Best Modern Novels

What else could Bella Kiretti possibly want? She had the perfect billionaire husband, the cars, houses,vacations and even the most beautiful children. Everything was given to her on a golden plate. But so everybody thought. With her husband always on business trios and her children now in College, Bella is left home alone most of the time. Everything was automatically running for her...wake up, eat, scroll through social media, walk the dog and sleep. Until there was a knock on the door; her twenty year old Nephew,Jack is in town and he wants a place to stay. "You have grown, and matured." He was no longer the boy she carried when he was young, he was taller, bigger and his d**k was just the perfect size.

Sabrina Reeves despises children yet desperately wants one without the burden of pregnancy. When she asks her best friend to act as a surrogate, the refusal triggers a violent fallout. After Sabrina's life spirals into addiction and her husband discards her for being barren, she blames her friend for the misery and commits a horrific murder. Now, the protagonist has miraculously returned to the day of the original request. She must navigate this terrifying mystery to change her fate.

On her eighteenth birthday, Elara expects to find her fated mate and secure her place in the pack. Instead, she is publicly humiliated when the future Alpha, her destined partner, rejects her for a stronger wolf. Heartbroken and cast out, Elara flees to the human world to rebuild her life. Years later, she returns as a powerful healer, only to find her former mate desperate for her help and regretful of the choice that shattered her soul.

After a traumatic split from the aloof William Wells, a woman builds a quiet life with her devoted husband and young son. Six years later, a business event forces a confrontation with her ex, who remains as disdainful as ever. William once forced her to endure a miscarriage and blood donation for his foster sister, driving her away. Now, he unexpectedly offers a diamond ring, demanding she return to him. She must face the man who once repented for loving her.

On a night defined by a lethal blizzard, my husband heartlessly locked me out of our home, leaving me to face the freezing cold alone. That moment of betrayal shattered our marriage, as I realized the man I loved was my greatest threat. Surviving the storm was only the beginning of my transformation. Now, I am reclaiming my life and seeking justice against the billionaire who discarded me. This is a story of resilience, heartbreak, and a cold reckoning.

Tamsin Ward believed her marriage was secure until Isla Parker returned to reclaim her husband's attention. With James Whitmore refusing to sign divorce papers, Tamsin seeks help from Leo Price, the elite lawyer who once broke her heart by vanishing. To take the case, Leo demands they date for three months, forcing Tamsin to confront their history. Trapped between a controlling husband and a mysterious former lover, she must navigate a web of secrets and power to find her freedom.

After years of marriage, I discover that my billionaire husband, Simon Jensen, has been leading a double life with a secret lover. Despite his careful efforts to hide her, Simon finally exposes their affair at a high-profile fashion show for Angela Stewart. Watching him publicly declare Angela as the love of his life shatters my world. As I witness his uncharacteristic warmth toward her, I finally realize that our marriage and my wedding ring have become entirely meaningless.

After a night of passion with her billionaire boss, a young woman discovers she is pregnant. She expects nothing from the cold CEO, intending to raise the child alone. However, secrets unravel when she learns his official mistress is also expecting. Caught in a web of corporate scandal and heartbreak, she must navigate her feelings for a man who seems tied to another. As truths emerge, the billionaire is forced to choose his true family.

Liquid Courage and Tangled Sheets follows a protagonist who intends to take advantage of a drunken encounter with his friend's sister-in-law. However, during an intimate moment, he realizes the woman in his arms is actually Sandra, his close friend's wife. Despite the startling revelation of her identity, he finds her irresistible. Choosing to ignore the moral consequences and the potential betrayal of his friendship, he decides to continue the encounter regardless of the risks.

When a high-powered billionaire finds himself entangled in a marriage of convenience, he expects to remain the one in control. However, his new bride has no intention of following his lead. She establishes a strict set of rules to govern their union, turning his structured world upside down. As they navigate their complex arrangement, power dynamics shift and unexpected sparks fly. Can he handle a partner who refuses to be mastered by his wealth?

After six years of taking bullets and erasing her identity for a cold mafia don, a devoted wife realizes her devotion was one-sided. When a bomb countdown forces a final choice, her husband abandons her to save his sister, Sophia. Surviving the betrayal, she decides to stop playing the victim. She serves him divorce papers and vows to destroy the man she once loved. This romance and action story follows her quest to drag his empire into the abyss.

After five years of risking her life to help Marco become Don, Elena is publicly betrayed at his succession ceremony. Marco abandons her for Sophia Romano, accusing Elena of infidelity based on a photo of her with another man. Exiled and insulted as lowborn, Elena leaves without revealing that the man in the picture is actually her brother, the head of the elite Corleone family. When her true identity as a powerful Principessa is finally revealed, a desperate Marco returns to beg for her mercy.

On their third anniversary, Everly’s husband, Julian, shatters her world by demanding his pregnant mistress move into their home. He expects Everly to care for the woman who destroyed her marriage. Realizing her devotion meant nothing, Everly chooses herself and files for divorce. As she walks away to reclaim her dignity, Julian finds himself haunted by the loss of the wife he took for granted, realizing too late what he truly threw away.

