Sinner (The Hades Squad #1) (32 page)

Lincoln lifted his brows and rolled a shoulder, hoping the priest would take the hint.

“Destiny?” he whispered, chancing that the fading music masked their conversation.

“I want to make love under our Christmas tree.”

“All the Christmas tree lots will be closed by the time we're done.” No way could he wait a single hour longer to be inside her.

“I bought one. All my carved wooden twelve-days presents are hanging on it,” she whispered back. “I decided to make the paratrooper the star. And I put the porn tree on the kitchen island bad-boy SEAL Sinner and his new wife are going to christen the second we get home.”

Linc froze, knowing the eyes of every family member, every friend, every parishioner inside that church were on them. His mind flashed memories at him like a demented slide show in fast-forward—a shot of Destiny with her throat arched as he loved her against the wall of the cabin in Alaska, another of her plump bottom lip caught in her teeth when she pored over the draft of her book, another of her face pinkening when his mom hugged her after their Le Cirque luncheon, and yet another of her brimming black eyes, the proud tilt of her chin, as she watched him sing from the vestibule. He didn't stand a chance. His head tipped back, and he roared with laughter.

Award winning author Jianne Carlo’s motto is simple: Alpha Me, Please.

While strong heroines, exotic locations, and cultural differences are her forte, she goes weak in the knees for bad boys, warriors, and alphas. Send her a man with an attitude, and she’ll find the right woman to tame him.

Jianne loves hot and spicy food, stomach-plunging park rides, and is kept on her toes by her Viking husband of thirty-five years, and three handsome, adult sons. Jianne’s a Zumba addict who loves to cook. Her favorite possession is her “Robo-stove.” She loves to hear from readers.