trapped in a soap opera novel

After a disastrous fire, Emma cries for help as her daughter, Cindy, is trapped under the rubble. Her EMT husband, Tim, comes to help, but is lured away by the devious Ashley and her own daughter, Megan. Tim doesn't even know it as Cindy dies in Emma's arms. Grieving and furious, Emma swears she will get revenge on Tim and Ashley. Using her hidden wealth and with the help of her attorney friend Ryan, Emma exacts vengeance on those who hurt her daughter. But when will she find peace?

An office worker, Nancy Sanson, lives by one motto: "Money solves everything." But when she overworks herself to exhaustion, she suddenly transmigrates into a novel and becomes an evil supporting character who shares her name. In the original story, this character covets the female lead's luck, lusts after the male lead, and ultimately meets a gruesome end. Now, with the plot's deadly countdown ticking, Nancy is armed with knowledge of the story but faces a dilemma: Can her moneyloving,survival-driven instincts rewrite her fate and maybe even find a way back home?

Eva Wren, a jewelry designer, is deceived and hurt by her boyfriend, Jaden Lowe. After enduring eight years of emotional manipulation, she loses herself. But with the help of Sean Aster, the CEO of Aster Group, she regains her confidence and rediscovers who she truly is. Trapped in a relationship where she constantly compromises for love, Eva becomes a puppet to Jaden’s false kindness. However, meeting Sean helps her realize that a healthy relationship should be built on mutual growth. Through hard work, she reconnects with the world and finds her own path.

Susan Lane never expects to witness her husband's betrayal with her own eyes. Heartbroken and determined to leave him, she asks for a divorce—only to face his cruel retaliation. Just when she feels trapped with no way out, her best friend's stepson, Ken Shaw, steps in to protect her. As they begin living under the same roof, emotions begin to grow in a way neither of them has expected. Ken can no longer hide his growing love for her, and despite her initial hesitation, Susan finds herself drawn to him as well. Against all odds, they eventually choose love and embrace a future together.

Modern-day fashion designer Tania Winston is at the peak of her career—until a freak accident at the Paris Fashion Awards lands her in 1980s Florinth, trapped in the life of a notorious "evil wife" married to stern factory director Hermes Lorenz. Suddenly mother to a timid son and enemy to the entire village, Tania must survive in an unfamiliar era while cleaning up the mess left behind by her predecessor.As Tania mends torn relationships—and designs—she disarms her icy husband, reclaims her son's trust, and outmaneuvers rival Sherry's decades-long scheme to steal her life. Sometimes the harshest punishment becomes an unexpected redemption.

A blood-soaked encounter at a lavish banquet pulls the Cohen siblings into the unrelenting grip of fate. Bound by morality's chains, they are torn apart, their love consumed by the fires of war. One year later, Ethan Judd plays a treacherous game, using his engagement to Ivy Cohen as a mere pawn in his meticulously crafted revenge, determined to reduce the Cohen family to ashes. Beneath a veil of crimson silk, secrets swirl in the shadows. Trapped in a maze of lies and conspiracies, Ivy inches toward the truth, finding herself once more in his arms. As the layers of deception unravel, blood ties, hidden messages from enemies, and endless wars pull them into a deadly, unforgiving game where survival is the only prize.

Trapped by her adoptive father, Lynette was forced to live under the name Aerith,the hidden hand behind her sister Colette's fame. Her brilliance fed the family's vanity while she remained a shadow.Just as the Shermans prepared to ruin her for their own gain, fate led her into the arms of Asher Herring, the city's most powerful man. One night of unexpected passion marked the beginning of her reckoning.From that moment on, Asher was no longer a distant figure. He tore into the chains that bound her, shielding her from the Shermans' manipulation and exposing the family's twisted schemes.Together, they reclaimed her name, her freedom—and built a love strong enough to last a lifetime.

Modern college student Clarissa Ingram transmigrates into a novel as the villainous ex-wife who is pregnant with male lead River Shelton's child. Unlike the original character who divorced and had an abortion, Clarissa changes course and uses gentle tactics to win back River's heart. When faced with River's childhood friend Paige Snyder, who covets him,Clarissa voluntarily moves to the countryside.There,she uses her golden finger—a department store system—to improve rural life and becomes the beloved darling of the Shelton family. After Paige's multiple failed schemes and eventual imprisonment for poisoning, Clarissa leads the villagers to prosperity, earning official recognition. She and River return to the capital ahead of schedule to live happily together.

To save her father's life, Alicia Bennett is forced into a dangerous game of deception, swapping places with Sabrina Knight to "pretend" to be intimate with Sabrina's powerful husband, Ethan Clark. What begins as a desperate bargain to secure money for surgery soon spirals into a deadly web of secrets and manipulation, with Alicia trapped as a pawn in the ruthless Knight family's control. By day, she's Ethan's dutiful assistant; by night, she's a "stranger" in his bed, caught in a whirlwind of passion, power, and betrayal. As their complex, forbidden connection deepens, Alicia is drawn into a world where nothing is as it seems—until the shocking truth is finally exposed… Will Alicia escape the tangled web she's been caught in, or will the Knight family's plans destroy everything she's fought for?

