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. 

The prequel to the Amaranthine series tells the story of Patrick and Michael, how they got tangled into Claudius' web, and their valiant fight to escape.

When Patrick's missing brother returns, he brings a world of darkness. Turned into a vampire against his will, Michael is the coven's whipping boy. When Patrick tries to help, he's claimed as a slave who spends his weekends preparing victims, scooping ashes, and falling prey to the vampires' twisted desires.

There's only so much hell he can take. When vampires from a warring coven offer sanctuary in exchange for cooperation, Patrick agrees. What he thought would be a few months drags into a long smear of nightmares and, though he fights for hope and freedom, the cost of victory may be more than he bargained for.


Brothers of Darkness

Patrick hung up the phone and wandered into the next room to find Hailey going through the kitchen.


"Wow, you have a lot of booze. Seriously. Are you having a party or something?"


"I, uh, I was, but it got cancelled." None of her business. "Hey, I just talked to Anthony. We're gonna go hang out. You'll be okay here, right?"


Her back tensed until he could have bounced a quarter off of it. "Yeah, that'sthat's fine. I'll be fine."


"Good." He shifted from one foot to the other and thought about the stash of cash in the drawer. He didn't think she'd steal it, but what if she asked where it came from? He sidled towards it nonchalantly and fumbled for words. "You can eat what you want. I got a bunch of TV dinners. I know you're probably hungryI mean, you know, beingumthe baby." He groaned as he slid the drawer open and quickly reached inside. "That came out wrong."


"I know what you mean." Though she didn't turn, he could hear the tension in her words. 


Chapter 32