Tag: supernatural
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A musical ghost story with cranky nuns
The Kylemore Abbey Ghost Whistler When a restless ghost’s incessant playing of bawdy tunes on her phantom tin whistle drives the elderly Benedictine Sisters to distraction, a Franciscan friar is summoned to use his spiritual gift of Insight and bring blessed harmony back to Kylemore Abbey. Featuring a guest appearance by the spirit of shepherdess…
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In case you’re missing funny Christmas stories right about now…
The Wexford Christmas Imps A gifted Irish priest engages in silly spiritual warfare with a swarm of mischievous imps that are turning an obnoxiously inclusive Anglican church’s Lessons and Carols Christmas Eve service into mirthful mayhem and playful pandemonium. CLICK HERE for the digital version (all platforms), just 99 cents! CLICK HERE for the paperback…
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A Fr. Declan story to make you shiver
The Black Hag of Shanagolden When a gifted Irish priest and his pagan companion visit a remote village to explore the ruins of a cursed convent, they discover a dark arts disciple whose infernal powers threaten them with fates worse than death. Approximately 12,000 words. CLICK HERE for the digital version (all platforms), just 99…
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A brawling Jesuit, a crusty seaman, and a skinless selkie walk onto a pier…
Here’s a new short story. It’s part of the slowly expanding “Holy Heretics” series I’m developing. A Jesuit priest fights a crusty seaman on a Monterey, California pier in 1876, going overboard to return a priceless sea lion pelt to its rightful owner. But when Father Julian plunges into the briny deep, who will save…
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A werewolf, and a priest, and a curse unleashed
My latest short story is now available on Amazon-Kindle, all other e-book platforms, and also paperback! A desperate and volatile werewolf enlists Father Declan’s aid in breaking the curse that’s killing his wife. Set in Kinnitty, Clareen, and the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Offaly, this thrilling and romantic supernatural tale is steeped in legend…
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Malodorous peat faeries and cattle mutilation
My latest Father Declan Supernatural Mystery short story just launched! It’s available as an e-book on all digital platforms, and there’s also a paperback version. I love writing these stories! Invasion of the Ballybogs Father Declan O’Shea, a Franciscan friar with the spiritual gift of Insight, investigates a bizarre cattle mutilation in County Carlow, Ireland.…
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New Irish Urban Fantasy series launches in time for St. Patrick’s Day!
The Banshee of Duckett’s Grove A Father Declan O’Shea Supernatural Mystery Fr. Declan O’Shea, an Irish Franciscan friar with the gift of “insight,” investigates reports that a wailing banshee, dreaded portent of doom, has returned to the burned-out, uninhabited castle at Duckett’s Grove, Co. Carlow. The Fr. Declan O’Shea Supernatural Mysteries are a series of…
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Gold Faever, a Weird Western short story, now available
Gold Faever READ FREE on Kindle Unlimited Dandy Danny Sheehan is raking in a fortune, thanks to his Pot o’ Gold Saloon in the remote California Gold Rush town of Downieville. But when feisty Sister Bedelia steps through his batwing doors to take up a collection for an orphanage, it will take more than the…