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

She turned to go when Meagan seethed, "The wrong thing to do was letting Josh go. How could you? How could you let him go to his death?"


Lisiantha stiffened. "What are you talking about?"


"He's at The Guild! He took off after your fight, with the crazy idea that maybe if he went to them first he could save Mére  just to suit you! And you didn't even try to stop him! Even after what they did to Drake, you still let him go. Are you punishing him for not showing you enough affection? Is that what-"


Lisiantha cut her off. "Josh is at The Guild?"


"I thought he was with the other coven," Lisiantha said. "God. He can't go to The Guild. They don't settle disputes, they just kill anyone who complains! What in the hell was he thinking?"


Maegan blinked at her for a moment. "You wanted him to go."


Chapter 110: Lisiantha - Home for Christmas, Part 8