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

Michael's screaming face haunted Patrick's nightmares, but there was nothing he could do. Lennon said the imprisonment wouldn't kill Michael, and he could only hope that was true. 


Elsa's words were like a cold knife, "This is the fourth time." The fourth? When were the other three? He had a vague memory of Michael mentioning punishment a couple of times, but.was that what he was talking about? Patrick felt guilty for tuning him out.


On his weekly "vampire night", he tried to find Michael's hiding place. Claudius had called it the dungeon, but the underground rooms Patrick knew about were empty, and he wasn't dumb enough to go exploring. If he got caught, he'd be the one chained in the dark and starving. Rumors said Michael would be freed in time for the Halloween party, and Patrick resigned himself to seeing his brother then.


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