One Step Backward Two Steps Forward Novels & Stories

She was heartbroken. He was drunk. One rainy night in Baguio, two strangers with shattered hearts found comfort in each other — and made a mistake that would change their lives forever. Seven years later, Elise Ramos walks into an interview, praying to land a job that could save her and her daughter’s future — only to find herself face-to-face with her new boss: Gabriel Navarro. The cold, powerful CEO… The same man who unknowingly left her pregnant that night. He doesn’t remember her. She remembers everything. But secrets like that? They don’t stay buried forever.

After catching her boyfriend cheating on her inside the restaurant where she worked abroad, Mich Serafina Reyes decided to return home and leave everything behind—including the version of herself that kept begging for love. Broken and emotionally exhausted, she spent one reckless night inside Bachelor’s Hub Bar, where she met a dangerous stranger named Zane. What was supposed to be a temporary escape turned into a night she could never forget. Unknown to Mich, Zane Alejandro Villanueva was not an ordinary man. He was the heir of the powerful Villanueva family and a businessman trapped in an engagement with socialite Veronica Delos Reyes. Their worlds were never supposed to cross again, but fate had other plans. When Mich unexpectedly attended Zane’s second engagement celebration through her friend Kyra Santos, the two met again—this time without secrets to hide behind. As their connection deepened, so did the complications surrounding them. Zane’s family disapproved of Mich, Veronica refused to let him go, and Adrian Cruz suddenly wanted Mich back after realizing her worth too late. While Mich slowly convinced herself that she would never belong in Zane’s world, a hidden agreement between Zane and his family quietly changed everything. In a world filled with heartbreak, forbidden desire, family pressure, and midnight promises, two strangers discovered that sometimes the person who ruins your plans becomes the one who finally makes you feel chosen.

Was It Worth It Taking The Risk? When was taking the risk became worth it? When can we say that taking the risk was worth it? Is once enough? Here is the story. Strangers to fuck buddies, to lover, to... siblings? Two fell, one hole. How will they face the shocking truth that will shake their newly build love? Will they rebuild the love and trust... again? Or... continue believing what's best to know the lie to be the truth? Talliana Aracosa, a fresh topnotcher from the CPA Licensure Exam. Psalm Saint Sinco, son of the known fuck boy and business tycoon man, mothered by a beautiful and popular actress.

Everyone has their own believes in life, and for Jamara Nicole Domingo, she believes that she deserve a better man, a man who's handsome, smart, sweet, and loyal. At the age of 19, she already have a high standard when it comes to boys that's why up until now, she still NBSB. There's one guy that she hates because of how he talks and acts in front of her. The total opposite of her ideal man, physically. Until the time comes when the two of them talk to each other without annoying and teasing each other. Jamara suddenly decided to not hate him anymore instead make him smile and show it to others. The annoyance they feel towards each changed into closeness that no one expected. Will they be able to change the closeness into something more despite the judgement of the people around them? Or just let it be where it is.

He is Lt. Col. Adrian Drake Rodriguez, a member of a military force abroad. Two significant things happened to him upon his return to the Philippines. First, the woman who ended up with him inside his car. They were trapped in the vehicle due to a violent storm and the fierce blows of the wind. It was a night of enchantment between the two of them. But the next morning, she was gone—leaving behind no trace except her name, Faye, and the beautiful memory of what transpired between them that stormy night inside his car. Second, his attempt to reconcile with his own father ended in another heated argument. The fight pushed him to return overseas and accept a mission where survival was uncertain. Two years later, he received a call from his uncle, asking him to become the head of security at his father’s mansion and serve as his personal bodyguard, after receiving numerous death threats. Even his father pleaded for his help—for the safety of his only grandchild. Only then did Adrian discover that the mother of the grandchild was none other than Faye—the same woman he had shared that unforgettable night with, and now the wife of the man he despised the most. He accepted his father’s request for one reason—Faye. An intense obsession grew inside him, fueled by the memory of their past. He fell for her in the darkest part of their intertwined fates. Until he discovered something that intensified his desire to take Faye away from the man she married. He was willing to face death itself just to reclaim what he believed was rightfully his.

