When Jeremy and his wife, Nina, returned from a relaxing vacation, they expected a quiet evening at home. What they walked into, however, was anything but peaceful. Their living room looked like a disaster zone—beer cans scattered across the floor, dirty clothes piled up everywhere, and an awful smell in the air. And sprawled out on their couch, as if he had every right to be there, was Jeremy’s older brother, Ted. Jeremy’s patience wore thin instantly. “Ted, what the hell? What is all this? Why are you in my

Peter’s Christmas Wish Peter was a lucky boy in many ways. After losing his birth parents at just three years old, he spent two lonely years in a foster home. Then, as his fifth birthday approached, his life changed forever. He was adopted by a kind and wealthy couple—Heather, a warm and nurturing woman, and James, a tall, stocky man with a booming voice and a busy schedule. Heather and James brought Peter to their grand home—a mansion so vast it left the boy wide-eyed. “This is even bigger than