Sean Patrick O Mordha: 16 books

A collection of seventeen short stories by novelist Sean Patrick O'Mordha to give you reason to cry, shout, laugh, and make you look under the bed.

Manny Guzman's mother died when he was six. That's when his father started to hit the bottle -- and him. To escape the abuse, he roamed the streets of his California coastal home. He would have become another kid living from one garbage can to the next except for three people. Benny "The Duce",...

Although told that Hassan should never leave the island of El Hierro, there is no explanation. Then Arab slavers appear, first to capture natives as slaves, but instead kidnap Hassan and take him to an Arab sheik to be killed. The true reason becomes exposed why the sheik wants him dead as Francois,...

During last summer’s vacation, David Dolephene discovered his pirate ancestor's treasure on El Hierro in the Canary Islands. Returning to America he is both rich, and famous, and a target. On the surface, the problem was the paparazzi seeking compromising pictures of the famous teenager. When a...

Jake Bershinsky's mother moves to an isolated Forest Service station where he befriends Henry Riley, a local Indian boy. When his mother is called away for weeks at a time on fire suppression duties, he stays with Henry's family, becoming a member of the tribe. It is a idyllic life until the boys...

In Book 1 of A Pirate's Legacy David Dolephene learns of his connection to the notorious 16th Century Pirate, the Dolphin. Here, is the story of how a six year old boy grows up to become that pirate. The year is 1592 and Francois is a six year old orphan living on the streets of Saint-Nazaire,...

Philippe has no memory why he piloted a boat in a very empty ocean ahead of a typhoon. He has no memory of the wave lifting his boat high into the air before slamming it onto reef known as Kahuna's Teeth to shatter like a crystal bowl. He remembers little more than his first name. If not for the dog,...

On 11 Jun 1951, the US Government established the Nevada National Security Site located sixty-five miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. This 1,400 square mile area is pockmarked from the detonation of 1,021 nuclear tests. There was a reason for so many nuclear tests at this location, beyond the obvious. How better to protect Top Secrets until one escapes and begins killing people.

As the waters of the great flood rise up and the Ark with Noah and his family sail off into history, Manny Guzman and Sherei, struggle to climb higher up the mountain. Despite being a teenager, Manny had certain skills needed as he had been sent back in time to protect Noah and thwart Lucifer’s...

Charlie Pendergast's adoptive family moved to Silverton, Colorado when he was six. His stepmother is a drunk, his stepfather an abusive philanderer. His only friend is Marc Taylor, who isn't liked in town because he's Black. Charlie's only escape from the abuse is the Taylor home or a wilderness on...

David Dolephene discovers he is the last direct, male descendant of Francois Evreux, one-time governor of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, an the infamous pirate, Dolphin. Traveling to El Hierro he meets twins, Alejandro and Concepcion, to embark on an attempt to recover hidden pirate treasure to...

David's pirate ancestor, the Dolphin, caused the sinking of a Spanish treasure ship off the coast of southern Cuba. Now a Ph.D. Archaeologist, David is ready to recover the treasure which he believes is significantly more valuable than the gold, silver, and jewels undoubtedly aboard. Now married to...

In the spring of 1866, Samuel Buford Terry is fourteen when his mother dies. His father and oldest brother were killed during the American Civil War. His only other relative, an older brother, went to Texas to join the Confederacy, but hasn't been heard from. Acting on his mother's death-bed...

Ryan is fifteen, homeless, sitting on a rock contemplating suicide when Martin stops and takes him to the Marshall ranch where his Aunt Flo and Uncle John provide a home, consistency, and support as Ryan struggles to find his place in the world. Battling bigotry, bullies, and testosterone, he is aided...