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. 

Twenty-nine short stories of love, death, heartbreak, and blood.
Meet the Executioners, elite enforcers of the vampires’ laws. Walk with them through origin stories, follow them across the sea to the colonies, and run with them through the wilds, as they try to bring civilization to a land ruled by “day sleeper” clans. Fifteen interwoven stories tell the beginning of The Guild, set under the watchful - and sometimes malevolent - gaze of the ancient Malick, whose heavy shadow stretches even across the sea. Meet his favorite son, his willful daughter, his child-like pet, and many more whose jealousies, hatreds, and loves twist together to create consequences they can’t foresee. 


Tales of the Executioners

This story takes place at The Guild's citadel in rural Iowa, in 1893, twenty-five years after Jorick's story.


As the last of the clock's chimes died away, Krill pushed off from the wall. His shift as a guard was over for the evening, in time to grab a quick bath and get to bed.


He nodded to his replacement, one of a skeleton crew who would defend the important places of the citadel during daylight hours. He felt sorry for them. A vampire's instincts were to be hidden  and sleeping  once the sun took the sky. To stay awake and active during the day, even safe underground, took a lot of willpower, and extra blood.


Chapter 63: Krill - Dreadful Note of Preparation, Part 1