Best Modern Novels

"Food made by a person I don't like is naturally detestable," Lily didn't expect these hurtful words to come from him-her husband of almost two years- Roberto Whitlock. She had married him out of love, even though their marriage was a transaction between two families. She thought she could change him, but it turned out it was just her fantasy. And he soon brought her to the reality of their marriage which had been hanging by a thin, strained thread this whole time. "Sign it... My heart can never beat for you in this lifetime," After she signed the divorce papers, she made him stand at the back of long line of suitors.

His tie hung loose, his eyes darker than sin. The scent of whiskey lingered on his breath as he leaned closer. "Tell me to stop," he murmured, the words brushing against my skin like a dare. "You're drunk," I said, staring into those grey eyes as my heartbeat filled the silence. He smiled faintly, his gaze trailing from my hair until it fell on my lips. "Drunk," he whispered, his thumb grazing my mouth as if testing how soft it was, "but not blind. You want this as much as I do." ----- After her husband's mysterious death, Mara Lawson becomes the center of a scandal threatening to destroy the powerful Lawson empire. Elias Lawson, her late husband's twin, is everything she should resist-dangerous, magnetic, and forbidden. David Hale, her ex-lover, the man who walked away once and now wants forgiveness... and another chance. Between the man who broke her and the one who could ruin her, Mara is caught in a web of passion, guilt, and secrets that could shatter them all. Because in the Lawson world, love is never pure-it's just another sin waiting to be punished.

A brutal fire had Brenna's mother abandon her. When the family finally "reunited" with her, she was a scarred outcast mucking stalls and tending horses in the countryside. They tore into her icily. "We only brought you back to marry in your sister's place. Don't you dare bring disgrace on us!" Disgusted, Brenna cut them off. Then the truth surfaced-a famed jeweler called her mentor, a top hospital director named her heir, an elite hacker circle bowed to her, and her scars faded into stunning beauty. Regrets came too late. She was already in a tycoon's arms. Vincent, a power player straddling both business and illegal worlds, had a secret: he was colorblind. That was until Brenna unexpectedly burst into his life, bringing colors back into his world. At first, he never thought he could fall for this seemingly unattractive woman, yet as time passed, his heart surrendered...

In the third year of marriage, she uncovered a cruel truth-her husband had treated her as nothing more than a pawn in his medical research. Their union was a sham, and his real wife was his childhood sweetheart all along. Evelyn walked away without hesitation. Soon after, she learned she was the daughter of the nation's richest man-and had unknowingly married the continent's most powerful tycoon. Her ex waited for her to beg, only to discover her new status and rising influence. As he pleaded in regret, her new husband pulled her close and declared, "She's mine now."

Ava couldn't be any happier after realizing the due date for her delivery. Excited and all, she comes back home ready to deliver the good news to her husband, Matt, only to stumble upon him buried deep into the lady whom he claimed was his younger cousin sister. The betrayal hit different after learning the whole truth from them, they intend to make her death look like an accident and take away her inheritance afterwards. They both succeeded in making her fall off the terrace which unfortunately made her lose the pregnancy and her life. Few months later.. The appearance of a wealthy heiress who looks exactly like the late Ava causes a storm in the city after Ryan Manchester, Matt's Uncle, introduces her as his wife. Was it really Ava? or was this all a game carefully crafted?

I leaned over her, brushing a kiss on her lips. "One last thing. Do you want me to gag you, or are you good?" She tilted her head, smirking. "What, are you worried my moans might be too loud for your neighbors?" I laughed outright. "Honestly? I don't give a damn how loud you get. In fact, I want you to be as loud as you want. The louder, the better and that means, I'm doing a good job." I winked, then moved past her, settling between her thighs. ***** In a marriage reduced to cold silence, Lena Marsh's anniversary ends with an empty chair and a breaking point. Then Adrian Blackwood steps in, her billionaire boss's dangerously seductive brother. His gaze strips her bare, promising to ruin her with slow, filthy touches that leave her trembling and soaked. One forbidden night, and she's addicted to the way he claims her body like it's his birthright. But obsession has eyes everywhere. Her boss watches with possessive hunger, his stare dark and unyielding, and he wants her locked away from everyone, especially his brother. And when her husband Noah finally wakes up, he fights dirty to reclaim what he ignored, his renewed passion bruising and desperate. Caught between three men who crave her in wildly different ways, a reborn husband, a reckless lover, and a controlling boss, Lena isn't just tangled in lust. She's the match. And when secrets ignite, she could burn their entire empire to the ground.