Villainess Is A Marionette

On the night of her 23rd birthday, Isla Tang is swept into the dark, icy depths of the ocean during a storm on a luxury cruise. But when she wakes, she’s no longer Isla—she’s Lady Evangeline Marlowe, the infamous villainess from her favorite historical romance novel, *Scarlet Promises.* Doomed to a fate of betrayal, heartbreak, and death at the hands of the story’s heroine and male lead, Isla must navigate the treacherous world of politics, romance, and court intrigue to rewrite her destiny. Gone are the days of scheming for the crown prince’s love—Isla has no intention of repeating Evangeline’s mistakes. But as she tries to avoid the heroine’s shadow, her path collides with Duke Adrian Blackthorn, a cold and calculating man destined to become her greatest rival. With her modern perspective and knowledge of the novel’s plot, Isla begins to uncover secrets buried deep within the kingdom—secrets that may hold the key to changing not just her own fate, but the entire story. As alliances shift and truths come to light, Isla must decide: will she forge a new life in this world, or will she remain a prisoner of the villainess’s tragic tale?

"Be my Empress Selena..." His emerald eyes looked at her with a pleading look. She started to soften after seeing him plead so earnestly but she reminded herself that she didn't want this! She didn't want to be an Empress! Most importantly he lied and then disappeared! Now he has the audacity to come looking for her! "Get out." She pointed at the door and then at him. He grabbed her hand and pulled her towards himself. "You can't get rid of me. You know how stubborn I am." Ming Yue was an ordinary office worker when she went into a novel she used to read, a steamy romance between Clara, the innocent illegitimate daughter of a count and the cold Northern Duke. Was she the heroine? No. Was she a side character? No. She was the damned villainess everyone hated! Being a former doormat she decided to embrace the villainhood in this life and live life on her terms. A leisurely life was what she wanted, maybe face-slapping her ex-fiance, the Northern Duke every now and then... But that all changed when she met him... Alex. She hired him to be her partner, but he intended to make that contract last a lifetime. She had no room to say no because he was the Crown Prince! Soon to be the Emperor! This is my entry for the Cupid's Quill contest, please support it, thank you!

As Orson read the novel written by the girlfriend who had left him, he gently remarked on how terrible the story was. But then, noticing a foul smell coming from the kitchen, he went to investigate. He realized there was some kind of gas leak. Already furious about being dumped, Orson became even angrier at the state of his kitchen, and in his rage, he hit the light switch with a powerful punch. Naturally, the explosion that followed killed him instantly, and Orson passed into the afterlife. After spending some time in limbo, he found himself reincarnated in an unfamiliar world. However, he quickly realized he had been reborn inside the cliché-filled novel written by his ex-girlfriend. As if that wasn’t enough, he had ended up in the body of Neonidas, a useless duke who was also the fiancé of the story's villainess. ____ There may be a bit too much swearing and slang in the first chapters, but it gets less afterwards. There will be no yuri or ntr in Neonidas(MC) harem

Ahcehera, a young woman fighting a losing battle with cancer, finds an escape in the pages of her favorite interstellar fantasy novel. Her heart aches for the misunderstood villainess princess, a character doomed to suffer, her life a pawn in the hero and heroine's happily ever after. Ahcehera despises the injustice of it all and dreams of a different ending for the princess. But her time runs out before the next chapter is released, the one that will seal the villainess’s tragic fate. In her final moments, Ahcehera wishes she could rewrite the story, never imagining her wish would come true. When she wakes, it’s not in her hospital bed but in the body of the princess she pitied. Now thrust into a treacherous world of galactic intrigue, Ahcehera faces a web of political machinations, dangerous alliances, and a destiny that seems set in stone. Armed with knowledge of the story and a fiery resolve, she’s determined to defy her fate. But rewriting a narrative isn’t as simple as turning a page. As enemies close in and dark secrets unravel, Ahcehera must fight not only for the princess’s survival but also for a chance at the life neither of them ever dared to dream of. Can she change the ending of a story already written, or is her second chance fated to end in tragedy too?

