I look forward to bringing you the Wilsons one more time as we check up on them in 2013 in L.A. HUSBANDS AND WIVES. It’ll be more hot family drama, on that you can bet.
Until then, please check out the following chapter excerpt for the next Marissa Monteilh title, which hits in 2012. Sexy Dr. Makkai Worthy, the good doctor, is back by popular demand in the sequel to DR. FEELGOOD called YOU’VE GOT IT BAD. (By the way, you might want to read DR. FEELGOOD first before you read this preview – I’m just saying!)
Ciao.
PREVIEW CHAPTER
YOU’VE GOT IT BAD: The Dr. Feelgood Sequel
October 2012
by Marissa Monteilh
Prologue
January 2012
I’M BACK.
Dr. Makkai Worthy.
A cardiac surgeon.
The head of cardiology at Cedar Sinai hospital in Los Angeles.
Let me tell you what a ride it’s been since 2007.
Years ago I was a bachelor having the time of my life.
I was so wrapped up into messing with the women who threw themselves at me, that I caught a case with my very own sister.
I had no idea that Monday Askins, the woman I was getting with on a friends-with-benefits basis, was my father’s daughter.
And that makes my five year-old daughter, Fonda Corrine Worthy, my niece, and my father’s daughter’s daughter. The baby girl who was only 2.47 pounds at birth, lived. She’s my miracle. Even though her mother and I share fathers.
Her mother, Monday, turned out to be the biggest surprise of my life. Not only did I discover she was my sister after seeing photos of her mother at my dad’s house, but she also turned out to be homeless, pretending to live in Palos Verdes when she and her dog lived in the backseat of a beat-up old Jaguar.
The day after she gave birth, she left the hospital and left me a note, giving me full custody of our daughter. But, she showed up again, giving me another note which she left on the windshield of my car. It read: I will get my daughter if it’s the last thing I do. This I promise you. Dr. Feelgood, this I promise you. Love, Delicious.
Delicious was what I called her. Well, let’s just leave it at that.
Now it is true that the one who ended up being my lady, Mary Jane Cherry, a nurse at the hospital, stuck by me and had my back. She’d been my rock after little Fonda was born. That is until last year. She realized even before I did that even though I said I loved her, and she’d earned the key to my house, she hadn’t yet earned the key to my heart.
And she was right.
Turns out no one has.
Yet.
See, thing is, I’ve been a playboy for as long as I can remember.
My dad taught me how to please a woman, live and in person, and I’m so turned on by women, so turned on by variety, that I just can’t be a one woman man. I just had to face it. My dad messed me up.
See, that’s why they call me Dr. Feelgood.
I just can’t have one.
That’s another reason why Mary Jane left me and the reason Monday was able to make good on her promise. She got custody of my daughter Fonda because of the drama I‘ve been through since 2007.
I’m here now to tell you how it’s been living in my lifesaving shoes. And just like last time, the ladies will tell you their stories from their points of view. They’ll try to give you a rundown on Worthy’s Anatomy, if you know what I mean. But I’ll interject the truth when necessary. You know how they are.
But the point is with all the lives I’ve saved with these skillful hands, it’s high time for me to save my own life once and for all.
I just don’t want to be like my poppa, the rolling stone, with dozens of grown kids he’s never even met.
I don’t want wherever I lay my hat to be my home.
I want to break the generational curse because I’ve got to get my daughter Fonda back if it’s the last thing I do.
But in the meantime, I admit it.
I’ve got it bad.
And that ain’t no kinda good.
READING GROUP GUIDE
1. If your mom or dad cheated would you tell the other parent like Star did?
2. Is kissing someone else a reason to leave?
3. If you messed up and your spouse moved out, would you move on or hold out hope that they would come back? Should Mercedes have gone after Mason and insisted he come back home?
4. Once you saw your reformed alcoholic mate drinking again, what would you do?
5. Like Sequoia, would you agree to raise a child with your husband without knowing if he or she was really his?
6. Have you ever had baby-momma drama? Did it contribute to the breakup of your relationship, or are you still with that person?
7. Would you have stayed with a man who had a baby’s momma like Colette?
8. Have you ever had a stepchild who was disrespectful? How did you work out the issues at hand, or did it not work out?
9. Do you think men can dish it out but can’t take it? Do women handle their spouse’s infidelity better than men?
10. Would you consider dating your best friend’s man if the two of you bonded after she passed away? Do you think Venus really loved Claude?
