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

The guard shuffled Katelina back to the main room and left her. Kai was still at his laptop, the cord stretched across the couch. She sat next to him, and when he didn't speak she asked, "Where's Xandria?"


He paused his giant monster movie. "Her master called for her." 


"Oh." With nothing else to say, she decided to go lie down. "I'm heading to bed."


Kai nodded and went back to his movie, and she wandered to the communal room. A few of the women were already tucked in and she tiptoed past them. Her bag was on her bed where she'd left it and she worried about thieves. She jerked it open and found a folded note stuck inside her ziplock baggy of important possessions. She tugged it out and absently tucked the baggy into her pocket as she unfolded the paper. The writing was large and loopy, in pink ink, with a happy vampire face drawn at the bottom:


Chapter 422