The Engraving Slap

"One hot summer night, a sixty-year old skinny carpenter wiped the sweat off his forehead, stared at one of the carpentry's corners, and recalled a rooted memory. It didn't take him long to retain the cause of the weaknesses of his right eye and ear. It was his father's huge palm slapping the little nine-year-old face...

Storm of Bells

Never do what you're told, never boil your own head in vinegar and, most important of all, never ever marry a man-those have always been Lilly Linton's principles for a happy, carefree life. So, how the heck did she end up engaged to multinational industrial magnate Rikkard Ambrose? Right now she's too happy to care...