One Step Backward Two Steps Forward Novels & Stories

| Eternal Devotion Series • Completed | Elise Dorne is one of the finest hunters of the Elysium order-cold, precise, and relentless. When she's assigned to track down Vael Laurent D'Rath, a notorious mafia lord who thrives in the shadows, she expects just another mission. But as their deadly game of cat and mouse unfolds, Elise and Vael begin to uncover fragments of a past-memories of another life, another time, where their fates were intertwined in ways far more dangerous than they ever imagined. With every step closer to the truth, the lines between hunter and prey blur, and Elise is forced to question everything she knows. Is Vael truly her enemy, or has destiny bound them together for something far greater than revenge?

A man gets to know a mysterious woman as he enters the world of the BPO Industry. Austin thinks that the woman who just stepped in to their training room was an intruder. Soon he realizes that she is a part of the support team of the company but what he failed to realize is the sudden attraction he has for the woman. One drinking incident brought them to a make out session that was interrupted by his closest friend. As much as he wanted to keep the passionate relationship going, he had to take a step back as she is now his new boss, his team leader. And office relationships are the worst when it comes to conflicts of interest. But what if the intruder herself wants them to keep going? And will he be ready for whatever dark truths Sari has?

No one can separate a two person who's destined to be together, even how many times they broke up they're surely end-up falling for each other.

In the depths of darkness, there will always be a ray of light telling you that it's still not your end but a stepping stone to a better life. The way how Tayja Prish perceives her fate, it was the opposite of Taira Jaz. It takes one body with two different stories. As their end ends their story, will they ever become one?

"There's no fucking way in hell that I'm in love with my bestfriend." mahina kong sambit habang nakatingin sa sarili kong repleksyon sa salamin. A story of two young adults who embark on their journey towards finding love and happiness after their unkind experiences. Two people who happen to be best friends since birth, are yearning for romance. Not until they did an odd experiment and ended up having unexpected agreement. Only hook up, no strings attached. Best friends to Fuck buddies. But what will happen if one of them catches feelings? What if one day, something happens that they both didn’t expect? A story of love, pain, betrayal as they conquer love and romance. ------ Yours Truly, GELIN

Have you ever wondered what might happen if a promiscuous gangster first encountered her exact replica? Dark Phyra Serenity Blaire is a 19-year-old rebellious girl, previously studying at Marnel High who came to a realization that it was finally time to switch schools. Dark found herself entering Morphil High — a school wherein one exactly like her resides, also known as Drazz Craig Phoenix. While Dark takes nothing seriously but her gang and fling subjects and Drazz seeks nothing but violence and sex, what could possibly happen if the two of them get involved with each other’s paths? What exactly could come if they play the most dangerous game of all — the game of pleasure and the game of love? Will the two survive each other’s fire? Or perhaps, Will the two burn from each other’s desire?

Ayannah is an office employee heartbroken from a painful relationship with her boyfriend, struggling to trust and love again. Immanuel, a charismatic CEO and billionaire deeply in love with Ayannah from the start, steps into her life determined to teach her the true meaning of love and how to open her heart. As Ayannah slowly learns to heal and embrace love, she faces a difficult choice—will she forget Immanuel and the chance for a new love, or will her actions unknowingly threaten to ruin his future?

What she wanted was to have an ordinary and normal life. But it seems like destiny had written something different and twisted for her. Almene was about to marry the man she loved. It was the day she was looking forward to and what lies for the both of them ahead. Ngunit tila siya binibiro ng tadhana nang maaksidente ang kanyang fiance sa mismong araw ng kanilang kasal. To make things worse, nalulong sa sugal ang kanyang ama mula nang mamatay ang kanyang ina at hinahabaol na ito ng pinagkakautangan at pinagbantaang ipapakulong kapag hindi nabayaran ang kabuuang halaga. Walang nagawa si Almene kundi ang puntahan ang taong pinagkakautangan ng kanyang ama, who turned out to be Lideon Ambrose Martin, a ruthless billionaire and notorious playboy who owns one of the biggest casinos in the metro at siyang may-ari rin ng casinong kinalulungan ng kanyang ama. Nakiusap siya ritong bigyan siya ng kaunting palugit para mabayaran ang utang. She didn’t expect the debt to be ten million pesos though. Sa kabila ng pakiusap niya ay hindi man lang naawa si Lideon sa kanya. Instead, he gave her a proposal – and that is to stage a marriage in paper only – bilang kabayaran sa pagkakautang.

For years, Lira lived a simple life in the province—until a stranger came and turned her world upside down. Her grandmother. A Montenegro. Biglang nagbago ang lahat. She was offered a life of wealth and privilege, but in exchange, she had to leave everything behind and live with a family she never knew. On her way to Manila, fate played a cruel trick. Naiwan siya sa isang stopover—walang pera, walang gamit, walang paraan para makarating sa bagong buhay niya. Then she meets him. A stranger. Dark. Dangerous. Powerful. "Nothing in this world is free," he tells her. "If I help you… what will you give me in return?" She has nothing. Except herself. One night. One mistake. One secret that can never be spoken. Kinabukasan, naghiwalay silang parang estranghero. Akala niya tapos na ang bangungot. But when she finally steps inside the Montenegro estate, her world shatters. Because he is there. Xavier Montenegro. The man who stole her innocence. The man she must now call "uncle." But something feels… off. Their gazes hold too much tension. Their connection is too intense. And deep down, something tells her—something tells him—that they were never meant to be family. Their secret is dangerous. Their attraction is forbidden. Pero habang pilit nilang nilalabanan ang nararamdaman, lalo lang silang nauubos. And when the truth finally comes to light, Lira will have to ask herself: Was that night truly a mistake? Or was it only the beginning of something far more dangerous?

GUIECO CLAN SERIES #2 Marciella Perrer, a woman of principles, finds herself entangled in a complex love situation. She has developed feelings for Ashmer Guieco, who happens to be both her best friend's boyfriend and the boss of the Guieco Clan, where she works as a secret agent. Despite being Ashmer's first love, Marciella initially chose to step back and let go of her feelings. She made every effort to distance herself from him. However, with time, her emotions only intensified. Her world is shaken when she wakes up one morning in the same bed as Ashmer, a secret she keeps from her best friend. Now, she faces a difficult choice: will she suppress her feelings and try to forget the night they shared, or will she risk being seen as a homewrecker in the name of love?