Snippet Sunday: That’s gotta hurt…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 #5

Set up: This takes place a few paragraphs after last week’s snippet. Darrien is waiting for the just the right moment to nab the thief and retrieve the item she stole from the museum. This is in Darrien’s POV.

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

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Her hands shook as she tried to manage the keycard into the lock mechanism and ended up dropping it in the bushes next to the walkway. It took her a few seconds to retrieve it, giving him a nice view of her shapely bottom. His lips curved before he stopped himself, and was surprised at where his thoughts had ventured. He had not admired a woman in a long time and the odd sensation left him unnerved, but  he managed to refocus and forced himself to concentrate on the thief’s actions and not her comely attributes.

Once she had the keycard in her hand, he made his move, materializing beside her as she disengaged the lock to her door. She gasped and stepped back as if to flee, but he proved quicker and his hand snaked out, grabbing her wrist. He’d not make the same mistake twice and have her slip out of his grip, leaving him with only a glove for his trouble. The skin-to-skin contact sparked a current of electricity, a jolt worthy of Zeus’ warning bolts, and by the heavens those stung.

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Zeus’ warning bolt… That’s gotta hurt. lol Sparks will fly and it looks like literally for these two.

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 #7 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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