Once Falling Slowly Novels & Stories

Sahara Andrada was forced to marry the famous and admired CEO of Valderrama Group of Companies, Gabriel Valderrama, to save their falling company. She admits that he's the hottest and the most gorgeous man she had ever laid her eyes on but she loathed him for being a womanizer. For her, being married to him was a curse but she had no other choice. She needs to marry him to save her family's reputation. However, she will never give herself up that easy on him. After their wedding, she ask him to make a contract. He was confused, yet amazed by what she wants. Still, he agreed. Her rules include the no-falling-in-love policy and the one who breaks it will surely pay. Can she stand the rules she made? Or will she soon break it when love finally comes her way?

Hunter Dela Cruz, known for being the sexy beast and the brother of Thunder Dela Cruz, swore that he would never fall in love again. Love for him means complications and pain, and it's also useless. He's fine with what he does. He's okay bedding women, and it was crystal clear what he wanted from them. The only relationship he can give is when they're in bed. But she came and made his world upside-down. Zyline De Guzman came from a not-so-good relationship with her past and was living her life away from problems anymore. She just wanted a problem-free, stress-free life. But having Hunter around her makes that impossible to happen. It's also impossible not to fall for him, but the question is... Is Hunter Dela Cruz capable of falling in love , or will it be another not-so-good relationship in the end for her?

PARA kay Rafael ay perpekto na ang buhay niya. Party all night, sleep all day, and life would be easy, tulad ng sa kanta. Falling in love is not on his lists. Serious relationships are not included on his vocabulary. Nasa kanya na ang lahat, from his head-turning look to his big-fat bank account and wealth ay wala na siyang hihilingin pa. SIMULA pagkabata ay nabuhay si Tamara na naaayon sa kagustuhan ng kanyang ina. Lahat ng sinasabi nito ay kailangan niyang sundin, mula sa pag-aaral hanggang sa pipiliing mga kaibigan. Magbabago kaya ang mga pananaw nila sa buhay kung mag-krus ang kanilang mga landas? Lalaking walang pakialam sa mangyayari at babaeng may kailangang mapatunayan. Magagawa ba silang baguhin ng pag-ibig?

Yesha Bree Ferdillo, a sweet and unassuming girl, lived a tranquil life within the quiet confines of her modest kingdom. Her simplicity and innate beauty painted the perfect picture of everyone's ideal. She was content with her humble existence—until a devastating accident shattered the serenity of her world. In the aftermath, her mother was imprisoned, and her father remarried. Her once peaceful life turned into a nightmare as she endured cruelty at the hands of her stepmother and stepsiblings. Betrayed by those she once trusted, her father and stepmother ultimately sold her into the clutches of a ruthless businessman. As days turned into weeks, and weeks into months and years, her life spiraled into chaos and despair. Stripped of her freedom and dignity, she became a possession of the devil himself, condemned to a life of torment and submission

Ang sabi nila, ang pinakamasayang tao ang pinakamalungkot sa lahat. That they are faking their happiness. That even they are alive, they are dying deep inside. All I can see is my pain. My anger towards her. She's the cause of my loneliness. I lost the love of my life because of her. Why should I care? She deserves it anyway. But little did I know, she's dying deep within. I've hurt her. All I did was give her pain. Ipinamukha ko sa kanya na kailanman ay hindi ko siya mamahalin. Little by little, I am killing her. I took out her shine. Her bright smile. Her own life. I've crushed her heart. Michelle is like a flower, slowly withering without my notice. Melting my heartless heart is her only option.

People hates Geneviève Arabella because she always act cold towards everyone. She barely show her emotions to anyone, but she changed when she met Storm Rodriguez. His warmth melted her cold heart. They became friends untill she noticed herself falling in love with him. At first, she never planned to confess her feelings for him, but one day, her ill grandfather told her that he want her to marry someone as soon as possible. That's why she told him her feelings, and he rejected her. She didn't accept it, so just to make him her groom, she did something unforgivable and wrong. But that is also the reason why their good relationship shattered. Storm hated her because of what she did. And their marriage gave them unhappiness.

(Warning: 18+) He signed the marriage certificate… without ever seeing the bride. For Lucein Don Maginoo, it was nothing more than a transaction — until two years later, when fate throws the truth right at him. His wife has been working under his nose all this time — smart, passionate, and fiercely devoted to her job at the company he leads. Admired by colleagues, trusted by his grandmother. And when he finally meets her… she turns his world upside down. He’s falling—fast, deep, and harder than he ever thought possible. "Let’s make this marriage work. All the couple things to do, I’ll do them with you." But love doesn’t come without battles. When family expectations and deep responsibilities clash with their growing passion, will they fight for each other— or destroy each other in order to protect the ones they love?

Lara Dela Cruz was a normal girl—well, normal in the sense that she was an overworked call center agent who hated her boss, loved iced coffee, and had mastered the art of sarcasm to survive the horrors of capitalism. But one night, while rushing home, she slipped on a puddle (thanks to her horrible luck) and hit her head hard on the pavement. When she woke up… she wasn’t in her world anymore. Instead, she found herself in a medieval kingdom, in the middle of a chaotic slave auction. And before she could even scream in protest, she was bought by the most feared man in the entire empire—Duke Alistair Von Nacht, also known as the Tyrant Duke. Now, instead of dealing with rude customers, she had to deal with an emotionally constipated warlord who could kill her with a flick of his fingers. But what’s worse? She might be falling for the grumpy tyrant.

Kathleen believes that being single is sufficient. She does not require a man in her life. That is what she has always believed. But one day, she meets the man who would convinced her that everything she thinks is a lie. A man who can fill her stomach with butterflies. Not only butterflies, but hunger, need, and insatiable pleasure. Their fate appears to be playing them alone. Now she was smitten by his charisma. Falling into a pit where there is no point of turning back. She's trapped and can't even escape her own feelings. Worse yet, she discovered that the man she most desired was already married. Will she be able to fight for him? Will she be able to do anything just to please her own desire? Will she be able to bear the pain? Or will she be able end up getting every bit of him, by hook or by crook.

Yvonne Justice Maccini is a woman who can captured anyone by her ethereal beauty. Her elegance and generosity impresses everyone. A well-known model, ngunit dahil sa pagkaka-utang ng kaniyang ama sa pamilyang Sarmiento, naipagkasundo siyang ikasal sa anak nilang si Nicholas Yaakov Sarmiento. Isang matalino, mabait at kaakit-akit na lalaki, ito ang kapalit upang mabayaran nila ang kanilang utang. Hindi siya sa sang-ayon sa kahilingan ng ama ngunit kailangan niyang gawin ito upang hindi makulong ang pinakamamahal na ama. Kaya kahit labag sa kalooban... Wala siyang ibang magagawa kundi ang magpakasal sa taong hindi naman niya nakilala't minahal. Will Yvonne regret her decision or will she stay when she finds out that she is falling in love with him?