Marriage First, Love Second

🏆 ["Sliver Medal" in Urban Category of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"] 🏆 "Who are you? I'm not sure I've seen you around... not in any of the meeting of the company." Alves wanted to tell Manuel as much as he could. About how he has been deprived of every right in the house. About how he was made to live like a dog and barely noticed. Often talked down. But Madam laughed out loud, "Oh, he's Alves, our gate man's son!" |---------------------| Yes! The gateman was treated better than him. He was treated like a riff-raff and eventually thrown out in the rain, on the same day his grandpa died; the man who had been his only hope. But that can't be all. Fate has a tricky card... And when the card is tossed, no one will be able to look him in the eyes, not even the deitified madam!

🏆 ["Sliver Medal" in "The Most Popular Novel" of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"] 🏆 Damon is the poorest son in-law of the billionaire family of Lilian, his wife, whose mother in law treats him as the worst and does everything in her power to get rid of him because of his financial status, despite the fact that he has a child with her daughter, they want him gone, but when worst comes to worst, Damon discovers a powerful secret about his child and the selfishness of his wife which breaks him, but he gets stunned more to discover that He's the richest man alive.

James Johnson has always liked Sarah Brown since childhood but was rejected due to his background. His marriage was arranged, James Johnson married Sarah Brown and became the son-in-law of the Brown family. However, James Johnson and Sarah Brown's marriage after marriage was not happy, because Sarah Brown liked her ex-boyfriend Fred Page, so after getting married for a few months, she didn't even let James Johnson touch her body. Mother-in-law and younger brother-in-law also often trouble James Johnson, constantly mocking him, even withholding James Johnson's monthly salary and only giving him a few hundred dollars as pocket money. James Johnson had thought of resisting, but because his father Patrick Johnson had heart disease and owed the Brown family sixty thousand, he could only endure and live in grievance under the roof of the Brown family. Will he be able to survive the humiliation?

Ran, is a samurai from the Cliff Village Kingdom. The first two years when he served, his kingdom was overthrown by the rebels led by Garun. A criminal whose very high of level swordsmanship . The government also resisted. But it turns out that the strength of Garun's troops is stronger. So the kingdom fell. Leaving sorrow for the residents of Cliff Village. Ran was devastated because when he fought Garun, he lost. Garun didn't kill Ran. For ten years Ran burned the fire of revenge. During that time he was retrained by Goto so that his swordsmanship would be higher. When Goto felt Ran was strong enough, he allowed Ran to look for Garun. Now, Ran is a ronin, a no-man's samurai with a vengeance.

"Honey... Where have you been? Can you help me?" Glenn asked his wife; his body was completely paralyzed. "Don't 'honey' me, Glenn. I'm fed up with all this pretense. Why are you so stubborn? It would have been easier if you died in yesterday's accident..." Amber snapped, glaring at him, visibly frustrated. Glenn was surprised by his wife's words, and then Jason, his business partner, suddenly appeared and warmly embraced his wife. Glenn's world immediately crumbled. What betrayal cuts deeper than discovering those closest and dearest are the perpetrators? Glenn Smith knows it all too well. The revelation of his wife, Amber, deceiving him, fostering a secret love with Jason—his colleague—and Ethan not being his biological son but a product of their affair, shattered Glenn's world. The very individuals he lifted from poverty and elevated status stabbed him in the back. Yet, a life-threatening accident thrusts Glenn back in time to when he first encountered this deceitful duo; he seizes a second chance. Once a naive, unsuspecting man, Glenn now vows to metamorphose into someone unrecognisable, someone ready to retaliate against them!

