Raised for Ruin, Fighting for Me

My parents taught me to fight dirty—now the golden boy of campus wants to play hero, but I’m here to settle old scores, not fall in love. I’m the troublemaker with rainbow hair and a grudge, and Ben Young is about to find out what happens when you cross the wrong girl. In a world of secrets and sabotage, will he break me—or will I make him beg?

I fell for Julian Pierce the summer I turned eighteen—and by the time he left me ruined on my front porch, my world was already crumbling. Ten years later, I’m no longer the golden girl of Maple Heights, but the secret nobody dares mention, forced to survive as a kept woman in a city where dignity costs more than rent. When Julian—now a war hero—returns and crosses my path at the Magnolia Club, old wounds flare in front of the powerful Hamilton family, and I become the target of their wrath. But humiliation is only the beginning. In a world ruled by secrets, betrayal, and debts that can never be repaid, how much must I lose to protect the one person I still love? When your name is only whispered in shame, is there any way to rewrite your story before the final page turns?

I sacrificed everything to give Natalie a safe, happy life—only to watch her choose a cruel family and sell us out piece by piece. When I finally drew the line, she branded me an abuser in front of my college and the whole town, shattering my reputation overnight. Now I have to decide: do I fight for the daughter I raised, or let go before she destroys us all?

He was my sun, my secret, and my undoing. As the Lane family’s loyal attendant, I grew up loving Ethan from the shadows—until the day he traded my trust for his own ambition, poisoning me and selling me to Magnolia House. Stripped of my voice and dignity, I become a silent prize in a world of velvet cruelty and whispered deals, caught between the ruthless Marquis Carter and the man who once swore to save me. Yet every humiliation is a test: how much pain can love survive, and how far will power go to bury the truth? When a forbidden night puts me back in Ethan’s sights, will I find freedom—or lose what’s left of my soul? What does a broken boy do when even hope becomes a weapon?

He was supposed to fall for someone else. I was supposed to be the villain—until fate, a stubborn transmigrator, and a broken story system rewrote our lines. When I deliver a love letter for the third time to Carter Hayes, the boy I grew up with (and maybe secretly loved), I spark a confession that upends everything: Carter likes me, not the 'main girl.' But our world isn’t real—it's a story fighting to snap back into place, and every choice risks erasing us for good. As mysterious tasks, forbidden kisses, and heart-stopping resets threaten to tear us apart, I have to ask: Can love survive when the universe demands we play our roles? Or will the villain finally get her happily ever after—no matter what the script says?

Rachel grew up believing her father's 'lucky charm boy' would one day become her husband, but when she discovers she's just the villain in someone else's story, her world shatters. As her family teeters on the edge of ruin and the boy she's always loved turns cold, Rachel must fight to rewrite her fate—or lose everything to the girl who was meant to win. Betrayal, obsession, and the cost of love collide in this twisted romance.

I drugged Caleb to force a marriage, but he’d rather see me ruined than save me. When a coup turns me from governor’s daughter to prisoner, Caleb chains me to his bed and makes me pay for every sin—his words and silence cutting deeper than steel. After my suicide, I wake up on the day I doomed us both, given one last chance to undo the scandal that destroyed our lives.

For ten years, Derek made my life hell—humiliation, bruises, and secrets that could ruin me forever. Now, trapped by blackmail and a twisted love triangle, I’m forced to choose between the boy I once loved and the monster who owns my body and soul. When I find out I’m pregnant with Derek’s child, I’d rather die than give birth to my tormentor’s baby—but Derek will destroy anyone who tries to take me away, even if it means destroying himself.

My parents tried to save us by marrying me off to one of the boys I grew up with—but they humiliated me, rejecting me at the dinner table like I was nothing. When I was kidnapped by the same kids who once called me family, only Marcus—the one who hurt me most—came to my rescue, drawing me into a cruel game of fake love and brutal betrayal. I thought he wanted to heal me, but it was all a bet—my heart was just another prize for the boys who broke me.

After losing their parents, I’m left raising my withdrawn little brother—future villain of a romance novel—while we scrape by on pennies and broken dreams. Our aunt’s betrayal left scars, but the real heartbreak is watching Caleb blame himself for wanting a family. I swore to protect him, but the comments in my head whisper he’s destined for darkness—and I might not survive his rise to power.

He called me worthless, then sold me to save my brother. My name is Jessie, and my family traded me for a dowry—no love, no regret. Forced into a marriage with a cruel, dangerous man, I learned that survival means more than silence; it means fighting for every scrap of dignity they tried to take. In a town where girls are currency and justice is just a rumor, I turned secrets into power and betrayal into a weapon. But when exposing my husband's darkest crimes sets the whole town against me, I must decide: will I save the family that broke me, or let them drown in the world they made? If justice means standing alone, is it worth everything I’ve lost?

Rebellion doesn’t end at death—it begins there. For a hundred years, I fought for a place in the immortal realm, only to realize the prize was servitude, not freedom. When the founder herself offers the ultimate reward—ascension as an attendant in a world of gods and princes—I shatter my own core and walk away, forcing everyone to question what they’re really chasing. Now, as my rivals seize their golden tickets and the lodge teeters on the edge of faith and ambition, I must face the truth: is eternity worth the cost if it means losing yourself? When everything you believe is a lie, would you kneel—or would you burn it all down?