Snippet Sunday: Ghost from the past… The Gryphon and His Thief @KMNbooks #8sunday #snippetsunday #SPeekSunday

by Karen Michelle Nutt

Snippet Sunday Sit back RelaxWelcome to Snippet Sunday. I thought I'd change it up a little this week. I have a new release! So this is a snippet from The Gryphon and His Thief.

If you missed the last weeks snippet from The Gryphon & His Thief, here's the link. Chapter 2 #7  :)

Set up: This scene takes place a couple of paragraphs later than last week.

Before Darrien could slice Calli's throat, she stirred and murmured something under her breath. Darrien hesitated. A big, big mistake on his part, but for Calli, it saved her life. Curiosity provoked Darrien to react differently as you will see in the snippet....  This is in Darrien's POV. (If you are just joining Snippet Sunday, Calli is wearing a ski mask. A point made in a previous snippet.)

*The excerpt was modified to fit the 8 sentence limit.

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He reached for the ski mask and yanked it off her head, allowing waves of ginger strands to tumble out like autumn arriving by storm and summer being left behind by the raging winds.He blinked in surprise and his blood pounded in his temples as he absorbed her every feature, features he knew as well as his own. "Callista?" he breathed the name, though it took all the air from him as if she sucker punched him.

The thief…this woman couldn't be his lady wife. She died centuries ago because he had not protected her. His failure had been the reason he'd been cursed, and yet he knew the woman at his feet was indeed his beloved. The shape of her eyes, the upturn of her nose and the lips… those kissable lips… How had he not seen it, even with the ridiculous disguise she'd worn?

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Darrien has experienced a bit of a shock. Could Calli truly be his wife, a wife who died centuries ago? Stop by next week to find out. :)

I hope you enjoyed the sneak peek at The Gryphon and His Thief. Love to read your comments and know what you thought about the snippet.

Thanks for stopping by!

Next week look for snippet #8 from my Paranormal Mystery tale, The Gryphon and His Thief.

If you're interested in knowing more about The Gryphon and His Thief, here's a blurb:

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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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28 thoughts on “Snippet Sunday: Ghost from the past… The Gryphon and His Thief @KMNbooks #8sunday #snippetsunday #SPeekSunday”

  7. Oh, fantastic snippet! Love this line “His failure had been the reason he’d been cursed, and yet he knew the woman at his feet was indeed his beloved.” 🙂

  14. What a shocker! Interesting to find her alive, but I wouldn’t be so sure of second chances just yet. All sorts of interesting twists and turns might still be in play. I would definitely be interested to see where this one goes. 🙂

    Thanks so much for sharing!

  15. Oh wow … interesting snippet … will have to read some of the previous posts … I’m enjoying the story.

  16. Pingback: Snippet Sunday: Heart or Duty, which will win out… The Gryphon and His Thief @KMNbooks #8sunday #snippetsunday #SPeekSunday

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