Best Modern Novels

Grief-stricken at Julia’s funeral, the protagonist receives a delayed text from Jeremy that exposes a heartbreaking betrayal. While Julia drew her last breath, Jeremy was stargazing with his first love, Wendy Roberts, callously dismissing the fatal asthma attack as minor. However, he is entirely unaware that the phone line remained connected, leaving his cruel words and devastating indifference fully recorded.

After a cold divorce from billionaire Eric Koch, secret fashion mogul Rose sheds her timid persona. Eric never knew his wife was the woman who saved his life, nor does he realize the stranger he just had a one-night stand with is his ex. Now, he has bought her studio, forcing her into a contract as his assistant. As Eric hunts for his mysterious savior, Rose hides behind a disguise, watching him fall for an impostor while she plots his downfall.

After her husband's sudden death, Elena is forced to abandon her quiet life to lead the nation's most ruthless crime syndicate. As she navigates a world of betrayal and bloodshed, she must prove her strength to skeptical underlings and lethal rivals. Amidst the escalating violence, an unexpected romance with a dangerous bodyguard complicates her rise to power. Elena must transform into a cold matriarch to protect her family and survive.

An unexpected twist awaits in this modern young-adult romance novel. When a gamer agrees to meet her online partner in person at McDonald's, she expects a normal introduction. Instead, she is approached by an elementary school student dragging the university's most popular hottie behind him. Declaring himself too young for a relationship, the young boy eagerly hands over his stunning older brother as a substitute, sparking a hilarious and sudden campus romance.

After seven years of marriage, Kevin Fletcher has canceled fifty-two trips with his wife, citing work or family emergencies. However, a hidden travel planner reveals a devastating truth: he used every one of those dates to take his childhood friend, Fiona Snow, to the ocean. From regretful confessions to a final pregnancy announcement on their fifth anniversary, the evidence is clear. Choosing herself at last, she drafts divorce papers and books a solo journey to Antarctica.

For fifteen years, Isabella Moretti was the Don’s perfect wife until a burner phone exposed his affair with his pregnant assistant, Sofia. While Sofia taunted her with proof of their betrayal, Isabella’s husband mocked her supposed helplessness. Accepting his challenge that she could never survive alone, Isabella waited for his absence to liquidate their assets and vanish. She left behind only divorce papers and a melted wedding ring, proving her life was finally her own.

After a night of unexpected passion with the cold billionaire CEO Mark, Elena discovers she is pregnant. Just as she hopes for a future together, a cruel misunderstanding and a calculated betrayal tear them apart. Forced into hiding to protect her unborn child, Elena eventually resurfaces years later. Now a successful woman, she must face the man who broke her heart while navigating a web of secrets, lies, and a second chance at love.

After pursuing me throughout our college years, Yale Quinn and I spent three seemingly happy years in marriage. However, the moment he secures the prestigious Best Actor award, his devotion vanishes. Casting me aside for my bitterest enemy, he coldly demands a divorce, claiming that our social statuses are no longer compatible. Little does he know that his betrayal is only the beginning of my spectacular rise, as a massive inheritance prepares to redefine my entire world.

A celebratory dinner turns into a nightmare when a young woman is hit with an outrageous $100,000 bill. After refusing to pay, she is bound and threatened by the ruthless restaurant manager, Frankie Mancini. But fear quickly turns to fury when she recognizes Frankie as an underboss to her estranged father, legendary mafia kingpin Giovanni Fontana. Though she cut ties with her doting dad years ago to escape the violence, his empire has dragged her back. Now kidnapped, she is ready to fight back.

Five years into their marriage, a husband finds his relationship facing an unexpected test. His wife, Olivia Evans, who commands the corporate realm as the CEO of Evans Innovations, makes a shocking executive decision. She hires Ryan Cooper, a junior fresh out of college, to step into the massive role of Vice President. This sudden corporate appointment disrupts both their professional and personal worlds, setting off a high-stakes conflict of disrespect and ambition.

Six years into our marriage, a ghost from the past threatens to tear us apart. When John Moore's former flame, Amelia Allen, returns to the country, she is drowning in massive debts and forced to work as a dancer in a local bar. Upon hearing of her desperate situation, John rushes to see her. Standing by his side in painful silence, I watch my husband stare helplessly at the alluring figure on stage, his gaze locked onto his ex-lover as our own fragile bond begins to fracture.

It was supposed to be the most magical night of my life, the moment my boyfriend, Rheymond Charles, finally fulfilled his promise to propose. Instead, I was left waiting in vain. The devastating truth arrived via a social media notification. An Instagram Reel posted by his childhood friend, Darla Schwartz, revealed them together at the Alps Snow Festival. There they were, embraced in the snow, captioned with "Snow kisses and endless bliss." My world shattered in an instant.

