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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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RISE OF THE FALLEN HEIR
After being betrayed by his fiancée and framed for embezzlement, a young tech genius discovers an AI “system” that connects directly to his mind giving him access to secret corporate data, personal information, and predictive algorithms.
With it, he begins to rebuild his life, expose his enemies, and rise again not just as a man, but as a power.
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I Dominate Them All!
Falling to a dark conspiracy, the entire Smith family was brutally massacred, and their grand manor set ablaze.
Amid the fiery chaos, the jewel of West Arcadia City leapt into the inferno to save a boy, sacrificing her beauty and nearly her life in the process.
A decade later, Orion Smith had trained under the faceless alchemist, mastering the Dragon Mantra and wielding the fearsome power of the dragon’s inferno.
Worshiped as the Supreme Dragon General, he had built the legendary Iron Phoenix Legion, led them through countless campaigns and conquests, and forged an empire.
However, hiding his true identity, the young conqueror returned with two goals:
To repay the woman who saved him.
To avenge his family’s murder.
But Orion soon discovered that his family’s killers weren’t just ordinary men. They were the city’s pillars—four powerful families that had formed a powerful mafia organization.
At their head stood a leader who was rich, powerful, and psychotic, wielding dark alchemist powers that might rival his own, along with a very personal tie to him.
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Infinite Wealth App: I Become A Tycoon After Divorce
Despised by his wife she asked for a divorce after bringing another man home into their bed.
The heavens seem to roar in fury and when thunder struck his phone, a new app was installed.
*Infinite Wealth App: Congratulations New User, let's begin your rise to glory!*
*Ding! New car has been awarded!*
*Ding! User's bank account has been credited!*
*Ding! Property awarded to user!*
*Ding! Complete tasks and receive massive rewards!*
When his ex wife sees him rise, she falls to her knees in regret. Those who put him down wish they could turn back the hands of time.
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Rise Of The Discarded Husband
“Don't be absurd, Drake. You have nowhere to go,” Lydia said, her face red and sweaty with rage. “You'll literally starve to death on the streets. You have no family, no properties under your name,” She paused, allowing the words to sink in as if it fanned her ego for a moment. “Without me, you're nothing!"
Her words were meant to hurt, but Drake shook off the feeling and looked at her. “Then let me be nothing. Just not yours,”
The smug grin disappeared from her face and she hissed at him. “Is there a bitch in the picture? How long have you been plotting this with her? And you dare accuse me of cheating when you've been doing exactly the same thing?!”
Lydia's hysterical yell followed him. “If you walk out this door today, don’t even think about coming back! You’ll regret it!”
******
For four years, Drake remained in a loveless marriage playing laundry boy and servant to both his wife and mother-in-law. He orchestrated Lydia's success with his own hands and helped her build her company in secret, but just when she was at her peak, she cheated!
After divorce, Drake transforms from a useless scum into an incredible self-made CEO. Now everyone who crosses him will regret it!
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ZAYDEN CROSS THE IRON GUARDIAN
They buried him a hero.
They forgot he was still alive.
Five years ago, Zayden Cross, the legendary commander known as The Iron Guardian, vanished in the ashes of war. His name was carved into stone, his legacy sealed in silence. But betrayal runs deep — and the dead don’t stay buried forever.
When Zayden returns from the shadows, he finds a city ruled by corruption and a son poisoned by a toxin created by the same enemies who destroyed his life. To save the only family he has left, Zayden must face Viktor Draven, the ruthless mastermind pulling the strings of a new world order.
Every step drags him deeper into a web of lies, revenge, and sacrifice. Allies may turn into enemies. The truth may cost him more than his life.
The Iron Guardian has risen again.
And this time, he’s not fighting for glory — he’s fighting for blood.
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The Campus Guard is a Retired God of War
They call him the "Watchdog of the West Gate." To the wealthy students, Alistair Cain is a joke—a dropout husband living off his brilliant professor wife, tasked with nothing more than checking IDs and chasing stray dogs off campus. To his wife’s powerful family, he is a stain on their reputation, a useless son-in-law who should have been discarded years ago.
But they don’t know why the West Gate is the only place on campus where the shadows never move. They don’t know that the "stray dogs" he chases are actually Hellhounds trying to breach the mortal realm. And they certainly don’t know that Alistair is actually the Calamity Star—the exiled God of War serving a 1,000-year penance to suppress the ancient evil beneath the university library.
When the seal begins to crack and the elite families of the city become pawns in a demonic war, the useless security guard finally stands up. "You can insult me all you want," Alistair says, adjusting his uniform cap. "But step one foot past this gate, and not even the Heavens can save you."
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Calvin's Industry
Nathan and the others called Calvin a nobody. They destroyed his reputation, openly insulted his wife and publicly dishonored his late mother. Nathan was a billionaire with the entertainment world wrapped around his fingertips, while Calvin was the fallen industry superstar who now had nothing to lean on.
