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

With a roar of fury Katelina ripped the ladder loose. She charged, knocking Jorick out of the way. Harn easily sidestepped her. When she turned back for him, the cumbersome ladder caught in the doorway.


"Katelina!" Jorick flung Harn aside to go after her. "What are you doing?"


With a growl of frustration, Katelina dropped the ladder. Harn had barely picked himself up before Jamie was on him, his sword flashing as he slashed. Harn spun away, but Katelina could see the blood splattered on his face.


A metal clunk sounded and the hatch flew open. Wolfe rushed at Harn, but he nimbly bounced past him and dropped to the floor below, Wolfe and Jamie right behind him


Jorick caught Katelina's arm. "I understand that you've trained some, but that's no reason to jump into battle!" His eyes went wide, as if he'd seen the seething broken memories in her head. His expression hardened. "We will tear him to pieces."


Chapter 469