Best Modern Novels

Athena Barnes gave her billionaire husband, Armond Solomon, everything—until he accused her of murdering his mistress and their unborn child. He bankrupted her father's legacy, had her arrested at the mistress's funeral, and locked her away for five years. Prison left her with a severed pinky, scars, and one reason to survive: the secret son she bore behind bars. Five years later, she's living quietly with her little boy—until Armond breaks down her door. Horrified by her mangled hand yet unmoved by the truth, he uses his wealth to legally take her son. Athena has no tears left. She puts on her only good suit and drives to Solomon Tower. It's her turn to play, and she's bringing a hidden weapon he knows nothing about.

After earning two PhDs at MIT, Samantha Logan returns home ready to celebrate with her father—only to walk into a nightmare. A powerful mafia boss, Lord Damian, is there to collect a debt, but the moment he sees Samantha, he changes his terms: she must become his slave to settle what her father owes. Trapped in a dangerous underworld, Samantha is forced into the service of a ruthless killer who never hesitates and will do anything to survive. As she navigates his dark world, she must confront the harsh truth that the sins of the father are visited upon the child. Can she find a way out, or will Damian's obsession consume her completely?

While preparing to leave his marriage, Henry Jones stumbles upon a secret account book kept by his wife, Miranda. Beyond simple expenses, the journal serves as a meticulous scoring sheet documenting their entire relationship. Every kind gesture earned points, while every mistake led to deductions. As Henry reads through the years of entries, he witnesses his own decline in her eyes. The final entry, written in stark black ink, marks the end of their love and the ultimate loss of his identity as the man she once adored.

A meticulously planned evening quickly unravels into a tense nightmare. Eager to please her husband, Ashton, she prepares his favorite Malbec wine and wears a flattering navy blue dress, arranging every detail to show her deep devotion. Yet, as seven-thirty passes in silence, the perfect facade of her marriage begins to fracture, paving the way for dark secrets and unexpected deceptions to come to light.

The lavish ballroom gleams with effortless luxury, but for one betrayed woman at table seven, the glittering party is a complete nightmare. Under the bright spotlights, her flawless billionaire partner, Damien, stands in his navy suit, soaking in the admiration of the elite crowd. As he smiles at the room he now seems to own, she sits in silence with her team, realizing the devastating depth of his deception.

Three years after their painful split, a sudden KTV police raid brings a young woman face-to-face with her past. Dragged to the station, she is shocked to find her ex-boyfriend leading the charge. When he notices she still carries his photograph, he cannot help but smugly mock her lingering attachment. Refusing to let this arrogant man get the last laugh, she coldly shreds the picture right before his eyes. Their unexpected reunion quickly ignites a battle of pride and unresolved history.

Wren Gallagher's arranged marriage to Sterling Voss is supposed to rescue her family's business. However, her future is thrown into chaos when Sterling’s long-lost older brother, Rhys, suddenly reappears. As the former lover she once abandoned, Rhys immediately recognizes her. Driven by a dangerous, unresolved passion, he threatens to expose their intimate past and the birthmark that proves it, determined to break her engagement and reclaim her.

In her past life, the flood forced Patrick Holmes to choose between his wife and his first love, Victoria. Though he saved his wife, his resentment grew until he eventually murdered her in a hospital bed to avenge Victoria's death. Now, reborn on the day of the disaster, she faces the same choice again. This time, she hands the lifebuoy to Victoria herself, hoping to escape a cycle of tragedy and betrayal in this dark modern fantasy romance.

Left utterly ruined after her ex-boyfriend, Chris Walker, absconded with all her savings, a devastated young woman finds herself at her lowest point. While weeping bitterly during a passing funeral procession, her life takes an unexpected, chaotic turn when an incredibly wealthy woman suddenly confronts her and slaps her in the face with a thick stack of cash. This bizarre encounter marks the beginning of an unpredictable new chapter in this captivating billionaire romance novel.

During the first year of their divorce, Louisa finds herself detained yet again. Fresh out of surgery, Hadden rushes to the police station in his medical coat, only to find his estranged wife in a provocative state with a male model. Consumed by jealousy, the surgeon covers Louisa, strikes her companion, and fiercely asserts his sole claim over her. Defiant and craving novelty, Louisa pays off the injured model, promising to hire him again despite her husband's.

For years, Elena hid her immense wealth to build a humble life with her husband, Mark. However, her devotion is met with a cold betrayal when she catches him in a scandalous affair. Believing she is a penniless nobody, Mark demands a divorce to pursue a social climber. Little does he know that the woman he is discarding is actually the world's most powerful heiress. As Elena reclaims her throne, the truth leaves him desperate and broken.

Investigator Elias Thorne is haunted by the suspicious burial of a woman whose death was ruled an accident. Driven by a gut feeling, he reopens the case, only to uncover a web of corruption involving the city's elite. As Elias digs deeper, he becomes the target of a ruthless syndicate determined to keep the truth buried. Now, he must navigate a deadly game of cat and mouse to expose the killers before he becomes their next victim.

