TITLE - The Perfect Distraction
(Book #1)AUTHOR - Melissa Rolka
GENRE - New Adult
EXPECTED RELEASE DATE - October 1, 2013
HOSTED BY - Love Between the Sheets
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 exboyfriend 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.
I don’t even care that there are now three different
girls talking to Reed. I sneak up behind him and tap him on the shoulder. He turns
around and the look of shock and surprise on his face causes me to start giggling.
He turns completely around with his back to the other three girls and gives me a
smile that touches his blue eyes. His squared jaw highlights his smile perfectly. In
this instant of a moment I decide I want to kiss Reed even if it’s just for fun and to
forget.“You’re kidding me. Wow! I can’t
believe you came here.”
“I told you we would. You didn’t think I would do it, did you?”
“Honestly, no, but I was hoping. I never see you out on the weekends anymore, so this is a great surprise.”
We stand there for a minute and then he orders me a beer. I take it, but nurse it. I’ve had a bit much already and don’t want the spins. He asks me and Quinn to play a game of pool with him and Matt. Matt wants to play girls against guys, but Reed says no way that he wants me on his team. I warn him that I am not that good, but alcohol may help my case.
We play the game and I actually do pretty well. Reed touches me every chance he gets and is very flirty. It’s my turn and I have to bend over to make a shot, but to be honest I forget that I have a dress on.
“Shit, Katherine,” he lets out in a bit of gruff tone and walks up behind me to cover me.
I laugh at him. “Oops, I forgot about my dress.”
“You look good enough as it is and now with a dress on. Jesus, I don’t need to get in a fight.” He is still pressed behind me as I continue to make my shot. I miss completely because to be honest I’m completely distracted.
“I doubt anyone noticed, but thanks for protecting me.” He steps back and I turn around. I decide to be bold and kiss his cheek.
“Trust me, you were noticed.” He moves a piece of hair from my face and the touch sends a chill through me. “God, you are so beautiful.”
“I told you we would. You didn’t think I would do it, did you?”
“Honestly, no, but I was hoping. I never see you out on the weekends anymore, so this is a great surprise.”
We stand there for a minute and then he orders me a beer. I take it, but nurse it. I’ve had a bit much already and don’t want the spins. He asks me and Quinn to play a game of pool with him and Matt. Matt wants to play girls against guys, but Reed says no way that he wants me on his team. I warn him that I am not that good, but alcohol may help my case.
We play the game and I actually do pretty well. Reed touches me every chance he gets and is very flirty. It’s my turn and I have to bend over to make a shot, but to be honest I forget that I have a dress on.
“Shit, Katherine,” he lets out in a bit of gruff tone and walks up behind me to cover me.
I laugh at him. “Oops, I forgot about my dress.”
“You look good enough as it is and now with a dress on. Jesus, I don’t need to get in a fight.” He is still pressed behind me as I continue to make my shot. I miss completely because to be honest I’m completely distracted.
“I doubt anyone noticed, but thanks for protecting me.” He steps back and I turn around. I decide to be bold and kiss his cheek.
“Trust me, you were noticed.” He moves a piece of hair from my face and the touch sends a chill through me. “God, you are so beautiful.”
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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