Marissa Pointer
Marissa Pointer is a bestselling author, former television news reporter, commercial actress, and model. She was born Los Angeles, California, and later relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, where she resides with her family. Marissa cherishes the memory of her sweet German Shepherd who always sat at her feet as she wrote - R.I.P. Sheba.
In 1998, Marissa began her literary career as a self-published author, having written her debut novel, May December Souls. The following year May December Souls was acquired by HarperCollins at auction, along with two more titles. She has also been published by Kensington Corp., Hachette Book Group, and a few others. Over Marissa's career, she has written more than 20 mainstream novels, novellas, and non-fiction works, occasionally writing under pen names. Her books have debuted as top-ten bestsellers on Black Expressions, and she won the Author of the Year award by ACHI Magazine, not to mention the prestigious Emma Award for her most popular title, The Practice Wife.
Marissa retired from writing in 2017 to make room for her newfound gifts: ghostwriting, and home-staging. And then, in 2020, she was moved to create an inspirational story about three female preacher's kids who struggle with intense grief. She named her characters Grace, Hope, and Mercy. Marissa took her time writing the manuscript, and before she knew it, it had been six-years later. Marissa credits coming back to the pen to a long-ago reminder from when she was in middle school. Her English teacher, Mrs. Eckelstein (R.I.P.), called her up in front of the class one afternoon to praise her for a short story Marissa wrote, saying, "Trust me. You were born to write." And so...she did!