Hidden Gem

On the night of his third wedding anniversary, Adrian Reed loses everything. His wife hands him divorce papers, the life he built crumbles before his eyes, and before midnight, masked assassins try to kill him. But instead of dying, Adrian uncovers a truth that shatters his world. His real name is Adrian Vale—the last surviving heir of the legendary Vale family, a bloodline erased from history eighteen years ago. Branded as "Subject 12" and hunted since childhood, Adrian soon discovers that his parents' deaths, his forgotten past, and even his ordinary life were all part of a carefully orchestrated conspiracy. With nothing but a mysterious black card, a one-dollar inheritance, and countless enemies waiting for his downfall, Adrian must reclaim the twelve stolen divisions of the Vale Empire and uncover the secrets hidden behind the world's most powerful organization—the Twelve Thrones. As betrayal turns into war, allies become enemies, and every answer reveals an even darker truth, Adrian must decide whether to inherit the throne built on blood... or destroy the empire that stole his life. Because some kings are born to rule. The Last King of Vale was born to reclaim everything.

He threw away the only woman who ever loved him for free. Now he'll lose everything to win her back. In this billionaire romance, Lachlan Vance has the empire, the engagement and the penthouse, but not a single peaceful night. Three years ago, he believed forged evidence and cast out Kaelia, the woman who stood beside him when he had nothing. Then a mysterious investor buys up his debt and walks into the boardroom. It's Kaelia, the hidden heiress to Australia's richest mining dynasty, and the secret investor who built his first company. She has no interest in his apology. She wants him to watch it all fall. To keep control, Kaelia is forced into a contract marriage with the man who broke her. Lachlan takes the basement desk, the public humiliation and every punishment she hands him. But the closer they get, the more secrets surface, including a daughter he never knew existed. Someone engineered his worst mistake, and that person has been sitting at his dinner table all along. A groveling male lead, a cold heiress, a secret baby, a second chance, and twists you won't see coming.

"Lend me 800 million against the ring." At midnight, Selene Hartwell, Valemont's ice-cold CEO, stumbles into a slum pawnshop in a torn wedding gown. By noon, she must marry the heir who owns her company's debt, or her father goes to prison. The city calls the pawnbroker Rag Mercer, a nobody whose shop will be bulldozed by morning. No one knows that beneath his floor lies the vault, where the world's most powerful families have hidden their darkest secrets for centuries. And no one knows that Gideon Mercer is it's keeper. Her ring carries a ticket her murdered mother paid for twenty-one years ago, binding him to stand beside her until her enemies bow. So he married her. But the keeper has one rule: never use the vault for himself. Now the man who murdered his master wants his key, and the family that pawned him at birth wants him back

Elias Vane is known as the weakest apprentice in Wintervale Sanctum—lazy, harmless, and barely talented enough to pass his mana assessment. His mentor, Archmage Nia Frostvale, has spent three years trying to turn him into a proper mage. Then she hears his thoughts. Elias is not weak. He is hiding a terrifying amount of power, an ancient past, and an Idle Ascension System that makes him stronger even when he does absolutely nothing. To avoid divine attention, he pretends to be ordinary. Unfortunately for him, Nia can now hear every secret he tries to bury. As sacred beasts recognize him, demons fear him, and forgotten gods begin to move, Elias’s quiet life collapses one misunderstanding at a time. Nia wants answers. Elias wants naps. The world may need a savior neither of them wants him to become. A comedic LitRPG fantasy about a hidden powerhouse, a suspicious mentor, level-ups, ancient secrets, and the most dangerous student pretending to be useless.

At graduation, Michael Scofield planned the perfect proposal. But instead of applause, he got laughter. In front of the entire campus, his girlfriend, Jane Scott, sneered at his cheap clothes and broke his heart. “Do you really think love can buy happiness?” she said. “Even my handbag costs more than you’ll ever earn!” Humiliated and crushed, Michael walked away in silence as Jane threw herself into the arms of her new billionaire boyfriend. What she didn’t know was—Michael wasn’t poor. For years, he’d lived under a strict family rule: stay hidden until graduation. No money. No help. No special treatment. But tonight, that rule ends. Because the boy she mocked is the sole heir to an empire that controls 70% of the world’s wealth. And when the truth comes out, the girl who looked down on him, the crowd who laughed at him, and the elites who called him trash—will all bow before him.

