Quantum of Solace by Ian Fleming (1960) Jonathan Cape 

“When the Quantum of Solace drops to zero, humanity and consideration of one human for another is gone and the relationship is finished.”  So says the Governor of the Bahamas to James Bond.  He tells the story of a man who fell in love with an air hostess, who was unfaithful and how that man punished her.

Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K Hamilton (2004) Ballentine Books 

Merry Gentry, P.I., princess, heir to the throne of faerie.  She’s saved the realm and brought magic back.  She now has those who love her and those who fear her.  And she doesn’t know why.

Late Wife by Claudia Emerson (2005) Louisiana State University Press 

Emerson explores the life she shared with a husband until the marriage failed, then the freedom of solitude during her recovery from that set of emotions, then the unexpected joy found with a new husband who was a widower.

For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming (1960) Jonathan Cape 

Bond is sent to assassinate a man who directed the assassination of the Havelocks, where the M was the best man at their wedding.  When Bend gets there, he finds the Havelock’s daughter killing the gangster with a bow and arrow, and starting a firefight.  Bond must save the girl and avoid getting shot

Luna Park by Kevin Baker (2009) Vertigo

A tale of rescue and redemption.  A former Soviet soldier becomes an enforcer for a Russian gang, falls in love with a prostitute whose daughter is kept captive by her gang lord.  The enforcer comes-up with plan to save all three of them.

From a View to a Kill by Ian Fleming (1960) Jonathan Cape 

An assassin is killing NATO couriers, stealing their messages and selling them to the Soviets.  Bond is sent to investigate and is picked-up by Mary Russell, from the local MI6 station.  NATO is uninterested in cooperating but turns over what they have as evidence.  One thing sticks-out to Bond and it makes the difference.