A Father Declan Supernatural Mystery Series

Uncanny Creatures in Father Declan's Supernatural Mysteries   Franciscan Father Declan O'Shea, with his spiritual gift of Insight, has encountered a variety of supernatural beings. His ministry of reconciliation and setting captives free most often involves releasing earthbound spirits.   But sometimes, the Irish friar finds himself assisting souls of an entirely different sort.   In this collection of six long-form short stories previously published individually, Father Declan helps a curmudgeonly leprechaun rescue a kidnapped kinsman, repels an invasion of malodorous peat faeries, finds himself and his pagan companion Morgan Delaney swarmed by zombie ghost rats, gets a little "gruff" with a Norwegian bridge troll, engages in silly spiritual warfare with mischievous Christmas imps, and helps tame a distraught werewolf.   The Father Declan stories are always upbeat and redemptive. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrific.

A Scots-Irish Protestant recruits a gifted Franciscan priest to stage a mass liberation of earthbound spirits at a holiday event in Dublin's Temple Bar district. A Christmas ghost story. Featuring cameo appearances by Temperance crusader Father Mathew, feisty Saint Brigid of Kildare, and the charming 18th-century celebrity harper Turlough O'Carolan as the Christmas Spirits. The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive and often humorous urban fantasy short stories set in Ireland.

Frenzied Furry Phantoms! A Franciscan friar and his psychic companion investigate reports of poltergeist activity at Leixlip Castle, only to stir up  a ravenous horde of zombie ghost rats. The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive, and often humorous urban fantasy short stories set in Ireland. 

Caught in a temporal loop!  An unconventional Irish priest must undertake a dangerous journey back in time to unbind a ghostly Dominican friar from a 400-year-old curse. Inspired by "The Curse of the Fires and of the Shadows" by W.B. Yeats. Featuring guest appearances by the spirits of Saint Columba and Sir Frederick Hamilton.  Set in Ireland, the Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are upbeat, redemptive contemporary fantasy short stories. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrifying.

An Irish Franciscan priest with the spiritual gift of Insight and the heavenly assistance of popular saints pursues his ministry of helping the haunted and releasing earthbound spirits. In these six long-form short stories previously published individually, Father Declan helps a jolly jester battle a rampaging wraith in knight's armor, brings blessed harmony back to an abbey plagued by a persistently musical teenaged spirit, joins psychic Morgane Delaney in confronting a wailing banshee at a burned-out castle, delivers an anorexic woman from an insatiable Famine ghoul, fights fierce phantom Vikings alongside a gaggle of hurley stick-wielding little girls, and organizes a merry liberation event for restless haunts at a Dublin pub. The Father Declan stories are always upbeat and redemptive. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrifying.

Spiritual warfare at its silliest! 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. The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive and often humorous urban fantasy short stories set in Ireland. 

A jolly ghost enlists the aid of a gifted Franciscan priest to help thwart a malevolent phantom's dastardly plot at one of Ireland's most haunted castles. Featuring a cameo appearance by Sir Sly the Sacred Eel. The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive, and often humorous urban fantasy short stories set in Ireland.

Never Bargain With a Banshee!   A Franciscan friar must defend a philandering fiancé from a judgment of doom pronounced by an enraged fairy queen. Featuring guest appearances by Saint Flannán and Aoibheal, the dread banshee guardian of the O'Brien clan.   The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of upbeat, redemptive, and often humorous contemporary fantasy short stories set in Ireland.

No Strings Attached!   When a shabby antique puppet begins to move on its own at a Dublin pub, an unconventional Irish priest strives to discover what manner of spirit is animating the wooden dancing doll.   Set in Ireland, the Fr. Declan Supernatural Mysteries are upbeat, redemptive, contemporary fantasy short stories. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrifying.

Battling Brothers Need a Keeper   Mirth and mayhem ensue when a Franciscan friar is recruited by two guardian angels to rescue a pair of ghosts who are cursed to endlessly spar on an ancestral ruin.   The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of upbeat, redemptive, and often humorous contemporary fantasy short stories set in Ireland.

Stick it to the Vikings! When an Irish priest accidentally triggers a soul snare at Dunmore Cave, a pack of ghostly Viking marauders engages in a fiercely funny battle for Valhalla with the Kilkenny Kittens, a squad of hurley stick-wielding little girls. Set in Ireland, the Fr. Declan Supernatural Mysteries are upbeat, redemptive contemporary fantasy short stories. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrifying.  

Feathers Flying! Everything that could go wrong does, when a Franciscan priest attempts to bless a previously desecrated monument to Paddy the Pigeon, decorated veteran of the Normandy Invasion. This whimsical and comedic short story, with just a whiff of the supernatural, is rooted in historical fact and set in Carnlough, Northern Ireland.

Imagine if Nurse Ratched was a Nun…and a Ghost! An unconventional Irish priest, on a mission to release cruelly quarantined souls, breaches a stuck-in-time haunted infirmary controlled by the spirit of a maniacal nun. With special ghostly guest appearances by Saint Finbarr and Doctor Margaret "James Barry" Bulkley. Attention: this story contains body horror befitting its setting, and ghosts that explode into goo. Set in Ireland, the Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are upbeat, redemptive contemporary fantasy short stories. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrifying.

Franciscan Friar Frees Flatulent Fairy! An unconventional Irish priest risks his soul to retrieve a young girl who was stolen by fairies and replaced by a grotesque Changeling more than a century before. Featuring a guest appearance by Saint Brigid and introducing Bruscar as The Changeling.   Set in Ireland, the Fr. Declan Supernatural Mysteries are upbeat, redemptive contemporary fantasy short stories. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrifying.

Mercy for a Martyr When Father Declan encounters the caged ghost of a martyred archbishop in a Dublin park, he risks life and limb—but mostly limb—to help the earthbound spirit fulfill a 400-year-old dying wish.  Introducing Oratorian Father Paolo as a young combat exorcist, with a special guest appearance by a semi-sentient torture blob.  Set in Ireland, the Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are upbeat, redemptive contemporary fantasy short stories. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrifying.

Footloose in a Bingo Hall! Following a riot of sexagenarians at a south Dublin bingo hall, Father Declan must cleanse Jack Pott's Star Crumlin of a restless nest of pubescent psychic echoes implanted by overheated teenagers during a 1970s pop concert. Set in Ireland, the Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are upbeat, redemptive contemporary fantasy short stories. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrifying.

Harlot Haunts a Graven Image  An unconventional Irish priest risks arrest when he attempts to liberate the imprisoned ghost of a saucy prostitute from one of Dublin's most notorious bronze statues. A short and funny frolic in Catholic-friendly supernatural fiction.

Entangled in Terror! When a gifted priest discovers a petrified ghost dangling outside Sligo Cathedral's belfry, he must go to dizzying and dangerous heights to help the frenzied phantom down. Or rather, up. Set in Ireland, the Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are upbeat, redemptive contemporary fantasy short stories. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrifying.