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

"I'm here," Torina announced as she and Quenby arrived. The redheaded vampiress wore a 1950s style winter coat and lugged an overstuffed duffle bag. Katelina could imagine her saying, "I did get rid of things. This is only the ten or twelve necessary outfits and coordinating shoes and accessories."


Verchiel grinned, and Torina ran her eyes over them. "Is it fashionable now to wear a human on your back?"


Jorick's cold voice came from behind them, "No, it isn't." 


Katelina scrambled to get down as Jorick pushed his way to the front, Oren and Etsuko behind him. The lion-maned vampire wore his usual long gray coat and had a satchel slung over his shoulder. Etsuko's puffy white coat and fur lined hood looked too warm for the indoors, and forced her to carry her bulging overstuffed backpack like a carry-on. 


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