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Alpha Bundle: Post-Apocalyptic Stories
It had been fifty years since the bridge had last represented anything meaningful. Fifty years since the city on the other side had been targeted by the Church for refusing to join in the new faith, and for refusing to denounce all those who believed otherwise. It was meant to be the start of a war to end all wars, a final strike against the forces of pagan terrorism, but the Church has instead become a terrorist state of its own, cut off from the rest of the world, and banished to suffer under its own darkness.
There was no line between the twin cities, just a wandering edge of airborne debris. It was a buffer of eternal gloom that separated their countries, a land tainted by the poisons of the failed holy crusade. Disease and pestilence ran rampant among those sinners cast out and neglected by the Church Communal States, while legend and myth were said to lurk in defense of Pagan Provinces.
Neither Alexander nor Stephen had ever really bought into the mythology of the north - not like their spouses did - but it was the only hope they had left. The bridge had been one of the first things to fall during the abbreviated war, collapsed not by the Church, but by the Beast - or so it was said - to keep them on their own side of the chasm. With their loves dying, Stephen and Alexander must each risk his own life in crossing that barrier in search of the Beast, to whom he must perform the ultimate surrender if he is to obtain the cure.
One of the most dangerous questions a writer can ask of themselves is "what if?" but that is precisely what gave rise to the twin novellas, Alpha Surrender and Alpha Transformation.
I won’t tell you which came first - I will leave that up to you to ponder, should you choose to give both stories a read. What I will tell you is that, gender differences aside, they remain the same story at heart, with the same theme of an Alpha male surrendering his sense of self in an intimate act of pure, heartfelt love.
To be honest, I’m not sure which story I prefer. Alpha Transformation is the kind of story that most readers would expect of me, with an Alpha male’s love for his transsexual wife leading to an act of surrender that will change them both. Alpha Surrender is a story I am just as excited about, with an Alpha male’s love for his husband leading to an act of surrender that will change their future together.
Writing them in parallel made both stories stronger, and I think - I hope - the experience has made me a better writer. I hope you enjoy.
Alpha Surrender is a post-apocalyptic m/m story of erotic love and submission.
Alpha Transformation is a post-apocalyptic TG story of erotic love and submission.
These stories are bundled here to allow you to enjoy and appreciate the ways in which they flow together . . . and in which they diverge along the way.
For adults only.
There was no line between the twin cities, just a wandering edge of airborne debris. It was a buffer of eternal gloom that separated their countries, a land tainted by the poisons of the failed holy crusade. Disease and pestilence ran rampant among those sinners cast out and neglected by the Church Communal States, while legend and myth were said to lurk in defense of Pagan Provinces.
Neither Alexander nor Stephen had ever really bought into the mythology of the north - not like their spouses did - but it was the only hope they had left. The bridge had been one of the first things to fall during the abbreviated war, collapsed not by the Church, but by the Beast - or so it was said - to keep them on their own side of the chasm. With their loves dying, Stephen and Alexander must each risk his own life in crossing that barrier in search of the Beast, to whom he must perform the ultimate surrender if he is to obtain the cure.
One of the most dangerous questions a writer can ask of themselves is "what if?" but that is precisely what gave rise to the twin novellas, Alpha Surrender and Alpha Transformation.
I won’t tell you which came first - I will leave that up to you to ponder, should you choose to give both stories a read. What I will tell you is that, gender differences aside, they remain the same story at heart, with the same theme of an Alpha male surrendering his sense of self in an intimate act of pure, heartfelt love.
To be honest, I’m not sure which story I prefer. Alpha Transformation is the kind of story that most readers would expect of me, with an Alpha male’s love for his transsexual wife leading to an act of surrender that will change them both. Alpha Surrender is a story I am just as excited about, with an Alpha male’s love for his husband leading to an act of surrender that will change their future together.
Writing them in parallel made both stories stronger, and I think - I hope - the experience has made me a better writer. I hope you enjoy.
Alpha Surrender is a post-apocalyptic m/m story of erotic love and submission.
Alpha Transformation is a post-apocalyptic TG story of erotic love and submission.
These stories are bundled here to allow you to enjoy and appreciate the ways in which they flow together . . . and in which they diverge along the way.
For adults only.
74 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 15, 2017
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About the author
Sally Bend
114 books365 followersSally Bend is a queer (trans/nonbinary) author and editor of #LGBTQIA books.
