Contemporary

At seventeen, Marcus Reid had everything. Olympic dreams, loving parents, and a bright future. One gunshot changed it all. When his parents are murdered on the night of his greatest triumph, all evidence points to Marcus. Convicted of a crime he didn't commit, he loses twelve years of his life in prison for murders he didn't commit. Released at twenty-nine, Marcus is broken, jobless, and ready to give up, until a mysterious librarian named Emma believes his story. Together, they uncover a deadly conspiracy involving organized crime, sports corruption, and powerful people who will kill to keep their secrets buried. With danger closing in and time running out, Marcus must use every skill his father taught him to hunt down the real killer before the killer hunts him. Because in this game, the truth is the only weapon that matters and missing your shot means death.

Lonan Karran's wealthy life was turned upside down by people's betrayal. And that made him live in contempt of the people. Lonan was humiliated and laughed at. When he was about to die in the pool, a system appeared that allowed him to make a lot of money. [Welcome to the Streaming System!] With the system he had just acquired, his life changed again. It's time to become famous!

Eduardo died as a loser on an old pier, beaten to a pulp for refusing to sell his wife’s honor. Yet an ancient artifact revived him through the System of Equivalent Exchange. Eduardo was granted the power to rule the criminal underworld, but at a horrifying price: every inch of power he seized had to be paid for with fragments of his own memories. From his last ragged breaths, Eduardo built an empire. From the blood of his enemies, he forged luxury for the family he loved. But as he climbed the throne as Italy’s supreme Godfather, he realized a bitter tragedy. The wealthier his family became, the more they turned into parasites, ravenous for riches and indifferent to Eduardo’s body as it slowly hollowed out. Amid betrayals of blood and the cold crack of a sniper’s bullet, Eduardo must choose: to die as a man forgotten, or to pass his darkness into the right womb. A blood debt can be repaid, but the price of a memory lasts forever.

[No.2 "An Intrigue Read" Novel In "Leap To The Top" contest] Lucas Baron grew up very poor and had to fend himself. One day he fought with a big shot and ended up going to jail. Whoever knew that it would turn out to be a blessing in disguise because his birth mother located him and revealed to him that he was the son of the richest man in the country. Lucas was happy to have found his real parents who happen to be rich but when he approached them, they insulted him and rejected him. Since then, Lucas decided that they would pay the price of leaving him when he was young and rejecting him now

After breaking up with his girlfriend, Eric Johnson married a beautiful female CEO to cover his father's $15,000 surgical bill.

Ryder Frost is the son of the Late President of ShadenVille who is known to have died in a fire outbreak in their house with his entire family. Unknown to everyone in the country, he survives and undergoes surgery which changes his face and he sets out to uncover the cause of his family’s mysterious death. He ends up being the son-in-law of the Harthaway family. His wife looks down on his and eventually divorces him. Then she meets him in a big event and see he gained wealth. She and her family begins to beg him to remarry his ex-wife. He begins to build his political career and power, but will he succeed in uncovering his family’s mysterious death even with all the wealth he has? And if he succeeds, will he be prepared for the discovery he will make?

Braith of the Darkness likes going through life unnoticed. Not an easy task for a She-dragon of royal descent. But the evil plots of her father are turning her quiet, boring life upside down, and she has now become the enemy of the most vicious queen her kind has ever known. But for once, Braith won't have to fight alone. Not when the warrior dragon of her dreams is willing to risk everything to save her neck. Addolgar the Cheerful wishes he could say he’s helping the pretty royal strictly for honorable reasons - but he'd be lying. It’s not his fault, though! He didn't tell Braith of the Darkness to have the most delicious tail he’s ever seen! Yet before Addolgar can get his very strong claws on that tail, heads are going to roll. Just hopefully not theirs...

“What do you mean? What cyst?” Sebastian blinked, staring at the small screen on his phone, feeling his heart beat faster. The emergency information he had just received made him pause in front of his door, but then he ran to the car without thinking. He knew that something serious had happened to his wife. He had to get to the hospital immediately. His voice was hoarse as he spoke to the hospital operator, trying to get a grasp of the situation as quickly as possible. “This is a complication… You need to come to the hospital immediately and sign the consent form for surgery as soon as possible.” The voice was flat but urgent.

"Come on, waiter," Tom taunted, his voice dripping with contempt. "You should lick it up while it's still cool," he added with a sly chuckle as his friends eagerly removed their phones to capture August’s humiliation for their amusement. August was devastated, the money he had been saving for the past eight months barely amounted to $180. How would he muster $800 to spare himself from this humiliating ordeal? Stooping that low to lick the liquor on the floor was an option he rather succumbed to death sooner than consider.  "Please, give me until tomorrow. I'll find a way to borrow the money and pay you back," August pleaded, desperation creeping into his voice. But Tom was not having it with him. “No waiter, everything starts and end today. If you are going to pay me the money then is going to be today and right now, or I will have to force you to lick up the liquor”. August's devastation intensified as he realized the gravity of the situation, this was not optional like Tom presented it the first time. His intentions were clear; he did not at all cared about the money all he wanted was to have August lick the floor for their amusement.

Xavier was a wealthy man who owned several companies everywhere. He pretended to be poor but reverted to his true identity after his wife felt superior and asked for a divorce because her business was more successful than Xavier's. She had no idea that behind his successful, Xavier had been secretly helping her. Xavier gladly accept the divorce letter, but of course, he wouldn't stay quite. He destroyed his ex-wife's life and her family, who often insulted him.