Best Cold War Spy Books

Three years ago, Alicia Brown walked away from the only man who had ever made her feel undone. After a reckless one-night stand with a powerful stranger, she slipped out of his hotel suite, convinced that disappearing was the only way to protect her heart. No names or contact information were exchanged—only a connection so consuming it frightened her. She never imagined fate would bring her back to him. Until she steps into her best friend’s home for the holidays… and comes face-to-face with Rhys Connell. Her best friend’s father. The same man who gave her the most unforgettable night of her life. Wealthy. Controlled. Devastatingly composed. Rhys is a widowed billionaire with a reputation for discipline and emotional restraint, a man who would do anything to protect his daughter. The moment their eyes meet, the past ignites. He remembers the girl who trembled beneath his touch, the girl who vanished without a trace. And the only woman who has haunted him for three years. Now she is under his roof, laughing beside his daughter, and staying in the same house with him. Wanting her once was a secret. Wanting her now is betrayal. But Rhys has never been a man who forgets what belongs to him. And Alicia is about to learn that walking away from him once does not mean she was ever truly free.

Vanessa Archibald is heartbroken and ready for a fresh start. Escaping her cheating ex and small town, she gets admission to Yale and moves in with her dad's charming best friend, Antonio who is also a professor at Yale. Older, sophisticated, and devastatingly handsome, Antonio is everything Vanessa's ex wasn't. But their age difference and Antonio's upcoming wedding make their undeniable attraction forbidden.But what starts as a convenient arrangement explodes into a forbidden passion they can't deny.One drunken night ignites a spark they can't ignore, leading to a passionate encounter that binds them in a thrilling, yet terrifying, secret. All is well up until an anonymous emailer threatens to expose Vanessa’s secret, sending shivers down Vanessa's spine. Will she succumb to the blackmail, or will she risk everything for a taste of the forbidden?

My husband and his first love were caught in an accident during their pre-honeymoon. Worse, our four year old son chose his 'new mom'. That's it, I'm done with men! But fate twisted the moment I stepped out of the hospital, colliding with the very man I should stay away from, the one who could blur my past and present... Abraham Argos... My ex's cold brother!

มันเป็นเรื่องที่ยากที่จะบอกว่าเราสามารถเลิกชอบคนคนนึงได้เพียงเพราะเลิกติดต่อกัน… แต่สำหรับฉัน หากชอบใครสักคนไปแล้ว.. ฉันคงจะชอบเขาตลอดไป แม้ว่าการสารภาพรัก มันจะไม่สำเร็จก็ตาม “ถามตัวเองให้ดีว่าที่ทำอยู่เนี่ยต้องการอะไร อยากให้พี่เบชอบ? อยากเป็นเมีย? หรือมีไว้แค่เป็นแรงบันดาลใจในชีวิต ถามตัวเองดีๆ ถ้าได้คำตอบแล้วแกจะเป็นพวกคลั่งรักอะไรมันก็ไม่จำเป็นแล้วป่ะ? ถ้าคลั่งรักแล้วชีวิตดีขึ้น ก็คลั่งไปเถอะ” นี่คือประโยคที่นินิวพูดกับฉัน ฉันตั้งใจมาเรียนคอร์สภาษาเพราะอยากดูเก่งในสายตาของพี่เบ รุ่นพี่ที่ฉันแอบชอบมานาน แต่ก็มีเหตุที่พี่เขาต้องไปต่างประเทศ ฉันเลยอาศัยช่วงเวลานี้เพิ่มความรู้ให้กับตัวเอง จะได้เป็นผู้หญิงเก่งเก๋ในสายตาของคนที่แอบชอบบ้าง แต่แล้วรักครั้งแรกของฉันก็มีอันต้องสั่นคลอน เพราะอาจารย์ที่สอนภาษาให้ฉันดันหล่อบรม! แถมยัง… น่ารักน่าเต๊าะชะมัดยาดเลย "เธอตั้งใจมาเรียนหรือตั้งใจมาหาผัวกันแน่?" "ตั้งใจมาเรียนสิ แต่จุดประสงค์ก็.. อยากได้ผัว มันก็ไม่ผิดนิคะ^^" "ทำไมละคะ? อาจารย์หวงหนูเหรอ?"

She was supposed to heal him, not crave him. Olivia Carter, a divorced physical therapist, thought her new job with the Chicago Blizzard hockey team would be simple—treat injuries, keep her head down, and cheer for her son on the ice. But when the team’s arrogant and devastatingly handsome captain, Xander Hayes, lands in her care, everything spirals out of control. He’s engaged. He’s her son’s best friend. And he’s forbidden. What begins as teasing flirtation turns into stolen touches, midnight encounters, and a dangerous obsession neither of them can resist. But secrets never stay buried—especially in the world of fame, fortune, and ruthless tabloids. When their affair explodes into the public eye, Olivia risks not only her career and reputation, but the one bond she can’t afford to lose: her son’s trust. Will Xander choose his fiancée, his career, and his best friend… or the woman he should never want?

