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In a matter of days, Peter McDowell loses everything he has worked so hard for - his wealth, his property, his livelihood as a star investment banker. And then it gets worse. The stock market crash not only plunges Peter into joblessness, it causes a rift in his marriage that he cannot repair. Stripped of everything, he has only one place to retreat: a lakeside cottage he inherited from his parents, who left most of their modest estate to Peter's twin. With no other choice, the prodigal son goes home.

Safely returned from an involuntary stay in Virginia, Matthew Graham finds the Scottish Lowlands torn asunder by religious strife. His Restored Majesty, Charles II, requires all his subjects to swear fealty to him and the Church of England, riding roughshod over any opposition. In Ayrshire, people close ranks around their evicted Presbyterian ministers. But disobedience comes at a high price, and Alex becomes increasingly nervous as to what her Matthew is risking by his support of the clandestine ministers—foremost amongst them the charismatic Sandy Peden.

In a matter of days, Peter McDowell loses everything he has worked so hard for - his wealth, his property, his livelihood as a star investment banker. And then it gets worse. The stock market crash not only plunges Peter into joblessness, it causes a rift in his marriage that he cannot repair. Stripped of everything, he has only one place to retreat to: a lakeside cottage he inherited from his parents, who left most of their modest estate to Peter's twin. With no other choice, the prodigal son goes home.

After the fight for Snowmass, Jackson Rains questions everything he thought he knew. As Force 25 regroups and prepares to rescue Snowman, Jackson steps away and returns to the trail of the elusive Kr’et’Socae. The disgraced Enforcer is not so easily found. Needing assistance, and to heal his wounded heart, Jackson turns to family.

Timothy Shay Arthur wrote many popular moral stories in the 19th century. In this tale, a family sends their son to a prestigious boarding school where he can academically prosper. Though things start off well, he soon falls in with the wrong crowd. The story mirrors the plot of the New Testament parable of the prodigal son, which shows the depth of forgiveness and the power of redemption.

In this darkly-comic retelling of the Prodigal Son parable, Jesus talks of a man who must overcome strange horrors in order to convince his family he is real. "Prodigal Son" by Daniel M. Lavery is one of 9 short horror stories in Nightfire's audio anthology. Come Join Us by the Fire S2...

Afghanistan, periferia sudovest di Kandahar. Sono in due a volare in cerchio sopra la sua testa. Un avvoltoio e un drone da ricognizione. Emerson Ray, inviato da Langley in supporto alle attività della Kandahar Strike Force, scende dal pick-up. Intorno alla scena del massacro regna una quiete innaturale. L'esplosione ha sbalzato lo Humvee fuori strada, capovolto, uno squarcio sotto il sedile del guidatore. Nell'aria odore di metallo, gasolio, carne bruciata. Tutti morti i sei uomini della pattuglia. E questo dopo altri cinque attacchi nelle settimane precedenti.

प्रॉडिगल डॉटर एबल रोसनोवस्की की बेटी फ्लोरेंटीना की कहानी है, जो देखने में जितनी खूबसूरत थी उससे कहीं अधिक होशियार और सक्षम। उसे अपने पिता से विरासत में दृढ़-संकल्प और अदम्य साहस तो मिला लेकिन संपत्ति नहीं। फ्लोरेंटीना की एकमात्र महत्त्वाकांक्षा थी - अमेरिका का राष्ट्रपति बनना। एक महिला का राष्ट्रपति बनना - सुनने और सोचने में एकदम असम्भव! लेकिन उसके शब्दकोश में असम्भव शब्द तो था ही नहीं।

He is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a sleight-of-reality artist who has traveled the centuries with a secret worse than death. He arrives in New Orleans as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself. Deucalion's path will lead him to cool, tough police detective Carson O'Connor and her devoted partner, Michael Maddison, who are tracking the slayer but will soon discover signs of something far more terrifying: an entire race of killers who are much more - and less - than human.

"Le Retour de l'enfant prodigue" d'André Gide est une réinterprétation stimulante de la parabole biblique du fils prodigue. À travers une série de dialogues, Gide explore les thèmes de la liberté, de la dynamique familiale et de la poursuite d'une nouvelle expérience libérée des possessions matérielles.