One Step Backward Two Steps Forward Novels & Stories

Napaangat ng tingin si Kylie sa isang lalaking sobrang pamilyar sa kanya at hinding-hindi niya makakalimutan ang itsura. His intense and brooding gaze was directed at her as he made his way to a two seater table just a few steps away from where she was sitting. Nakatalikod sa gawi niya ang lalaking kasama at kaharap nito sa table kaya ang inupuan nito ay nakaharap sa direksyon niya. Ang bilis ng takbo ng tibok ng puso niya ay maikukumpara na yata sa isang taong hinahabol ng kabayo. She tried to calm her nerves and her emotions, but it seemed like the sight of him was enough to make her catch her breath. That's when she realized that she could couldn't calm herself this time no matter how much she tried. Jake Ezekiel Cornejo, the father of her son, was just a few steps away from her. How the fuck would she be able to calm down?

Maxene is a girl who only ever wanted to feel loved, yet she keeps getting dragged into endless blind dates with rich, random men arranged by her father. Her solution is simple—she escapes every single time. But everything changed when she met Lewis. A gentleman, yet cold, distant, and impossible to read. Just like all the others, she walked away, thinking that would be the end of it. But she was wrong. The next day, her parents finally discover her habit of escaping every blind date. As punishment, she is forced to stop her carefree lifestyle and work at one of their affiliated companies, Lewis Company. But fate clearly is not done playing with her. The moment she steps inside the company, she comes face to face with her boss, a man who looks exactly like the one she left behind. Same face. Same surname. But completely different. Warm, jolly, and effortlessly charming. Caught in a situation she does not understand, Maxene soon discovers the truth—they are twins. Now stuck between two identical men with opposite personalities, she finds herself pulled into a confusing and unexpected situation, and this time, running away might no longer be an option.

Binili ng isang hot na pari si Natashia sa isang underground auction. He is Jacc Tyrone Jade Volcoviks. And she expects luck worse than death. In the auction, she sees the highest bidder steps forward and bid in just one single blow. His face is hidden with a pig mask. Nang nasa kamay na siya nito at gawing sex-slave sa isang private island nito, unti-unting na-reveal ang lahat. Siya raw ang runaway bride nito? Siya raw ang arranged marriage woman? May amnesia raw si Natashia? At siya raw ang dahilan kung bakit nasaktan si Father Jacc? All of that revealed by Father Jacc. Walang alam si Natashia. Pero bakit unti-untinay naging maliwanag sa kaniya ang lahat, lalo pa't nabasa niya ang isang makapal na journal. “I will never belong to you! You are a priest and a sinner, Father Jacc!” sigaw ko kay Father Jacc. Father Jacc smirks at me. “But you already do, my little angel. You are contracted to marry me. You are my runaway bride. You are signed and sold.” Natashia is forced into a contract marriage with Jacc, before she knew it. Iyon ang nakalimutan niya dahil sa isang amnesia raw? Pero ang alam niya, niloloko lang siya ng mga tao na nasa paligid niya. But she vows to fight him at her very best she can do. “Confess your sin, my angel,” Father Jacc murmurs. But I glare at him. “I’d rather die and burn in hell kaysa umamin!” “Then let’s burn together in hell, my angel,” he replies seductively.

Sophia Kristalene Grande is in her best state of mind whilst trying to move forward from the heartbreak she dealt with in the past. Living the best life she can ever have in the Big Apple! But one morning she just woke up to a scandal that made her life a bit complicated. Causing her to go back to where it should be fixed - the Philippines. Oh! She can't go back! No! Never! The country is a bit too small to hide from the man who broke her young heart which was Malcolm Hinge Humphries

Nisha Eumerriah Normandeou, woman who wanted nothing but peace. However, that dream suddenly disappears when she found out she was one of the successful experiments called Fentanyl. After being isolated, as she steps into Ottawa Green University, one of the luxurious university, she will gradually discover everything. Until the massacre began without knowing what the reason was. And when she saw the corpses, she discovered to herself that dead bodies were one of her weaknesses. The question is, can she handle being one if her weakness is related to dealing with a corpse? Will they find the mastermind of the trouble in the city called Ottawa? And can she control the demon that infiltrates her mind?

Aloha Anastacia Belshaw came from a family of wealthy entrepreneurs. Her family is well-known in the business industry, and everyone is looking forward to her managing their business as soon as she inherits it. However, Anastacia's heart belonged to art and writing. She stubbornly insisted on pursuing her dreams to become an artist and author; even though it was against her parents' will. They agreed, however in return, she must be wedded to the son of their long-time business partner in order to continue the legacy and business of their family. And because of their marriage, she began writing a book. A love story that no one knows if it ends with a happy ending.

Irish Mendes is a well known therapist and also a care giver in their province, she knows acupuncture and herbal medicine too because of her neighbor. Then One day, her mother suddenly called her. Pinapapunta sya neto sa Mansyon nang bago netong pamilya, pinasundo pa nga sya neto. Maybe narealize na neto na kailangan nyang magpakananay sakanya. What? Marriage? Anong kasal? with my Step sisters fiancé!? Baliw na ba sya? Tatanggapin kaya nya eto? Ano kaya ang magiging kapalaran ni Irish. Will her mother loves her if she obey her? Pano na ang step sister nya? bakit sya ang pinapakasal? Ano kayang magiging reaksyon nang lalaking papakasalan nya?

Love? I don't know about that. That is the line you would always hear from a person who simply just wants to kill a topic about the word 'love'. Playing as it seems but it is indeed just the truth. You hear every stories you can get from people who are inlove. Starting from sharing stories down to sharing cupcakes. But what if you're the one who get to tell your own word of love? And it don't end well. Would it still be a masterpiece? Two chairs. Two students. Two books. Two lives. Would they still be two? What if the other one leaves?

Zeith Marie Mendoza is an introvert who loves to stay at her own bubble. Some people might mistaken to take her actions as kill joy but her personality was the one who is holding her up to be it. But when Ry came in to her life, a sudden magic bursted inside her. She was no longer afraid to step outside her own world. She could do anything without any hesitation. But the condition is only when she's with Ry. With him, she find a surprising comfort. At first, she mistook that feeling for a friend relationship. But things weren't as smooth as she wanted. Someone had to step up so that things could happen. A hole will left her question her own feelings, towards him. Making her realize that it was rare. And for keeps. But those unfamiliar electric shocks were enough to put some fright against her, leaving her overthink against the situations. Plotting what ifs like what will happen when she go for it, will it be worthy? or not. But the moment when she knew she had to take a step, whether to take it or leave it that way. And Ry was too confident. He asked them to cherished the moment within the confusion among them. They knew that choosing decisions would take time. And they did. After while of thinking, realizations had hit them hardly. They shouldn't and couldn't escape the feeling because it was already written on their destiny's. They just have to accept and go for it because it will. always be worth it.

In the elite circles of Angeles, Pampanga, where reputation is everything and love is often a luxury, Elara Villanueva agrees to an arranged marriage with Lucas Del Rosario to save her family’s crumbling perfume empire—but the moment she steps into his world, she is irresistibly drawn to his guarded older brother, Adrian. As stolen glances turn into dangerous emotions, loyalties begin to fracture: her best friend Mira is in love with Adrian, while secrets within the Del Rosario family quietly surface. What begins as a perfect arrangement spirals into betrayal, heartbreak, and a truth no one is ready to face. When everything explodes just days before the wedding, Elara is forced to make an impossible choice between duty and desire. In the aftermath of shattered expectations, she walks away from the life chosen for her—only to discover that the kind of love worth fighting for is the one you choose, even if it costs you everything.