Riley thought her life was better the way it has been; a man to run to, a best friend whose shoulder she could cry on all the time. But everything came crashing when she found her best friend and her boyfriend on the bed, where she found out that her boyfriend had used her to get to Zelia, her best friend. Her world came crashing as they were the only ones that she had to call family.It wasn't intentional when she slept with her best friend's father that night; it was just a way she had considered to take things off her head. But what happens when Riley ends up pregnant, unsure of whom the father of her kids is.

His face was inches from mine. His breath ghosted over my lips—warm, whiskey-scented from dinner and my body remembered him instantly: the way he’d pinned my wrists, the slow grind of his hips, the filthy things he’d growled in my ear while I came apart beneath him. He leaned in. I felt the pull—like gravity, like hunger. My lips parted on instinct. Just one more inch and we’d be kissing again, messy and desperate, right here in his car like teenagers who couldn’t wait. But reality crashed in. I jerked back, pressing myself against the door. “We can’t.” His jaw ticked. “Why not?” "Because I practically raised you.” My voice shook. “Because your mom is my best friend and I'm way older than you..." "I don't care" he bit out, shocking me even further. "I’ve wanted you since I was old enough to know what wanting meant. And don’t pretend like you don't feel something too." Sophie helped raise him. She was there for homework, school runs, and the lonely years when his parents were too busy. To her, he was just her best friend’s son. Years later, she catches her husband cheating on their anniversary and loses her unborn child due to the shock, Sophie spends the night with a stranger that she never expects to see again. But the stranger is Antonio — the boy she once helped raise. Now he’s all grown up. Powerful. Successful. And off limits. She manages to escape from him — so she thinks — until days later, she gets hired in a fashion company where Antonio is the CEO.

Dr. Athena Zaragoza has a secret—matagal na niyang minamahal si Wade Hollander. Kahit noong araw na nagkamali sila at nauwi sa isang kasal na papel lang ang basehan, hindi siya umasa. Lalo na nang umalis si Wade kinabukasan para mag-abroad at bumalik lang makalipas ang dalawang taon. Pagbalik niya sa Pilipinas, malinaw kay Athena ang lahat—wala siyang lugar sa puso ng asawa niya. Kailangan lang ni Wade ng isang asawa na hindi istorbo. Marunong sumunod. At iyon ang ginampanan niya. Hindi siya lumampas. Hindi siya umasa. Isang perpektong asawa… sa paningin ng iba. Akala ng lahat, si Wade ay kalmado, kontrolado, at hindi nadadala ng emosyon. At si Athena? Isang arrangement lang. Pero isang gabi, nagbago ang lahat. Nang makita ni Wade ang mga liham na sinulat ni Athena—mga salitang punong-puno ng pagmamahal para sa isang lalaki—parang may pumutok sa loob niya. Nawalan siya ng kontrol. Nagdilim ang paningin. At sa unang pagkakataon, bumitaw siya sa malamig niyang imahe. “Athena, tumingin ka sa akin,” mariin niyang sabi, nanginginig ang boses sa galit at selos. “Hindi ka pwedeng magmahal ng iba. Athena… asawa mo ako. Ako lang dapat ang mamahalin mo!”

Mistakes? I’ve made plenty. The biggest one? Falling head over heels for Brian Lockwood—my brother’s best friend and the captain of the school’s basketball team. For years, I lived in the shadow of my one wish: for him to see me as more than just Simon’s little sister. But how could he, with Lyla, his perfect girlfriend, glued to his side? Then everything changed. Lyla cheated, Brian’s heart shattered, and he was desperate for a distraction. That’s when he came to me with a deal—a no-strings-attached arrangement where we could give each other exactly what we wanted. I saw my chance. I thought I could make him fall in love with me. But I didn’t account for how messy things could get—how keeping it all a secret from Simon would twist everything. And when Brian crossed a line I couldn’t forgive, I knew it was time to let go of my high school crush. Fast forward three years. I’m over him. Or so I tell myself. Except now Brian’s back, no longer the heartbroken boy I knew but a leading basketball star with one goal: to win me over. I swore I wouldn’t fall for him again.

“Not everyone is desperate for your attention, alpha.” I say the title with a mocking lilt, knowing it would set him off. It did. “Reject me if you don’t want me, I don’t care.” “I, Alpha Zade of the Darkmoon pack, reject you as my mate.” ****** Feyre has been trying to solve the mystery of her parents death. As the beta of the Midnight pack, she rarely has time. When she finds her mate, the insufferable alpha that is too arrogant, over confident and worst of all, refuses to acknowledge her. She plans to leave the pack and forget she has ever met him after she dares him to reject her and he does. What will she do when his father comes with a tempting offer? He’ll give her the one thing she has ever wanted, in exchange for her to stay with his son for a year and give him an heir. It is a battle of pride, arrogance and ego. Love is put to the test when they are both determined and too stubborn to let something like love change their minds.