About
Kevin Matthew Hayes is an emerging writer from the Gainesville, FL area. History and folklore often influence his writings. In addition to being a member of The Authors Guild, he is a member of The Society of Classical Poets and the founder and owner of Live Oak Key Publishing LLC. In college, Hayes worked as an extra on shows such as “NCIS: New Orleans” and “Salem.” In 2022, he narrated a segment for the International Holocaust Project, “Our Voices-United to Remember Survivors and Victims of the Holocaust.” In 2023, he landed a supporting role in the film, “The Chosen Ones.” In his spare time, Hayes enjoys traveling and being outdoors.
Featured Work
Ethan Tucker's Job

Join Major Ethan Tucker and his small group of volunteers as they pursue Alaster Conley through the tropical frontier of 1858 Florida in this western fiction. A lesser-known American frontier, south Florida was once full of gamblers, gunslingers, rustlers, Indians, homesteaders, and more. It was a land that could drive the most honest man to break the law just to survive. Now, Ethan must go back to south Florida, the very same land that corrupted him and caused him and his wife to separate. On the run is Alaster. Wanted for killing a man in St. Marks, he is a product of the wild south Florida frontier. He has done it all-train robbing, rustling, and gunslinging, just to name a few. Will Ethan keep his faith and win back his wife? Will Alaster be captured and brought to Tallahassee so justice is served? Find out in this old western book set in the untamed lands of south Florida.
Other Works
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Facing Demons: An All Hallows' Eve Tale
2024
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The Legend of Ole Stingy Jack
2023
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Reckonings: An All Hallows' Eve Tale
2023
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Are You Prepared for All Hallows’ Eve?
2022
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The Beast of Talbot County
2022
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The Beast of Talbotton: An All Hallows' Eve Tale
2022
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Blackwater River State Park
2021
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Nightfall at Pensacola Beach
2021
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The Forts of Pensacola Bay
2021
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Day Dreaming
2020
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July 4, 2020
2020
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Summer 2020
2020
Awards and Recognition
- The Literary Titan's Book Award for "Facing Demons" (October 2024)
- The Literary Titan's Book Award for "Reckonings" (October 2024)
- The Literary Titan's Book Award for "The Beast of Talbotton" (October 2024)