Murder in Wax

by Holly Copella

  “The Pen Pal”

  In order to save her friend, she must enter the mind of a serial killer.

  When her best friend is abducted, no one believes Jolynn saw it in a psychic vision. With nowhere to turn, Jolynn reluctantly joins Agent Harris Slade and his team on their hunt for a sadistic serial killer known only as “The Pen Pal”. Finally confronted with the killer, Jolynn realizes she must enter the mind of the psychopath in order to stop the brutal killings. But when her vision reveals a particularly disturbing death, can Jolynn sacrifice her lover for her friend?

  “Awaken the Dead”

  A grieving innkeeper struggles to keep her haunted hotel out of foreclosure.

  After losing her parents in a suspicious boating accident, Harley Brandon is determined to keep the family hotel out of foreclosure. Unfortunately, the hotel ghosts have other plans. Built with tainted money, the century old Horizon Hotel thrives on a tradition of murder, scandal, and suicide. As the paranormal activity increases to alarming levels, Harley discovers the truth about the hotel and its residents. Can Harley save her friends from the hotel’s frightening hidden secrets?

  “Already Dead”

  Supernatural Collection

  From the already dead to the undead. Three supernatural tales of “things that go bump in the night”.

  “Bloodletting” - A vampire themed resort allows guests to participate in their Bloodletting Ritual to celebrate the island’s legendary vampires.

  “Reaper of Souls” - A young woman must outwit an evil sorcerer in order to save her brother or become one of his minions forever.

  “Already Dead” - When Flight 220 crashes, ten passengers make it to an isolated island, but only one man lives to tell the lie.

  “Witness Protection 4”

  O-Dark-Hundred

  A simple assignment turns deadly when a retired Navy SEAL team uncovers a plot to kill a notorious mob boss.

  When Whiskey Tango Foxtrot embarks on a simple stalking case, they’re not prepared for a trip to a private island paradise owned by an infamous mobster. With one of their own suffering from traumatic head injuries, the team is left scrambling to decide what is real or imagined. The situation escalates even further when they uncover an assassination plot where everyone is a suspect. Now targets themselves, can the team survive their trip to paradise?

  “Witness Protection 5”

  Outside the Wire

  After suffering several casualties on their last assignment, a retired Navy SEAL team discovers their misery is just beginning.

  When Whiskey Tango Foxtrot returns home after suffering a devastating loss, they’re hit with even more bad news regarding the rest of their team. Their grief is cut short when they discover their names are all on the same hit list. Hunted by relentless assassins, the scattered team must decide whether to remain safely hidden or find the man who put the price on their heads. Against the wishes of her teammates, Jackie strikes out on her own in order to save a friend who wants her dead. In a kill or be killed situation, will Jackie’s emotions finally betray her?

  “Once Upon a Disaster”

  A young homicide detective finds herself at the mercy of a hitman in the aftermath of an earthquake

  While investigating the murder of a hitman, Detective Jade Wesson pursues a lead connecting the dead man to a break-in at a computer programming company. She’s drawn into the world of nightclub owner and front man for the mob, Cody Riley. Her investigation keeps pointing to Cody’s right-hand man and possible hitman, Vahn Lott. Despite her efforts to keep her investigation on track, Vahn has plans of his own for the attractive detective. When an unprecedented earthquake rocks their east coast town, Jade must put her life in Vahn’s hands if she wants to survive. Can she trust a man who might be the killer she’s hunting?

  “The Murder of Emily Fisher”

  After finding their favorite teacher murdered, the lives of two teenage girls are forever changed.

  Everyone loved Emily Fisher. While walking home one afternoon, two teenage girls, Sidney and Trisha, stumble upon a gruesome murder scene. The brutal murder of Emily Fisher, a young, attractive schoolteacher, shocks the small town of Marilina. After graduation, Sidney moves far away from the memories of the small town while Trisha retreats deeper into denial. Eight years after the murder, Sidney receives a desperate call from her childhood friend, forcing her to return home. Trisha believes Emily’s killer was falsely accused and she manages to turn the entire town against her while attempting to prove it. When Trisha receives a death threat, Sidney realizes there may be some credibility to her friend’s wild accusations. Is Trisha’s mental breakdown a result of childhood trauma? Or is the real killer actually attempting to silence her? In order to save her friend, Sidney must answer the eight-year-old question. Who murdered Emily Fisher?