Vance was born to bleed. In the neon lit gutters of Veridian City, he survives by taking brutal beatings as a sparring partner for elite underground martial artists. He has zero power, no money, and a massive syndicate debt hanging over his head. When a rigged deathmatch goes wrong, Vance is tossed into a wet alley with a shattered spine and a punctured lung. As his vision fades and the cold rain washes his blood away, a cold mechanical voice echoes in his mind. System Initialized. Lethal Damage Detected. Activating Extraction Protocol. Vance does not just heal. He awakens with the terrifying ability to extract the stats, combat skills, and hidden memories of anyone he defeats. The weak, pathetic punching bag is gone forever. In his place stands a predator. His first target is the fight club boss who left him for dead. His next target is the entire corrupt underworld of Veridian City. They thought they buried a nobody. They actually unleashed a system bound monster. Now, every single enemy he crushes only makes him stronger, faster, and deadlier. The entire city will soon learn to fear his new name. He will consume all their stolen power without mercy.

Three years ago, Ethan Ward was the man everyone admired. He was smart, loyal, and in love. But when the woman he trusted most betrayed him, he was framed for a crime he didn’t commit and sent to prison. In prison, Ethan met Victor Vale, the legendary mastermind who once controlled Eastbridge City’s hidden world. Under Vale’s guidance, Ethan learned more than how to survive. He learned about power, patience, and control. Before he died, Vale gave Ethan a ring— the symbol of the Phoenix Circle— and a warning: “When the fire dies, light it again.” Now, Ethan is free. The world thinks he’s broken and forgotten. But the man who left prison is not the same. He’s smarter, colder, and ready to take back everything that was stolen from him. The city that betrayed him will soon remember his name. The woman who destroyed him will plead for mercy. And the empire that buried him will burn when he returns. Because when the Phoenix rises, nothing survives the flames.

"You have nothing. You are nothing." Those were the last words Jane spoke to Mac Clement before throwing him out like trash, choosing her wealthy lover over the husband she thought was worthless. What Jane didn't know? Mac Clement is the secret heir to a multi-billion dollar empire and the hidden CEO of Golden Enterprise, the very company that made her family's business successful. For two years, Mac lived as a nobody in Nixon City, investigating his parents' murder while loving a woman who saw him as dead weight. Now the mask comes off. Watch as Mac systematically destroys everyone who dared look down on him. Jane's family business? Crushed overnight. Her new boyfriend's company? Next on the list. The powerful Thompson family who killed his parents? They're about to learn what happens when you cross the wrong man. But when Mac recruits desperate art student Shirley Chen for his revenge plan, he uncovers a conspiracy that runs deeper than corporate rivalry. The Thompsons have been manipulating Nixon City for decades, and they'll kill anyone who threatens their empire. Now they have Shirley. In the ruthless world of corporate warfare, Mac Clement is about to show everyone exactly who they dismissed. Some people shouldn't be underestimated. Revenge is a dish best served with absolute power.

Just when Akira Luxon thought he had lost everything, including his life, his dormant bloodline awakens. He's the last Blood Phoenix alive. Overnight, he transformed from a powerless pauper, kicked around by everyone, into a powerful master with exceptional medical skills. He became the divine doctor with miraculous hands… a living legend. However, no one told him the tag using those powers came with. With each page of the blood Phoenix guide being flipped open, a darkness older than time was awakening. He thought he was building power, but he was grooming the very disaster that would unleash an apocalypse and burn the world. Will Akira be able to hold onto his powers without losing his mind to the darkness hidden in his blood? Or would he become a bloodthirsty monster like his predecessor? A demon emperor. Welcome to my dark side

“Don’t complain when the lights go out…” These were the words that came out of his mouth before he calmly exited the office. Josh Summers, 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. Josh Summers wasn't just a nobody; he was the shadow ruler of Veron, 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, and new enemies and allies are being born. Will Josh continue to rule over his Empire of Ash and Gold?