Best Romance Mystery Books 2020 Novels & Stories

She thought she was the hunter. She didn’t realize she was already the prey. ​For years, billionaire Benjamin Williams was the forbidden fantasy Jane could never have. As her older brother’s best friend, he was a distant shadow watching over her. But when her brother relocates to Berlin and leaves Jane in his care, the boundaries vanish. ​Moving into Benjamin's mansion feels like a dream come true. Armed with unrequited longing, Jane plays a calculated game of seduction, confident she can handle the fire she’s trying to light. ​But the moment the front door locks, the rules change. ​Benjamin wasn't resisting her temptation—he was waiting for it. The protective boundaries he maintained weren't built to keep her out; they were built to keep her in. ​When a ruthless corporate merger forces a dangerous fiancée into the house and puts a literal target on Jane's back, the game turns lethal. Trapped under his roof amidst an empire war, Jane discovers her playful pursuit has become a suffocating obsession. And Benjamin will have to choose between his empire, his fiancée, and their dark obsession.

My Forbidden Husband I kissed my father’s best friend. It was reckless. Disastrous. And worst of all—he hated it. Damien Luca is eighteen years older, untouchable, and every kind of wrong for me. A man carved from power, wealth, and sin—the kind of man who owns half the world and intimidates the rest of it. I told myself I’d let him go. That the crush, the obsession, the pull between us was over. But fate laughs at me—because now, I’m his wife. A marriage neither of us wanted. A vow neither of us can escape. And a fire we’re both trying—and failing—to resist. He’s forbidden. I’m off-limits. But we can’t stop reaching for the one thing we’re not supposed to touch.

“I know you want me. Petals.” His husky voice broke the silence in the room. “And I want you too.” My excitement spiked up as he ripped off my nightwear and did the same with his clothes exposing his well-built body. We were naked now, and his scrutinizing gaze made my heart race with anticipation. It was as if my mind had gained complete control of my body even as I willed myself to stay in control, it wasn’t working. “Uncle Ivor. This can't… you know Dad will–” I tried one more time, still in shock that this was happening. “This will stay between us. It will be our little secret, petals.” He whispered again, climbing the bed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Every girl has that time when they crushed on that one person they shouldn’t crush on and couldn't have, and it was quite the same for Renee Morse, especially when that harmless crush turned into something as endearing as obsession. She always dreamed about herself in the strong arms of her godfather and her dad’s best friend, Ivor Walker. His voice alone is enough to make her knees weak and nipples erect. Her body aches for him, her fantasies of him leaving her trembling, and her desires unrelenting. When her parents moved away for work and she had to spend her holiday with him, she took it as a sign from the universe and decided to seduce him until he wanted her as much as she wanted him. She succeeded, but little did she know that forbidden relationships always bring havoc and nothing is as simple as she thought. With enemies lurking and secrets from Ivor's past resurfacing, how long can they keep their relationship hidden? Will their love last the test of time, or will they drift apart?

Jayden Moore is a wealthy businessman who has everything money can buy, power, control, and an endless supply of submissives eager to obey his every command and willing to satisfy him. Yet non of them have ever satisfied the one desire he refuses to give up on. Jayden enjoys taking advantage of his submissive's. However, more than anything, all Jayden wants is the perfect submissive to collar. One of which he is yet to meet. Ethan’s life never belonged to him. Ethan is forced to work in his father's brothel as soon as he turns sixteen. He is raised to obey, endure, and survive. The one rule being he remains a virgin until he turns eighteen. The one thing Ethan does not know is the contract his father wrote up with Jayden Moore. A highly wealthy man who is willing to pay for Ethan to become his. When Jayden sets his sights on Ethan, what began as a game of control turns into something far more thrilling. Because Ethan is unlike anyone that Jayden has ever owned. Control begins to evolve into stronger desire. Because a perfect submissive cannot be forced. He has to choose. How far are Ethan and Jayden willing to go to satisfy their desires admits their struggles?

My best friend offered me a place to heal from my cheating mate. She didn't realize she was handing me straight to her father. *** "What are you doing in my room without knocking?" he growled, his voice a low vibration that seemed to rattle my very bones. He was so close I could feel the heat radiating off his skin. "I'm sorry, Alpha..." I whispered, my voice trembling. "I-I lost my way." He tilted his head, a dark, predatory smirk tugging at his lips. "No. From now on, you call me Daddy, I can see exactly how much you want to." He pulled me flush against him, dragging his nose along the curve of my cheek. I shivered, my knees threatening to give way in his iron grip. My graduation day was supposed to be the best day of my life, but instead, I caught my mate with the campus beauty. When I confronted him, he didn't even offer an apology. He just looked at me with cold eyes and told me I was "just an omega." An Alpha wolf like him would never settle for someone like me. I was shattered, and to help me forget the heartbreak, my best friend took me home with her. What I didn't expect was to end up in her father's room. Seeing him like that, bare-chested and powerful sent a shock through my system. When he realized it was me, he gave me an order. I knew I was supposed to run back, I knew I wasn't supposed to be in his room in the first place, but instead, I knelt down to obey him, and in that moment, I didn't care about the consequences. I didn't care what would happen if my best friend caught us. I only wanted him.

