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

Jorick stalked out the door and down the stairs. Annabelle buried her face in her hands. Her shoulders shook with soft sobs. The bedroom door opened and Estrilda peeped out.


With the pronouncement she rushed out to her mother. Annabelle's sobs grew louder as she wrapped her arms around the child.


Annabelle spoke aloud in the same foreign language, no doubt to some silent comment of her daughter's.


Katelina fluttered uncertainly. She knew she should leave them to their private moment, but at the same time she wanted to apologize. This was her fault. If only she hadn't woken up to follow Estrilda.


"No." Annabelle dabbed her eyes and looked up. The uninjured half of her face was hidden by her hair, so it was only a single green eye and a sea of perfect plastic that looked at Katelina. "If not you, then Sarah would have discovered Estrilda on her own." Her voice turned bitter. "Your mate is correct, Estrilda gets lonely. But she's never left her room before."


Chapter 576