Being a villain is bad... but is that really true? In a world where magic is the lifeblood of the land, two women from opposing sides are destined to collide in a tale of love, power, and the thin line between good and evil. Alyndra was only five when her life was shattered by the brutal murder of her parents. Raised in the tranquil kingdom of Lunaria, she learned to wield her innate magical abilities to protect and heal. Despite the darkness in her past, she holds onto hope and goodness, dedicating herself to helping others and honoring her parents' memory. But the shadows that have lingered in her heart are not so easily quelled. Alyndra's kindness is tested when she crosses paths with a powerful and enigmatic woman from the dark kingdom of Noxaris. Thalindra is a force to be reckoned with feared and revered as one of the most powerful sorceresses in the land. With her striking androgynous appearance, short-cropped black hair, and piercing amber eyes, Thalindra commands respect and awe. Yet beneath her cold and calculating exterior lies a deep-seated loneliness and a hunger for a kindred spirit. Thalindra is on a quest to find a partner in crime, someone who can match her in power and ambition, but all those she encounters bore her until she meets Alyndra. Their first meeting is one of conflict, as Alyndra stands in the way of Thalindra's plans. But instead of seeing Alyndra as just another obstacle, Thalindra is intrigued by the younger woman's strength and the darkness she senses lurking within her. Thalindra sees in Alyndra a potential ally and something more. As they continue to clash, a slow and dangerous connection forms between them. Alyndra is drawn to Thalindra in ways she cannot understand, her once-clear sense of right and wrong becoming increasingly blurred. And Thalindra, for the first time in her life, feels a genuine affection for someone one that could either save her or doom them both. In this enemies-to-lovers tale, the line between hero and villain will be redrawn, and the roles will reverse as Alyndra's transformation into a darker self unfolds. The two women will challenge each other, shape each other, and ultimately, destroy each other’s old selves to forge something entirely new whether it will be for better or for worse remains to be seen.

|Mafia boss×Mafia's son| Warning: extremely mature content. - Couple one: Despite her trying to sound cool, he could hear her slight pants. "What were you doing?" He asked, forgetting everything. That's how it was for them. They could be in the middle of the most serious issue yet the slightest change in their breathing would make the other curious. "If I say that I was, or more like, am fingering myself while thinking about you, would you come here and f*ck me?" She said while putting two fingers inside of herself. A moan left her lips and his d*ck hardened on the other side. "F*ck, Andrew, ah," she was moaning on purpose, to get a reaction out of him. She wanted to test him till he broke and later fulfilled her with his entire being. She knew that she wasn't supposed to want him and so did he but the heart wants what the heart wants. And forbidden fruits always taste better. - All of a sudden, he moved a little away and by not feeling the same sensation as before, she opened her eyes with an annoyed look. She was almost about to come. "Why did you stop -" she was cut off by her own moan. He did the most unthinkable thing. He slapped her pu*sy. She thought that it would hurt her but it had the exact opposite reaction. It ended up sending an electric shock through her body but one that was filled with pleasure. She was looking at him with pleading eyes. She didn't know what she wanted him to do but she wanted something from him and he understood even though she didn't vocalize her thoughts. He made a silent promise to fulfill all of her fantasies and with that, he slapped her again. And she moaned in pleasure again. Who knew that something that counts as a punishment could bring one so much pleasure? - Tangled by an interesting past, lust, and underworld matters. And most importantly heart. Both of them refused to fall for the other again but for how long? In this twisted game called lust, would they end up falling for each other? -- Couple two: "Stars are pretty," he said. She gave him a sad smile. "But people always say that you are going to lose the moon while counting the stars but the moon got scars and you can't stare at the sun for two minutes, you are bound to get blind by its light and how can you love someone you can't even look at?" "So we shouldn't love anything at all?" "If you are willing to take the risk then sure, you can." "Maybe I am or maybe I don't have any choice of my own. If you were given a chance, what would have you been?" "Dust probably," she said, not looking at him anymore. "Dust why? Don't they fly away?" "I wish to be like the dust so that I can fly away. Everything except the dust that flies is desired in one way or another, for example: A bird is caged in the name of love, just because someone wants to keep it. A flower that was torn away from its home and later toasted away in a place where the wind makes it blown, at least one person is going to like it enough to keep it with them till they don't like it anymore. Nobody can see dust, let alone desire it. Maybe being undesired isn't always the bad thing." -- "I trusted you but you broke my trust. You could have told me the truth." "You never seemed interested enough in my truth." "I wasn't? You never bothered asking me anything, you just assumed and ruined everything because that's all you can do. You don't deserve my trust." "I know," she muttered under her breath, fully knowing that he was too good for her to ruin him. -- "Don't do this to yourself just because you hate me. Don't ruin your life, I am begging you." "Because of you? Why would you think that you deserve any of my thoughts, my emotions? You don't even exist to me." And she was again feeling unworthy, a word that was never going to leave her side. -- In the midst of misunderstanding, complications, and hate, will they find love?

