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 woke twice from nightmares, but, the sunlight soothed him into sleep again. The third time he woke was to a knock on the door. He mumbled something meant to be, "Go away," but the visitor didn't understandor didn't care.


It was a mustached man that walked into the room and leaned over Patrick. Like the women, he looked sickly, with dark circles under his eyes and a strange waxiness to his skin. For a second Patrick thought he might be a vampire, but his smile revealed straight even teeth. Normal teeth.


"We're having breakfast if you'd care to join us?"


Patrick glanced to the window. The late afternoon sun still hung in the sky. "It's not dark yet."


"No. We like to get up before they do." He held out his hand. "I'm Christian."


"Patrick." He felt weird shaking the man's hand while lying in bed, but it seemed the right thing to do.


Chapter 79