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

Cyprus addressed the guards, while Jorick gave each a hard stare. Katelina could almost feel the new memories he was pressing into them. When they'd finished, one of the guards hit a button and the opposite wall slid open to reveal a slice of dark, damp alley.


"Danke!" Verchiel chirped and pushed ahead. They followed him out and into the artificially lit night. The side of the building snapped closed and suddenly they were alone in the alley. Tiny flakes of snow dropped from the dark sky above to melt on contact with the stones and a chilly wind whistled past them.


Neil clutched his duffel bag. "N-now what?"


Cyprus pointed to a garage door embedded in the back of a nearby building. "In there. The code is 677543924."


Verchiel shoved the suitcases on Neil. "I'll be back." And then he seemed to disappear. He rematerialized for a moment before the garage door and pushed in the key code. As soon as the door started to open, he was gone again. 


Chapter 280