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

Senya signed off and hesitated at delivering the message to Malick. She knew what would happen when he heard; he'd derail them and they'd backtrack to Russia to chase after Jorick. 


That goddamn Verchiel and his credit card!


It would do no good to keep the secret; Malick would pluck it from her mind if he hadn't already, so she'd headed above deck and delivered it. Malick's eyes twinkled and his smile grew. "Wonderful. Then we know where they are. I prefer not to lose them again."


"You will go to Russia and follow them."


The words were out before she could stop them, "You're not coming?"


"No. I believe you are more than capable to this task. You will find them and follow them to Japan."


She knew better than to argue, to point out that Greneth was already in Japan waiting for them. That wouldn't be good enough for Malick and she knew it. He wanted eyes on Jorick all of the time, to constantly know where he was, what he was doing.


Chapter 178: Senya Reasons, Part 5