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

Despite Katelina's protest, he didn't stop until they reached the edge of the jungle. Ume and Kai were waiting patiently, and Loren was notably absent. No doubt he'd run at the first opportunity.


Verchiel shrugged Katelina off and Ume asked with a note of concern, "Did you find them?"


"Yes, and then we left," Katelina said irritably. 


Ume looked horrified and Verchiel said quickly, "It was nothing like that. He's on his way back, so I thought it was a good idea to beat him here, if you know what I mean."


"You don't want him to know you were spying?" Ume suggested.


"Not to mention he'd probably get upset at the idea of me and Kately alone in the dark, dark jungle." He leered at her and she shoved him back. 


"Quit being stupid! He did say Loren was supposed to be guarding us, though."


"Yeah, I heard that, too. Where did he wander off to?"


"I don't know," Ume said quickly. "But I'll do it. I hate to see Loren get into trouble." 


Chapter 409