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When Viking Marauders attack the sleepy village that Esme calls home, she thinks she can bargain with them...

 Esme was wrong.

Introducing VIKING THRALL a new Historical Romance from Joanna Davis!

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Magnus could not believe his eyes. He'd enjoyed bantering with the maid through the gate, which was surprising, given his temperament so far that day. Things had not gone as planned in the village. The wealth of the settlement was far less than what he'd expected, leaving him in a foul mood. But when she appeared with the wine barrel he was momentarily stunned into silence.

The girl was a beauty- the fairest he'd ever seen. Her silky dark hair framed a face of indescribable prettiness. High cheeks, full lips and large green eyes that dominated a face of heartbreaking purity. But below her slender neck, things were another matter altogether.

Even bent over as she was, he could see that the maid was all woman. Her firm high tits, narrow waist and graceful hips were made for rutting. His eyes flared as he took in her long, elegant legs. What he wouldn't give to wrap those around him as he-

"Well? Isn't anybody going to help me with this?"

He barked out a surprised laugh. The maid was brazenly admonishing them for not helping her. The other warriors were silent, apparently as astonished as Magnus himself.

She was a spitfire that much was certain.

No one moved to help her so she shrugged and continued rolling the barrel towards them.

"By Odin what a beauty!"

"Aye, look at those tits!"

He glanced sideways at his men. The girl was about to be eaten alive. For some reason this bothered him. He glanced at her and frowned. It's not that he ever stopped his men from having their fun with a girl, but this one was special.

Magnus himself never felt the need to force a woman. But for once, he was thinking about making an exception.

With her.

"Mine."

The softly spoken word brought utter silence to the group. They might grumble later, but that would be the last of it. The girl hadn't heard him but that was alright.

She'd find out that she belonged to him soon enough.

We are excited to announce that we are now open for submissions! Please read the following. You may email us with any questions if any of this is not self evident.

1. We are expecting traditional query letters with a short book excerpt within the body of the email. A query consists of information about you and information about the book. Please do not send attachments. Emails with attachments will not be opened.

2. Proofread. Your query note and your work. Do it more than once. As a reader you know that typos will jar the eye and take away from the experience of reading. Well, we are readers! Do your best.

3.  Bear with us. We are a small company and will do our best to get back to everyone. It takes time to process the work and our own reactions to it.

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5. We are not accepting novellas or short stories at this time. A collection of short stories might be acceptable. Use your judgement.

6. We are fans of YA, NA and adult fiction. We are not interested in crime novels or monster erotica. Other things we are intrigued by are “how to” books and other guides. While we love picture and art books, we are focusing the first year on the tablet market, and these do not always translate well.

7. Remember that your work is subjective, not everyone will love it and not everyone will love every draft. Almost every book could be improved upon! Patience is a virtue when writing and editing. In other words, please do not send us a first draft. Hone, hone, hone.

8. We love writers and appreciate the courage it takes to share your innermost thoughts and ideas. We do not take your trust in us lightly. Even if we cannot work with the project you have submitted at this time, please do not imagine us snickering at our laptops. That only happens if someone comes up behind us and tickles our ribs.

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The Pincushion Press Team

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