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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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Humble son-in-law in the day, Billionaire at night
“I’m not here to stay her bestie, Aiden. I came back to New York to marry her.” Wesley slips a card from his pocket, holding it out like it’s radioactive.
“This is me being generous. There’s a hundred thousand dollars loaded on it. Take it. Go home, pack your things, and disappear. I’ll tell everyone you left because life got too hard.”
Aiden stares. Not at the money—he could buy a hundred of those cards without blinking—but at the audacity.
Because if Wesley knew who he really was…
He’d be the one begging to disappear.
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By day, Aiden is the fool.
The humble househusband with a dish towel slung over his shoulder, humming as he mops floors, checks the stew, and gets barked at by his in-laws like he’s less than nothing.
Everyone thinks he’s soft. Gullible. Replaceable.
But by night?
He becomes the man the city's richest fear.
In a dark room filled with shadows and smoke, he gives orders—orders that no billionaire, no politician, no enemy dares question.
They call him sir.
But to his wife’s family?
He’s still just the broke son-in-law.
They don’t know the game they’re playing.
Yet.
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The Guerrero's Heir
Tyrone Guerrero has been married to Dahlia Suarez for five years, he loves Dahlia but she doesn't love him because he's poor. To prevent Dahlia from divorcing him, he accepted his grandfather's offer to return as a Guerrero and manage their company.
He became a billionaire again and can do whatever he wants with his money, but he never thought he would be poor again because of the person he love the most. By the time he comes back for the people who have been bad for him, he will show them the good boy sweet revenge.
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From Scorned To Supreme
Elijah is the son-in-law nobody respects—a target of constant ridicule by the powerful Stone family. When the late grandmother of the Stone family comes across Elijah, she binds him in an arranged marriage to Eleanor, the only member of the Stones who seems to see beyond appearances.
All this changes when a world changing secrecy is discovered by Elijah after the biggest loss of his life; he’s the heir to the Windsor fortune, one of the most powerful legacies in the world.
As Elijah discovers the truth about his lineage, he keeps it under the covers and decides it’s time to reclaim the respect and power he deserves. Armed with ambition and intelligence, he begins to rise, building an empire in the shadows.
What happens when Elijah returns stronger than ever? How will the Stone family react when his true identity is revealed? And in a marriage that began as a cold arrangement, could love possibly bloom?
Scorned to Supreme is a journey of revenge, redemption, and unexpected romance.
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The Astonishing Dax Edmund
Dax Edmund's life was a bleak and thankless one. He was trapped in a loveless marriage, scorned by his in-laws, and constantly harassed by loan sharks. Even worse, he was poor and struggling to make ends meet. His life seemed destined for misery, until a shocking revelation changed everything.
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Ascendance Of The Underestimated Son-in-Law
Alex, the son-in-law of the Wyatt family, a second class rich family was often abused and humiliated by his in-laws due to his status as a pauper.
A year ago, he Was involved in a fatal accident resulting in the loss of his memories, the Patriarch of the Wyatt family had saved his life and forced him to marry his granddaughter as a return of favor, but he was constantly humiliated by his in-laws and seen as nothing but a trash, which status was below that of a servant; he soon recovered his memories and discovered his identity, a powerful leader and heir of a secret organization known as the 'shadow guardians'.
He shocked his in-laws, conquered his enemies, overcoming all obstacles and rising to glory.
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My Military System
Bryan Grayson. An illegitimate son of the great Houston family in Alorea Nation, now finds himself on the streets with his mother. After being kicked out by the Houston, Bryan chose to join the Alorean Nation army as there was no company that accepted him due to the influence of the Houston.
Bryan's story changed when on a mission he gets blasted by an RPG. He died a pauper.. but awaken a military god.
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The unexpected rise of Ric Maximilanno
"Who is Mr. Maximilanno in Avrilla city?" This was the question every business owner and affluent person in Avrilla city asked. Mr. Maximilanno seemed to be the sole owner of the entire city and everyone wanted to curry favour with him as much as everyone despised Ric, a lowlife ex- convict.
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Ric is the live-in Son in-law of the Steffanina family, he answers Ric Mariano but his documents carry Ric Maximilanno after his mother and him are kicked out of the Mariano Mansion in Westmoreland county fifteen years ago.
Ric serves a jail term for his wife's father's sake in a bid to make her love him better but she leaves him in Jail, when he's released he discovers his wife is remarried. Hurt and broken he attacks the groom, he is beaten up and left to die but someone saves him. He wakes up to a new knowledge.
He is the Dragon heir.
Ric continues to hide his identity under his mother's last name Mariano while everyone in the city searches to find and please Mr. Maximilanno. His disguise would enable him to take revenge on all those who looked down on him and know those who are true to him. He marries again but this time not for love but for more power and dominance. His signature is needed to approve the next Mayor of the city; the same position his ex-father in-law is campaigning for.
If his ex-wife checks her divorce certificate she would know the truth, if his jailers check the conviction details they would know and if his new wife checks her marriage contract she would know. Find out if anyone would be that detailed to check and discover who the only man with the Maximilanno last name in Avrilla city is.