Modern college student Clarissa Ingram transmigrates into a novel as the villainous ex-wife who is pregnant with male lead River Shelton's child. Unlike the original character who divorced and had an abortion, Clarissa changes course and uses gentle tactics to win back River's heart. When faced with River's childhood friend Paige Snyder, who covets him,Clarissa voluntarily moves to the countryside.There,she uses her golden finger—a department store system—to improve rural life and becomes the beloved darling of the Shelton family. After Paige's multiple failed schemes and eventual imprisonment for poisoning, Clarissa leads the villagers to prosperity, earning official recognition. She and River return to the capital ahead of schedule to live happily together.

Dante Wood finds himself trapped in an infinite loop on his birthday, repeatedly shot dead by a killer wearing a clown mask in a toilet cubicle. He jolts awake on a couch and initially believes it was a nightmare. When he enters the toilet the second time, his subconscious warns him of impending danger—but the killer strikes again. By the third revival, Dante finally catches on—the only way to break free of this deadly loop is to get away from the killer. As he and Shelby Morris attempt to escape by car, a speeding truck crushes them both. When he wakes up from death for the fourth time, Dante resolves to investigate every clue. During a scuffle between Shelby and Ryan Patel, a clown mask falls out of Ryan's bag... With each rebirth, Dante pieces together more fragments of the puzzle, inching closer to the truth.

After getting hit on the head, Selena Logan woke up to find herself inside the very CEO romance novel she had been reading. Now, she was a spoiled heiress from the capital's elite circle, known for being love-obsessed and hopelessly naive.Her home life consisted of a scheming cousin and three dangerously powerful brothers.On day one, things went off-script: she accidentally drank the love potion meant for her cousin Yasmin and ended up in a chaotic one-night stand with a mysterious man.They met again at a lavish birthday banquet. To her horror, that stranger turned out to be Louis Johnson — the cold, untouchable heir of the Johnson family.What had started as a mistake turned into a deliciously sweet and chaotic game of cat and mouse. This "villainess" might just have stolen the whole show.

Wen Li wakes up inside a novel and discovers she's the story's doomed side character. On her wedding day, the male lead, Gu Yanzhi, abandons her for his true love, turning her into a joke. Later, he abuses her to help his lover rise in status, even pushing her to suicide. But this time, Wen Li decides to change her fate. She marries Gu Yanzhi's younger uncle instead and becomes their aunt, ready to teach them both a lesson. Meanwhile, Song Xuening, the capital's famed miracle doctor, claims to heal the incurable—until Wen Li revives someone she couldn't save. When Wen Li's true identity is revealed, Song Xuening's reputation crumbles.

Clyde Sullivan had lived as the cherished son of the Sullivan family until Miller's return exposed him as an imposter. When Miller framed Clyde for their grandfather's accident, the family turned their backs, condemning him to three years in a rehab center. Upon his release, his family treats him with indifference—Winona rejected him as a brother, Miller basked in triumph, Zack met him with blistering contempt, and even Yvette's fleeting sympathy couldn't override her allegiance to Miller. Bearing both physical scars and the burden of a prosthetic leg, Clyde came home to unrelenting condemnation. Sherry, a woman Clyde once adored but who is now close to Miller, breaks Clyde's heart. Trapped in a web of family betrayal and cruelty, Clyde found himself utterly alone, adrift in a sea of hostility with no compass to guide his future.

Jade Shawn, the CEO of Wonda Group, is a once-in-a-millennium business prodigy. However, five years ago, she was known as Jade Zimmer, a pitiful girl whose gambler father and brother conspired to marry her off to a village bully in exchange for a hefty dowry of a hundred thousand. Unable to bear the prospect of her daughter's misery, her mother helped Jade escape this disastrous fate. Fast forward five years, Jade returns to her hometown with the company's projects, aiming to rescue her mother and sister still trapped in a perilous situation. Mindful of her family's devious nature, Jade opts to conceal her true identity. In the process, she falls victim to mistaken identity and faces various forms of bullying and humiliation from the villagers. It isn't until Brennan steps in to assist Jade that her true identity is revealed. Ultimately, Brennan successfully proposes to Jade, bringing a heartwarming conclusion to this tale of perseverance, self-discovery, and love.

Jodie Walsh finds herself transmigrated into a romance novel as the ex-wife who got screwed over. The original character spent five years in an arranged marriage with a CEO tyrant, giving him everything—money, property, her whole heart—only to end up with her family destroyed and herself behind bars. And it gets worse. Her parents, best friend, childhood friends, and basically everyone connected to her was just cannon fodder in the story. Well, time for Jodie to roll up her sleeves and rewrite this mess. Mr. Hotshot CEO? She's going to see how mighty he is after bankruptcy. The pure, innocent female lead? Honey, let's add some darkness to that light. Her parents jumping to their deaths? Not in her version. They'll be doing the disco on her ex-mother-in-law's grave instead. Her bestie killed by her abusive husband? Hmm... such a "wonderful" husband. Let's save him for the female lead's bestie. Her broke aristocratic childhood friends? Here, one business opportunity each, and boom, instant CEOs, easy peasy. And the supposed villain? With that face and those abs? No one's going to object to him being the male protagonist. What's that? You're asking what makes her so badass? Jodie beckons to the mafia boss. "Babe, you tell them." "Simple." Mafia boss grins. "She's the boss lady."