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

On the top floor, they stopped when the hallway dead-ended at a staircase. The light from a skylight was thankfully too weak to hurt them.  For now.


Verchiel mounted the stairs to examine the door at the top. He frowned at the broken lock, then cautiously opened it. Outside a roof was being slowly lit by the dawn. Some of the light was blocked by the neighboring buildings and a long awning like structure. Katelina could see a penthouse, its windows like empty eye sockets.


Verchiel shrugged her off in a pool of shade thrown by the stairwell's enclosure. "Stay here. I'll be right back."


He zipped away, then returned, crouching quickly in the shadows. "I don't know if Ark is that fast, but they're already putting up road blocks and evacuating people. I don't see Lilith or Samael, only two holes in the building across the street. Hopefully they can get most of the humans out before anything revealing happens."


"No. I'm going to look again. Stay here."


Chapter 664