After getting hit by the truck, Luke was reincarnated as a target character in a reverse harem game. He was supposed to throw away his fiancée—the Villainess—and mindlessly follow the Protagonist. A side character he was destined to be, however, even if Luke accepts his fate as a side character, he cannot let the Villainess meet with the same dead end. ----------- Additional tags: No yaoi, no yuri, no NTR. Obsessive character, possessive character, solo-romance, no harem, early romance, possible lemons.

The ordinary world is not what it seems. Many strange events unfold in the background but go unnoticed by the masses or are covered up. A supernatural world exists along with the natural world which can only be seen by those called Balancers. Spirits and Evil Spirits exist along with Balancers who possess unique powers to see and fight them. Among the many ordinary humans, a girl undergoes a lot of suffering and experiences a prophetic vision. It grants her knowledge of the hidden world and of some future events. The girl loses almost everything she has and then takes the steps needed to become a Balance Breaker. Her past identity has to be abandoned for the sake of survival so she renamed herself Ash. Ash gains the powers of a Skin-Walker and begins living in such a world taking on the appearances of others, experiencing their lives and living under the mask of another person.

Rayah was not meant to live more than 5 years having a heart failure condition but the eldest princess of Montis has been able to live past it due to the power of the diamond but now she has just two months to live. What could have gone wrong? Rayah hops on a journey to find The Healer but can she be able to do it on her own with the symptoms showing up too frequently. **** Rayah began to feel lightheaded. "No no please, not here in the middle of nowhere please." She begged her body, she was on the verge of tears. "Your highness" Rayah heard someone call her. A guard approached her. Rayah herself was beyond relieved to see that it was a guard from the palace and knew he could help her. She was feeling very lightheaded, she reached out to him. Other guards stood by in order not to cause a scene. "Water quickly" Rayah asked while tapping her temples with her eyes closed.

Living a normal life is boring, but I was happy with what I had. Even when I spent most of my life in regret and misery, I lived because I had someone that I loved dearly. And that said someone took my life... But fate had different plans for me... As if death wasn't enough for me. As if the gods were mocking me. I got reincarnated into a hardcore romance game that I used to play. That too when the prequel game that I played the most ended twenty-five years ago. A game where death is everyone's mistress. A game that people either liked or hated too much. Now reincarnated into the body of the Villainess's son. I became someone that I hated the most... "Hahaha..." I laughed at my own misery. As if that too wasn't enough, I also became the slave of someone else's desires. Now, one might say a mother is a mother even if the world sees her as a Villainess. But what if your mother is the very incarnation of evil? That your mother is the hurdle that you have to overcome? What if your mother is the very reason you might die? Gentleness and love are the last things one could expect from her. "Hahaha..." Again, a hollow laugh escaped my lips as the realization dawned on me. That I have been... Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son... =============================== [Discord link:- https://discord.gg/5Vgw4JCrBW]