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Useless Son-in-law Yesterday, Billionaire Doctor Heir Today
"Get out of my house, I have no more use for you!"
Leon has been thrown out of his wife's family home and embarrassed for being poor by her wealthy boyfriend, Damian Shankly.
At the lowest point in his life, an unusual news comes his way.
He is the lost heir of the Shankly empire, and must return to lead the empire with his sisters.
The adoptive imposter shall be kicked out of the Shankly family. Yes, the same Damian Shankly that his wife left him for!
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Her Ex-husband Is A God Of War
Picture this.
You go on vacation. Meet this chill, beautiful woman. She loves you, you love her — everything feels perfect.
You get married.
Two years in, you’re madly in love — the kind where you’re telling her things you haven’t told your shadow.
Then one night…
You hear sounds in the house.
Turns out, your wife brought another man home. Slept with him. In your bed.
And when you get offended, she tells you to be mature.
That was Charles' life.
But Charles has a beef with second chances. He asked for a divorce right away.
His wife thought she finally won. Finally figured out how to make Charles realize he’s been nothing but a cockroach in her coffee all these years.
Unfortunately, she didn’t know —
The company she built, the connections she bragged about, the deals she “secured”…
Every single win in her life for the past two years had his fingerprints on it.
And once he walked out, it all started to fall apart.
But this story doesn’t start with heartbreak. It starts the night Charles left… and the most feared woman in New York asked him to marry her.
Will he pay his ex-wife back?
Nah. That would be too easy.
Charles leaving her life is like pulling the one stack holding the whole building upright.
Will she regret it?
Only if she survives the collapse long enough to remember what regret even feels like.
But Charles will be here, sipping his coffee. Watching his ex-wife’s world burn— one arrogant family member at a time.
So grab your popcorn.
This ride’s about to get long — and very, very personal.
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From Squalor To Splendor
He was insulted, despised, and called all sorts of names by many because he was an orphan from a poor family who worked hard to make ends meet.
Despite being poor and working part-time jobs, Justin was also providing for his girlfriend's family.
Unfortunately, the day he considered as the happiest day since he became an adult turned around and became the worst day ever.
Justin caught his girlfriend cheating on him with his boss. Instead of apologizing for what she did, she despised and broke up with him.
As if that weren't enough, he was kicked out of the apartment he was managing. He got sacked by his three bosses on the same day.
Just when he thought everything was lost, something intriguing happened. His life turned around for good within seconds.
9.7
Rise Of Ethan Nathan: Ruling the World
"Son?" His face brightened.
He was an orphan, despised by everyone in society.
The only one that he thought he loved betrayed him on their wedding anniversary. Turned out that the wedding ring that he was supposed to deliver was meant for his wife.
He was at the tip of his suffering when he could no longer see the light at the end of the tunnel. The heir of the richest group in the city came to his rescue.
But it turned out that he recognized his birthmark. "Son?" He exclaimed at the sight of it.
Knowing that it could only be his long thought dead son.
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The Billionaire's Redemption
"I regret the day I met you. I regret foolishly giving love a chance for the first time." Emily’s words pierced the air, heavy with regret and heartache.
Her voice trembled as she uttered each syllable, her eyes glistening with unshed tears.
But Alex stood before her, his own heart aching at the sight of her pain.
He longed to comfort her, but the weight of his own decisions held him back.
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Alex was a billionaire and independent man who lived a life of fulfilment but was marred only by the suffocating grip of his parents. Just like a dog on a leach, he always did as they wished, whether he was good with it or not.
He despised women and perceived them all as serpents in designer dresses.
His parents arranged a marriage devoid of love with him and a fellow billionaire's daughter, Isabella, which he reluctantly agreed to. Since he had no affection for her, they lived in his house like cats and rats, with no intimacy between them.
However, meeting Emily challenged his negative view of women and made him want to marry her, as they became drawn to each other like a magnet.
He was willing and determined to marry Emily instead of Isabella, especially after she revealed she was carrying his child.
Isabella harboured a hidden agenda far more intricate than mere unrequited love. As Alex's heart turned to Emily, she unleashed deadly plots, determined to retain her place in Alex's heart, even if it meant silencing her rival permanently.
Will Alex break free from his condescending parents to choose his own future? Can Emily survive Isabella's wrath and plots? Since only a woman would emerge victorious in winning his heart, who would it be and at what cost?
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RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER
The male protagonist is the nation's strongest war god. Three years ago, a coalition of enemy nations hunted him during a major battle. Despite emerging victorious, his legs were left paralyzed. After the war, he married into the female protagonist's family. She is the most capable heir in the family but faces hardship as the family head favors her brother. Struggling to survive, she has now been schemed against and lost the company she painstakingly built. In despair, she asks for a divorce from the male protagonist. Determined to rise again, he vows to help her protect everything rightfully hers.
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The Billionaire Nobody Noticed
After a night of passion, Ava wakes up to a harsh reality: the man who deflowered her, Dave, appears to be nothing more than a shameless braggart and pauper!
