Once Falling Slowly Novels & Stories

One marriage contract. Three months on a remote farm. No room for love. Sofia Hatheaway thought she knew the price of saving her adoptive father, but she didn’t count on Riguel Scott. To settle a family debt, she is forced to trade her city life for the countryside, bound to a man who is rugged, mysterious, and supposedly penniless. But the "farm" is not the peaceful escape she expected. Riguel’s home is a place of cold shadows, guarded by a cruel maid named Charlotte and a silent, traumatized little girl with a disability. As Sofia fights to protect the child from the abuse Riguel refuses to see, she begins to uncover the truth: her husband doesn’t just harvest crops—he rules a global financial empire. Just as passion begins to ignite between them, a web of lies threatens to tear them apart. A childhood promise, a stolen necklace, and an ambitious sister who will stop at nothing to claim Riguel’s heart. Under a 90-day contract, Sofia is caught in a dangerous game of obsession. Is she falling for the humble farmer she married, or the powerful billionaire behind the mask? And can their love survive the secrets that started it all?

"Could you ever forgive that someone who ruined your past?" Diane is trapped in the past she can't even remember. How can she live her life again once she figures out what really happened? [You can listen to my international radio interview in the U.K. here: https://soundcloud.com/ian-johnson-75/friday-31st-october-fridays-afternoon-evening-late-show-1029pm-1208am-uk-time-part-4 (29:00 to 33:00)]

Most women fall for rich businessmen, dashing doctors, or genius lawyers… pero ako? I fell hard for my bodyguard. *** Akala ni Caroline, one-night stand lang 'yon. A reckless escape from an arranged marriage to the cold and powerful Alexander. Mas gusto pa niyang ibigay ang sarili sa isang estranghero kaysa itali ang buhay sa lalaking 'yon. Pero paano kung ang stranger na 'yon… ay si Miguel—ang tahimik pero mapanuksong bodyguard ng pamilya niya? She thought it ended that night. But fate had other plans. As sparks turned into something deeper, Caroline finds herself falling for the one man she's not supposed to love. Sa mundo kung saan ang pangalan, yaman, at status ang sukatan ng halaga, paano kung ang puso niya’y pumili ng isang taong hindi niya ka-level? Will she defy her family's expectations and fight for a love that’s as dangerous as it is forbidden? Or will she walk away from the man who made her feel alive—just to keep everyone else happy?

"Why do you make me falling inlove with you when your going to leave me?" "Why you need to hurt me when I just healed from My heartbreak?" "Why you hurt me this way? And why I felt too much hurts this time around?” Iyak lang ang naging sagot ko sa lahat ng mga "what if" ni Zain sa akin. "I will kill you!" Sabay hawak nito sa aking leeg. "Kill me then! I won't allow everyone to kill me unless it is you! Because seeing you hurt and leaving you is like killing My heart into pieces, Zain! Walang tigil ang mga luhang panay ang tulo sa kaniyang singkit at kulay brown na mga mata. Fiona is the one and only Daughter of the famous Assassin Doc. Santiara and Mafia Lord Dominick Ramirez. Ano kaya ang kayang gawin ni Fiona para sa pagmamahal niya kay Zain? Kaya ba talaga niyang iwan o handa niyang ipaglaban hanggang kamatayan?

In a world where marriage is united by love and commitment, Crystal is trapped in a loveless reality. Although she feels this emptiness, she clings to the hope that tomorrow will be the day he sees her, and loves her back. But as day turns into years, she is confronted with the bitterness that the love she once had would never be returned. Does she have enough courage to take control of her life & her heart?

Isang gabi lang. Isang salitang masakit. That's all it took para mawasak si Naomi Chavez. "Boring." Iyon ang last insult ng ex niya before he walked away—para sa babaeng "mas adventurous," "mas marunong mag-satisfy." Pissed off and humiliated, Naomi made a reckless choice: she'll find someone to teach her all the things she's been too scared to try. Every touch. Every sin. Every filthy secret na hindi niya pa alam. And there's only one man qualified for the job—Raze Vitale. Raze is danger wrapped in expensive suits. He doesn't do romance. He doesn't do sweet. He does raw, rough, and relentless. A man who thrives sa init ng gabi and the sound of his name being moaned. Kaya when Naomi showed up with a proposition too tempting to refuse, he said yes. But every lesson has a price. Every moan has consequences. Revenge turned into craving. Lessons turned into obsession. But sa larong ito, who's really winning? The innocent student learning to sin... or the ruthless teacher who's slowly losing himself?

Serena Alcaraz lives a life of survival working as a waitress, struggling to pay bills, and taking care of her sick mother. She has no time for love, especially not for arrogant, rich men who think the world revolves around them. Enter Damian Cruz, the cold and ruthless billionaire feared in the business world. To stop his family from pressuring him into marriage, he needs a woman who won’t fall for him, someone he can control. When his path crosses with Serena, he sees the perfect candidate. Damian offers her a deal, pretend to be his girlfriend, live in his luxurious world, and in return, he’ll give her enough money to save her mother. Serena knows it’s dangerous to get involved with a man like him, but desperation leaves her no choice. What begins as a cold arrangement slowly turns into something neither of them expected. The poor waitress who wanted nothing from him suddenly becomes the only woman Damian can’t let go of. But in a world full of power, lies, and family expectations, will their fake relationship survive when real feelings start to blur the line between love and the deal?

"Hate consumes too much. Revenge isn’t worth my energy. I left you behind long ago, buried deep in my past." In a marriage that once seemed flawless, a single event triggers its sudden collapse. As everything falls apart, the wife vanishes, only to reappear changed and indifferent. No longer tied to the past, she returns with a cold detachment that leaves everyone questioning the true cost of their perfect life.

Hindi ako nagkamali sa nakita ko, alam ko siya ‘yon. Hinding-hindi ako magkakamali pagdating sa kanya. “Daddy!” it was a heart melting voice who called me. “There you are!” I said as I carry my son. I can’t do anything; it pains me seeing her walk away. I want to ask how her life is going, if she has someone new, if it’s still me. I really wanted to hear her talk, see her smile, and met her eyes once again. “Babe? Let’s go,” A soft voice called me, Solange. I turned my gaze in her direction once again, but I lost her… again. Ang pakiramdam na pilit kayong pinaglalayo ng mga alon ay sobrang sakit. Animo’y protektado siya ng malalakas at matatayog na alon kaya hindi malapitan dahil pilit kang itinataboy nito papunta sa dalampasigan. She’s an ocean wave that I can’t keep, an ocean wave that I can only see and admire from afar. ‘Till next time…

Gilda Hussein lost her parents in an accident. Because they no longer have any relatives in the Philippines, she was forced to return to the province to live with her grandmother. During her stay there she noticed their strange behavior and the strange treatment of other people to her family. What will Gilda do once she unveils the true identity of her family and how will she escape its evil plan against her?