She was the brightest star on the global stage, adored by millions—until betrayal shattered her world. Now, she’s back, reborn to rewrite her destiny. In her previous life, Vivian Lin was the reigning queen of the entertainment industry, a superstar whose every move lit up the world. But beneath the dazzling lights lay shadows of deceit. Those she trusted plotted her downfall, stripping her of her career, reputation, and dreams. Worse still, the so-called “male lead” she loved only used her as a stepping stone to his own success. But fate has given her a second chance. Reborn at the moment before it all went wrong, Vivian steps back onto the stage with a vengeance. This time, she won’t be anyone’s puppet. She’ll expose the hypocrites, reclaim her crown, and rise even higher than before. “There is only one star in this world, and that’s me—Vivian Lin.” As for the man who betrayed her? “Sorry, but you’re not even worthy of being in my shadow.” Enter Alexander Black—powerful, mysterious, and a man whose influence eclipses everyone she once knew. Unlike the others, he sees her strength, respects her ambition, and chooses to stand beside her as she conquers the world again. “I’ll walk with you to the top. Let the world bow to your brilliance.” A story of rebirth, revenge, and redemption. Witness the rise of a woman who refuses to be defined by her past—a woman who shines brightest when she claims her own fate.

In the confines of her chambers, Vivian Moore, made the tragic decision to take her own life. The Crown Prince's abandonment for another and the humiliation she had to go through proved unbearable. Even the Royal Family made a move to banish her from the city by arranging a compensation engagement with a lowly Baron's Son, further shattering her and her family's reputation and dignity. However, this desperate act opened the door for a New Vivian, a fusion of her former self and one from a different world who had witnessed these events unfold in a Visual Novel RPG. This woman is Nadia of Medjay, a skilled thief and a secret agent, now shared Vivian's body and mind. As they became one, they emerged from the ashes of Vivian's destruction to be the Ultimate Villainess. Determined to Survive, Thrive, and Challenge the Narrative, Vivian embarked on a bold counterattack, setting her sights on the Heroine and the Seven Charming Princes. ---------------- If you want to read Early Chapters, you can join Patreon from: https://linktr.ee/donovel - 1$: 1 Chapter - 5$: 5 Chapters - 10$: 10 Chapters *This story is on Patreon, WN, RR, and SH. **Your support means that I can keep to do this hobby as job. ***You can also join our Discord Community Server for Chapter Notifications, D&D, and Chat, use the same link.

A woman, doomed to live the life of a fantasy romance novels villainess again and again. Decides that this life she will simply be lazy, allow the story to drag her where it may However, the other main characters are acting rather strange this time around. They simply will not leave her to laze about in peace. This is my first book, and also incredibly self indulgent. Created mostly for my own enjoyment. Featuring: an mc who gives no fucks, obsessive male leads, and gratuitous use of fantasy tropes. What more can a gall ask for. (There is no weird sibling stuff, and there is very little of the miscommunication trope. Mostly because I personally dislike that sort of thing.)

“I hate my life.” Ivy Martin says this after being humiliated by her supervisor at work and sent home early. It feels like the end of the world and she believes that nothing could top this moment. Until she’s murdered that same day by a creep who was looking for her younger sister. Her life came to an early end and in the most terrible way possible. So, she wishes and begs for a second chance, to live a life that won’t Ivy hate. And luckily for her, her prayers have been heard. Reborn as Sorren Pryde, the only daughter to the researcher Owen Pryde, she’s met with an easy life. She’s an only child, loved by her father, and doesn’t have to deal with a supervisor who makes her feel small. It’s everything she expected, well, except for the fact that this is a world of magic. With kings, queens, a yearly ball, and monsters lurking deep within the forest. While very different from her past life, Sorren is happy with it and prays that her life continues being easy going. Though, things don’t go her way after learning more about her family’s background and who she is. Now she has to deal with a crown prince who doesn’t understand the word “no”, a knight with a savior complex, a grandfather who tries to control her life, and other nobles who constantly judge Sorren for her upbringing. Despite all of that, at least there are decent people in her life, such as the kingdom's wizard and the crown prince’s beautiful fiancé. What a chaotic and messy second life but hey, at least she doesn’t hate it.

