Hello! I’m
L. M. Coppa
Writer | Reader | Overthinker
Multi-award winning author of psychological thrillers and literary post-apocalyptic fiction.
About the Author
L.M. Coppa grew up in Brooklyn, where a third-grade teacher let her put on plays after recess and told her, decades later on a street corner, that she had to keep writing. It took a divorce, a financial crisis, two jobs, a daughter to raise, and a psychology degree finished the same year her daughter graduated high school—both of them in masks, during a pandemic—for her to finally listen.
She started writing And Then Ben in 2014, squeezing pages in around a full-time job, a teenage daughter, and a degree she was still working on. She completed the first draft the day before her 40th birthday.
Her second novel, The Shady Oaks Division, is a multi-award winning thriller that has earned five placements across four competitions. She lives bicoastally between New Jersey and San Diego, where she writes about survival, identity, and women who refuse to be what anyone expects them to be.
The Shady Oaks Division has been recognized by:
NYC Big Book Award · Literary Titan · Firebird Book Awards · The BookFest.
L.M. Coppa
Eleanor in Dreams
Women’s Fiction Suspense & Thriller
Eleanor wakes up in a hospital-type setting, unable to move or speak, with no memory of how she got there. The people caring for her offer little explanation, and their stories don’t match the vivid dreams surfacing in her mind—dreams that feel more like memories.
As Eleanor pieces together the fragments of her past, she begins to question everything she’s told. The truth is out there, but uncovering it may come at a price.
My Books
The shady oaks division
- GENRE: Psychological Thriller / Spy Fiction
- Author: L.M. Coppa
- DATE DUE: May 25, 2023
- Published: May 25, 2023
Jill is a retired asset who worked for the government for over twenty years. Jackson is the agent assigned to her to make sure she transitions smoothly and to keep her out of trouble. Settling her in the suburbs was probably not an ideal situation, but it was what she chose. Jackson has his work cut out for him as she pushes the limits of her new life.
and then ben
- GENRE: Post-Apocalyptic / Climate Fiction
- Author: L.M. Coppa
- DATE DUE: Oct 10, 2021
- Published: October 10, 2021
And Then Ben follows Alice through a world decimated by an endless winter. Facing her fears alone for months—until Ben. As the two are drawn closer together, their individual pasts begin to reveal that not everyone is exactly who they seem.
Latest Blog
Where have you been, loca?!
It’s been a busy start to 2026 and I couldn’t be more excited about what’s ahead. First, if you haven’t
Awards Dinner!
Was such a wonderful night celebrating The Shady Oaks Division at the NYC Big Book Award dinner celebration. Getting to share this
Au revoir, 2023!
As 2023 comes to an end, I can’t help but look back at what a solid year it was, even