Welcome to Snippet Sunday.
If you missed the last weeks snippet from The Gryphon & His Thief, here's the link.
Set up: Darrien is about to tell Calli he's a shape shifter. Wonder how she'll take the news. lol
This is in Calli's POV and she is speaking first.
*The excerpt was modified to fit the 8 sentence limit. There are a few long sentences. 
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"My name is Calli," she interrupted. She in no way was going to have him believe she was some chick he'd been involved with in the past.
"Calli," he said the name as if he were trying it out. He nodded then, as if his nutty messed up brain could handle the name change. "Calli, you spoke of seeing a Gryphon." He met her gaze with those strange colored-eyes, both bronze and gold. "The beastie and I are one and the same."
"Holy…" she stuttered.
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Yep, I could think of a few more words to go with Holy—. lol
A big thanks to those who voted for The Gryphon and His Thief for Best Young Adult/New Adult novel at P&E! Came in #4! Thanks for stopping by! Love to know what you thought of the snippet. Until next week, take care.
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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Holy feathered lions, Batman! LOL Great snippet, Karen. 🙂
Siobhan,
Great response!
I like the very natural sound of his confession and her surprise at the news. Great snippet.
Chelle,
It definitely is a lot to process.
Don’t hold back. I’m a big advocate of letting readers use their imagination, but not always of letting them fill in the blanks. The speaker’s choice of words might tell us a bit more about him/her.
Nice 8!
Chip,
A lot has happened to Calli this evening. Sometimes one has to catch up with what the brain already knows what’s true. At this point, Calli is starting to believe what her eyes have seen.
Holly banana… She already thought he was crazy and that the gryphon story was crazy, now she is going to run away even faster. I can’t even imagine that happening to me.
Linda,
lol — Calli has a plan of her own.
I want a “like” button for Siobhan’s comment!
I’m surprised at her reaction. I expected something more sarcastic and snarky and “don’t feed me a line of BS”-ish from her.
PT,
Calli at this point is processing all she’s seen this night, and she truly knows he’s speaking the truth, but will her mind accept it?
I’m curious to see more of her reaction. That’s a serious blow to her understanding of the world, and that’ll bruise.
Nicely done!
Aheila,
Truly is, but there is more…
Well, that confirmed his sanity, no problems here . . . 😀
I love these characters so much, Karen.
Sarah,
Thank you so much!! That means so much to hear you say so. 🙂
The Gryphon is the Gryphon. I’m all shook up like Elvis and Calli. More and more this story intrigues.
Charmaine,
Thanks so much. I’m glad you continue to be intrigued!
Very effective reveal… Loving the weirdness of this story.
Jeff,
I’m so glad you do!!
I think, “I’m over my head” will be words for Calli to live by. 😉
Rafael,
lol– But Calli is very resourceful.
Really enjoying this story (hope you don’t get tired of me saying that?). I’m glad she’s kind of starting to believe him…can’t wait for more between these two.
Veronica,
I never get tired of hearing you like the story!! 🙂 Thanks so much.
Aw, we need more than that! Can’t wait for next week’s snippet. Does she believe him, or was the “Holy…” an exclamation of dismay at how truly crazy she now thinks he is?
Kate,
Just wait and see. 🙂
He’s not shy about proclaiming his identity! I love the description of his eyes.
Carrie-Anne,
So glad you liked the description of his eyes. Definitely catches Calli’s attention, too. 🙂
Love the description of the eyes!!!
Cecilia,
Thanks so much!!
LOL. Her reaction is so funny to me.
Elaine,
For once Calli is a little tongued tied on the snark. lol But not for long….
I love the matter of fact nature of his reveal. Nicely done, Karen.
Jess,
He feels no reason to hide what he is. lol
Holy smokes indeed and a “like” for Siobhan’s comment from me as well … interested to read the rest of her ‘reaction’
Iris,
I got a kick out of Siobhan’s comment also. lol Stay tune for next week’s episode…I mean snippet. 🙂
Definitely a tough concept to absorb. Beast and man as one entity. Great story. I loved it.
Gem,
I so thrilled you loved the story. 🙂 Thanks so much for letting me know.