However, to everyone's surprise, Calvin got fed up with the attacks against his family and suddenly declared war on Nathan, revealing that he too has secret weapons no one saw coming.
When billionaires clash for complete control of the music industry, only one man will survive. Nevertheless, Calvin's enemies are yet to know his most dangerous secret yet…
Just who is Calvin Constantine?
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Reborn To Squander As A Prodigal
After being in a coma for more than a year, Zavier Rockwell, finally felt like he had gotten his release.
As he floated as a ghost, he regretted his actions. Being ungrateful to the family that wanted nothing more than seeing him succeed.
Clouded by his illegitimate status, Zavier Rockwell wanted nothing more than soar higher, take his oldest birthright and stand tall among others. But how could he succeed when his fate was already written before his very birth?
Zavier Rockwell lack of business acumen made him fail miserably which resulted in him getting a sentence of life, destined to spend the rest of his life behind the four corners of a prison. But that wasn’t what the book of destiny decreed.
All it took was one vengeful spirit and he was comatose for life. With his pathetic life ending, never in a million years did he thought that he would get a second chance. But as they say, man proposes and god disposes.
Zavier Rockwell found himself reborn a few months before he officially blackened. This time, he wasn’t just a useless second rich generation kid but he was equipped with a prodigal system.
[Ding! Spend 100 million at the targeted location. Reward – an immortal pill. Failure – deduction of 60 hours’ worth of lifespan.]
Equipped with such a system, what could Zavier Rockwell who swore that if he ever gets a second chance at life would become a prodigal son and never mess with the family business do?
He could only grit his teeth and squander the money that his family was earnestly making and, in the process, found himself capable and prosperous.
Why was the script looking so wrong the more money he squanders?
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THE HIDDEN KING
Gordon was the man Ashley believed she could treat as disposable, a mere ordinary son-in-law with no ambition, no wealth, and no future. What she didn’t know was that her empire, her victories, and even her crown were built on the foundation he laid in silence.
When years of sacrifice are met only with scorn, Gordon finally walks away. Ashley, arrogant and certain he can never leave her, welcomes his departure… until the walls of her empire begin to crack. One by one, the allies, fortunes, and power she believed she earned slip through her fingers.
Meanwhile, the “ordinary” man she dismissed begins to rise. His true identity emerges piece by piece, wealth beyond imagination, influence that shakes the city, and a new love that finally values his devotion.
By the time Ashley realizes the truth, it may be too late. The man she thought beneath her has become someone she can only look up to… from the shadows of her own ruin.
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The Actor's Emperor System
Caleb Davis never imagined his dream of becoming an actor would turn into a daily fight for survival. After years of playing nameless background roles and chasing auditions that went nowhere, he was just another face lost in the crowd. Fame felt like a distant fantasy — until one unforgettable night changed everything.
In the middle of chaos, a strange voice echoed in his mind:
[The Film and Television Martial Emperor System has been activated.]
From that moment, Caleb’s life turned upside down. The system gave him the ability to gain real martial power through the roles he performed. Every time he stepped in front of the camera, he didn’t just act — he lived the part. When he played a warrior, he learned their strength. When he played a monk, he gained their discipline. And when he played a villain, he inherited their ruthless will to survive.
As his skills grew, so did his fame. But the deeper he sank into this new world, the harder it became to tell where acting ended and reality began. Enemies from the industry, hidden powers, and mysterious figures started to take notice.
Now, with his rising fame and the system’s power pushing him forward, Caleb must walk a path between illusion and truth — where one performance could change not only his career but the fate of the entire world.
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The Hidden Heir
Hercules King spent eighteen years as a worthless delivery man, treated like trash by everyone around him. His girlfriend betrayed him. His boss fired him. His life had no meaning. But everything changes when an old man reveals the truth. Hercules is not poor. He is not weak. He is the lost heir to one of the world's greatest empires, worth fifty billion dollars. Now he must claim what is rightfully his, take revenge on those who hurt him, and face the most dangerous organization in the world. The Circle controls everything. They control governments. They control businesses. They control military forces. And they will do anything to stop Hercules from becoming powerful enough to challenge them.
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The Billionaire's Secret Identity
After returning from a risky mission that almost cost him his life, Tony expects to finally claim the reward he was promised. Instead, he walks into a disaster.
His company, the empire he built with his own hands has been completely taken over by his Deputy, a man who has never even met him yet boldly claims full ownership.
Within a blink, Tony becomes a nobody. He is mocked by junior staff, insulted at the entrance, and nearly mauled by the very security dogs he paid for with his sweat.
Just when it seems like everything is over, fate steps in. Tony regains his company. But the old Tony died the day he was betrayed.
Now, he returns colder and determined to make every traitor pay.
No one is exempt. Not the Deputy. Not the staff who humiliated him. And not even the woman he loves.
