Best Modern Novels

In the Hands of Monsters follows Wendy Sanders, who endured three years of torture in the Mykorra war zone after being sacrificed for Yvette. Now bound to a testing table, she suffers through agonizing injections and invasive violations while being treated as a mere specimen. Just as her hope for family ties vanishes, her brother arrives to reclaim her. This harrowing romance and mystery story explores her struggle for survival against the people who should have protected her.

I removed an intern from an award nomination for stealing my dead sister's research. My husband, Craig, was furious. He chose to defend her, not me. His rage turned violent. He destroyed my life's work-a cure for Alzheimer's-then shoved me so hard I miscarried our child. He called me "dramatic" as I bled on the floor. Then he locked me in our home, a prisoner, forcing me to sign over my patents to his mistress, the woman who drove my sister to suicide. He thought he had broken me, that I was his to control. But when he tried to humiliate me in the most depraved way imaginable, I saw my chance. I threw myself from a second-story window. As I lay broken on the ground, watching him rush to his mistress's side, I made a vow. My revenge was just beginning.

In the modern novel A Decade of Secrets, a woman is caught in a compromising position when her husband calls her during an intimate moment with another man. As she answers the phone, she is flooded with shame, forced to maintain a normal conversation while her lover is still between her thighs. Her husband has no suspicion of the betrayal occurring at that very moment, creating a tense mystery story centered on her hidden life and the deep deception within her marriage.

Transported fifteen years into the past, a young woman faces a strange challenge from her childhood crush. To prove her devotion, she must get the class top-achiever, Noah, to drink from her bottle. Though he will one day become a powerful mogul, Noah is currently a poor student. Seizing the opportunity, she presents him with the bottle and proposes a deal: become her private tutor in exchange for her financial support. This modern romance explores their shifting dynamic.

My mother, Mary Willis, was bitten by a snake, and the snake's owner was none other than Jennifer Walker, my husband's beloved woman. When I called my husband, Timothy Rossi, he was on vacation with Jennifer. "Please come back, Timothy. Mary's condition is very serious." But he merely sighed and soothed me as if I were throwing a tantrum. "I'm in Arngueuil Isles with Jennifer right now. She's been feeling down lately..." So Timothy ignored my humble plea and resolutely hung up the phone. At that moment, all my strength crumbled to dust. In despair, I could only cling to the hem of the man in front of me-Samuel Walker, Jennifer's father, a notoriously ruthless and brutal Mafia boss.

After her boyfriend demands she undergo surgery and offers a bribe to change her body, the protagonist of I Got Together With My Boyfriend's Best Friend receives a mysterious five-million-dollar transfer from his best friend. Challenging his intentions, she begins a bold, suggestive text exchange with the billionaire to test his limits. What starts as a financial intervention quickly spirals into a physical confrontation where he must prove his worth through more than just money.

I was finally brought back to the billionaire Vance estate after years in the grimy foster system, but the luxury Lincoln felt more like a funeral procession. My biological family didn't welcome me with open arms; they looked at me like a stain on a silk shirt. They thought I was a "defective" mute with cognitive delays, a spare part to be traded away. Within hours of my arrival, my father decided to sell me to Julian Thorne, a bitter, paralyzed heir, just to secure a corporate merger. My sister Tiffany treated me like trash, whispering for me to "go back to the gutter" before pouring red wine over my dress in front of Manhattan's elite. When a drunk cousin tried to lay hands on me at the engagement gala, my grandmother didn't protect me-she raised her silver-topped cane to strike my face for "embarrassing the family." They called me a sacrificial lamb, laughing as they signed the prenuptial agreement that stripped me of my freedom. They had no idea I was E-11, the underground hacker-artist the world was obsessed with, or that I had already breached their private servers. I found the hidden medical records-blood types A, A, and B-a biological impossibility that proved my "parents" were harboring a scandal that could ruin them. Why bring me back just to discard me again? And why was Julian Thorne, the man supposedly bound to a wheelchair, secretly running miles at dawn on his private estate? Standing in the middle of the ballroom, I didn't plead for mercy. I used a text-to-speech app to broadcast a cold, synthetic threat: "I have the records, Richard. Do you want me to explain genetics to the press, or should we leave quietly?" With the "paralyzed" billionaire as my unexpected accomplice, I walked out of the Vance house and into a much more dangerous game.

