CONVERTED

by Sean Michael Hayes

At thirteen, Danny Sloan pulled a strange metal shard from the bottom of a lake — moments before a craft he couldn't explain hung silent in the sky above him. Forty years later, he's a mid-level customer service rep at a New England electric utility, trading stocks on his lunch break, hiding a locker full of secrets from his wife, and still seeing the same impossible formula flash behind his eyes every time a migraine hits.

He's never told a soul. Until now.

When Danny finally sets out to solve the equation that's haunted him since childhood, he assembles a black-market think tank of blacklisted scientists, uncovers a cold-fusion power source that shouldn't exist, and realizes the artifact in his pocket might be worth more than the entire company he works for. But ICOMP Electric already knows more than they're letting on — and Danny is about to find out exactly how far a power company will go to keep the lights on their terms.

Fast, funny, and stranger with every chapter, Converted is the story of an ordinary man who discovers that the biggest secrets in the universe don't come with instructions — and that sometimes the only way forward is to stop being afraid of your own life.

121 pages, Paperback

Published September 18, 2026

About the author

Sean Michael Hayes was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. In his younger years he was a professional skateboarder and broke lots of bones. This is what brought him to America, the skateboarding not the broken bones, where he now lives in Encinitas, CA.
He likes to head out into the world on solo backpacking adventures, and when he’s not coaching younger professionals skateboarders he’s doing something like diving with great white sharks in South Africa or living with a shaman in the Peruvian Jungle.  In the last 18 months he has traveled to Spain, South Africa, Thailand, Peru, and about a dozen more countries.
This gives him a diverse social and cultural understanding; the foundation for dynamic and thoughtful literature. His experience with travel, elite sports, global marketing, and social media all compliment his transition into the literary world. After a successful kick starter campaign, Sean’s soon to be released books are anticipated by thousands of fans
If you want to connect with Sean, send him a message; @canadianhayes on Twitter/Instagram or Facebook. He posts updates of his adventure on Canadianhayes.com, and if you want to join his super-secret-exclusive-book-club sign up on his website.
 
"Nothing really matters, but everything makes a difference"
Sean Michael Hayes