GRAY SERIES 4 (YAEL ANDERSON GRAY'S STORY) Luna Wright was framed and drugged by her half-sister and stepmother leading to an accidental night with Yael Anderson Gray. Since her stepmother and half-sister manipulated her father to disown her, she decided to raise her kids on her own but things aren't easy as it seems since her father blacklisted her to all the big companies in town. Nine months later, she gave birth to twins. To raise her kids and to redeem her late mother's company, she works two jobs - one as an executive assistant and the other as a personal maid. Unaware that the boss behind both jobs is the man whom she had a one night stand with, the father of her twins. ~~~~~~~~~~ GRAY SERIES 1 ONE NIGHT LOVE (TAGALOG) BOOK 1, 2 and 3 - COMPLETED GRAY SERIES 2 ONE NIGHT DARKER (TAGALOG) - COMPLETED GRAY SERIES 3 LONGING FOR MY EX-WIFE'S RETURN - COMPLETED GRAY SERIES 4 LOVE GAME WITH MY EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT - COMPLETED GRAY SERIES 5 AFTER DIVORCED: LOST IN LUST AND LOVE - ON GOING GRAY SERIES 6 QUEEN OF JACK: SEDUCING MY ENEMY'S FIANCÉ - ON GOING

Two souls in one body. I am know as an Omega raised by the Alpha's. I'm the soul of the forgotten sorceress and I'm back to avenge my death. I was awaken in my deep slumber to take over the body I do not own. As I'm on my way to know the truth, I discover something else far from my expectations. My desires of knowing the truth unfold the mystery of my origin and the birth of my other half is the remaining pieces to reborn the tragic past. Then, the untold story of Morana came to known again. '-living doesn't stop as the blood still flows'

After ten years of silence, a call from the Philippines disrupts Katharina Esmeralda Grimaldi’s carefully constructed life. Once treated as a burden by her family, she fled their chains to carve out her destiny in Europe. Now a Duchess of Monaco and a powerhouse in the business world, Katharina has no intention of letting her past taint her success. But when the request comes for her to return, curiosity drives her to face the place she once called home. What could possibly demand her presence after a decade of independence? As she steps back into a world she vowed to leave behind, Katharina finds herself entangled in a shocking twist—a forced marriage to Rome Benjamin Azcárraga, the cold, enigmatic CEO of Asia’s largest shipping empire. Power collides with passion, and the stakes are higher than ever as Katharina navigates a dangerous game of love, revenge, and ambition. Will the Duchess who conquered Europe bow to her past, or will she rise even stronger?

Freya Xylla Hernaez's marriage to Phoenix Henderson was never meant to last. Forced into a shotgun wedding under the false belief she was pregnant, Freya quickly realized that she was just a wife on paper—ignored, mistreated, and unloved. Subjected to cruelty from his stepmother and stepsister and heartbroken watching him with other women, Freya’s resolve finally shattered. She made one desperate move, framing Phoenix into a one-night stand, and then left, disappearing with a signed divorce agreement. Six years later, she’s built a life in London with the two surprises Phoenix never knew about: their twins. But when Phoenix finds her and kidnaps one of the children to force her return to the Philippines, Freya is filled with fury. Determined to get her daughter back, she returns—this time armed with anger and a vow to exact revenge. Yet, amidst the fight, old feelings reignite, and a love that was never meant to be slowly begins to bloom again.

When Astrid returned to San Bellaza, she was unfortunately accompanied by Zephyr Kalen Alviajano, son of Tibalt Gomez Alviajano, brother of Esperanza Alviajano. The young man is currently campaigning as the town's Congressman. The man with great hatred of the race of her origin. Aside from that, he's one of the most famous and heartthrob marvel actors in Hollywood and one of the judges when she auditioned to be the next millennial wonder woman last year. Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with aplastic anaemia that made her drop the role. Zephyr recognized her but his face darkened when he finally identified the origin and background of her family. His disgusted eyes were focused on her. She was called shameless and thick-faced for asking for help from his two cousins. If Astrid wouldn't die, she would have been physically hurt by him. Paano mapapaamo ng pag-ibig ang dalawang nagmamahalan sa gitna ng nagsasagupaang pamilya?