A brief life as a national celebrity, being quickly destroyed by the media and wrong business associations, William Divot Mulligan, the charismatic leader of a group of senior golfers, stung by humiliation and unable to cope, disappeared. He remained in his invisible state for over a year, until a chance spotting revealed his whereabouts. Convinced by a visit from past friends that the only way to face and destroy the demons residing in his head, renew his life and revive the values he had once compromised, he had to return. But he had questions that had to be answered: Will it be the same if I go home again? Are we who we have always been, or does life's torments permanently change us? Upon returning and being acclimated to his old friends and idyllic life, Divot thought he had the answer. Suddenly, an old problem and a new question emerged. His nemesis, March Rightly, who precipitated the events that led to his downfall, re-entered his life. Through twists and turns he found himself in a position to enact his revenge. Should he take it? Carson W. Bryan currently resides on Amelia Island, Florida. He holds degrees from Wheeling Jesuit University, Marshall University and the University of Pittsburgh.
A group of friends reunite after one of them has returned from a mysterious two-year disappearance in this edgy and haunting debut.
"The story of an injured [Navy] doctor connecting with a beautiful deputy and a mysterious teenage girl, [both of whom have secrets that] will change the course of his life"--
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In this gentle, wordless story Natalia Chernysheva beautifully captures the feelings of coming home to comfort and memories and of returning to our childlike selves.
This is the way it will befrom now on, Pastor Peters thought. “Do you remember that I left you?” he asked. “I can hear your heart beating,” she said in reply. “Okay,” he said. Then, after a moment: “Okay.” This was not the conversation ...
But now his family are finally accepting that they too must return, and Rui is filled with a mixture of excitement and dread at the prospect.
'The Return' contains 13 unforgettable tales bent on returning to haunt you.
Piecing together the clues spanning over 200 years, can Ellie alter events enough to change her death this time around? Or, is she cursed to repeat the same mistakes and return once again?
Equal parts science-fiction and globe-hopping thriller, Joseph Helmreich's The Return will appeal to fans of both, and to anyone who has ever wondered... what’s out there?
Then may this openhearted take on responding to God's love give you hope and direction. "The Return is a refreshing, inspiring, heart-shaking, and soul-stirring book. This is an important book for our culture.