  “Castle Bloodshed”

  Murder Collection

  From a deadly island paradise to haunted castles. Three novella length tales of murder, mystery, and malicious intent.

  “Castle Bloodshed” – A tour of Wesley Castle turns into a fight for survival as six stranded tourists discover the haunting secrets within the castle walls. A mystery writer teams up with an uptight butler in order stop a killer who may already be dead. Novella length paranormal murder mystery.

  “Fleshies” – Is Uncle Rutger crazy? Five years ago, four business partners died within their newly purchased, fixer-upper castle. Their bodies were never found. The surviving partner, Rutger, claims a demon keeps him as its slave. Rutger’s nephew schemes to save his uncle by sacrificing the lives of a group of stranded motorists and a high-profile novelist. Novella length supernatural murder mystery.

  “Demon Island” – A group of strangers are invited to a remote island for the reading of a will. The guests soon discover they were brought to the island to be executed one-by-one. It’s up to a private detective and a tenacious young woman to solve the murders and find a way to escape paradise. Novella length murder mystery.

  “Brighton Island”

  When a psychic visits a haunted island mansion, he inadvertently awakens the ghosts’ tortured souls.

  Something’s not right with Simon. When Jacklyn brings her eccentric friend to her uncle’s island mansion, she didn’t expect him to slip into psychic overload. As Simon attempts to solve a decade-old, double homicide, Jacklyn is confronted with the possibility that she could be next to join the mansion ghosts. When they find themselves stranded on the secluded island, her Uncle Hyland wages his own war to save them from a flesh and blood killer. Will her uncle’s “shock and awe” military tactics save them or get them killed? Can Simon bring peace to the tortured souls or unexpectedly join them?

  “A.L.F. Resort”

  A fantasy vacation turns into a nightmare when the resort’s artificial life forms are compromised.

  Welcome to A.L.F. Resort where you can live out your fantasies with safe, state-of-the-art artificial life form robots! When a young journalist and a photographer are sent to A.L.F. Resort to do a story for their magazine, Shay and Becka believe they’ve hit the jackpot of all work-cations. The engineers pull out all the stops to make their fantasies memorable. Unfortunately, the newly designed A.L.F., the Gen X, is smarter than his programming and creates havoc within Shay’s fantasy. A computer malfunction removes their safety inhibitors and the A.L.F.s play out their own hostile fantasies. Zombies, bikers, and mobsters run amuck, turning fantasies into nightmares. Shay gets more of a story than she anticipates, but will she survive long enough to write it?

  “Jungle Princess”

  While stranded on a prison island, a young woman discovers a creature of “unknown” origin.

  After their cruise ship sinks, Alex and two of her shipmates are stranded on a deserted, tropical island. Unfortunately, the castaways soon realize they’re not alone. They discover an abandoned prison with over two dozen inmates living on the island’s south side. While avoiding the prison on the far side of the island, Alex discovers a
strange but loveable creature of unknown origin. When one of her fellow castaways is in trouble, Alex reluctantly seeks help from the prisoners. After the brutal murder of several inmates, their questions surrounding the abandoned prison are about to be answered. What really killed over one hundred prisoners? And is it still out there?

  Coming Soon!

  “Witness Protection 6”

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Holly Copella has been writing since the age of twelve when her frustration at a book’s poor plot drove her to author her own story. Over the last decade, she’s written a number of screenplays, some of which she’s now adapting into novels. Her fascination with zombies and other darker material lends an edge to her writing, which tends to lean toward horror. As a fan of Agatha Christie, she appreciates the craft of a good plot and the importance of creating significant characters.

  Hailing from Pennsylvania, Copella lives in the Endless Mountains on a farm with her rescue horses and other animals. In addition to writing and reading fiction, she enjoys riding horses and traveling to Las Vegas and Disney World.