New York Times Best Spy Novels

I've been with Shawn Turner for a decade. He doesn't give me the wedding he promised me. I'm about to propose to him after preparing for a year when I overhear him talking about me. "Rowena's like an out-of-season garment—there's nothing exciting about her. It'd be a waste to throw her out, but I also feel washed out with her." His friends tease him and warn him to be careful. He merely laughs carelessly and confidently. "Nothing will happen. Rowena can't live without me—she's liked me since we were kids, after all." He smugly pulls the young woman I sponsored close. They act intimately with each other. I look down at the diamond ring I've prepared for my proposal. Then, I go on a blind date and get into a flash marriage with someone else. Shawn's eyes are bloodshot when we next run into each other—he sees my pregnant belly. "Who gave you the nerve to cheat on me, Rowena?"

My almost 50-year-old mother-in-law has recently gotten a new boyfriend. He's young, handsome, and has washboard abs. Just as I think she's finally hit the jackpot and found her true love, he climbs into my bed in the middle of the night…

Cintaku padamu bagai hujan deras yang mengguyur, namun dirimu berlindung di bawah payung, kemudian menghilang di jalanan gelap tanpaku mampu mencarimu. -Yuna- Meninggalkanmu adalah caraku untuk mencintaimu. -Ares- Yuna paling jenius menempatkan dirinya dalam kondisi berbahaya. Tak sekali dua kali gadis itu terjebak dalam keterdesakan yang nyaris merenggut nyawa. Namun, di tengah kesialan, Tuhan sepertinya melengkapi hidup Yuna dengan sesosok pahlawan yang selalu menyelamatkannya. Namanya Ares, pria tampan misterius yang selalu berwajah serius, seolah Tuhan tidak menitipkan garis senyum dalam dirinya. Keterjebakan Yuna dalam bahaya semakin menjadi ketika dia mulai dekat dengan Ares. Meski bergelud dengan kemelut pertarungan sengit melawan penjahat, keduanya dianugerahi perasaan cinta. Semula keduanya saling menyimpan rapat perasaan masing-masing, tapi Yuna sudah tidak tahan. Perasaannya semakin dalam terhadap Ares. Dia tidak malu menyatakan cintanya, namun tiada disangka, Ares menolaknya mentah-mentah kemudian menghilang dari hidup Yuna secara tiba-tiba. Mengapa Ares menolak cinta Yuna? Padahal selama ini dia rela mati demi Yuna. Apakah karena dia seorang Secret Agent? Sehingga Ares didesign untuk menjadi manusia yang tidak boleh memiliki kehidupan pribadi? Dan, apakah selamanya cinta mereka harus membias ditelan waktu?

My mother is in the late stages of cancer. Yet, she sits in a wheelchair with an oxygen tube and endures a long train ride just to attend my wedding with Isaac Pudley. But when it's time for him to walk down the aisle, I don't see him anywhere despite screaming his name. It turns out his childhood sweetheart, Megan Ericsson, is having another depressive episode and is threatening suicide again. "Isaac, I can't live without you," she screeches. Isaac is always so stern and composed, but he now holds Megan in his arms and begs me to call off the wedding so they can leave. Relatives and guests watch the spectacle with thinly veiled amusement. To make matters worse, my mother is so angry that she faints. However, Isaac believes that my mother is feigning illness. He only wants to take Megan with him and leave. He even takes away my mother's wheelchair. But he seems to have forgotten that he has hurt me 97 times by now. After he hurts me 99 times, I’ll definitely leave him.

Keylan moved to the US to further his medical studies. One night after coming back from visiting a friend he is met with an unexpected visitor in his yard. The visitor later turned out to be more than just a scarred man covered in blood.

It's 2308 and Old Earth is no more. Humanity is scattered amongst the star systems near Sol. Factions and countries that allied together in Terra's last Great War, banded once again to form star colonies. The greatest and most dangerous of them all, is the Empire of Greater Asia. Out on the fringes of human civilization, they've slowly taken over neighboring systems in their attempt to expand their reach in the stars. One such star system is Tau Ceti or the Kalayaan Group of Colonies. But the Empire would soon find that taking Tau Ceti is more than what they asked for.

Angel Loves Her Life. She Has A Family, Friends And Her Boyfriend, But When She Meets Zhul Alexis, She Realizes Something Has Been Missing. Their Meeting Was The Start Of The New Something

I've been in a relationship with Ralph Green for seven years. However, he tells me he's sick of me. He finds himself a younger and prettier woman. I don't break down or cause a scene this time. I merely turn and leave. He's confident that I won't leave him because of how much I love him. Later, he finally finds a way to contact me. "Has it been fun pretending like you've gone missing, Mabel? Hurry up and come back once you've had enough of this fit." I'm not awake. The person beside me, Ambrose Steele, takes my phone away. He holds the phone up and deliberately leans down to kiss my cheek. "Mabes can't come to the phone. She's exhausted from last night."

As a snapping sound filled the air loudly, a rumbling echoed through the cold air. As three Twister's formed . Around her and the earth parted. Aspen screamed, " please im sorry, I had no choice!" she screamed. Falling just on the edge of the split erth. Looking down into the earth's fiery core. Swallowing hard." Please... Please I'll make this right! " she begged. . The wind picked up, a voice on the breeze "Thier is no making this right." The voice was cold. As a bolt of lightning cracked in the sky was now made up of deep red clouds . The earth shook, cause Aspen grip to tighten the edge her form shaking violently at this point. " Please. I.. I can.. I can give them their memories back! " She held the edge for dear life trying to wiggle back further away from the edge. That won't fix the damage you've done to my son! " The earth shook. Aspen a blood curling scream was heard. As Another flash of light hit the sky but it showed in the shape of a skull. As blood rained from the sky. " Please goddess she begged, As she fell i the firey abyss. I can give them their memories.

Octavia a well trained spy is sent as an undercover agent to infiltrate one the most powerful Mafia bosses Alfredo De El. Betrayed by her ex lover, and his mother she builds an ice stone heart that is melted the moment Alfredo picks interest in her and her true identity comes between their love.