11. Is it unusual to fantasize about someone you’re attracted to while making love to your mate?
12. What would you do if your grown child married someone more than twice his/her age? Do you think Cameron was rebelling?
13. Do you think Claude was chauvinistic? Were his views about Cameron on point?
14. Is there an older person in your life who is or was a positive influence on you, like Star had in Mattie?
15. Do you think the trappings of the rich and famous contributed to the Wilson family’s dysfunctions?
16. Is it better to endure the pain and walk away rather than deal with the agony of feeling stuck because you stayed?
17. Does money buy happiness? Do you think you’d be any happier if you were a millionaire?
18. The whole world loves a comeback. Who would you like to see come back strong in the 2013 Hot Boyz trilogy, L.A. Husbands and Wives?
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First and foremost, I thank God for my gifts and for allowing me to live my word-passion for eleven years. My seventh grade English teacher was right!
I wanted to write a book that my sons, in particular, could enjoy: a family novel with parents, grandparents, kids, pets, God, love, life, sports, faith, and drama. I believe I’ve achieved that with HOT GIRLZ: the HOT BOYZ Sequel.
A major thank you to my children – Adam, Ron, Nicole, and my son-in-law, Darrien - you all make me so proud. Forever love!
To the grand ones whom I’d give my life for - my grandchildren, DAJ, ASJ, AIW. You each light up my life! And grand kisses and to my Guap-puppy, who the Wilson’s dog, Nadia, was mirrored after!
To my brother Greg and his beautiful family, and to each and every one of my beloved friends – thank you!
To my KP, my biggest supporter who lends me his ear over and over again whether I’m happy or frustrated or experiencing writer’s block. I love you!
My dear author friends - there are far too many to name – this includes my fellow Georgia Peach and Novel Spaces authors. I cherish the shop-talk and camaraderie and say to you all, write on!
To the editor of five of my titles, Karen Thomas, for acknowledging my talent years ago and believing in me. I owe so much to you. You are appreciated!
My agent, Andrew Stuart, I am thankful for your expertise and pep-talks. And Latoya Smith, my editor at Hachette Books - you are amazing.
MM - you are my sister and my rock!
The book clubs are the pulse of the literary world. Thank you for selecting my titles, supporting my works, showing such hospitality, and buying my books.
Shout outs to Written Magazine and Michelle Gipson - Cindy Hurst and Urban Knowledge bookstore in Columbia, SC - Ft. Benning management and staff - Malik at the Regional Library and Linda at the Central Library in Georgia
- Mocha Ocha and the NAACP Author Pavilion - Radiah and Charles Hubbert with Urban Reviews - Ella Curry and EDC Creations - TaNisha Webb and Fall Into Books - Curtis Bunn and the National Book Club Conference - Carol Mackey and Black Expressions - Cydney Rax and Book Remarks - Tee C. Royal and RAWSISTAZ - Vonda Howard and Black Literature Magazine (my talented cover designer) - Kim Knight and Between the Lines Bookstore - Kym Fisher and Victoria Christopher Murray with A Chapter A Month.com - Bryan Cleveland with CT Concepts (my web designer) – Yolanda L. Gore with Inspirational Literary Circle and Designs (my virtual assistant), and more.
To my valued Facebook and Twitter friends, I’m having a blast with you! And to you, my cherished readers everywhere– muah!
I hope that this continuation of the lives of Mason and Mercedes, Claude and Venus, and Torino and Sequoia entertained and satisfied you. More to come!
Much love!
Marissa Monteilh (Mon-tay)
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Ladies first!
THE FINAL HOT BOYZ INSTALLMENT
L.A. HUSBANDS AND WIVES: The Hot Boyz Trilogy
October 2013
by Marissa Monteilh
ALSO BY MARISSA MONTEILH
May December Souls
The Chocolate Ship
Hot Boyz
Make Me Hot
Dr. Feelgood
Something He Can Feel
Turnabout Is Fair Play
The Six-Letter Word
You’ve Got It Bad: Dr. Feelgood Sequel
(October 2012)
L.A. Husbands and Wives: Hot Boyz Trilogy
(October 2013)
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