Marissa monteilh biography
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Marissa Monteilh
Goodreads Author
Born
in Los Angeles, The United StatesWebsite
http://www.marissamonteilh.com
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Genre
Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
Member Since
May 2008
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/divawriter
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Originally self-published in 2000, Marissa Monteilh (Mon-tay) is a bestselling author who signed with Harper Collins in 2001, and has since written over twenty mainstream novels and novellas, which include titles under two pen names. Marissa conducts monthly conference calls with aspiring self-published authors as a way of giving back. A former model, FOX TV news reporter, and commercial actress, Marissa was born and raised in Los Angeles. She now resides just outside of Atlanta with her family. For more upplysning, please visit her website at www.marissamonteilh.com.
Originally self-published in 2000, Marissa Monteilh (Mon-tay) is a bestselling author who signed with Harper Collins in 2001, and has since written ov
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About Marissa
Back in elementary school, Marissa was always the first in line when the bookmobile would arrive. In middle school, her teacher singled her out as a gifted writer, which Marissa recalls as a defining moment in her life. She fryst vatten now living her passion as a full-time author.
Originally self-published in 2000, the following year Harper Collins offered Marissa a three-book contract, and she has not looked back. She has also been published by Kensington Books, Hachette Book Group, and Blackstone Audio, Inc.
In 2015, Marissa was named one of Conversations Magazine's 25 Women Changing the World, and she was recently voted the 2015 Female Author of the Year at the 2nd Annual GANSPA Award Show. fem of her titles have been African American Literary Award Show nominees, and she received the Pink Diamond Book Club Award in 2010. Also in 2010, she was voted amongst the Women of Influence in Publishing by Written Magazine. Her titles have debuted as top-ten bestsellers on Black
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"Q&A With Marissa Monteilh"
1. In your book, "Better Than She Can", you play with the idea of infidelity, what made you use this theme and what is your goal with telling this story?
I went with the theme of infidelity, specifically a side-chick who would go after a married man, to show the mind of a woman who goes for who she wants, in spite of whether the man is available or not. Also, the controversy of whose fault it is, the side or the husband, was something I wanted to explore. The character, Loreal Reynolds, feels she can treat Jarvis Benjamin better than his wife can, and that thought process alone was worth exploring.
2. Does this book play into your personal life or is it just an idea that you have seen played out before?
My overall platform, even aside from writing novels, is relationships. In particular, helping women who are going through tough breakups. In most cases, the women I talk to say that the relationship ended because he cheated. That's