He'd seen it all, gangsters, politicians and their mistresses, arrogant celebrities, even bratty heirs. But nothing prepared him for the night his client was involved in an 'accident'. Right after he was summoned by his boss who fired him and accused him of being involved but since they couldn't prove it only his license was revoked. After getting out of the building, his boss tells him that the client's family demanded to meet the him, hoping for some answers and closure. But before going there he needed to pick up the client's eldest daughter...

Dr. Bai Meili, a scientist grounded in logic and empirical evidence, finds her reality upended when she's thrust into a world governed by ancient magic and brutal power. Here, she encounters Jin Hong Hui, a being whose beauty is as breathtaking as his power is terrifying. He's on a quest to recover a stolen treasure, and his wrath burns like wildfire, consuming anything in its path. Their paths collide when Jin Hong Hui, with a predatory grin, traps Bai Meili in a game of cat and mouse. Her attempts at rational explanations and escape are met with amusement, as he toys with her, relishing the chase before the inevitable capture. Bai Meili, armed only with her scientific mind and a surge of adrenaline, must confront a power beyond her comprehension, a force that mocks the very laws of nature she holds dear. This is a world where might makes right, and she is about to learn that lesson the hard way.

Transported to another world, I found myself in the worst possible situation: as a hero, I’ve somehow ended up in the bed of a fearsome witch—a straight-up death wish! If it weren’t for the fact that I’d already married all the villainess characters in the game before transmigrating, I’d be dead by now. Now, all these witches are clinging to me, demanding my help to conquer the world and fighting to propose marriage. What do I do? Urgent advice needed—help!

After she transmigrated in a book and experienced hardship at a very young age, Cordelia Demitria decided she wanted to change her destiny. With the help of her mother, Cordelia starts dreaming of becoming a knight not only for her own good but also to escape her original fate as the villainess of this world. But as she continues her journey of becoming a knight, a lot of obstacles will try to hinder Cordelia and stop her from achieving her dreams—Her weak body, her family's situation, the people's ill-critics about her decision and the main story's interferance. Will Cordelia achieve her dreams of becoming a knight? Or is she going to be swayed and let her dreams be broken once again?

Our protagonist is a vampiress that has everything, that all would envy. As she matures, Men after men, after men, they all are in constant turmoil with one another for her hand in marriage. Will she be able to pick one? Marry the 'one' the love of her life in a living in a simple life filled with contentment or will she succumb to greed as a Villainess and be the seductress they all love, to have handsome guys in her beck-and-call wrapped around her finger? ************************************************* 3RD PLACE | BRONZE WINNER WPC# 219 | MARY SUE *************************************************

a bastard son of the king who craves for his birth right, a wanted assasin who enters the wrong country with a forbidden mark on her chest, forbidden romance, intense training and bag if tears, this novel is sure enough to make anyone crave for more, Lee Kwon is the illegitimate child of the king, isolated, rejected and alone, by chance he meets Eun Chen, a masked assasin who is popular for her killing spree and who is out for revenge against the royal family for killing her mother, when this two meet, they are both in a situation, if a gain and loss situation, will they preserve at the end, if you want to know, stay tuned to the royal bastard is my marionette

One day, Grace suddenly transmigrated inside a novel. She couldn't even get everything clear on her head when she got hit by many big blows. To her dismay, she realized she had transmigrated into the role of the villainess, destined for a tragic demise at the hands of the main male lead. She wanted to change her fate. So, after transmigrating, she was determined to do only one thing : Completely avoid the male and female lead. However, soon Grace begins to uncover numerous secrets within the novel's plot. Amidst all of the drama, she meets a mysterious guy. But is he a friend or a foe? Can Grace unravel the mysteries hidden within the novel? Can she live a life that she always wanted? Can she escape from this novel? But at what stakes?