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RISE OF AN ESTRANGED TRILLIONAIRE SON
You’ll always be a worthless freeloader”. That’s all Adrian Carter always heard from his in-laws. Adrian Carter, believed to be a broke deliveryman, marries into the wealthy Harris family. Continuously belittled and humiliated by his mother-in-law and seen as a freeloader, Adrian keeps quiet—because he has a secret. He’s on a personal mission to discover the mystery behind his mother’s past,after disappearing into thin air. To the world Adrian is just a broke delivery guy who got lucky. To the Harris family he’s the trash who doesn’t deserve to breathe the air. What no one knew about him is the fact that he’s the heir to a trillion-dollar tech empire. When his true identity is revealed, Adrian turns out to be the CEO of the very company the Harris family always saw as their pathway to becoming a billion dollar empire. As betrayal, regret, and romance collide. Can Adrian choose between revenge and love—or will he risk losing both forever?
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The Disabled Son-in-law is not Human!
The crippled Draven Dexter is left speechless after an older human couple forced their frustrated daughter on him in front of the marriage bureau. Equally helpless and needing a place to stay for a while, he agrees to marry the helpless Tessa Hudson and become a live-in son-in-law. He is bullied and humiliated but he endures it all. What Draven won't take is some lowly human bullying his wife, Tessa. In one of those extreme situations, the disabled live-in son-in-law is suddenly not disabled and is actually powerful, not only that, he is suddenly not human!
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THE ANOMALY: RISE OF A BILLIONAIRE
Jake never knew he was a failed government experiment, one that couldn’t be tracked by any technology or superhuman ability. This made him capable of moving freely, including earning money to run dangerous ventures that ultimately led him to become a billionaire.
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My Wife's New Groom Knelt When I Returned
Stephen cared for Elena, lavishing her with all his love and care and she repays him by cheating on him and trembling on his emotions without pity.
She calls him worthless, below her league and she has gone for a realm man. And at the heights of his emotions, the truth is revealed, Stephen isn't the worthless nobody they thought him to be, his true identity stretches way beyond what they could even fathom.
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SECRETLY THE WEALTHIEST MAN.
Elijah decoyed as a street begger to find out about the real character of the woman who was betrothed to him- the future matriarch of the Stone family. But Elijah found out that Kate is a covetous pest who is only after the family's wealth.
Worst yet, when Elijah proposed to her as an ordinary person, Kate humiliated him publicly in the restaurant, calling him all sort of odd names.
“You!?! A beggar!? Over my dead body will I marry someone like you!! You're a scum!!" She spat derisively.
It was after then Elijah met Rose, a struggling kind banker who has a dream of building her own business empire.
Elijah reset his game of Trail to know if she's just like Kate and secretly, he helped her attain her dream but Kate won't let Elijah off the hook easily, always appearing to sabotage his plan and humiliate him but she never knew he has a secret identity which would shock everyone to the marrow!
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Charismatic Shoemaker Lloyd
In a world ruled by wealth and power, Benton Lloyd is a street-born shoemaker with a dream to rise above his rags and claim a name of his own. Working in the shadow of the Tyson family’s luxury shoe empire, Benton pours his heart into a groundbreaking design, his ticket to proving he’s more than the street rat they mock. But when the ruthless Mr. Tyson and his smug son Harris steal his work to claim the spotlight, Benton’s future crumbles. But what he didn't see coming was the secret about himself and his unique talents. Benton embraces who he really is, unlocks a path to massive wealth. He'll make them eat their words with a fortune they'll never match.
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House of Alister: The Hidden Heir
Daniel Reed has always been the outsider, a poor man married into one of the city’s richest families, constantly looked down on by his in-laws. But one night, a call from the hospital changes everything.
A stranger approaches him with shocking news: Daniel is not who he thinks he is. He is Daniel Alistair, the long-lost heir to the powerful Alistair empire.
Overnight, the man they mocked becomes the man who owns everything.
And this time, Daniel isn’t walking away quietly.
Now everyone must pay.
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The Return of The King Steven
Steven spent years of his life as the perfect husband—loyal, self-sacrificing, and always putting his wife, Nora, first.
What he didn't know was that all of that would be destroyed in one night when someone from the past returned.
Ryan Thomas—Nora's ex-boyfriend. The man she thought she had forgotten... but who never really left Nora's heart and memory.
With a fake smile and feigned kindness, Ryan slowly poisoned Nora's mind.
Accusations, insults, and suspicions. All were hurled at Steven—a man who never even defended himself.
Until one day, after being thoroughly humiliated, Steven said only one sentence:
"I'll let you see who you're really looking down on."
Then the divorce happened.
And the world saw something unimaginable:
Steven is not an ordinary man.
He is the heir and owner of a global business empire that even the president must respect.
The man who had been trampled on all this time... turned out to be a giant who was deliberately hiding.
When Steven returned to his true identity, the world was shaken. That was his time to do revenge on them. And only one person was unprepared to face that reality—Nora.
While Steven rose to the height of his power, Nora sank into regret that could never be undone.
She pursued him. She charmed him. She begged him.
But Steven just stared at her coldly and said:
"From now on, consider me never yours."
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