Best Modern Novels

On her anniversary, Cilla Henson finds her husband, Jace, giving her mother's heirloom to his mistress. After Jace's family insults her late parents and he kicks her out of her own home, he later uses Cilla as a human shield during a shooting. As she bleeds from a gunshot wound, her love for him vanishes. Jace believes he discarded a defenseless wife, unaware he has provoked a deadly elite commander of the Eagle Task Force who is now seeking her revenge.

After a decade of chasing Hugh Freeman, Jessica pivots to Christopher Sanders. He showers her with grand gestures, including a private island proposal, but it is all a lie. Before the wedding, Jessica discovers Christopher’s plan: he only dated her to spite Hugh and intends to humiliate her by leaving her at the altar. Choosing to strike first, she vanishes, making him the city's laughingstock instead. Now, a desperate Christopher scours the capital for a bride who will never be found.

Liliana Falcone, the rebellious Principessa of the Falcone syndicate, seeks absolute freedom from her arranged marriage. When her fiancé, Vito Moretti, corners her at an underground racetrack, she proposes a final wager: a high-speed race for her independence. The competition turns tragic when Vito sacrifices his victory and his life to save Liliana from a deadly cliffside plunge. Moved by his selfless act, Liliana realizes her true feelings, choosing love over her long-sought escape.

When Jay Miller brings his lover Lilian Perez to a social event, he sends his five-year-old daughter, Chloe, alone across the street to buy allergy medicine. Tragically, Chloe is struck by a speeding motorcycle. At the hospital, the little girl passes away while clutching the medicine. Desperate to reach her husband, the grieving mother is met with cold indifference. Jay demands the medicine for Lilian and blocks her calls, igniting a mother's devastating vow for absolute vengeance.

After three years of marriage, my world shattered when my husband demanded I apologize to his pregnant mistress. His betrayal was a cruel blow, but his blatant disregard for our vows was the final straw. Refusing to endure further humiliation, I chose to walk away from the lies and the billionaire lifestyle. Now, as I navigate the pain of divorce, I must reclaim my dignity and find the strength to build a future far away from his toxic influence.

Bonnie Fox’s sister is a devoted protector who manages Bonnie's meals and comforts her during tough workdays. However, her sister's short hair and tailored style spark a massive misunderstanding. When a coworker witnesses an intimate moment between them, rumors spread that Bonnie is sleeping her way to the top. Even Bonnie's boyfriend turns on her, accusing her of betrayal with a male executive. Bonnie can only laugh—they have no idea her secret benefactor is actually her sister.

For seven years, she was bound to Jaden Sheppard, a powerful Exarch who saw her only as a barren orphan from a conquered land. When he installs his courtesan, Concetta, in their home, the mistress destroys her mother's lotus garden and has her loyal maid kneel in the cold courtyard. After Jaden seizes her arm and calls her blood worthless, she slaps Concetta—then shields her lower abdomen. Her cycle is two months late; the nausea has begun. She has secretly amassed her own fortune. Leaving signed Severance papers on his desk, she prepares to disappear with her unborn child, leaving behind the mate who never deserved her.

During a blind date, she meets Vincent Blackwood, a seemingly clingy young man who harbors a dark, possessive streak. When her first love interrupts an intimate moment in his car, Vincent continues his advances, taking pleasure in her flustered composure. He coldly demands she sever ties with her ex within a week. However, the true danger begins the very next morning when she wakes to find compromising photos of their private encounter mysteriously scattered across her living room floor.

In FORBIDDEN: HIS PLUS SIZE OBSESSION, Lena’s once-perfect marriage crumbles as her husband grows repulsed by her weight gain. Despite his verbal abuse and infidelity, she desperately tries to salvage their bond until a man from her past resurfaces. He intends to enforce a childhood promise, viewing her with a dark, possessive hunger that her husband lacks. Trapped between a failing marriage and a forbidden, dangerous obsession, Lena must navigate a world of desire and secrets.

Hannah always knew Colton's world stood far above hers, so when she discovers he's engaged to another woman, she ends their three-year relationship before he can. She cuts his number, leaves the home they shared, and starts over. But Colton won't disappear. Haunted by the woman he can't release, he keeps finding his way back into her life. Then Hannah returns carrying a truth that will tear his world apart—and his obsession with her becomes something neither of them can escape.

For seven years, she believed her secret relationship with Daniel was leading to a lifetime bond. But when his pack's true Luna, Winnie, returns, the devastating truth emerges: she was merely a temporary placeholder. After witnessing Daniel abandon her to chase his first love, she uncovers his private diary, cementing her heartbreak. Left with a shattered soul, she contacts her brother overseas, ready to leave the past behind and finally claim her true mate.

Seven years of devotion, and it all boils down to a lipstick mark on a glass. Jenna Reynolds has spent nearly a decade shrinking her own dreams to let her boyfriend, Grayson, shine. But when she watches him casually share an intimate drink with his 'best friend' Maisie, the illusion shatters. Determined to reclaim her life, Jenna books a one-way ticket to London. But as she packs her bags, she uncovers a toxic lie hidden in his closet—a deception that cost her her health while he watched in silence. With her trust in ruins and a warning from an old friend that Grayson’s secrets run far deeper, Jenna must face a chilling truth. How far will a master manipulator go to keep his perfect puppet from breaking free?