Otome game. A reverse harem, at that. Seriously, no sane person would willingly play something like that. And yet, chuckle... I wasn't in my right mind. Tsk! To think I actually played this shit. Ahhh... well, no use denying it now. After dying, I got reincarnated, or maybe transmigrated would be a correct term, into the talented senior brother of the story's main villainess. Yeah, you heard that right. Talented. Indeed! This guy was so ridiculously overpowered that he didn’t even make it to the start of the story. Just straight-up died before even the main characters would be introduced. Like, seriously? Sigh... But worry not, I indeed got a golden figure to aid me. [Loading...] [Congratulations, You have been chosen as the host of The Villainess Guardian System!] Da Fck!! [Welcome, Host. As the name suggests, this system will reward you for aiding the villainess and plundering opportunities from the chosen ones.] The basic C****** Shit huh. [However be cautious, if the villainess faces defeat, the consequences will hit you five times harder. And if she dies, you will die five times more painfully.]

A fearless stuntwoman in her past life, she has now made a deal with the heavens to relocate her soul into a wealthy heiress. Instead of boundless riches, she finds herself inside the body of none other then the antagonist and villainess of a novel she once read, "The White Rose Blossom" . Her name now is Priscilla Marie von Haust and her problems can't be easily dismissed with breaking off her engagement to damn Crown Prince of the Empire. Since no one told her that reading the novel would not imitate the characters true actions! She in now trying to fix all the chaos 'Priscilla' had once created but in doing so she finds herself working alongside the dark but very handsome Duke of the North, Christian Blackwood. A man known for cruelty and also the one to have driven a sword in the novel. How is Priscilla going to survive?! "Welp, if I can't beat them, why don't I charm them!"

Kim Eun-Ji is a college student with a passion for otome games, but one game in particular has always frustrated her: Saintess Chronicles. In the game, the villainess, Selene Ravencroft, is always sentenced to death, while the flawless Saintess Eri is glorified. Despite playing through all the possible routes, Eun-Ji can never change Selene's tragic fate. Her sympathy for the misunderstood villainess and her disdain for the seemingly perfect Eri grows with every playthrough. One morning, after finishing the game yet again and angrily complaining about its unfair ending, Eun-Ji realizes she’s late for class. In her rush, she’s tragically hit by a runaway truck and dies. She wakes up to find herself reincarnated inside the world of Saintess Chronicles—not as a random side character, but as the villainess, Selene Ravencroft, on the day of her gift awakening! Now, Eun-Ji now as Selene Ravencroft must try her best to survive at all costs but for some reason the plot keeps continuing despite her making changes.

While reading her favorite novel on her phone in the train station, someone pushed her off in the train track, the next thing she knew were she was reincarnated inside the novel she was reading, but she was reincarnated as the most hated character in novel.

Elijah has always been alone in her entire 16 years of existence. Growing up as an orphan, she never experienced love, friendship nor even what having a family is like. But there is one thing that she enjoys doing, that is reading. She practically loves spending time either reading online novels or general knowledge books. "This life is boring." Elijah muttered before falling asleep in the school library. Waking up, she found herself transmigrated into another world as Melanie Von Diovre, the Villainess in one of her favorite novels. Anxiety and fear filled her heart at this realization but at the same time, she also feels somewhat excited thinking that she might just be able to turn her life around. This was also because she found out that in this new world, she has the advantage, because she read the book and knows the future. Laughing out loud about her cliché situation, Elijah finds herself struggling in this strange new world in order to survive, learning about family, love and friendship, and ultimately deciding for her life and her future. Will she be able to finally find love? Will she be able to find her rightful place? What happens if the future she knew changes?

Lime is a former detective turned writer. Everybody loves her written works. It was all going smoothly when one uneventful night she came across an accident which transported her to another world, the question is - was she the only one?

Evelyn Carter was just a book editor... until she woke up as Lady Isolde Valtara, the villainess in her own novel. [Quest: Steal the Crown Prince’s first kiss. Fail and you die horribly.] Great. Instead of an easy life, she’s stuck with a snarky System that dishes out ridiculous tasks like this every day. And if she messes up? Well, she’s toast.