Alpha Torn By: Sascha Illyvich

Alpha Torn 

(Nights of Lust Book 1)

By: Sascha Illyvich

This book really through me for a loop, and I think it will you too. This one has wolves and vampires in it, not the kind I am accustomed to. This was a truly unique story that kept me turning the pages, wondering where the story would take me.

Sascha is a great story teller, he was the first to introduce shape-shifting to me. I had honestly never heard of it, until him. It was then, that I was drawn to more and more stories with it, and how it became to exist, therefore. He plagued me with the craving for more.

Vampires yes, a lot of people tell great stories about them, and many with a great deal of love and romance, like the vamps are the mortal love stories. I often remember the Movie: “Love At First Bite.” And wonder if that is why everyone thinks of vampires and relates them to love. Then I can’t help but laugh. But honestly, a vampire has to get close to you, in order to get you, so obviously there’s going to be some sort of relationship, usually. I guess? Ah…who knows…

I’m blabbering. My apologies. Perhaps I should tell you about the book, eh?

This book is quite interesting to say the least. We first must meet Josef, who is going to travel to Hungary to meet up with his past. Hoping to learn about his wolf heritage, and perhaps even get to know his own fathers former pack, this is something he knows he can do. After all, Josef promised his lovely Vampire mate.

During this time, the ack has been without a leader, and Kissa has decided she would fulfill it all on her own. Therefore, when Josef shows up, she deems it all on herself, to take on Josef and show him that she wants to claim him as her own, show him that she is the dominant, and that she will not step down. 

Oddly enough, Josef has noted that there is someone in the pack acting a might bit strange. With a bit of research, Josef discovers that the outsider, is none other than the Syndicate crime organization from the US that has followed him all the way to Hungary. Immediately, Josef is angered at the realization. 

Josef has no choice, but to avoid having to make any mistakes. If he does, it will be the end of the pack completely. Although Josef has a love, his Vampire mate, who he promised not to forsake he knows what he must do. In order to completely stop the Syndicate, there is only solution that Kissa and Josef must face together. Can you guess what they must do?

This book is a wonderfully written five-star read. I enjoyed reading the words of Sascha Illyvich, as I always do. He is an excellent writer, always keeping you wanting more. If you haven’t read any of his books, honestly, you need to start. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Here are my questions for Sascha:

1. What made you write this book and how long did it take you?

An Alpha Torn is the follow up to popular Erotic Noir Romance Endangered which, I believe you reviewed.  I needed to continue Josef’s story.   As to the original draft, two months.  The version for sale?  About ten years, due to editing and finally finding a place where this novel can have ahome and it can stand alone since Red Sage still owns Endangered.  Josef needed to find some release and it took him (and I) about 12 years to finally settle the fuck down. Just honestly, get to a place of clarity and calm, even if it seemed fake. The follow up to An Alpha Torn will be out hopefully by year’s end and feature Josef, Livia, Kisa, and the whoel gang dealing with shit in San Francisco this time!

2. Who designed this cover?

The goddess known as Rachel Grosso at City Lights Press

3. Do you have any photos or descriptions of the characters that you can share with us?

Imagine Vin Diesel with long hair and a rough looking face. I didn’t really have anything in mind when I wrote Josef the first time. Long hair, Russian, angry….

4. Do you really smoke cigars and if so, what is your favorite?

You know better.  So there will be no less than four pictures attached with me and cigars.  As to favorite, on the luxury side:  Don Cervantes Tres Maduro, Don Cervantes Masterpiece Platinum, Propio Leon. If we’re talking non luxury, I really enjoyed All Out Kings, Liga Privada T52, Leaf Maduro, by Oscar Avo Syncro Ritmo, and of course a standard of mine here is the Alec Bradley Tempus.   If you’re looking for around the $7-10 range, (at the brick and mortar stores) then CAO flathead,  Casa Magna Colorado, I could go on.

5. What motivates you to write?

Getting the stories out is enough motivation for me to continue writing.  It is a driving force for all writers to create and share their vision with the world.  It’s like how I”ve been saying we see the world through the eyes of a different reality and then when we try to capture that on paper, you folks are generally happy because it makes you feel even a smidge of what we experience. So, probably sharing?  Fuck, I don’t know!

