The Gift
Book 1 of The Gift Series
Description
Darin Evans can speak to the dead.
It's not a metaphor. Through physical contact with preserved remains—a finger, a lock of hair—Darin communes with consciousnesses that persist beyond death. The Gift has passed from father to son in his family for generations, a sacred ability that offers comfort to the living and voice to the departed.
When the Vatican learns of Darin's Gift, they summon him to Rome for a demonstration. What begins as scholarly curiosity transforms into something darker: a test of faith, a question of power, and a glimpse into the Church's ancient secrets. The Vatican's own communions with saints are fading. They need to understand why. They need to understand Darin.
But some knowledge comes at a terrible price.
After returning from Rome, Darin marries Wendy Davis—a woman who sees past his extraordinary ability to the man beneath. Their happiness is fragile, built on hope for a normal life despite the Gift that sets Darin apart. That hope shatters when Darin boards a plane to New York and never arrives.
The official cause of death: natural. A heart attack at eighteen years old.
Wendy knows better. And so does the consciousness that Darin leaves behind, trapped in a severed finger, waiting in the void for someone who can hear him.
Fifteen years later, their son will inherit more than just the Gift.
He'll inherit the truth.
*The Gift* is the unforgettable beginning of a series about love that transcends death, family that defies the impossible, and the terrible cost of being extraordinary in a world that fears what it cannot control.
It's not a metaphor. Through physical contact with preserved remains—a finger, a lock of hair—Darin communes with consciousnesses that persist beyond death. The Gift has passed from father to son in his family for generations, a sacred ability that offers comfort to the living and voice to the departed.
When the Vatican learns of Darin's Gift, they summon him to Rome for a demonstration. What begins as scholarly curiosity transforms into something darker: a test of faith, a question of power, and a glimpse into the Church's ancient secrets. The Vatican's own communions with saints are fading. They need to understand why. They need to understand Darin.
But some knowledge comes at a terrible price.
After returning from Rome, Darin marries Wendy Davis—a woman who sees past his extraordinary ability to the man beneath. Their happiness is fragile, built on hope for a normal life despite the Gift that sets Darin apart. That hope shatters when Darin boards a plane to New York and never arrives.
The official cause of death: natural. A heart attack at eighteen years old.
Wendy knows better. And so does the consciousness that Darin leaves behind, trapped in a severed finger, waiting in the void for someone who can hear him.
Fifteen years later, their son will inherit more than just the Gift.
He'll inherit the truth.
*The Gift* is the unforgettable beginning of a series about love that transcends death, family that defies the impossible, and the terrible cost of being extraordinary in a world that fears what it cannot control.