Snippet Sunday: Choose your weapon…The Gryphon and His Thief @KMNbooks #8sunday #snippetsunday #SPeekSunday

Welcome 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 # 9

Set up: This week we're jumping ahead to a few paragraphs down from the beginning of Chapter 3. So here's a quick update.

Darrien is cursed and must keep the artifacts in the museum safe at all costs, but his heart tells him his duty is to protect Calli, the thief who has stolen the Hectate stone from the museum. Duty or heart has him torn on what to do.

The snippet below is in Calli's POV. She's awake with a horrendous headache to find the man/Gryphon in her motel room. He tells her she's safe, but it in no means puts her at ease.

*The excerpt was modified to fit the 8 sentence limit. There are a few long sentences. 🙂

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Scrambling off the bed, she went for her dagger that should have been strapped to her belt and realized too late she'd lost it when she threw it at the Gryphon, who had tried to eat her for a snack. She blinked—hard, and yep, that statement—though said to herself—definitely sounded like she lost her marbles, and the way her head pounded like jackhammers had taken up residence in her brain, she was convinced the statement held merit.

She may not have her dagger, but she'd been trained to improvise. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the phone sitting on the nightstand, black, push button and heavy. She grabbed it with the receiver in one hand and the base in the other and said, "Who are you and what are you doing in my room? Answer quick or I'm going to go all Nicky Santoro on your head." She'd seen Casino and the phone treatment. Yep, considerable damage could be inflicted with a phone, so she gripped the receiver and shook it in his direction for emphasis on her threat.

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Calli will go down fighting if necessary. Darrien better talk fast and he better have a darn good story to convince her not to plow him in the head. 

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 another snippet 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:

Available at:

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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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