Heavily pregnant with twins, a woman is abducted just days before her due date. Her husband, Sheldon Jackson, prioritizes saving his sister-in-law, Madison, entrusting his wife's rescue to a subordinate named Harry. However, Harry secretly plots her death, labeling her children bastards. When Sheldon cold-heartedly hangs up on her final plea for help, the kidnappers eventually call him with a chilling update: they have disposed of his wife, sealing a tragic fate of betrayal.

Six years after leaving home, Claire returns with one suitcase and evidence of her fiancé's affair with her stepsister. But the betrayal runs deeper: her father has secretly signed over The Nightingale Ranch, her mother's legacy, as collateral to Leo's powerful family. When she bugs their suite for a confession, she hears Leo and Jenna laughing about leaving her with nothing, calling her a stray dog to be discarded. Instead of breaking, Claire crashes their charity auction and plays the recording for the entire town. As Leo lunges at her in fury, Kade "Chaos" Peterson, president of a rival motorcycle club, steps between them, crushes Leo's wrist, and declares, "She's with me now."

Determined to launch her childhood friend Kilian's artistic career, a pregnant wife ignores her wealthy husband's warnings and models outdoors for six hours. The extreme exposure leads to a tragic miscarriage, yet she remains obsessed with Kilian's success, even pushing her fragile body to complete the project. But when the grand exhibition finally opens, a devastating revelation forces her to see the truth, leaving her begging her husband for forgiveness.

Aria believed her marriage to billionaire Justin D'Cruz was a fairytale until his infidelity and plot to divorce her surfaced. Beyond the betrayal, she discovers he never intended to grant her the child she craved. Amidst her collapse, Justin’s elder brother Aaron intervenes. Offering a scandalous proposal of marriage, the protective Aaron provides a path to escape. Now, Aria must navigate a forbidden romance with her ex-husband's brother to find healing.

In the Hands of Monsters follows Wendy Sanders, who has survived three years of torture in a war zone after being sacrificed by her brother for another woman. Now bound to a testing table and subjected to agonizing medical experiments, she faces the cold touch of her captors while being treated as a mere specimen. Just as the abuse reaches its peak, her brother returns to claim her. This dark romance and action mystery explores her fight for survival against a family that betrayed her.

Chloe is dying. Her wolf is slowly starving from Soul Withering Syndrome, and her only hope is Gideon—her mate and the alliance's finest healer. Yet outside his office, she hears him call her condition a manipulative stunt to force a mating ceremony. He ignores her medical scroll, accuses her of faking pain, and abandons her the moment his obsession, the rogue Yara, fabricates a poisoning. Left shivering in the cold, Chloe coughs up black blood as her soul withers. After seven years of waiting for him to see her, she finally understands: his silver ring means nothing. Without a tear, she throws it in the trash and accepts an arranged marriage to Silas, the most feared Alpha in the alliance. This time, she chooses to live for herself.

The year-end bonuses arrive, but instead of reward, the hardworking tech department is met with insult. While other departments celebrate fat payouts, the fifteen-member technical backbone of the company—who pulled endless all-nighters—receive a measly $8.88 each under the guise of 'insufficient contribution.' Fed up with the blatant betrayal and the boss's condescending private message, the protagonist decides it is time to show the ungrateful company exactly what happens when their entire technical core walks out.

Marina Henson died a horrific death, murdered by her husband Otis Vance and stepsister Carissa so they could steal her family's real estate empire. After playing the grieving widow to secure a billion, Otis married Carissa. But instead of remaining a ghost, Marina wakes up three years in the past. Standing in the grand ballroom of The Peninsula Hotel during her own marriage announcement, she looks at her treacherous family and her future husband. This time, she will make them pay in blood.

After dedicating his family's wealth to make his secret lover, Yevana Cruz, a star, Stefan Lorrimer was betrayed, framed as a stalker, and killed. Granted a second chance at life, Stefan immediately cuts all ties and withdraws his investments. Five years later, Yevana reaches the peak of showbiz alongside her new partner, Lucan Raye. When she publicly mocks Stefan at a lavish dinner, expecting him to be filled with regret, he shocks the crowd—and shatters her pride—by kissing the industry's reigning queen, Serene Queenia.

Dressed in her wedding gown, Jessica makes a devastating decision to erase her existence and flee Jorwick in seven days. Her wedding to Liam Zelenka is officially over. Despite years of shared history, Liam has abandoned her for Jeje, a bionic replica of Jessica herself. Now, Jessica tasks her assistant, Kevin Aalders, with retrieving critical data on a batch of mutant bionics from three years ago. She is turning her back on love to reclaim her life and secure the classified research.

To help save his girlfriend's hospitalized mother, he sacrificed sleep to work multiple jobs. But while acting as a ghost in a haunted house, his life crumbles. A couple rushes in, locked in a passionate embrace. When the woman tosses a wad of cash and intimate clothing at his face to buy his silence, her voice betrays her. It is Ariana, his partner of three years, cheating with another man. How will he face this devastating betrayal when he gave up everything for her?

Betrayed by her boyfriend Ethan, Eliana seeks vengeance against the man she once supported. She strikes a desperate bargain with her stepbrother, Jackson Harrison, a hockey captain and Ethan’s fiercest rival. By exposing Ethan’s weaknesses, she hopes to help Jackson secure a championship spot. However, their alliance ignites a forbidden, consuming passion. Eliana soon realizes that her pact with Jackson is more dangerous than she imagined, as she has made a deal with the devil.