By MaryJanice Davidson
Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Berkley Sensation, 2004
Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal romance, paranormal, romance, vampire, chick lit, humorous stories
Series: The Undead Series – Betsy; 1
ISBN: 071831006998
Intended audience: Adult
Number of pages: 255 (277 including an excerpt from Charlaine Harris’ Dead to the World)
Setting: Twin Cities, MN (Minneapolis & St. Paul)
Time period: Contemporary
Plot summary: Betsy Taylor’s last day alive wasn’t much fun – she was laid off from her job as a secretary before being hit by a car. However, waking from death in a cheap pink suit and her stepmother’s cast off shoes was pure hell. Betsy has no idea how she became undead, but she does know that she wants to live her death the same way she lived her life. This is a problem because the other vamps in town just won’t leave her alone; they’re either bowing down to her or trying to torture her. As Betsy is dragged into a world filled with vampire politics, prophecies, and history, there is one thing she’s sure of: she’ll be wearing designer shoes. Continue reading “Undead and Unwed”