Mary Janice Davidson

 

I picked up a little vampire novel at the warehouse club the other week because it looked so cute. It is called Undead and Unwed and is written by Mary Janice Davidson. It tells the story of a 30 year old secreatary from the Twin Cities who is run over by a car in a spring snow storm, and finds out that she is now a vampire and cannot stay dead.

from the back cover:

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It's been a helluva week for Betsy Taylor. First, she loses her job. Then, to top things off, she's killed in a car accident. But what really bites (besides waking up in the morgue dressed in a pink suit and cheap shoes courtesy of her stepmother) is that she can't seem to stay dead. Every night she rises, with a horrible craving for blood. She's not taking too well to a liquid diet.

Worst of all, her new friends have the ridiculous idea that Betsy is the prophesied vampire queen, and they want her help in overthrowing the most obnoxious, power-hungry vampire in five centuries - a badly dressed Bela Lugosi wannabe, natch. Frankly, Betsy couldn't care less about vamp politics, but they have a powerful waepon of persuasion: designer shoes. How can any self-respecting girl say no? But a collection of Ferragamos isn't the only temptation for Betsy. It's just a lot safer than the sexy Sinclair - a seductive bloodsucker whose sexy gaze seems as dangerous as a stake through the heart...

Even though my TBR pile is very high, I just couldn't resist a book with an opening line of:

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The day I died started out bad and got worse in a hurry.

I have gotten some very good chuckles while reading the book..   It was really funny!

I suppose I should warn people that there is a lot of swearing in it, and a lot of sex scenes. I know some people do not feel comfortable with either of those elements.

I have moved on to the second book, which was also at the warehouse club. It is called Undead and Unemployed. I have only just started it, but Betsy finds her dream job -- the night shift in the designer shoe department at Macy's in the Mall of America.

Apparently there is a whole series of books about Queen Betsy. I will have to look for further books at the library.