Disappointment and anger fill her heart as she realizes the man she gave herself to is not the billionaire she dreamed of, but a nobody also despised by everyone around her.
Dave, ostracized and ridiculed by Ava and her elite circle, quietly endures the scorn and chooses to remain incognito while secretly managing his vast empire.
In a series of unexpected events, what happens when Dave's real identity as the most powerful and wealthiest billionaire is revealed?
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Jake Klien: Rise Of The Young Trillionaire
Jake Klein, a university student struggling to make ends meet, was heartbroken when his girlfriend, Zara, cheated on him with his worst enemy, Weston.
Seeking revenge, Jake faced even more trouble at work, where his boss attempted to seduce him and a coworker bullied him.
However, Jake's life took a dramatic turn when he discovered that he was the heir to the powerful Acrobatic Empire.
But with the sudden death of his grandfather, Jake found himself fighting against his uncles, who sought to eliminate him and take over everything his grandfather had left behind.
With the help of his martial arts skills and wisdom, Jake was able to defeat his uncles and make everyone who had hurt him in the past pay for their wrongdoings!
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The Heir Of Redemption
"Jared's wife's family saw him as nothing more than a lowly orphan. But after inheriting a fortune from a stranger, Jared rises from rags to riches and starts paying back those who disrespected him with an army of people also thirsty for revenge called the one percent. With calculated moves and a thirst for revenge, Jared's wealth grows, and his enemies start to fall. He and the one percent is up against a deadly group of guru's called The vipers, But when a dark secret from his wife's past is uncovered, Jared is faced with a dilemma that could jeopardize everything he's worked so hard for. Will Jared choose revenge or redemption? Find out in 'The Heir of Redemption', the gripping urban novel that will leave you on the edge of your seat."
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Rise of The Son in Law
“I won’t rest till the Hastings are on their knees begging me for my forgiveness, for all the pain they caused me in the past. Till then, I’ll ensure their life is a living hell.”
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The Ultimate Revenge System
Victor, the CEO of Lawen Innovate Group, was cruelly murdered by his family in secret. He comes back to life in the body of his company's office boy while Lawen Innovate Group being taken to bankruptcy threat, his wife having an affair with his brother, and trusted people betraying him.
Using the Ultimate Money Revenge system, Victor must complete missions and build a business empire for the sake of revenge.
Victor is thrown to the lowest point while living life as Benyard: humiliated, tortured, getting unfair treatment. Only to return to his original body that in danger of dying in the hospital.
How does Victor make them get down on their knee and pay for their deeds?
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SYSTEM: CONGRATULATIONS, USER! YOU HAVE FOUGHT FOR TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU ARE ON THE VERGE OF DEATH
SYSTEM: THIS IS THE LAST OPTION, DO YOU WANT TO ACTIVATE THE SYSTEM AND FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE AGAIN?
[YES] [NO]
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Return of the Strongest Scavengers Assassin
Reed has left behind his past, the life of a scavenger, for a fresh start with his wife and lovely daughter - or so he thinks.
But an ugly conspiracy breaks out at work that threatens the life he's built for many years.
After saving an employee from harassment by his corrupt boss, he's accused and sent to jail unjustly. His wife divorces him and denies him custody of his daughter, his only reason to live.
With his life crashing on all sides, his mother's ill health, and his daughter's poor standard of life, he has no choice but to go back to the life he had vowed he was done with. There's an outrageous bid on the dark market for the best killer to take down his former boss, the man who sent him to jail, a drug dealer who will stop at nothing to end him permanently, Reed sees an opportunity to regain his lost glory.
As shocking discoveries are made about his ex-wife's new interest, a rival, and his untraceable source of wealth, a gang of killers emerges to challenge Reed and take his place as the best assassin in the city. Reed finds out that the client ordering the hit on his former boss is nothing but a college girl. In a twist of events, she ends up being his savior and takes his daughter in.
Reed navigates the treacherous world of gangs, assassins, traitors, and greedy power-drunk men. Fueled by his love for his daughter and anger at injustice, he stands up to himself and lets the shadows of his past lead him yet again, embracing the SCAVENGER he's always been
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His Forgotten Legacy: Cash Redemption
Cash Morgan is the belittled son-in-law of the Kentons, a mere cleaner in their company who is hated by his wife and her family, enduring daily torments, humiliations and embarrassments at their hands, both at home and in the workplace.
Cash, who is unaware of his true identity as the hidden heir to the Yates family, a wealthy family of influence and affluence. He finally discovers who he truly is after meeting his family butler, and takes his rightful place as Jason Yates, the heir to the Yates dynasty.
Armed with his new power and wealth, he unravels family secrets and betrayal. He begins to deal with each and every one of his enemies who had trampled upon him
How will Cash Morgan aka Jason Yates, deal with his wife's betrayal and humiliation, with his in-laws who constantly degraded him?
Find out all of these and more in His Forgotten Legacy: Cash's Redemption
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