I’m Oliver Lance. Yes, the Oliver Lance. The one that all men want to be and all women want to be with. Every Sunday a million fans watch me throw a ball down a field, win games, and sign huge endorsement deals. Everything was going perfectly, until a car accident tore it all away from me. I want it back, and only she can help me. At first, I think about ‘Doc’ Elsie the same way I think of every other woman. Just another possible conquest, another notch on my bedpost. Only Elsie is different. She’s not starstruck by me. She’s not interested in my money. She’s the most real woman I’ve ever met, and those tempting curves are making it hard to stay focused on my recovery. Now, I’ll do anything to keep her by my side. I’ll defy my manager, my coach, even lay down my career as quarterback to stay with her. It’s third and long, and I’m gonna make my play Hard and Deep. From New York Times bestselling author Krista Lakes comes this sexy story of sports romance!

Mira has been Luna of the Moon fall Pack for three years. She gave Declan everything, her loyalty, her body (what little he took), and her dignity. But Declan never wanted her. Not really. When Mira catches her Alpha husband with another man - his personal guard, Dorian - the truth finally shatters her. Alpha Declan is gay and their marriage was nothing but a cover. And the worst part? He has not touched her in three years and she had waited and blamed herself all along, thinking she was wrong. Broken but not defeated, Mira walked away silently and Declan never knows she saw. She ended up at a club that night and made one fatal mistake. Mira ends up in bed with a stranger - a handsome, dominant stranger who makes her feel wanted for the first time in years. Then they made an agreement not to meet again, didn’t exchange names and avoided any strings. But fate is cruel, because the stranger is Ronan - The Alpha of Stormcrest Pack and Declan’s best friend. Now Mira is trapped in a web of secrets. She knows Declan is gay. She slept with his best friend. And Ronan had no idea she is Declan’s mate. But Mira must decide….stay silent and survive, or burn it all down and claim what she deserves - including the man who was never supposed to be hers. And Declan? He will regret the day he used her as his cover.

Lara Austen is the CEO of SignaBook, and the only daughter of James and Tola Austen. Her parents' only concern is for her to get married but that is the least of Lara’s concern. At the age of 24 she is one of the youngest leading business women in Yula and she has her eyes set on being one of the top among businessmen in Yula. Clark Rique the CEO of Dames and the best friend of Lai Austen, Lara’s brother. He is the next in line to succeed the number one company in all of Yula, Dames. A mobile phone company that not only sells phones but also produces apps. Clark and Lara have a bittersweet relationship, mostly filled with dislike for one another as they can’t bear each other's behaviour though they are linked through their relationship with Lai. Due to a family betrayal Clark is forced to get married in the span of less than two months, causing him to propose a marriage of convenience to Lara. Will Lara be able to bear Clark cold and domineering behaviour? Will Clark be able to survive Lara’s stubborn and sassy behaviour? Would they be able to put their differences aside and make this marriage work? Would this marriage evolve from a marriage of convenience into a love marriage? Theme: Arranged marriage, Romance, Business, Love

I had fallen in love with my father’s friend—the man I was supposed to call “uncle,” Kael Viremont. For a while, I thought he loved me too. We even had this silly little promise—that if I turned twenty-seven and still want to be with him, then we could be together, publicly. Five days before my twenty-seventh birthday, I overheard him saying he’d never liked me. That he was going to marry his childhood sweetheart. And as if that wasn’t cruel enough, he was planning to use the wedding to cut me off for good. So I did the one thing I should’ve done a long time ago—accepted that he and I would never belong to the same world… and disappeared from his life for good.

A Dark CEO Romance Filled with Power, Passion, and Betrayal Alexander Voss is the undisputed king of the financial world. Cold, brilliant, and ruthless. At thirty-eight, he controls a multi-billion-dollar empire—and lets no one get close to him. Until Lena Moreau enters his life. The young, ambitious financial expert is sent to Voss Tower to audit the company. What no one knows is this: She is a spy. Tasked with gathering evidence of tax evasion and corruption. Her mission is clear—until she comes face-to-face with Alexander. The attraction between them is immediate, explosive, and dangerous. In the late-night hours of the penthouse, every rule is broken. Alexander takes what he wants—dominant, possessive, unyielding. And Lena—who is supposed to destroy him—finds herself losing her heart, little by little, to the very man she is bound to betray. Yet behind the scenes, a powerful, ruthless force is pulling the strings. Secrets come to light, lives are threatened, and the line between love and betrayal begins to blur. When the past catches up with them both, and an old enemy prepares to strike the final blow, Lena must make a choice: Will she remain the spy—or will she become the woman standing by the side of the most powerful man in the city? *Verbotene Bilanz* is an intense, high-stakes dark romance filled with sizzling office erotica, emotional depth, and breathtaking power games. For readers who love strong, dominant heroes, fierce heroines, and a love that risks everything. A story about trust, obsession, and the question of how far one would go for love.