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

Katelina dropped back into herself, and staggered from the shock. She blinked Jorick's curious face into focus. Brad, meanwhile, gave a shuddering gasp and broke into tears. His misery echoed inside her, as sharp as if it was her own. His ache, his pain, the screaming guilt that he should have protected Patty. It was something Katelina'd felt before, once when she thought Jorick was dead.


Jorick moved her to the edge of the bed. She took slow breaths, trying to cleanse away Brad's feelings. Kai told her before that she went too deep, saw things in a way she wasn't supposed to, but that was all she could do. She couldn't touch the thoughts on the surface, couldn't hear another person's silent comments. She could only get lost in their memories.


The soft sound of Brad's sobs pulled her from the echoes. She forced herself to move to him and lay a hand on his shoulder. "She's going to be okay."


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