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Welcome to Snippet Sunday.
If you missed the last weeks snippet from The Gryphon & His Thief, here's the link.
Set up for this week: This takes place a few paragraphs later than last week's snippet. Calli has just told Darrien that even if she believed his story about reincarnation that was the past and this is the here and now and she has a good life. She doesn't want to consider another possibility.
*The excerpt may have been modified to fit the 8 sentence limit. 
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She pushed away from the nightstand and strode to the door. She opened it and turned toward him expectantly and said, "This is your cue to go."
She thought to dismiss him this readily? He flitted like the wind to her, slamming the door shut, and backing her up against it. His gaze met her eyes that flashed with a mix of excitement and fear. "We are not finished," he said as he stepped closer to her, making it difficult for her to move around him.
"Step away," she warned with her hand to his chest, but she didn't push him away.
The heaven above, she was all soft curves and…she had a lethal left hook.
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Hmm... Did she react in such a fashion because he stepped into her personal space or could it be she felt something too? Find out next week...
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Blurb:
Some Treasures are Priceless…
A long time ago, a Gryphon shifter’s duty was to guard and protect the people of the tribes, but Darrien Andros failed to keep his human wife safe from harm. Cursed for the crime, he must guard everything in the Museum of Cursed Antiquities forever, never to truly live and never to die. Centuries have passed, but when he encounters a thief, who uncannily resembles his dead wife, he is convinced he has a second chance.
Calli Angelis is hired to steal Hecate's Stone from the Museum, believing she would be returning it to its rightful owner. She never really trusted the person who hired her and now Darrien makes her doubt her motives, too. He also has her questioning the possibility of reincarnation when the attraction between them ignites into something she can no longer ignore.
As the two work together to unravel the mysteries behind the stone, it becomes apparent an old and dangerous enemy from Darrien’s past is determined to have history repeat itself.
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Soft curves and a lethal left hook. Great combination! Love this snippet — and I’m really feeling sorry for the poor love-struck guy. (Literally love-struck.)
PT,
Thanks so much. And I’m glad you feel for Darrien. 🙂
Love that last line! Wouldn’t want to get hit by that left hook. If I was him, I might back off before he feels her wrath. Great snippet.
Daelyn,
It certainly would be the wisest move. lol
Nice snippet … and what a cracker of a last line 🙂 Well done!
Iris,
So glad you got a kick out of it. 🙂
That last line is written of pure awesome, Karen. 🙂
Sarah,
Thanks so much!!
Ha! Love that last line! I too feel sorry for him, but I’m very curious why she did it. Wondering if he deserved it. lol Terrific excerpt.
Joanne,
Stay tune to find out. 🙂
I really like a woman who can take care of herself. 😉
Gem,
So glad you like that Calli can hold her own. 🙂
Yes! A lethal left hook. Huh, yeah, they say people have flight or fight reactions to something they’re afraid of. Great snippet, Karen. 🙂
Siobhan,
Yep they sure do. 🙂
I just love the main character. So feisty.
Cecilia,
So glad you’re getting a kick out of Calli. 🙂
It’s happening right now. What an eight. Dynamite, Karen.
Charmaine,
Thanks so much!
Hahaha! Brilliant last line. I’m glad that she won’t let him bully her into what she may (or may not) want.
Aheila,
Calli certainly has a mind of her own. Glad you liked that last line.
Distracted by the sexy.
Rafael,
That can surely be a problem. lol
I love this story..and the way you keep throwing left hooks at us LOL. Poor Gryphon, he has his task cut out for him all right but we’re going to enjoy the journey. Great snippet!
Veronica,
Thanks so much. So glad you’re enjoying the journey. 🙂
Yowza! Such tension…so much for her plan for him to go! I can picture this so clearly in my mind. What’s she going to do next?
J Rose,
So glad you could picture the scene so clearly.
Calli is tough. And untrusting heroine’s are so much fun to read! 🙂 Wonderful premise, too, Karen. 🙂
Teresa,
So glad you like the premise. 🙂
Great line, “she was all soft curves and…she had a lethal left hook”, lol, she is no pushover for sure. Great match. Wonderful 8.
Chelle,
Darrien will soon learn not to underestimate her. lol
The last line is wonderful. Good excerpt.
Elaine,
So glad you liked that last line. 🙂
Nice, “This is your cue to go.” I love it, great eight!
Neva,
Calli does know what she wants. Unfortunately, Darrien does too. lol
Good stuff. Her, “Step away”, is the perfect rejoinder to his, “We are not finished.”
Jeff,
So glad you loved those lines!!
I love the last line! She’s not a meek little flower who just rolls over when the going gets tough.
Carrie-Anne,
Calli’s mind is always working. Darrien would be wise not to get in her way. lol
Talk about a girl who has everything!!!!
Jess,
Calli was hired to do a job and this man isn’t going to stop her….or is he?
Love this excerpt–lots of tension. And love your website.
Nancy,
Thanks so much! So glad you like the website and the excerpt. 🙂
At this moment he should have left, what is wrong with all those century old guys who can’t respect today’s rule of courting a lady?