Reaper of Souls: A fantasy short story (7 page)

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“Insanely Deadly”

When
the dead return to life, it’s up to an admiral’s daughter and a mildly insane,
former war hero to save their small town.

Jetta
Cross, a Navy Admiral’s daughter, is tasked with keeping her father’s comrade,
a former war hero turned town crazy, grounded in the real world. Capt. John
Hunter is still fighting the war in his head, where imaginary dead people are
part of his world. When a viral outbreak brings about a zombie uprising, Hunter
is left to his own devices. He must resume his role as a one-man commando unit
in order to destroy the ravenous undead. With Hunter still fighting his own
inner demons as well as the undead, the townspeople fear their zombie neighbors
may not be the only threat. Stranded at the island’s luxurious resort with a
handful of workers, Jetta is forced to live up to her father’s reputation and
take charge of the deteriorating situation at the hotel. She must wage her own
war against the infected before the government declares her hometown a total
loss.

“Deadly Institution”

A
town recluse suspected of killing his wife teams up with a young woman in order
to stop a killer.

After
being accused of murdering his wife, Konrad Asher turns his back on the town
that once adored him.  Ten years later, he still holds his grudge and the title
of the most feared man in town.  With the reopening of the burned mental
institution, where his wife had died, former employees are now murdered
one-by-one, throwing suspicion back on Asher.  A young local reporter, Jacey,
is forced to reveal her long-time friendship with the infamous recluse in order
to clear his name not only in the recent murders but to exonerate him in the
death of his wife as well.  Will Jacey’s relationship with Asher invite the
killer closer to her?  Or is the killer already in her life?

“Death Displacement”

A
grief-stricken man travels back in time to seek revenge on the woman who
murdered his girlfriend but inadvertently falls in love with her.

Kane is about to marry the woman he loves.  His life is
perfect.  A few weeks before the wedding, a vindictive woman from his
girlfriend’s past mysteriously arrives and kills her.  He learns of a
traumatic accident that happened five years earlier, which triggers Riley’s
hatred for his girlfriend.  Distraught over his girlfriend’s death, Kane uses an
antique time machine to travel into the past in order to find and destroy the
woman responsible.  When he runs into Riley’s younger self, he realizes she’s
not the monster she later becomes, and he can’t bring himself to destroy
her.  With a little help from his oddball friend from the past, they
formulate a plan to prevent the accident that sends Riley down her destructive
path.  Kane’s plan backfires when he falls for the younger Riley.  His new
tortured existence is further complicated when future Riley, his girlfriend’s
killer, shows up with her own devious agenda that doesn’t include him.  Will he
be able to stop the time ripple, which ultimately ends with his girlfriend’s
death?  Or will future Riley take him out of the timeline forever--
  

“The Battle for Andrea Maria”

A
cruise ship attack turns six survivors into overnight celebrities after they
take credit for the heroic act of a stowaway who died saving them.

The
cruise is just what Jess needed--a bit of harmless fun far from her daily grind.
But what begins as a relaxing vacation turns into a desperate fight for her
life when terrorists take over the ship and start piling up bodies.  Teaming up
with a mysterious stowaway, Jess attempts to send out a distress call but knows
they cannot wait for help to come. If she or the few remaining passengers have
any hope for survival, Jess must act now.  The papers dub it “The Battle for
Andrea
Maria
,” but to Jess it is the moment she fought side-by-side with her
enigmatic Romeo, saving the ship--and losing him. She thinks the story ends
there, but really, the nightmare is just beginning…

“Screenplays:  The Island Collection”

“Jungle Princess”, “A.L.F. Resort”, “Brighton Island”

Discover
how romance and fun in the sun can be downright
chilling
!

“Jungle Princess”
is a romantic/thriller that leaves a teenage girl
stranded on an island with two male shipmates and a creature of “unknown”
origin.  She soon discovers the island is home to an abandoned prison with
several prisoners roaming free.  What really killed over one hundred
prisoners?  And is it still out there--?

“A.L.F. Resort”
is a romantic/thriller set on an island resort
with Artificial Life Forms as the main draw.  At this resort, all your
fantasies come true…until a malfunction removes safety inhibitors on the
A.L.F.’s.  Zombies, biker gangs, and mobsters run amuck, turning fantasies into
nightmares.  A young reporter gets more of a story than she anticipates, but
will she survive long enough to write the story?

“Brighton Island”
is a romantic/thriller set on a private island. 
When the owner’s niece brings her psychic friend to the mansion, his presence
awakens the spirits’ tortured souls.  As the psychic attempts to solve the old
murders, the niece is confronted with the possibility that she’s next to join
the mansion ghosts.  Stranded on the island with a crazed killer, he uncle
wages his own war to save them.  Will his “shock and awe” tactics actually save
them or get them killed?

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.

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