Books like Payback by Gordon, Mary

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece examines the glittering yet hollow glamour of the Roaring Twenties as the enigmatic Jay Gatsby pursues love, wealth, and identity across the social divide.

John Steinbeck's sweeping family saga set in California's Salinas Valley, spanning generations of the Trask and Hamilton families as they confront the struggle between good and evil, with biblical echoes of Cain and Abel.

A nonfiction novel chronicling the adventures of a group of friends on their cross-country journey of discovery, featuring characters like Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty as real-life friends Neal Casady.

After a betrayal, clones of Project Osiris split into pairs—Eli & Tori, Amber & Malik—fleeing the law and chasing the mob boss who gave them life, all while surviving the criminal world they entered.

Felix de Boer, former artistic director, stages a Tempest in a prison after a betrayal leaves him in exile, seeking revenge through theatrical transformation.

Three sisters, adopted after a wartime romance, are reunited across Paris, New York, and Appalachia, where secrets and tragic truths challenge family bonds.

When multimillionaire Ron Raven vanishes, his double life as husband and father to two families unravels. Kate Fairfax—his unknown wife—tears up the pieces with restaurateur Luke Savarini as they track him to confront justice.

A modern, middle-aged woman learns the complexities of family and relationships when she's informed she's an egg donor.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes the thrilling sequel in the Consequences series: Truth, a game of deception, intrigue, and conspiracy where losing can be deadly. Claire survived the consequences. Through strength and compartmentalization, Claire Nichols captivated her captor. Though Anthony Rawlings thought he taught Claire to behave, his domination became desire, and his obsession morphed into love. Or was it? When her choices pushed Anthony's relentless vendetta too far, Claire barely survived the consequences. Discover the truth. Now, armed with new information and more questions than answers, Claire works to uncover the truth behind the dangerous game at play. As she begins anew, she must decide whom she can truly trust, especially with a new set of players on the move. New set of rules. With everything to lose and a manipulative game master controlling the board, Claire and Tony duel by a new set of rules. When thrust together once again, can they learn to trust each other to overcome new dangers? Or will this be Tony's second attempt at domination? Can Claire resist the man she'd never before been able to resist? Hatred and love. Deception and truth. Old habits and new beginnings. As this real-life game of chess plays out, past sins will come to light and new secrets will be revealed. With so much riding on each move, the stakes have never been higher. All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered. The trick is to discover them. - Galileo