Title - The Perfect Distraction (Book #1)
Author - Melissa Rolka
Genre - New Adult
Release Date - October 1, 2013
Synopsis -
When Katherine “Kate” leaves for her freshmen
year at college, a grounded and stable piece of her is missing. She
pushes away the ghosts of her past, determined to start her college
life single, carefree and distracted.
Throughout high school Kate was reserved and shy,
with little experience. Now, on her own, with little holding her back,
Kate is ready to branch out. She bonds with a tight knit group of friends
and even starts casually dating. What starts out as innocent flirting
on the tennis courts slowly turns into a friendship and eventually something
more complex. Reed comes into her life giving her the distraction she
craves more than anything; but is she ready to give her heart away so
easily?
Things get complicated when Kate’s ex-boyfriend
and first love continues to pursue her. Kyle deeply regrets breaking
her heart when he left for college the year before and is now on a mission
to reclaim her. Kyle’s persistence and relentlessness is nothing short
of obsessive. He will stop at nothing to win her back and prove his
love.
Kate finds herself torn between her past and the
unknown of the future. Her determination to stay distracted may just
be her downfall or the beginning of something new and wonderful.
Excerpt -
Once we reach the bottom of the stairs, I gain my
confidence and take his hand leading him to the dance floor.
“Let’s dance!” I don’t give him time to respond,
nor do I stop to look at his face to see his expression.
Instantly, Maggie spots me and her eyes light up
like a deer in headlights. I smile and threw my head back as I grab
onto Reed. I start swaying my hips and moving provocatively to Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado. The look
on his face is priceless.
“You don’t fool me, little girl,” he whispers
in my ear as he moves my hair to the side. Goosebumps travel all the
way down my neck and down my spine. Then he moves his hands to my waist
and turns me with my back to his front. This reminds me of last night
in my dorm room. Maggie moves closer and mouths to me “bad girl”.
I throw my head back into the crook of his neck and giggle.
Kelly and Derek are still dancing nearby. I can’t
read the look Derek is giving me, but then I see him gaze at Kelly with
amusement. I think he may be surprised to see me with Reed again. In
this moment I feel at ease and carefree. I turn back around and quickly
become aware that Reed is in a sandwich. Luckily it is just Quinn dancing
behind him and when I look at her she winks at me. Soon after she is
pulled by her hips to Matt’s grinding moves.
The music turns to a slower Cold Play song and Reed
pulls me closer to him. He starts to sway us softly. I dare myself to
look up and when I do his eyes look heated and deeper, almost sapphire.
Nervously, I bite down on my bottom corner of my lip. Reed runs his
hands up to my cheeks and kisses me teasingly slow while lightly sucking
on my bottom lip. It feels so good to be like this with him and I am
wishing we were back upstairs in the bathroom or back in his room. Moving
his head into the crook of my neck he plants sweet kisses just under
my ear. As I feel myself getting lost in this moment, I am suddenly
broken from it when someone grabs at my shoulder pulling me out of Reed’s
arms and turns me around.
With alcohol swimming in me I lose my balance, but
I immediately notice the mixed green and hazel eyes that I had once
found so loving. Reed shifts behind me and moves his hands protectively
around my waist. The anxiety I had been feeling earlier quickly consumes
me. I stare in disbelief and fear.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR -
Melissa Rolka grew up in the Chicagoland area all
of her childhood and has always had a love of writing. She started by
keeping a journal at a young age and then in high school she started
writing poetry. A couple poems were published anonymously. Then in college
she majored in Philosophy, which required lots and lots of writing.
After graduating from Marquette University she traveled west to Los
Angeles. There she worked for the Writers Guild of America and found
herself submerged in the writers world. She worked on small writings,
but never pursued them. On the side she became involved with a small
theater group. Eventually she made her way back to the Midwest, where
her heart belongs, and worked in business for several years. She found
love, got married and has two beautiful children. Being at home has
allowed her to keep following her love of reading and writing.The Perfect
Distraction is her first full length novel. A second continuation of
this story is in the works with hopes for a third. When Melissa is not
writing she is caring for, playing with and loving her two kids. In
between taking care of her family and writing she almost always has
her nose buried in her Kindle.
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