Gifted

Teddy Barratt woke up a week after his seventeenth birthday in a dark, dirt-filled coffin. And when he escapes, he's going to kill the man who put him in there to die.Joey, his first crush and his first boyfriend.Or is that ex-boyfriend?Almost dead for a second time and gifted with the ability to manifest his heart's desires, Teddy's life should be perfect.But life has a funny way of correcting past mistakes. David writes and teaches in the Pacific Northwest, where he lives with his husband and his lovable and very fluffy cat.Having studied psychology and law in university, his stories explore the darker side of the human mind, with a bit of a supernatural twist. Not much of a surprise since his favorite authors are Kafka, Hawthorne, and Poe.He has recently committed to the idea of "genre hopping", resulting in over 30 novels from thrillers to LGBTQ+ romances. When he's not cooking or plotting his next novel, he's off plotting to take over the world.