While fighting for her life on the delivery table, she heard her husband Axel's cold command through the unsealed door: "Prioritize the heir. Above all else." The billionaire had reduced her to a vessel. After surviving, his mother demanded gratitude for keeping her alive to fulfill her only purpose, while his sister branded her a gold-digger. Axel never asked about her pain—he evaluated her like a damaged asset, then kidnapped her from the hospital, threatening to use his Wall Street power to ensure she'd never see their son again. Years of secret love and swallowed pride shattered. Her heart turned to stone. Bypassing his billions, she hired a top litigator and handed him a zero-alimony divorce, waiving every cent for a clean break.

After securing a massive hundred-million-dollar contract, the protagonist expects to finally wed CEO Paisley Needham. However, she abandons him at city hall to marry her assistant, Jude Grayford, instead. When she publicly flaunts their new marriage license on social media, the protagonist chooses to congratulate them rather than show rage. Infuriated by his indifference, Paisley demands a humiliating apology, but he decides he is finished with her games and walks away for good.

As the world's last mermaid, I possessed three divine wishes. I sacrificed my fertility and unborn child to save Alex Zane’s life, then surrendered my magic to rescue his family from bankruptcy. Instead of gratitude, Alex threw me into a brutal men's prison to save his dying mistress. Broken and desperate, I activate my sacred token with my own life. My final wish is simple: may every traitor watch their world burn and suffer a miserable end.

Evelyn's wedding rehearsal lunch takes a humiliating turn when her fiancé Noah’s childhood friend, Yvette, delivers a series of highly inappropriate toasts. After making crude jokes about Noah grabbing her underwear and Evelyn’s performance in bed, Yvette laughs it off, physical with the groom. Rather than defending his bride-to-be, Noah merely chuckles and excuses Yvette’s outrageous behavior as harmless fun between lifelong friends, leaving Evelyn to question her future.

In Brooklyn, a struggling baker’s life crumbles when her boyfriend of five years leaves her for her wealthy cousin, Isabell. At their engagement party, her father publicly favors Isabell and hands her a check to vanish. Desperate, she signs a contract to become the fake fiancée of Kade Montgomery, a disgraced athlete secretly battling a severe infection. His estate treats her like dirt, and his former nanny prepares a lethal sedative. But they don’t know her past: a top-tier MIT prodigy who built a cutting-edge medical and AI system. When the needle nears Kade, she steps in coldly, awakening the beast she hid for years. This modern romance novel blends action and mystery, proving what the useless baker can do.

After her unfaithful husband attempts to cast her out penniless, a desperate woman stands by a river, ready to end it all. But everything changes when her unborn baby speaks. Reborn from a future where the husband wins an eleven-million-dollar lottery after abandoning them, the child shares a secret: his hidden cash is stashed in their bedroom ceiling. Armed with this knowledge, she steps back from the brink, ready to reclaim her life, find the money, and divorce him.

On the day of a fatal accident, my husband made a chilling choice: he allowed our daughter's heart to be transplanted into his mistress’s sick child. Consumed by grief and a thirst for justice, I begin to peel back the layers of his long-term betrayal. As I investigate the dark truth behind his double life, I realize that the tragedy was no mere coincidence. I will stop at nothing to expose his cruelty and ensure he pays for his sins.

After Pierse Jones shields his wife from a devastating earthquake, the world sees him as a devoted hero. However, a hidden phone call reveals a crushing truth: the man she has loved for ten years has a mistress who mirrors her younger self. This modern romance and mystery story explores the disintegration of a childhood sweetheart bond. Despite their public image as a perfect couple, Pierse's double life threatens to destroy everything they built.

In the concrete jungle, a high-stakes romance ignites between two individuals from worlds that should never collide. As dangerous secrets emerge and rivalries intensify, their growing connection is tested by lethal threats and shifting loyalties. This modern action-romance follows their journey through a landscape of peril, where survival depends on trust. They must navigate a web of betrayal to protect their bond before their enemies tear them apart.

After marrying the Jahn brothers, two pregnant women find their lives discarded by the men they trusted. When a medical emergency strikes, Edmond and Philip prioritize a woman named Keyla over their own wives' survival. Trapped in an operating room, the sisters-in-law are forced to perform surgery before being brutally murdered and left in the woods. This dark romance and mystery explores the horrific betrayal that leads to their deaths and the belated realization of the husbands who failed them.

After a decade of devotion, the heroine of My Family's Test Subject finally signs the divorce papers her billionaire husband demanded. Choosing to stop fighting for a man who values her sister more, she goes further by assuming the blame for her sister's social blunders and volunteering for a risky medical experiment. Her family and ex-husband mistake her compliance for maturity, unaware of the tragic reality: she is terminally ill and has nothing left to lose by serving as their final sacrifice.

A devastating tragedy strikes when a father returns from a business trip to a parent's worst nightmare. His wife, Laila, was supposed to take their daughter Taliah to an amusement park. Instead, Taliah is left trapped inside a suffocating, overheated vehicle under the blazing sun. By the time he rushes home, his little girl is gone. Holding her lifeless body, he is consumed by grief and agonizing questions: Why did Laila abandon their daughter, and where has she vanished to?