Struggling with poor health, a woman longs for a child, yet her husband uses her fragile state as an excuse to avoid intimacy for a year. The deception unravels on Valentine's Day when she finds explicit messages between him and another woman. She realizes the ill-fitting lingerie she found was never meant for her. Investigating further, she discovers a social media video that confirms her husband is having an affair with her own best friend.

When a bathroom fall leaves her severely injured, the protagonist hopes for support from Jared Hammond. Instead, he accuses her of manipulation and rushes to assist Elsie Sandberg, his late first love’s sister. Alone and in agony, she calls an ambulance for a serious fracture while Jared ignores her pleas. After seeing him on social media prioritizing Elsie, she realizes their bond is broken. She finally agrees to her parents' arranged marriage, seeking a swift escape from her neglectful life.

Derek Hopkins' wedding night takes a dark turn when his wife, Gwen Everett, leaves for a fake mission. Using a GPS locator and hacked cameras, Derek discovers Gwen at a motel with his younger brother, Deacon. The betrayal deepens as he learns Gwen is pregnant with Deacon's child while planning for Derek to raise it. Coldly, Derek retaliates. When his department calls, he reports Gwen for forging her schedule and fleeing with core technology, turning a personal affair into a national scandal.

After catching her fiancé, Leo Vitaly, with her best friend, the protagonist retaliates by sleeping with his three closest associates. She leaves blatant evidence of her betrayal across his estate, hoping to crush his pride. However, the billionaire Don remains unfazed, mocking her performance during a group call with his allies. Her attempt at vengeance fails utterly, resulting in a mental breakdown and her forced stay in a sanatorium for a year.

After eight failed proposals, the protagonist discovers her partner, Jason, has secretly married her pregnant sister. Choosing dignity over despair, she leaves him behind to build a new life. A year later, a regretful Jason returns to find her pregnant and happily married to his own best friend. This modern romance follows her journey from betrayal to finding a husband who truly values her, leaving her former lover to face the consequences of his cold indifference and lies.

For years, she lived as a mere shadow, a quiet replacement for the woman her billionaire husband truly desired. Despite her devotion, she remained an invisible presence in a cold, loveless marriage. Realizing she will never win his heart, she chooses to disappear without a word. As she seeks a fresh start away from his influence, her sudden absence forces him to confront the void she left behind and the truth of his own buried feelings.

In My Martyr Complex Met an Overpowered Daughter-in-Law, a woman raised with supreme self-worth faces backlash for her blunt, arrogant attitude. Her life takes a turn when a blind date asks for her help. His mother is a perpetual martyr who refuses to believe she is worthy of anything good. Driven to his limit, the man offers a reward if the protagonist can use her ego to break his mother’s self-deprecating habits. Accepting the challenge, she sets out to prove that her high self-esteem is the ultimate cure for a martyr complex.

During an overseas trip, a sudden flood forces a heartbreaking choice. While her fiancé rescues her sister and her parents prioritize a pet, the protagonist is left to drown in the rising waters. Her family returns home, celebrating their survival while completely forgetting her existence. After surviving the ordeal alone, she realizes her worth. Severing all ties, she contacts her mentor to join Doctors Without Borders, leaving her old life behind forever in this gripping mystery.

Obsessed with viral fame, a woman falls for a dangerous illegal clinic's promises, even poisoning her daughter to fund her surgical transformation. Though her husband intervenes to save her from rotting corpse implants, his kindness is met with a lethal betrayal. After she burns her family alive in a jealous rage over her failed stardom, the husband wakes up back in time. Now, he must navigate this dark mystery and action-filled tragedy to prevent their gruesome fate.

Elara’s world shatters when she uncovers a web of lies hidden beneath her seemingly perfect marriage. Her husband, Julian, is not the man she thought she knew, and his secrets are tied to a dangerous mystery from her own forgotten past. As she digs deeper, Elara must navigate a treacherous path of deceit and hidden agendas. With her life at risk, she struggles to find the truth before the betrayal she faces leads to her ultimate undoing.

My Broadway dreams died with a fall on stage. For three agonizing years, my husband Hudson was my rock, nursing me through what doctors called a career-ending injury. Then I discovered the truth. My "injury" was a lie, a conspiracy orchestrated by my husband and our doctor, Bethany. They had been slowly poisoning me to keep me crippled and dependent. When I confronted them, they tried to silence me with an overdose. In the hospital, Bethany carved up my body with a scalpel. To complete their twisted fantasy, they decided she would carry my child, forcibly harvesting my embryos while I was awake on a pain-enhancing drug. Hudson just watched. "Just endure it, Emmy," he murmured. But they didn't break me. I escaped and meticulously erased myself from his world. My final act before disappearing was pressing 'send'-unleashing every piece of evidence to the entire world. "You took everything from me," I wrote. "Now, I'll take everything from you. Tenfold."