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

As if Churo's return opened the gates to his old world, Patrick saw Hailey the following Saturday. She stumbled out of the bar where Sarah's boyfriend worked, and nearly plowed into him and Katelina.


"Pat?" she slurred drunkenly. "Holy shit, is that you?"


Katelina looked as uncomfortable as Patrick felt. "Yeah. How are you?"


"I'm great, just great." She flipped her hair out of her face and squinted at his date. "Oh my God, Katey Mauldin?" She nudged Patrick. "Look who it is! It's Katey Mauldin. She and Sarah were, like, lesbians in high school, right?" Her laughter threw her off balance and she clutched Patrick's coat for support. "That's what we used to say. Do you remember that, Pat?"


He pulled away from her and offered Katelina an apologetic look. "No. I don't."


Chapter 66