"Give me one reason, Liv." He stalked toward me, cornering me against the edge of the desk. "One good reason why I shouldn't bend you over this desk and fuck you senseless." My breath caught. "This is wrong, Damon. So wrong." I pressed my palms flat against his chest, trying to create space. "You're my brother-in-law..." "Not yet, love," he whispered, fingers curling around my waist possessively. "You're still engaged to him, but the man you'll be getting married to..." Two fingers slipped into my heat, making me gasp. "...is me." I should've walked away. I should've resisted. But I couldn't forget what it felt like to be his. * Olivia had the perfect life. The perfect fiancé. Marcus is everything she thought she wanted-sweet, charming, dependable. Safe. She thought she have it all figured out... Until the night of her engagement party, when she comes face-to-face with Damon-her ex. The man who had broken, damaged and left her for ruin, three years ago. The man she's about to call brother-in-law. Now, old wounds rip open. Feelings she thought she buried, clawed their way back to the surface. And the man she once loved? He isn't asking this time. Damon wants her back. And he'll burn every bridge, including the one with his own brother-to make her his again. NOTE TO READERS: This is a dark, emotional, and scorching hot love story. It features a possessive anti-hero, messy family drama, emotional trauma, and morally gray decisions. If you're looking for a soft romance with flowers and sunshine, this might not be it. But if you crave forbidden passion, flawed characters, and a love story that burns through betrayal and pains... Welcome to Olivia and Damon's world.

After his fiancée returns from a long trip with her childhood friend, she notices a shift in her partner's behavior. He quietly steps down as personal assistant and surrenders a major project he spent months perfecting. While the friend mocks his submission, thinking he has been broken, the truth is far different. Having been reborn, he finally realizes she never loved him. Determined to find peace, he prepares to sever all ties and start over, free from her at last.

On their third anniversary, Elena awaits her husband, Marcus, only to be devastated by a video of him with his former flame. The betrayal cuts deep as she realizes their marriage was a hollow facade. Choosing her dignity over a lie, Elena files for divorce and vanishes to reclaim her life. Now, the powerful billionaire who once took her for granted is consumed by regret, desperately hunting for the wife he realized too late he cannot live without.

After suffering a crushing betrayal by her fiancé and her own sister, a heartbroken socialite finds an unexpected path to redemption. She enters a strategic marriage of convenience with a powerful, cold-hearted billionaire who seeks his own brand of justice. What begins as a calculated alliance to ruin their enemies soon evolves into a deep, genuine passion. Together, they navigate a world of high-stakes revenge and discover a second chance at true love.

In The Priceless Honeymoon, Nina Wynn’s husband hands a massive project to her assistant, Zach, hoping to end her three-month cold shoulder. Though Nina promises a honeymoon in Ivesland, she abandons him to comfort a jealous Zach, eventually giving the assistant his travel ticket. While she claims professional priority and demands his understanding, her husband discovers photos of their intimacy online. Having reached his limit, he signs the divorce papers and resigns, ending their future together.

Accused of attacking Sage, her Alpha mate's first love, a mother watches in horror as Kael and their two young sons use her teenage brother as a pawn for revenge. They believe they are using a dummy to scare her into a confession, unaware that Sage has swapped the decoy for the real boy. After her brother is brutally killed in boiling silver, she severs all ties with her cruel family. When the truth finally surfaces, Kael and his sons are left to beg for a redemption they may never receive.

Livia is a woman seeking for love from people who don't value her or give her attention. She's been in pain since marrying her husband Aldrake, who only cares about his reputation and leadership as Alpha of the Moonlight Pack. Livia is merely a shadow of her sister Amber, an adopted daughter who is favored by everyone, including her husband. Livia's life is turned upside down when her husband prioritizes her stepsister, causing her unbearable pain. Just as she's about to break down, she meets the Lycan King - Aldus. What will happen between them? Will she find the love she's been searching for? What will she do if her ex-husband wants her back?.

Selene Gardo’s world shatters when she discovers her husband, mafia Don Romano Caliendo, donated sperm to his childhood friend, Teresa. While Selene hides her own pregnancy, Romano prioritizes the dying Teresa, even providing her a luxury home. After a cold confrontation over a social media comment, Selene realizes her husband’s devotion lies elsewhere. To protect her unborn baby from his neglect, she resolves to flee Brindleport forever.

