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

It was nearly impossible to find normal clothes, but Katelina tried. Neil followed like a nervous puppy, and they drew more attention than she liked. The cashiers rang up her purchases, and each time Katelina told them to charge it to Jorick's account.


After an hour of shopping she'd gotten everything on her list except underwear, and she didn't want to shop for that in front of the guard. She'd have to get rid of him.


She stopped near to a bench and Neil teetered to a stop. He was barely visible under the pile of purchases, including a set of luggage. "Maybe you should take some of that down to our apartment?"


He peeked around the edge of a bag. "I don't have a keycard for that."


She fished her card from her pocket and held it out to him. "Here, use mine."


He shifted the bulk and reached for it, then stopped. "Jorick said I should stay with you, no matter what."


She cursed her boyfriend silently. "It will be fine. You'll only be gone a few minutes. What could possibly happen?"


Chapter 267