Although shy and polite (I am neurodivergent AND Canadian), I love the bold and boisterous expression of stories that bend the binaries of gender and sexuality.
As a reader, my shelves are as diverse as my passions, but what readers will encounter most is fantasy, science fiction, adventure, romance, and erotica.
As an author, I love fantasy, femdom, femininity, and fetish, and am most content when confined to the keyboard in a collar and corset. Yes, in case you're wondering, I do have a fetish for alliteration!
Although shy and polite (I am neurodivergent AND Canadian), I love the bold and boisterous expression of stories that bend the binaries of gender and sexuality.
As a reader, my shelves are as diverse as my passions, but what readers will encounter most is fantasy, science fiction, adventure, romance, and erotica.
As an author, I love fantasy, femdom, femininity, and fetish, and am most content when confined to the keyboard in a collar and corset. Yes, in case you're wondering, I do have a fetish for alliteration!
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August 30, 2019
Alpha Bundle is two stories in one, that play out in different ways. Creative, interesting glimpse into parallel universes from dynamic author Sally Bend.
May 13, 2019
"One of the most dangerous questions a writer can ask themselves is 'What if?'"
-Sally Bend
As a reader, I thoroughly enjoyed this fascinating tale(s) from Sally Bend. The compelling plot almost made me late for work because I did not want to stop reading. Vivid scene details, intriguing characters - this book left me wanting more!
As a writer, I appreciated the introduction, which gives a unique insight into the mind of a writer. After creating the first story, Sally decided to rewrite a second version, after asking "What if?"
I think most writers have this compulsion. No matter how polished our work is, we keep finding things to improve on, or change, it's a wonder we ever finish a book at all! Thankfully, Sally finished this one, and I have to say, I loved both versions.
-Sally Bend
As a reader, I thoroughly enjoyed this fascinating tale(s) from Sally Bend. The compelling plot almost made me late for work because I did not want to stop reading. Vivid scene details, intriguing characters - this book left me wanting more!
As a writer, I appreciated the introduction, which gives a unique insight into the mind of a writer. After creating the first story, Sally decided to rewrite a second version, after asking "What if?"
I think most writers have this compulsion. No matter how polished our work is, we keep finding things to improve on, or change, it's a wonder we ever finish a book at all! Thankfully, Sally finished this one, and I have to say, I loved both versions.
November 26, 2018
These two short stories are in fact one story played in two different ways. Male or female, gay or transgender, plain surrender or complex two-fold transformation. I am fascinated by the idea of putting them together in a single volume, making them an intriguing exploration not only of an original universe, but also of the writer's creative process.
My advice is to leave a couple days' pause between the two stories, so you are not tempted to skip lines where paragraphs overlap, therefore risking missing the smaller interesting changes and mutations between the two versions.
These stories (like everything I read from Sally Bend) are stupendously well written with a smart, biting, prose that manages to be both descriptive and fast paced. There is nothing stale or conventional about either the world building, the dialogues or the imagery. They are raunchy, rude, erotic, and yet still manage to give space to plenty of emotion and tenderness.
I enjoyed every minute of Alexander/Stephen's journey through a ravaged and toxic city-scape in search of a mythical Beast who can (in very unorthodox ways) dispense a cure for the disfiguring and life threatening ailments afflicting their beloved.
I wish there had been a little more at the ending(s) about Kevin/Brandi's healing and transformation. But then I am a whore for disgustingly happy epilogues.
A warning, after reading these (or The Sucker's Cure, lol) you will never be able to look at an octopus the same way.
My advice is to leave a couple days' pause between the two stories, so you are not tempted to skip lines where paragraphs overlap, therefore risking missing the smaller interesting changes and mutations between the two versions.
These stories (like everything I read from Sally Bend) are stupendously well written with a smart, biting, prose that manages to be both descriptive and fast paced. There is nothing stale or conventional about either the world building, the dialogues or the imagery. They are raunchy, rude, erotic, and yet still manage to give space to plenty of emotion and tenderness.
I enjoyed every minute of Alexander/Stephen's journey through a ravaged and toxic city-scape in search of a mythical Beast who can (in very unorthodox ways) dispense a cure for the disfiguring and life threatening ailments afflicting their beloved.
I wish there had been a little more at the ending(s) about Kevin/Brandi's healing and transformation. But then I am a whore for disgustingly happy epilogues.
A warning, after reading these (or The Sucker's Cure, lol) you will never be able to look at an octopus the same way.
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