Barking Up The Wrong Tree Novels & Stories

CLAIMING HER A wrong hotel room. A stranger’s arms. A secret she swore to bury. For years, Fiona Mendez endured a loveless marriage built on betrayal and empty promises. She clung to the hope that Aries—the man she once loved—would finally choose her. But fate had other plans. One mistake. One night. One moment of weakness. A wrong hotel room led her to Nagi Fujiwara—a stranger whose touch made her forget her pain. But when morning came, so did the horrifying truth. The man she thought was her husband was someone else. Before she could even process what happened, Aries shattered what was left of their marriage—not because he found out, but because he had someone else. Discarded and humiliated, Fiona fled to Cebu. She was ready to start over—until two pink lines changed everything. She was pregnant. And the father? A man she barely remembered. For two years, she raised her daughter Lizha alone, determined to leave the past behind. But peace never lasts forever. Forced to return to Manila for work, Fiona braces herself for the ghosts of her past. What she doesn’t expect is to come face-to-face with the man she swore she’d never see again. Nagi Fujiwara The father of her child. Her new boss. The ruthless, powerful, and dangerously possessive. A man who always gets what he wants. And this time, he wants her. Fiona may have run from him once, but now that fate has brought her back into his world, there’s no escaping him. And Nagi will stop at nothing to claim what’s rightfully his.

Sky Andee Villamor loves seeing her family happy, even if she's not seen and loved by them. Nevertheless, despite not being treated nicely by her family, she's still willing to sacrifice everything for them- even if it costs her freedom and life. Yashvin Benedict Alejo is a powerful businessman who doesn't care about other people. But everything changed the moment his wife died. He turned into a monster that even himself didn't expect him to be. In order for him to make vengeance, he decided to marry the daughter of the person behind his wife's sudden death and make her suffer. However, unbeknownst to himself, he made the wrong person suffer.

[Aviation Series #2] Despite being married, Lionel still vowed to never love Charlotte Katherine. He convinced himself that she only brought chaos to his life and that this marriage is the reason why he couldn't have the girl of his dreams. He thought that Charlotte was so in love with him and used his family's failing company as an opportunity to push the marriage. However, after so many ups and downs, he realized a lot of things. He realized that he was wrong all along. He realized that she wasn't in love with him. And he realized that the moment he married her, his love for another woman wasn't called love anymore... It was called cheating.

Envy, bitterness, and agony, I suddenly felt as I learned about my wrongful decisions. The wife may be the betrayed one, but there is no worse painful feeling than being the mistress. Because you are the half-loved one, and you have no rights to be hurt nor have the right to demand. Falling in love with an attached man is dangerous. Falling in love with Ezekiel Lorenzo Montivano is catastrophic. I'm Amber Josephine Adelantar people call me a homewrecker, a destructive threat, a concubine, his number two, his mistress, and his kept woman. But can you blame me? Is it my fault for falling in love with the right man at the wrong time? "You aren't my mistress, Amber." "I am since you made me become one."

Amira Lopez is a hardworking woman with lots of dreams for herself. She is a resilient woman who will do her best in everything that she does. She's brave, softhearted, and has many more qualities that make everyone fall for her. Other than those qualities, she thinks that without love, power is worthless. Ezrael Azcueta is a kind-hearted man and a very powerful businessman, not just locally but also internationally. But everything changed when his brother died. He turned into a monster, especially to those people who are responsible for his brother's death. In order to make vengeance, Ezrael decided to kidnap the daughter of the person behind his brother's sudden death. Nevertheless, little did he know, he kidnapped the wrong person. 

She thought the only thing between them was work and everyday banters. Akala niya, kaya niyang balewalain ang mga tingin ng lalaking madalas laman ng mga panaginip niya kapag akala nito ay hindi niya napapansin. But when Ainara Del Carmen discovers her mother is marrying Andres Bernardino’s father—Everything unravels. Andres is her boss. Her soon to be stepbrother. Ang lalaking bawal niyang mahalin. Ainara lives by legacy and loyalty. Andres breaks rules just by breathing. Sa mundo ng pamilyang puno ng drama, kasinungalingan, at mga pangakong hindi kayang pangatawanan- How do you choose love when the whole world says it’s wrong? If loving him is a sin… Then let her be guilty, again and again.

"And if the devil was to ever see you, he'd kiss your eyes and repent." – Farouq Jwaydeh He kissed her lips, then her eyes, after the priest said that they may. Such an unexpected act that the called "heartless Billionaire" could ever do in an arranged marriage. And there she thought everything was just a misunderstanding, everything that people have told her was nothing but false news. Rumours. And he was only like that because of how people treated him. So she fell. But no. She only thought wrong, very very wrong. After keeping herself inside the lies her whole life, knowing how everything she was told was nothing close to the truth, she ties herself to him, to a stranger who knew her better than she knows herself. He was indeed the heartless billionaire, and she was his wife.

Her life was a complete mess, she could tell by how people treated her. Catalina Montreo wanted to end herself after finding her sister and fiance was fvcking each other. Akala niya ay wala na, akala niya ubos na lahat but a man appeared and give her a hot night. Hindi niya akalaing ang iniingatan niyang pagkababae ay nabigay niya sa isang estranghero. And to her horror it was to the hot billionaire, bachelor and CEO, Jake Leigh Lapaz. She thought she could rid of him, na kapag nawala siya at magpakalayo-layo ay hindi na ulit magko-cross ang kanilang landas. But she was wrong, dahil muli na namang nagtagpo ang kanilang mundo sa La Cuevas where they continued their hot and romantic deal to each other.

A doctor fell in love with his patient? That seems very typical and romantic for others. But not for Elli. There are a lot of obstacles that he has to surpassed. A lot of twists in life that he never really expect that will happen to him. Especially being involved with that man who seems to be more than just a patient. That man is a beast. Elli thought he can change him. He thought that he's the only one who can heal him. And what he didn't know, that all those thoughts will lead into crumble. Elli totally assumed that he can tame the beast. He's wrong about that. "I hate you. You freaking monster---" "Shush baby. This monster might eat you alive." The beast leaned closer to Elli. "Hate me huh? Have you forgotten... You're a rabbit who fell to this beast..."

Julianna might have done a lot of wrong things in the past, including breaking someone's heart because she made a mistake of following her heart instead of her head. It all lead to her downfall. But stubborn as she is, she would not stay on the ground. Babangon at babangon si Jules kahit pa ang ibig sabihin niyon ay pagkapit sa taong nasaktan niya noon. Nang muli silang magkita ni Jake ay hindi maiwasang maungkat ang nakaraan nila. She was positive that Jake's still inlove with her and she's determined to take him back. But it was too late, now that Jake's happily married and all. But then again, Jules was pigheaded as fuck. Mapapasakanya si Jake. She will do whatever it takes, regardless of how many people she will hurt in the process. Because Jake is hers. And hers alone.