Undead and Unemployed
Ugh. I’m awake! QUIT POKING ME! Geez, I’m up, I’m up. What happened? Why is the house more of mess than it was when you left last time?! Oh, never mind. I remember now. The BDB came over and we may have played some drinking games. Ugh, my head is killing me. No one told me being undead means that I still get drunk. I swear. A little information sharing is what needs to happen. You know like guide book. “Welcome to death. This is how it works.” Or something like that. Man, can you pass me the Tylenol? Sorry, I am out of blood, I guess people don’t take byob to heart anymore.
Mary Janice Davidson
Lily’s Book Review of Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
Undead and Unwed
Hey, everyone! Welcome back. I see some of us brought shifters again. If they are not housebroken they have to stay outside, seriously. One of them peed on the rug, and another attempted to eat something from the trash and got sick in the tub. Come on guys, I already had to glue her fave lamp back together with Gorilla Glue, then get Oops to clean up all the glue that dripped off, and now I’m looking for dye for the carpet, because, did you know Oops takes the color out of fabric? I didn’t know this. Plus MadHatter put SOMETHING in the toilet. I have no idea what and I am scared to ask what it was, but I tell you finding the blankets in the closet to absorb up the mess was nightmare. They were in plastic bags and everything. I still haven’t found the missing chewing gum yet.
MaryJanice Davidson – The Wyndham Werewolf Series Reading Order
About book #1:
MaryJanice introduces us to the Wyndham Werewolf Pack. Pack leader, Michael Wyndham, is being pressured to find his “mate for life”. When trapped in an elevator during a full moon with a woman at the peak of her cycle, he believes he has found his mate. She has other ideas in spite of the heat they generate.
- “Love’s Prisoner” in the Secrets: The Best in Women’s Sensual Fiction, Vol. 6 Anthology
- “Jared’s Wolf” in the Secrets: The Best in Women’s Sensual Fiction, Vol. 8 Anthology
- There’s No Such Thing As A Werewolf (A Wyndham Werewolf novella #2.5) as found in the Lighthearted Lust: Three Not So Serious Tales Anthology (this book is currently unavailable)
- Derik’s Bane (Berkley Sensation)
- “Santa Claws” in the Naughty or Nice Anthology (This story is also available in the anthology Dead and Loving It)
- Dead and Loving It (Berkley Sensation) (as per the author’s website: The Wyndham Werewolves meet Betsy’s clan in this 4-novella anthology)
- Driftwood by (Wyndham Werewolves) as found in the Over The Moon Anthology
- Dead Over Heels (Wyndham Werewolf) (as per the author’s website: Now she returns to that sensual and irresistible after-dark realm of werewolves, vampires and mermaids in three more original novellas—including an all-new Betsy Taylor novella.)
- Wolf at the Door (Wyndham Werewolf)
However, after perusing the author’s website, I was enlightened to some reading order details. Considering her books overlap (her werewolf series, vampire series, and mermaid series), this is her recommendation when reading her stories (including her novellas that are included in certain anthologies):
To keep continuity you should read the books in the following order:
- Secrets: The Best in Women’s Sensual Fiction, Vol. 6: Love’s Prisoner
- Secrets: The Best in Women’s Sensual Fiction, Vol. 8: Jared’s Wolf
- Undead and Unwed (Undead/Queen Betsy #1)
- Dead Girls Don’t Dance #1.5 as found in the Cravings Anthology
- Undead and Unemployed (Undead/Queen Betsy #2)
- Biting in Plain Sight as found in the Bite Anthology
- Derik’s Bane (Berkley Sensation)
- Undead and Unappreciated (Undead/Queen Betsy #3)
- Undead and Unreturnable (Undead/Queen Betsy #4)
- Dead and Loving It (Berkley Sensation – (Wyndham Werewolf, #5; Undead, #4.5)
- Undead and Unpopular #5
- Driftwood by (Wyndham Werewolves) as found in the Over The Moon Anthology
- Undead and Uneasy (Undead/Queen Betsy #6)
- Dead Over Heels – (Wyndham Werewolf, #6) (Undead, #6.5)
- Undead and Unworthy #7
- Undead and Unwelcome #8
- Undead and Unfinished (Undead/Queen Betsy #9)
- Undead and Undermined (Undead/Queen Betsy #10)
- Undead and Unstable (Undead/Queen Betsy #11)
- Undead and Underwater (Undead/Queen Betsy #11.5)
- Undead and Unsure #12
Book Review – Undead and Unemployed by Mary Janice Davidson
Undead and Unemployed
The 2nd and 3rd installments of this series have been my favorite so far, and I believe it is due to the romantic tension between Betsy and Eric. Despite being furiously angry at Eric for “tricking” her into becoming his “wife” (as per vampire law), and ruling by her side as king to her queen, she can’t deny her attraction to him. While she does her best to snub him, and combat his every move, she finds herself unable to resist and ends up tangled with him in the most intimate situations.
Book Review – Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson
I am absolutely LOVING this series. I wasn’t certain I was in the mood for a silly fun female vampire series, but it is suiting me nicely! We’ve got laugh out loud moments, a nice romantic conflict, a sexy strong Vampire king, and some danger that never gets too intense.
This particular book looks into the life of the “newly” made Vampire “Betsy” (real name Elizabeth Taylor), who doesn’t think her “undead” status should change her life from how she used to live it.