Naleighna Kai's Literary Cafe Magazine NKLC: The Cavalcade Edition | Page 49

thinking of your novel!!! Good job. Marissa Monteilh: <3 Bridgett McGill: How long did it take you to complete this work? Marissa Monteilh: I was given 1 year to write it - It took me about ten months to complete and send in the manuscript for Hot Boyz. Christine Pauls: What I’m liking is that it’s not just hot and steamy. There’s a story. I’m reading Hot Boyz now. :-) Marissa Monteilh: Thank you. The Wilson brothers sagas are deep, I think real, and emotional, yet loving, like a lot of us who have Sunday dinners and take care of our parents. It’s a family drama that I’m having fun wrapping up in L.A. Husbands and Wives. Christine Pauls : The prologue alone knocked me over. I’ve been reading every since. Marissa Monteilh: It started with a BANG, that’s for sure. Naleighna Kai: You’ve come a loooooong way since The Chocolate Ship. What was the difference for you in writing these two awesome novels? Marissa Monteilh: I re-read The Chocolate Ship when I got my rights back, and by then, I had grown so much, in knowing the craft from experience, from tough editorial letters, etc. But even though I re-released it myself, I tried not to change too much, because it was written with humor NKLC MAGAZINE | 49