"Hilarious and hot new take on vampire heroines."

Betsy Taylor has had a really bad day. She overslept, her cat ran away, the bus was late and she got fired from her job - all before noon. Arriving back home, she spies her cat out in the street, runs to get her, only to be struck and killed by an Aztek.

The next thing Betsy knows, she's waking up - in a coffin - as a vampire! Guess that attack at the mall a few months ago had some importance after all. Now, she can't kill herself (no matter how many ways she tries), the vampires in town all think she's some queen vampire who's been foretold, some of the vamps want her help to overthrow the head guy in town, and worst of all, her step-monster (the evil stepmother) has stolen all her designer shoes.

UNDEAD AND UNWED is laugh-out-loud hilarious, hotter than Mongolian barbecue and leaves you craving more. Betsy is a take-no-prisoners, in-your-face smart aleck, and Ms. Davidson's cast of characters is to-die-for. This slice of the single-life as a vampire is definitely not to be missed. Fans of Anita Blake, Sookie Stackhouse and Stephanie Plum will love Betsy. If you haven't been introduced to this newest type of heroine, you're really missing out. An exceptionally good read.

Reviewed by Lory Martin
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted February 16, 2004

Originally published in ebook format by Ellora's Cave in 2002, UNDEAD AND UNWED has been revised and expanded for Berkley Publishing Group.

Summary

From Just Laid-Off Secretary to Queen of the Undead...

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 prophesized 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 weapon 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 scrumptious Sinclair, a seductive bloodsucker whose sexy gaze seems as dangerous as a stake through the heart...