Why are some more privileged than others? Why do others have easier lives as compared to others? Why do some people struggle and toil while others have life handed to them on silver platter? Right from the start, Memphis had it rough on Earth. From the death of his parents and siblings, his loneliness and also his eventual death. Life didn't treat him fairly and everyday was war and trouble for him. After his death, Memphis is given a second chance by the goddess Daphne as she had pity for him and his plight back on earth. Thus, Memphis reincarnated, this time not as a loser or nobody but rather as a favoured son of heaven, a true genius and powerful entity with his sword piercing the skies! Talent? I'm a prodigy! Awesomeness? I'm its daddy! Luck? You might as well call me Luck's lover! Join Memphis on his journey then and watch him make the entire multiverse his! Right from the world of Balvan to the ends of the cosmos! Please if you like my book or have any suggestions, you can send me comments or rate me. Thank you.

Ryan Reyes was a skewer vendor trying to leave behind his dark past that haunted him. However, when Jane, an estranged daughter of a powerful family, sought his help to secure her rightful inheritance through a contract marriage between them, he is thrust back into a world of power, wealth, and deadly secrets. As he stepped into his new role as Jane’s husband, he uncovered layers of corruption, family treachery, and a criminal empire that tied directly to his own tragic past. Caught between his growing feelings for her and the painful memories of his lost family, he must navigate a perilous path. In this gripping tale of love, power, revenge, and redemption, can they overcome the shadows of their pasts to forge a future together, or will the very forces that brought them together tear them apart?

Benjamin Arnold was a recently discharged soldier with no job or stable life. However, one day, a man named Bahjat Taylor appeared and insisted that Benjamin marry his daughter, Isabella. Without money and his sister gravely ill, requiring costly medical treatment and surgery, Benjamin had no choice but to agree to a marriage of convenience with Isabella. Unbeknownst to Benjamin, Bahjat's motivation for arranging the marriage was discovering a yin-yang koi fish tattoo on Benjamin's left chest. This tattoo contained immense supernatural powers capable of transforming the universe and even granting immortality. Therefore, Bahjat arranged the marriage for his daughter to manipulate Benjamin easily. As for Benjamin, after becoming a son-in-law to the Taylor family, he was constantly belittled and humiliated by his mother-in-law and sister-in-law. His wife would always yell at him, act irrationally, and even openly date other men in front of him. Benjamin's life continued to spiral with one misfortune after another. His father passed away, his sister's illness worsened, and more mysteries unfolded, revealing the truth behind his identity. Would Benjamin be able to rise from these depths of despair? Where would the tattoo on his chest lead him? Benjamin Arnold, the hidden heir of the dragon lineage, is emerging from the void and awakening his true power!

Damian, a geeky-looking man and heir to a technology company, secretly supports his first love, Camille, to achieve success. However, driven by greed, Camille has an affair with Marcel, the finance director, who is involved in corruption. Marcel and Camille showered Damian with numerous insults. When the affair is exposed, Camille divorces Damian. Seeking revenge, Damian reveals his true identity and engages in a contract marriage with Davina, Marcel's fiancée and Camille's best friend. Damian plots to make Camille and Marcel face multiple humiliations, and they will regret it soon.

Christian had always been different. From the moment he could remember, he found peace not in crowded classrooms or noisy playgrounds, but in the quiet corners where no one noticed him. His classmates called him “weird,” teachers worried he was too withdrawn, and every attempt at friendship felt like an unbearable weight pressing against his chest. For Christian, solitude wasn’t a punishment it was his safe haven. But growing up came with expectations. After graduation, the real world demanded interaction. His first job placed him in a bustling office, and the anxiety swallowed him whole. Shaking, suffocated, and unable to cope, he walked away from what others called “a dream career.” Just when failure seemed like his only companion, fate stepped in through the most unexpected visitor his cousin. A surprise party, an introduction to a girl, and suddenly, Christian’s life began to shift. The girl didn’t laugh at his fears; instead, she held his trembling hand, taught him digital marketing, and showed him how the world could be navigated online without losing himself. From the comfort of his solitude, Christian’s creativity flourished. What began as small online experiments turned into a groundbreaking app that captured the world’s attention. From a loner who once feared people, he transformed into a billionaire innovator admired by millions—yet still deeply in love with the quietness that shaped him. “A Loner” is a moving story of fear, resilience, love, and the extraordinary power of embracing one’s uniqueness.