6. Do you ever get turned on by your own writing, and if you do, do you ever verify that your sex scenes work?

Didn’t you tell me you owned stock in Energizer since you started reading my books? Deneale's response: I thought you kept secrets?!?! As to the latter, why don’t you come here and find out.

7. Of your own books, which one is your favorite?

Hard to say. Shit gets to a point where you begin promoting a book you really love, but then you get to that point where, I don’t know if it’s lack of reception or difficulty to get it traction or what, but I get bored and need to work on something new and publish something new. Plus, my tastes have changed over the years and I have grown so when once the answer was Endangered because Josef is so damn dark, so damn angry, no longer am I that way.

8. Have you ever met any of your fans? If so, what was/is it like meeting them?

Nikki MacCarver is the best! That’s all I’mma say about a woman who owns MOST of my 60+ back list.

9. Have you ever written anything different? Like horror? Or would you ever attempt it?

I’ve been a technical editor, a ghost writer, written SEO copy for pornography sites.  I do have this idea in my head that has something to do with empty MARTA trains (the mass transit here in Atlanta) The Buzzer (A Russian Numbers station still active, look up Dead Hand, UBV-76)  and Boothworld Industries…  I’ve been looking at some creepy pasta lately and letting my mind wander as I wrap up this Paranormal MC Romance you’ll see sometime early next year.

10. Do you put yourself into your characters?

Not anymore. I don’t need to. I’m sure there are parts of me in there still, in all of them.  But it’s no longer intentional.  Authors are always going to write themselves into their stories, I’m pretty sure romance authors are guilty of this to a great degree too.

11. Do you write under your given name, or is this a pen name? 

What’s that about a magician and never revealing their tricks?

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An Alpha Torn by Sascha Illyvich
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book really through me for a loop, and I think it will you too. This one has wolves and vampires in it, not the kind I am accustomed to. This was a truly unique story that kept me turning the pages, wondering where the story would take me.

Sascha is a great story teller, he was the first to introduce shape-shifting to me. I had honestly never heard of it, until him. It was then, that I was drawn to more and more stories with it, and how it became to exist, therefore. He plagued me with the craving for more.

Vampires yes, a lot of people tell great stories about them, and many with a great deal of love and romance, like the vamps are the mortal love stories. I often remember the Movie: “Love At First Bite.” And wonder if that is why everyone thinks of vampires and relates them to love. Then I can’t help but laugh. But honestly, a vampire has to get close to you, in order to get you, so obviously there’s going to be some sort of relationship, usually. I guess? Ah…who knows…

I’m blabbering. My apologies. Perhaps I should tell you about the book, eh?

This book is quite interesting to say the least. We first must meet Josef, who is going to travel to Hungary to meet up with his past. Hoping to learn about his wolf heritage, and perhaps even get to know his own fathers former pack, this is something he knows he can do. After all, Josef promised his lovely Vampire mate.

During this time, the ack has been without a leader, and Kissa has decided she would fulfill it all on her own. Therefore, when Josef shows up, she deems it all on herself, to take on Josef and show him that she wants to claim him as her own, show him that she is the dominant, and that she will not step down.

Oddly enough, Josef has noted that there is someone in the pack acting a might bit strange. With a bit of research, Josef discovers that the outsider, is none other than the Syndicate crime organization from the US that has followed him all the way to Hungary. Immediately, Josef is angered at the realization.

Josef has no choice, but to avoid having to make any mistakes. If he does, it will be the end of the pack completely. Although Josef has a love, his Vampire mate, who he promised not to forsake he knows what he must do. In order to completely stop the Syndicate, there is only solution that Kissa and Josef must face together. Can you guess what they must do?

This book is a wonderfully written five-star read. I enjoyed reading the words of Sascha Illyvich, as I always do. He is an excellent writer, always keeping you wanting more. If you haven’t read any of his books, honestly, you need to start. I promise you won’t be disappointed.



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