Snippet Saturday ~ Color

Welcome to another Snippet Saturday! Today's theme is color. Check out my excerpt from Tourist Attraction and then blog hop to the other blogs listed below!

Melanie Kemble goes to Hawaii with two major goals. To get a tan, and to have a fling.

Then things take a twist–or at least her ankle does–and she finds herself in the care of a sexy doctor. One who's more than willing to show her his bedside manner. 
 
When she realizes her feelings for Brian go way beyond the boundaries of a fling, Melanie panics and flees.
 
But Brian isn't finished with her just yet, and just how far will he go to get his sexy little tourist back?
 
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EXCERPT

Melanie Kemble took a sip of her Daiquiri and watched the Hawaiian sunset. The dramatic swirls of orange and purple clouds hypnotized her. Even after the sun melted into the water and the sky began filling with stars, the heat barely dissipated.

This was paradise. No doubt about it. Almost every item had been scratched off her To Do List. Parasailing, snorkeling, a helicopter tour, and ingesting enough alcohol to maintain a decent buzz throughout the entire trip.

There was just one item left. The one with a big honking question mark by it. A symbol in itself an admission that she wasn't sure she had the nerve to go through with it.

"Mel, you kinky broad!" a voice rang out, followed by a high‐pitched giggle. "What the hell are you doing out here alone?"

Melanie tossed back the rest of her drink before turning to face her friend. Unlike her, Piper had absolutely no problem completing that last item. It showed in the glow in her face—not to mention the sexy Greek arm candy.

"You remember Nikolos, right?" Piper clutched the bulky arm of the man next to her.

"Mmm hmm." Melanie glanced over the couple. God, they were disgustingly perfect. Piper was tall, blonde, and gorgeous. Nikolos was taller, dark and just as pretty.

Piper leaned forward, and in a bad attempt at a stage whisper asked, "You find someone to have sex with yet?"

Melanie's cheeks warmed. "Yeah, about that. I don't know if I will."

"Excuse me?" Piper's eyebrows shot up, and then she turned to Nikolos. "Baby, will you please get me another piña colada?"

He nodded and gave her an intimate smile. "Of course."

After the sexy Greek had left them alone, Piper spun back to face her. "We had a deal."

"I know." Melanie groaned and crossed her arms across her chest.

She should've known it would come to this. "And I've been thinking about it, and well, I just don't know if—"

"No," Piper interrupted. "No, no and no. We booked this vacation with two intentions. One: to have fun and get a great tan. Two: we each have a fabulous fling that we remember when we're old, shriveled, and surviving on hormone pills."

"I know," Melanie conceded. Piper had every right to be mad. They'd made a pact. A pact she was trying to weasel out of. "I just haven't seen anyone worth flinging with."

"Hello there, beautiful."

Melanie turned to appraise the beefy blond surfer who'd come up to hit on her. He was pretty cute, but probably more bronze than brains.

"Not interested, thanks."

After he'd wandered off, Piper shook her head. "You're too picky.He had a great ass."

"I saw that, but I'm looking for more than a great ass."

"For a fling? Why?"

Good Question. Melanie shrugged. When they'd made the pact, it had sounded so exciting and spontaneous. But now that she was here and actually contemplating the idea of throwing herself into bed with some stranger—

"We have two days left, Melanie. Two days for you to find some yummy guy to hook up with."

Melanie nodded, drawing her bottom lip between her teeth. What should she do? Just say screw it? That guy a minute ago would have been perfect to have a fling with. Hell, he'd been a walking sex symbol. Her gaze drifted back to the surfer who was now walking down the beach away from the resort.

"You're going to back out on me." Piper sighed. "I should have known. You're way too straight‐laced for this."

"I'm not straight‐laced," Melanie protested. Who was she trying to convince, though, Piper or herself?

Tons of people had flings. There was no reason she shouldn't do it too. Just as long as she took precautions and made sure it stayed purely sexual. Would it be so bad to let her hair down and have some fun?

"Go after the surfer, Mel. Come on, you've got to admit he was hot."

"He was a little hot." Piper was right. She needed to loosen up. This wasn't about finding a soul mate; this was about having some good vacation sex. "Okay. I'll do it. I need to lose my born again virginity anyway."

"Mel's gonna get some," Piper sang, and then squeezed her hand.

"Hurry, before he's gone."

Piper's excitement for her made Melanie's enthusiasm kick up a notch. "All right, here I go. Wait!" Melanie hesitated. "What if he says no?"

"To a cute, busty, redhead? Shut up and get going."

"You're just saying that so I'll go have sex. But its okay, I expect no less from you." Melanie grinned. "Wish me luck."

"Good luck. I'll stay with Nikolos tonight. You can have the room."

Melanie barely heard her. She was too busy running. Shit! She was actually doing it. Her blood pumped through her veins with the adrenaline rush.

"Hey," she shouted, trying to catch up with the surfer.

She emerged from the palm trees onto the sandy beach and tried to pick up her pace, but her feet kept sinking and slipping in the sand.

"Hey!" she yelled again, gaining on him.

He started to turn around. Bingo. He's mine. Her heel twisted in the sand and she yelped, flailed her arms, and fell flat on her face.

Of course. Of course I would fall. And why wouldn't I? When she looked up, the surfer had turned and walked away.

How embarrassing. What the hell had she been doing? Chasing after a surfer to convince him to have sex with her? This was a whole new low for her.

Screw the pact with Piper. The whole idea had been ridiculous anyway. She wasn't that desperate for sex.

"Are you okay?"

Oh God, someone had actually witnessed her tumble to the ground? Melanie looked up.

"I'm…" she trailed off, dazed by the man who knelt beside her. He was… "Fine."

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