Joleene Naylor is the author of the glitter-less Amaranthine vampire universe, a world where vampires aren't for children. Comprised of a main series, a standalone prequel, and several short story collections, she has plans to continue expanding with a trilogy and standalone novels. 
In her spare time, Joleene is a freelance book cover designer and for-fun photographer. She maintains several blogs, full of odd ramblings, and occasionally updates her website at JoleeneNaylor.com. In what little time is left, she watches anime, plays PokemonGo, and works on her crooked Victorian house in Villisca, Iowa. Between her husband, family, and pets, she is never lonely, in fact, quite the opposite. Should she disappear, one might look for her on a beach in Tahiti, sipping a tropical drink and wearing a disguise. 

Pulled into a world of darkness, Katelina's fate becomes intertwined with that of Jorick, a dark, enigmatic vampire. To stay by his side, she must navigate intrigue, terror and bloodshed as they are drawn from one battle to another. Dreams of peace seem elusive, and are complicated by mysterious vampires, old relics, and an ancient master. Join Katelina and Jorick in a world where vampires don't sparkle and night is eternal.

Amaranthine

Oren jerked to his feet and started out the door after him. Katelina clutched her bleeding throat and whimpered. At the sound, the lion-maned vampire stopped and turned to her. She stared back with terrified eyes. She could almost feel Oren's indecision as he weighed which was more important. With an aggravated snarl, he released the door and closed the distance between them. 


She wanted to shout, "I'm bleeding, you idiot!" but she couldn't find her voice, so she shook her head no. 


Oren knelt and reached for her. She flinched away. "Would you hold still? I need to see how bad it is!"


She lowered her hand slowly, and tried not to move while he leaned close and examined the wound. Her stomach twisted and her head felt strangely light, though whether from shock or her injury she didn't know.


Chapter 175