For three years, Damien Frost systematically stripped away my legacy, stealing my twelve patents and demoting me from co-founder to receptionist. At our company gala, he publicly fires me while my sister flaunts my stolen family heirloom. But Damien made a fatal mistake: he forgot I still own fifty-one percent of the company, and his main investor is secretly on my side. With the livestream broadcasting, I step onto the stage to reclaim everything.

After three years of building a law firm, a woman watches her boyfriend and childhood friend abandon her for a new assistant, Claire Stone. Branded a villain for her justified concerns, she decides to cut ties entirely. She enters a strategic marriage contract and exits the firm, leaving her mockers behind. When they discover Claire is actually a rival spy, they beg for forgiveness, only to receive a wedding invitation from her new billionaire husband.

Famous Filipino model Jazzie Zamora appears to lead a charmed life of wealth and elegance, but her reality is far from perfect. Behind her public persona, she is the secret spouse of a violent underworld leader. This modern mafia romance follows Jazzie as her marriage transforms from a dream into a hellish nightmare. Faced with her husband's relentless cruelty, she must decide how much more she can endure and whether she will ultimately choose to stay.

After three years of marriage, Olivia is blindsided by her husband’s betrayal when he impregnates his mistress. Desperate to keep his wealth, he forces Olivia into a divorce, leaving her with nothing. However, fate takes a turn when Olivia discovers she is also pregnant. Determined to protect her unborn child and reclaim her dignity, she embarks on a path of revenge to expose the lies and shatter the lives of those who ruthlessly discarded her.

After a humiliating public rejection, she flees into forbidden lands, only to be claimed by the formidable Lycan King, Kael. Far from a defect, her veins hold the sacred blood of the Ancient White Wolf—the only key to unlocking his sealed beast. As corrupt elders and shadow rogues hunt her down to destroy him, their forbidden bond ignites. Now pregnant with miraculous twin heirs, the outcast they once mocked holds the ultimate power to reshape their entire world.

For years, Gabriela believed the man beside her would be the one she grew old with. They had loved each other since they were young, but in the end, all those years meant nothing beside a younger woman's smile. Returning from a business trip, she uncovered his betrayal with brutal clarity. Still, she did not cry or beg. She took out her phone, recorded every damning second, and filed for divorce the moment she could. Afterward, she rebuilt her life into something brighter, richer, and stronger, even marrying a powerful tycoon. As for her ex and his shameless mistress, they could rot together.

Dami Adeyemi arrives at La Rose Académie d'Hiver, a neo-Gothic fortress of old money and European prestige, carrying nothing but a scholarship and the roar of Lagos in his veins. He's an outsider, a basketball prodigy, and the school's most blatant anomaly. ​His first collision is with Sofia Diaz, the fiery, Spanish-speaking Debate Queen whose family name is practically carved into the marble halls. She's polished, ruthless, and entirely too used to getting her way-until Dami ruins her cashmere with hot chocolate. ​Their worlds are oil and water. She sees a clumsy upstart. He sees a spoiled tyrant. Their verbal sparring-in the classroom, the cafeteria, and the pages of the school blog-quickly becomes the only entertainment La Rose has. It's a battle of wits, pride, and social standing. ​But when their undeniable intellectual spark ignites something deeper, they realize the line between rivalry and desire is dangerously thin. In a school built on rules and tradition, Dami and Sofia are about to prove that the only thing more volatile than high-stakes debate is high-stakes rebellion. ​Rivalry. Revolution. Romance. ​Game on.

Pregnant Bully Meets Undercover Boss follows a tense workplace confrontation when Cindy Jenkins, a pregnant employee, begins stealing food and demanding lunch tributes from her peers. Claiming her unborn son's importance grants her special privileges, she attempts to intimidate everyone into submission. While others cower, one defiant employee refuses to yield to her arrogance. Little does the office bully know that her target is actually an undercover boss observing her every move.

Mafia princess Sofia dedicated a decade to Don Lorenzo Moretti, serving as his lucky charm and even taking a bullet to save his life. Their electric connection spanned the globe, yet everything shatters at their engagement party. After Lorenzo abandons her at the altar, Sofia discovers him in the arms of her stepsister, Juliana. Realizing she was merely a substitute for his true love, Sofia rejects his desperate excuses. Coldly, she contacts her mother in Sicily to arrange a strategic marriage into the rival Romano family.