When Lina is publicly accused of stealing her own algorithm, she expects her CEO boyfriend to defend her. Instead, he betrays her by claiming the code was a collective effort, forgetting he built his empire on her brilliance. He assumes her lack of a written contract leaves her powerless, but Lina has a hidden advantage. Having patented the technology years ago, she prepares to watch his company crumble under the weight of a massive legal disaster.

After losing her memory, Wendy was forced by Jake to undergo countless surgeries to mimic his late first love. But when the real woman returns, Jake abandons Wendy and their son, Nathan. After Jake's cruel punishment leads to Nathan drowning, the trauma restores Wendy's memories. Realizing she is not his wife, Wendy calls her mother-in-law to declare her departure. This modern novel of mystery and tragedy follows a mother's ultimate awakening.

For five years, Nora Vance remained an invisible wife to billionaire Julian Sinclair, their marriage a contract of silence and monthly payments. That anonymity ends when Julian drags her from her airline crew, brands her with a punishing kiss, and installs her at his family estate. There, his mother's contempt and his father's heir demands test her, while Julian accuses her of scheming for wealth. Heart frozen, Nora abandons resistance. If he insists she is a gold-digger, she will finally play the part—and make it cost him everything.

Kelsey's son is dying, and her stepmother forces her to a hotel to sleep with her loathsome fiancé. But she enters the wrong suite and spends the night with a terrifying stranger—Burleigh Mckay IV, the ruthless billionaire and her fiancé's uncle. He tracks her down and offers a brutal contract: three months of her body for her son's life. As his secret possession, she endures her fiancé's public betrayal and her stepmother's threats to kill her child unless she extorts five million. Desperate, Kelsey takes a stunt double job, but the lead actress is her fiancé's mistress, who pushes her into a water tank. Just as she loses consciousness, the billionaire dives in—and recognizes her as the girl who saved his life five years ago.

Accused of murdering her grandmother by swapping her medication with sugar, the protagonist is forced into a cremator by her vengeful mother. Despite her father's hesitation, her mother's fury ensures the door remains locked. As the fire ignites, the girl clings to her grandmother’s corpse, maintaining her innocence even in her final moments. This harrowing modern horror story explores a family's brutal collapse and a daughter's desperate search for atonement amidst lethal flames.

After celebrating her high SAT score, a young girl is abandoned at a highway intersection by her father, Aiden, who rushes off to meet his first love, Maria. Moments later, a devastating truck collision leaves the teenager with a critical head injury. Her only hope is a specialized surgery that only her father, Dr. Stewart, can perform. Desperate, her mother begs him to return, but Aiden dismisses the emergency as a manipulative lie to win him back, hanging up to stay with Maria.

For fifteen years, Maisie Stone remained devoted to Ethan Ford, transitioning from his first love to a neglected wife. Despite his chronic infidelity, she offered endless forgiveness until a desperate suicide attempt altered her perspective. Realizing the world rewards the shameless, Maisie abandons her role as the victim. She initiates a free relationship, matching Ethan’s affair with her own sister by pursuing his inner circle of friends and brothers in this tense modern romance.

Abandoned as an infant at the Bloods' headquarters, a young girl is adopted by ninety-nine dangerous men. After a decade of hiding her mafia upbringing to live as an ordinary student, high school bullying pushes her to a violent breaking point. Following a life-threatening confrontation with a wealthy tormentor, a teacher demands she call her parents for discipline. Now, she must decide if she will reveal her terrifying guardians to the world or face the consequences alone.

Bianca, the last living fortune-teller, married Louis Geraldine under a pseudonym, believing his devotion was real. After he allegedly died saving her life, she sacrificed her firstborn's soul to alter his destiny, leading to five tragic miscarriages. However, she accidentally uncovers a chilling truth: Louis is alive and conspiring to steal her fate. Her lost babies were not casualties of a curse, but victims of a horrific scheme to save another woman. Her perfect marriage was a lie.

For a decade, Alexander Hayes despised me, mourning his lost Eleanor while rejecting my desperate affection. But when our apartment building caught fire, he sacrificed his life to pull me from the flames. His parting, bitter words and his family's grief left me wishing I had died instead. Years later, a groundbreaking sci-fi invention grants me a second chance. Armed with a time-travel device, I journey to the past, determined to undo our tragic fate and set us both free.

After three years of silent devotion, Tang Jing realizes her marriage to Bo Qingsheng is a sham. While she lives frugally, he spends a fortune on his mistress. Pushed to her limit, Tang Jing stops being the submissive wife and files for divorce. She reclaims her independence and wealth, leaving her stunned husband behind. As she thrives without him, Bo Qingsheng finds himself desperately chasing the woman he once took for granted.

Following eight years of intense service in the elite Shadow Unit and the successful completion of a major secret mission, a skilled operative is finally granted a rare vacation by her boss. Yet, any hope of relaxation is instantly shattered. Her grandfather seizes this exact moment to initiate a family alliance, placing an arranged marriage with the son of his old comrade-in-arms directly onto the agenda.