This page is all about how Monica L Riske wrote a novel, Château Green.
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Published January 13, 2026
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On August 27, 2025, Monica published her first novel.
Inspired by all things French, chateaux, and pastry, she embarked on a writing journey in 2024, which led to the creation of this novel.
What is Chateau Green about?
Scratch Kitchen Cafe was a thriving business owned by Zoe in Ephraim, Wisconsin, a quaint town in the idyllic wine-growing region of Door County. Heather was the vivacious counter girl, and with the talents of Abby in the kitchen, the cafe thrived and served the village their coffee drinks and pastries. That was, until the pandemic threatened her livelihood, forcing her to only serve at a distance. Zoe was left with no choice but to close her cafe after eleven years, as business fell to nothing.
In a changing world, filled with masks, mandates, social distancing, and coin shortages, Zoe decided to leave everything behind and put all she had into a new adventure – one that took her away from all she was comfortable with, away from her family, to a castle halfway around the world.
Château Vert in Montresor, France, was a family estate dating back to the French Revolution. Zoe fell in love with it when she first vacationed with her family in 2008, revisiting the real estate office window to gaze at the listing often. Now, amidst a worldwide pandemic, peeling wallpaper and thick cobwebs, she found herself falling in love all over again.
Where can you find Chateau Green?
Chateau Green is for sale in paperback form on Amazon for $19.99
Check it out in paperback by clicking HERE or the link below.
Chateau Green is also availalbe for sale for Kindle for $4.99.
Check it out to download by clicking HERE or the link below.
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There’s nothing like finding your debut novel in the wild!
Here is Chateau Green, on a bookshelf.
How amazing does she look??!!
Writing a novel was a lot of work, but publishing a novel was even harder!
Did you know that if you aren’t a social media influencer, already famous, or an established author, most publishers will not even read your manuscript?
For real.
It was the most challenging aspect of writing a novel; the expectation to have it published.
So, this lady self-published Chateau Green with the desire to get the novel to YOU.
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing and working on Chateau Green for almost 2 years.
~Monica L Riske
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