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 after midnight when a knock sounded on the back door. Verchiel opened it to find a guard who wanted to know if he was "finished with his human."


Verchiel tapped his chin. "Well, I suppose I can be. Though I may want her back later."


Katelina glared at him but let the guard usher her out and take her up the stairs and through the gate. When she walked into the main room of the secure place, one of the guards politely asked her if she needed, "medical attention". The implications left her horrified, and she assured him she was fine.


Xandria and Kai were still watching the laptop, and the woman waved and called, "You missed lunch!"


Katelina took a seat with them. "Figures. Was it any good?"


Xandria leaned back. "Not too bad. We had rice and meat in some kind of sauce. Weird local stuff."


"Yeah, I've had a lot of that kind of thing." 


"So? What did he want?" Xandria grinned. "Did you get some personal time with your hot vampire?"


Chapter 421