bodies pile up and secrets unravel, Adrian must decide how far he's willing to go to expose the truth, even as the people he trusts most betray him in shocking ways. In a world where power corrupts everything, can one ordinary man bring down an empire?
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