Temptation - Play List for The Devil...

Well, well, well! It's been a long time coming - although not quite as long as Queen of Storms! - but the next book in the Tarot of the Acolyte series, Temptation, is almost ready to hit the bookshelves! :) Just a few minor tweaks, then out to my delicious betas for a read through, and then - Kaboom!

 

 

So, in order to celebrate, I'm posting a brief play list to set the scene for what you are about to receive - and I know you'll be truly thankful! ;) I don't expect there'll be any surprises here, so just enjoy, and start letting your imaginations run wild!

 

1) The overall theme...

 

No song I know sets the tone and scene for this book more perfectly than Gimme, by my own Lord and Master, the inimitable Alice Cooper!

 

 

 

 

2) The action...

The greatest Rock & Roll group in the world provide the inspiration for the interaction between our anti-heroine and the biggest, brightest, most malicious demon of them all! Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones says it all!

3) The Bargain...

Like Mephistopheles in Doctor Faustus, and as Alice mentions above, there is always a price to pay. But here's the sales pitch, performed by Black Sabbath - Nativity In Black! (N.I.B. to those not in the know! ;) )

4) The Outcome...

Of course, when you're dealing with the Devil, there's always consequences, and what song could better portray the drama and terror involved on going against such might than Black Sabbath's very own Black Sabbath?

What a screamfest!!! I can't wait to get your hands on this!! :)

Love,
Ashen xxx
 

I Just Can't Get These Damn Wrists to Bleed!!

Ah, Yesssss!
Such beautiful agony!

Only if you've really been there can you understand the true pain and passion behind this wonderful classic track from the Master of Shock Rock, my darling Alice Cooper!

 

I've reproduced the soul-destroying lyrics by Bernie Taupin (yes - Elton John's wordsmith!) below, so you can sing along!

The California air
Your nightgown on the stairs
I remember every night
Scenes from home in the Quiet Room

How long have I been gone
Did winter kill the lawn
And all those polaroids you sent
Are on the wall in the Quiet Room
They've got this place
Where they've been keeping me
Where I can't hurt myself
I can't get my wrists to bleed
Just don't know why
Suicide appeals to me

The Quiet Room
Is sterilized and white
It's like a tomb
With just a moth stained naked light
Plastic forks and spoons
No laces in my shoes
They all know what I tried to do
Outside the Quiet Room

This quiet place
It ain't so new to me
It's haunted atmosphere
Has heard so many scream
My home from home
My twilight zone
My strangest dream

My confidant
I have confessed my life
The Quiet Room
Knows more about me than my wife

They've got this place
Where they've been keeping me
Where I can't hurt myself
I just can't
I just can't get these damn wrists to bleed

A mattress on the floor
No handles on the door
I really need nothing more
I'm alone

I hope you enjoy the trip!

Love
Ashen