Title : The Vine
Author: CA Ellis
Release date: August 12, 2014
LIZZY MAYNARD:
My Life used to be great. I was happy, full of energy, and most importantly, loved.
From the day I was born, my family were everything to me: until tragedy struck.
Since losing them, I don't love and I don't trust; that way, I don't get hurt.
My breath left my body on a soul-changing gasp when I encountered him, and it's yet to stabilize.
In him, I have found the glue to mend my broken heart; he makes me feel complete. There is no doubt I love him, trust him and know he won't ever intentionally hurt me.
Now, I could lose him.
I could lose everything.
And this time, I know I will struggle to recover.
Welcome to the battle for my life.
LUCAS CASTLE:
I work hard. It's the only life I know. I care about my family, but no one else.
Certainly, there are women, but I don't do love or commitment, and I definitely don't believe in 'the one'.
My world tilted on its axis when it happened, when this girl came crashing into my world, changing my life for the better and making me undoubtedly aware that my life would never be the same again.
I've fallen in love and want commitment because I have met 'the one'.
My life is now complete.
Unfortunately, with a tragic twist of fate, I could lose her—my everything—but I will never give up, not without a fight.
Welcome to the fight of my life.
Excerpt
As we approached her flat, nerves started to kick in
and I was getting really pissed off with myself with the whole sudden anxiety
thing that kept happening when anything involved Lizzy. I don’t get
nervous…ever! I never suffered with nerves in anything I did, and I certainly
never had over a woman. As I was mentally scolding myself, Daniel had pulled up
and opened my door. I got out of the car, walked up to the door and knocked
confidently, regardless of the weird feelings I had going on in my gut. What is
that, anyway? I questioned myself as the door swung open.
A very pretty, wild-looking blonde girl answered the
door. I thought I slightly recognised her face from somewhere, but I didn’t
actually know her.
“Good evening, is Lizzy here, please?” I asked
politely.
The pretty girl in front of me frowned and was clearly
trying to put on a ferocious act—which she was pretty good at—although she
didn’t intimidate me in the slightest.
“Yes, she’s here. She is just getting her bag,” pretty
thing snarled at me.
“And you are…” I enquired.
“Never mind who I am, but let me tell you, Lucas
Castle—I know who you are. I know your brothers, and I know your game as far as
innocent young women like Lizzy are concerned.” I could see she was on a roll
and had a whole speech prepared, so I said nothing and let her carry on and get
whatever she had to say off of her chest. “Unfortunately, Lizzy has fallen for
your charms and is quite looking forward to your dinner tonight, so I hope you
have the decency to treat her with a bit of respect. She is not the type of
girl who will jump into bed with you on a first date, so if those are your
intentions, forget it. I also know where you live, Lucas, so if you are out of
order at all tonight, or in the future, or Lizzy comes home with anything other
than a smile plastered on her gorgeous face, raving on about what a gentleman
you’ve been, then mark my words—I will be coming to find you, and God help you
then!” Pretty fishwife lady seemed to have finished. I was smirking slightly,
which I knew would irritate her, and it had the desired effect because she
scowled at me and turned away muttering expletives. The door was now open, and
scary lady stood in front of Lizzy, probably trying to talk her out of going to
dinner with me. But that’s not why I started to feel pissed off. The reason I
was annoyed was because she was blocking my view of the gorgeous girl I had
come to take out to dinner. Lizzy was like an obsession to me, and right at
that moment, I needed to see her completely, not just glimpses. As if reading
my mind, mad, scary, pretty, fishwife lady was storming off from in front of
her and into another room.
As I watched her retreat, my eyes then slid back to
the beauty I’d been itching to see, and as my eyes reached her I felt them
widen, because the stunning image I saw in front of me was
beyond anything I had imagined over the last few days.
I mean, I knew Lizzy would be looking gorgeous for our date, but the woman who
stood in front of me looked like a goddess. It was like Aphrodite was standing right in front of me, a vision
to behold.
And I knew right there and then I would never forget
this moment for as long as I lived.
About the author C.A Ellis lives in Essex with her husband and her two girls. Turning 40 was the catalyst she needed to write her first book, which up until then had been a lifelong dream, so the release of The Vine is officially her dream come true! Her motive to write is readers enjoying her words, a tear being shed, the corners of mouth's being upturned into a smile, laughter being heard and hearts being warmed...
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